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Fact or Fiction: Climate Scientist Discusses Global Warming
(11/6/2009)
Oceanographer Anand Gnanadesikan, PhD, presented “The Science of Global Warming: Fact, Fiction, Hypothesis” to a standing room only crowd of Holy Family students, faculty, and staff on November 5.
Dr. Gnanadesikan works in the Oceans and Climate Group at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory.
The seminar was sponsored by the Biology Speaker Series, the Committee on the Environment, and the Albertans and Environment Clubs.
Gnanadesikan leaned more towards global warming as a fact, but told the students in order for it to be accepted scientifically, it must be predictable.
Senior Andre Teixeira’s exhibit “Faith via Design” is on display in the Holy Family University Art Gallery from November 4-24. There will be an opening reception and an artist’s talk on Thursday, November 5, from 6-8 pm.
Inspired by the art and culture of his Portuguese heritage, Teixeira’s thesis work represents familiar icons that have been revolutionized through elements of design and formalism. He simplifies each sculpture to a mere ethnic interpretation while staying fairly true to some folk and traditional elements.
The University Art Gallery is located on the Lower Level of the Perzel Education & Technology Center on the University’s Northeast Philadelphia Campus.
Honorary Degree Given at International Friendship Day (11/2/2009)
Holy Family welcomed Guizhou University President Chen Shuping, PhD, as the featured guest during the University’s International Friendship Day on Wednesday, November 4.
Holy Family honored Dr. Chen with a special academic ceremony and luncheon. President Sister Francesca Onley, CSFN, PhD, presented Dr. Chen with an honorary degree.
Holy Family has enjoyed a friendship with Guizhou for several years. In 2007, the two Universities signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreeing to exchange visits of faculty and students, and to explore academic program sharing.
Guizhou is the state college of Guizhou Province, located in the southwest region of China. It has 20 colleges that serve almost 42,000 undergraduate and graduate students.
Pan Yin was Guizhou’s first faculty member to come to Holy Family as part of the agreement. She arrived on campus in July 2008, giving a series of presentations to University students before departing in December.
Rudman Honored with Public Safety Champion Award (10/30/2009)
Holy Family, the Philadelphia Fire Department, and the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 22, presented philanthropist Kal Rudman with the Public Safety Champion Award on October 29 at Philadelphia Fire Department headquarters.
Rudman has provided more than $41,000 in scholarships through the Kal and Lucille Rudman Scholarship in Fire Science and Public Safety Administration. The scholarships enable Philadelphia firefighters and emergency personnel to obtain a bachelor of science degree in Fire Science and Public Safety Administration at Holy Family University.
“We are so proud to receive this support for our students,” said University President Sister Francesca Onley, CSFN, PhD.
Graduates of the Fire Science and Public Safety Administration Program at Holy Family University are prepared for leadership positions in fire service, prevention and emergency management and pursue careers at urban and suburban fire departments, airports, chemical plants, manufacturing facilities, and hazardous materials units. Holy Family is the only area university offering an undergraduate degree in Fire Science and Public Safety Administration.
Four Honored at Alumni Reunion Dinner (10/30/2009)
Sister Patrice Feher, CSFN, MA ’66, Sister Miriam Joseph Mikol, CSFN, ’66, Dr. Susan Apold ’79, and Maryann Molishus ’00, were honored at the Alumni Association Awards and Reunion Dinner on October 23.
S. Patrice was honored with a special tribute for her 40 years of service to students. A special student activities scholarship fund was established in her honor.
S. Miriam received the Alumni Achievement Award, Dr. Apold was presented the Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award, and Molishus received the Alumni Educator of the Year Award.
Rediscover the Aramingo Canal at Presentation (10/27/2009)
The Holy Family University-Glen Foerd on the Delaware History Speaker Series continues on Friday, November 6 at 7 pm, as archaeologist Douglas Mooney presents “Rediscovering a Forgotten Public Highway: The Rise, Fall, and Archaeological Rebirth of the Aramingo Canal” in the University’s Perzel Education & Technology Center (ETC). The event, which is co-sponsored by Holy Family and Glen Foerd, is free and open to the public.
Created in the 1840s to spur economic development and community improvement in the Kensington and Port Richmond sections of Philadelphia, the Aramingo Canal transformed these communities at the outskirts of the city into a hub of industrial productivity. However, the canal was eventually backfilled and buried beneath the expanding streetscape. In 2007 and 2008, well-preserved portions of the unusual timber-lined canal were rediscovered. Mooney’s presentation will discuss the canal’s history, as well as the findings from recent archaeological data recovery excavations.
Mooney is a Senior Archaeologist with the Archaeological and Historic Architecture Group of URS Corporation (URS) in Burlington, New Jersey, and directed the recent investigations of the Aramingo Canal. He has 20 years of experience in archaeology and cultural resources management and has participated in the excavation of more than 150 sites throughout Pennsylvania and surrounding states.
University Welcomes Contingent from Poland (10/19/2009)
High school students and officials from the town of Torun, Poland, will spend Tuesday, October 20 touring Holy Family and learning about campus life.
The group includes 23 high school juniors and seniors, four teachers, and the principal from the Kosciuszko School #4, as well as the superintendent, town mayor and a city councilor from Torun, located roughly three hours north of Warsaw.
The group will meet in the President’s Dining Room and student ambassadors will lead tours across campus. Individuals from Holy Family’s Student Services Office, Athletic Department, and the Career Center will give presentations to the contingent.
The visit was planned in coordination with Nazareth Academy High School, which sent a group of students to Poland last year.
Nursing Students Volunteer in Flu Drill (10/19/2009)
Seniors from Holy Family’s School of Nursing and Allied Health Professions were among the volunteers at Bucks County’s Fourth Annual Pandemic Flu Drill on October 17.
Led by instructors Ann Gordon, RN, MSN, and Lia van Rijswijk, RN, MSN, CWCN, 14 students helped conduct medical screenings and provided additional assistance.
The drill is held each year to help emergency responders, emergency management, and health officials practice proper procedures in case of a wide-scale health emergency crisis.
Students Thank W.W. Smith Trust at Luncheon (10/16/2009)
Holy Family staff and students personally thanked the W.W. Smith Charitable Trust for its support at a luncheon on Tuesday. The Trust, which has given more than $1,000,000 to the University in its 29-year partnership, provided $27,000 in aid this year to 10 University students.
These students receive scholarships due to their high personal character, academic distinction, involvement in extracurricular activities, and leadership skills. W. W. Smith scholarship recipients are chosen for their potential to succeed despite many challenges, financial and otherwise.
Trustee George Olsen Passes Away (10/13/2009)
George Olsen, a longtime member of the Holy Family’s Board of Trustees, passed away on Saturday. At the time of his death, Olsen had served the University as a Board member for 26 years.
Friends are invited to attend an 11 am funeral mass for Olsen on Wednesday, October 14, at Our Lady Help of Christians, 1500 Marian Road, Abington, PA.
Holy Family’s scholars and stewards gathered together on Wednesday at the University’s Third Annual Scholarship Stewardship Dinner, held at Torresdale-Frankford Country Club.
The event celebrates Holy Family’s numerous scholarship recipients and the benefactors who made those scholarships available.
Many of the students met their benefactors for the first time at the event.
Senior Julie Ivers, recipient of the Florence S. Gondek Memorial Scholarship, gave a student’s perspective on being a scholarship recipient.
Three new scholarships were awarded in 2009-10, including the Catholic Kolping Society Scholarship, the Ulysses J. Connor, Jr. Memorial Award, and the Christian and Bobby Himes-Viskovich Memorial Scholarship.
Approximately 130 students received more than $130,000 in scholarships for the 2009-10 academic year.
“Girls Gotta Run” Exhibit Featured in Art Gallery (10/1/2009)
The Women’s Caucus for Art (WCA) Philadelphia Chapter has partnered with Girls Gotta Run Foundation to organize the University’s October Art Exhibit “Girls Gotta Run – Bodies in Motion.” The exhibit runs from October 6-31 in the University Art Gallery and features the works of 15 different artists.
There will be an opening reception and an artist’s talk on Wednesday, October 7, from 6-8 pm. The University Art Gallery is located on the Lower Level of the Perzel Education & Technology Center on the University’s Northeast Philadelphia Campus.
The Girls Gotta Run Foundation (GGRF) is a volunteer organization founded in 2006 to raise money and provide support for impoverished Ethiopian girls who are training to be runners. Besides athletic shoes, GGRF provides money for training clothes, extra food, coach subsidies, and other training-related expenses.
Art Students Participate in Festival, TV Project (9/29/2009)
Ten Holy Family art students have been invited to present their work at WHYY-TV 12’s Creative Campus Arts Festival on Friday, October 2 from 5-9 pm at WHYY’s Technology Center in Philadelphia.
Holy Family’s art program is among those featured in a series of mini-documentaries called Creative Campus. The shows will air over the course of the next year on WHYY-TV 12.
The University’s representatives will join their counterparts from colleges and universities throughout the Delaware Valley to celebrate the completion of the Creative Campus television program.
Holy Family’s segment will focus on the emergence of the University art gallery as a nurturing place for campus artists.
The WHYY Technology Center is located at 150 N. Sixth Street. The Creative Campus Arts Festival is free and open to the public.
Rabbi Explains Spirituality of Yom Kippur (9/24/2009)
Rabbi Jerry Lauterbach spoke to a crowd of Holy Family students, faculty and staff on Thursday, explaining the spirituality of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement.
Rabbi Lauterbach showcased his own prayer shawl (talith), as well as the white gown worn by worshippers on Yom Kippur to symbolize purity. He blew into the shofar – a well known symbol of Rosh Hashana made from a ram’s horn.
He passed on the five steps of repentance stressed on Yom Kippur: recognition of sin, the process of self discovery, inner regret, confession, and acceptance of a sense of optimism.
The presentation concluded with the playing of the Kol Nidre, an Aramaic declaration recited before the beginning of the evening service on Yom Kippur.
Holy Family Celebrates Constitution Day (9/16/2009)
Holy Family University participated in the national Constitution Day celebration on September 17. Events included a video presentation, a lecture by Professor of Philosophy Arthur Grugan, PhD, and a recitation of the Constitution’s Preamble.
A “Freedom Lunch” was also on the agenda for Constitution Day.
Family Weekend Full of Events (9/16/2009)
A few weeks after dropping their students off for the beginning of the 2009-10 academic year, the parents and siblings of Holy Family’s student body return to campus this weekend to celebrate Family Weekend. A full slate of events awaits them.
The weekend kicks off on Friday night with Deal or No Deal in Campus Center Room 115 at 8 pm. Students, their families, faculty, and staff will compete in Holy Family’s version of the popular game show. The evening wraps up with an ice cream social at 9:45 pm in the Campus Center Commons.
On Saturday, Students at your Service (SAYS) hosts its annual Fall Festival from 8 am–2 pm in the Campus Center Parking Lot. There will be games, music, food, a silent auction, and a flea market for the families and students to enjoy. The soccer teams also have the stage on Saturday, taking on Felician College in a CACC doubleheader beginning with the women’s game at noon. The men’s game is scheduled for 2 pm.
A Saturday evening Mass is scheduled for 5 pm, followed by a Family Picnic in the Campus Center Lobby. Saturday evening’s Casino Night begins at 8 pm, also in the Lobby. Players will compete for chips that can be redeemed for raffle tickets and prizes.
Grant Avenue Roadwork Scheduled for Mid to Late September (9/3/2009)
PENNDOT has scheduled work on Grant Avenue between Fordham and Ashton Roads beginning Monday, September 14 and continuing into October. There will be lane restrictions.
If you travel this stretch of road on your way to and from campus, please prepare accordingly.
Second-Largest Freshman Class Enters Holy Family (9/1/2009)
Holy Family welcomed the Class of 2013 during the last weekend in August. Entering September, the freshman class stood in excess of 380 students, the second-largest freshman class in the University’s history.
The University continues to expand its recruitment territory to attract more students from outside the area. Ten different states (California, Delaware, Louisiana, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Texas) and two foreign countries (Canada and Ecuador) are represented in the incoming class.
“We continue to be excited about the geographical diversity that our growing residence life program and new facilities have attracted to the University,” Director of Undergraduate Admissions Lauren Campbell said.
Art Gallery Opens with Inaugural Alumni Show (8/27/2009)
The first art exhibit of the new academic year – featuring the works of 10 Holy Family alumni – opened on Tuesday, September 1 and runs through Sunday, September 27.
The gallery features the works of Jennifer Campbell ’93, Chrissy Carman ’02, Maria Caruso ’03, Maggy Culp ’01, Eleanor Doherty ’81, Judy Lamb ’62, Siobhan Latta ’01, William Lutz ’06, Margaret Price ’94, and Sarah Varacallo ’08.
The University Art Gallery is located on the Lower Level of the Perzel Education & Technology Center on the University’s Northeast Philadelphia Campus.
Four Holy Family faculty received the Ray Taylor Award at the University’s Opening Meeting on Tuesday, August 25.
Professor of English, Communications and Theatre Arts Kathryn Osenlund, EdD, received the award to help finance the travel expenses required to teach a week-long class entitled “American Gangster” at Oxford University’s Summer School. Osenlund hopes the experience provides insights into alternative ways of teaching her courses at Holy Family.
Director of the Masters of Arts in Criminal Justice Program Leanne Owen, PhD, Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology Daniel Hanks, III, PhD, and Associate Professor of Psychology Rochelle Robbins, PhD, received the award for their upcoming conference entitled 70 Years Later: The Global Impact of the Holocaust, which will be held at Holy Family in November. The Award will fund the honorarium for a keynote speaker for the two-day, scholarly conference.
The Ray L. Taylor Memorial Awards for Faculty Development was established by Holy Family in 1992. The award was created by Carol Taylor, PhD, a graduate of the University who went on to become the author of the textbook Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Nursing Care. Dr. Taylor, who created the award along with her mother, established this as a separate endowment fund to honor her late father, who maintained a lifelong belief in the importance of education and educators.
Stevenson Lane Residence to be Dedicated (8/19/2009)
The University’s newest building – the Stevenson Lane Residence – was dedicated on Tuesday in front of a crowd of 200 faculty, staff, students, dignitaries and friends of Holy Family. Students are living in the Residence for the first time this semester.
Students led tours through the building after the ceremony. The five-story brick and glass building offers the style and amenities students have come to expect in contemporary campus housing. Each suite-style unit has two bedrooms, a bathroom with separate shower, sink facilities, and a small living room. Each unit will serve up to four students. Kitchenette and laundry rooms are provided on each floor. A quiet study room is located at the end of each floor.
The building can house up to 148 students within its 67,430 square-feet.
The building wing is dedicated to Sister Patrice Feher, CSFN, who has served the University’s student life program for more than 40 years. S. Patrice is currently Assistant Vice President of Student Services.
Future plans for the building include two additional wings that would bring total residential capacity to 358.
Outside the main building entrance sit three life-sized bronze statues depicting Jesus Christ with two college students. The three figures were installed July 23 on a low-walled ledge. The sculpture was designed by Sister Margaret Beaudette, SC, of Bronx, New York, especially for the new student residence.
Event-Filled Week to Kick Off Fall Semester (8/18/2009)
The University has a number of activities planned to start the fall 2009 semester. Beginning with move-in and orientation over the weekend, and ending with a pair of athletic events on Friday, August 28, there will be no shortage of things to do on campus.
First Week Activity Schedule
Saturday, August 22
8 am – Noon – First-Year Students Arrive
Sunday, August 23
8 am – Noon – Returning Resident Students Arrive
12:15 pm – New Student Welcome & Orientation (Campus Center Gymnasium)
8 pm – University Spirit 101 & Pizza Party (Campus Center Room 115)
Monday, August 24
11 am – 10 pm – First-Year Students Dorney Park Trip
9:30 am – Noon – Student Teachers Supervisor Orientation (ETC 415)
Tuesday, August 25
8:30 am – Faculty/Administrative/Professional Staff Meeting (ETC)
12:30 pm – Stevenson Lane Residence Dedication (Stevenson Lane Residence)
6:30 pm – Pat’s & Geno’s Philly Road Trip
Wednesday, August 26
Fall Semester Begins
Noon – 1:30 pm – Welcome Back Social (Campus Center Commons)
Friday, August 28
Noon – Men’s Soccer v. Davis & Elkins (Campus Center Field)
5:30 pm – Bus trip to Holy Family Night at the Phillies
University Celebrates Obon Festival (8/13/2009)
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The University community gathered on Tuesday, August 11 in the Library on the Northeast Philadelphia campus to participate in a Japanese Obon Festival and Dance.
Over 40 members of the University’s faculty and staff, as well as community members, were treated to traditional Japanese festival foods, snacks, and sweets.
Attendees also were treated to two Japanese folk dances.
Obon (oh-BONE) is a traditional Japanese festival usually held in late July or early August, depending on the region of Japan. The festival has its origins in Buddhist practices honoring the departed, but in the present day, has become an occasion for traditional folk dancing, a diversion from the oppressive summer heat, a chance to sample festival food, play games, and watch fireworks.
Graduate Admissions Hosts Accepted Students Reception (8/6/2009)
Approximately 40 incoming and prospective students attended the University’s first Graduate Admissions Accepted Students Reception on Wednesday evening.
The group had the opportunity to meet with advisers from Holy Family’s graduate programs in Counseling Psychology, Criminal Justice, Education, Human Resource Management, Information Systems Management and Nursing.
Representatives from the University’s Career Services and Financial Aid Offices, as well as the Library, were also in attendance.
Assistant Professor of Sociology Jenai Murtha and six students (Latifah Porter, Ben Hoppock, Ashley Coleman, Kate Scott, Sarah Powers, and Alison Goodwin) spent a week and a half visiting China and Hong Kong earlier this summer.
Their educational tour started in Beijing and took them to Xi’an and Shanghai in China, before finishing up in Hong Kong.
Along the way, the Holy Family contingent saw the Great Wall of China, and the site of the Terracotta Army.
The 12-day trek included participation in a tea ceremony; a tai chi lesson, reflexology massage, and prayer at the Jade Buddha Temple in Shanghai.
According to Murtha, the goal of the trip was to allow the students to see life differences in a foreign country. Murtha will incorporate some of her experiences into her teaching, just as she has done with previous trips to Ecuador.
University Hosts SEPCHE Chemistry Workshop (7/10/2009)
Holy Family hosted the 2009 SEPCHE Chemistry Workshop the week of July 13. The five-day workshop for high school teachers from Philadelphia and its surrounding school districts was entitled “Natural Products Chemistry.”
Funded by a SEPCHE grant, the workshop is designed to increase the teachers’ knowledge and technical skills as applied to natural products chemistry, the fundamental basis of drugs, and human health.
Four members of Holy Family’s faculty facilitated the workshop.
Sarah Lautenbach has been selected to become the second-ever head coach of the Holy Family University women’s lacrosse team, and Erin Livingston has been named the head coach of the women’s softball team, filling the University’s two open coaching spots heading into the 2009-10 season.
Lautenbach comes to Holy Family after spending 2009 as the assistant girl’s lacrosse coach at Unionville High School in Kennett Square, Pa. The Indians reached the semi-finals of the PIAA Championships. It was the team’s first appearance in the tournament after finishing fifth in District I. The team also won the Ches-Mont League crown with a perfect 11-0 record (21-4 overall).
In 2008, she was as assistant coach at Kennett High School in Kennett Square, Pa.
Livingston spent the 2009 season as an assistant coach at Division III Kean University. The Cougars went 19-21 overall and qualified for the New Jersey Athletic Conference and Eastern College Athletic Conference post-season tournaments. Her first collegiate position came in 2005 when she was an assistant at Philadelphia University. That year, the Rams were 17-26.
Fall Bookstore Hours at Newtown (7/8/2009 ~ 12/25/2009)
All textbooks for the 2009 Fall Semester will go on sale on Monday, August 24. The following are the bookstore hours for the semester:
Monday, August 24 - 3-6 pm
Wednesday, August 26 - 7:30-11:30 am; 3-8 pm
Thursday, August 27 - 4-8 pm
Saturday, August 29 - 8:30 am - 1 pm
Monday, August 31 - 8-11:30 am; 3-8 pm
Tuesday, September 1 - 4-8 pm
Wednesday, September 2 - 4-8 pm
Thursday, September 3 - 4-8 pm
Tuesday, September 8 - 4-8 pm
All bookstore hours are subject to change.
Holy Family Selected to Run Pathway to Teaching Program (7/2/2009)
Holy Family University was awarded $240,000 from the Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board to run a program to put skilled Philadelphians back to work. Mayor Michael A. Nutter and officials from the Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board announced the grant recipients on July 1.
Through the award, Holy Family’s School of Education will enroll 40 individuals in a program called Pathway to Teaching, which will help eligible individuals obtain a Teacher Intern Certificate and enter the teaching profession.
"This program offers adult and dislocated workers in Philadelphia who have a bachelor's degree the opportunity to become a teacher through the Intern Certificate Program at Holy Family University,” Dean of the School of Education Leonard G. Soroka, EdD, said.
Holy Family has offered a Teacher Intern Certificate program for several years. However, the two-year Pathway to Teaching program will provide eligible city residents with initial tuition aid, help preparing for the exam required to obtain the Teacher Intern Certificate, and assistance with job placement once the certificate is earned.
The Teacher Intern Certificate is valid for three years after issuance and is not renewable. Once participants in the Pathway to Teaching program earn Teacher Intern Certificates and become employed as teachers, they are expected to complete the necessary coursework to obtain Level I certification.
Individuals seeking a Teacher Intern Certificate through the program must be accepted for admission into the Graduate School of Education at Holy Family, have a bachelor’s degree related to the area of certification sought, and meet all applicable requirements for the certificate as specified by the state Department of Education
The award is part of $2.92 million in federal stimulus funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. A dozen providers and institutions in Philadelphia were contracted at various levels of funding to run training programs for adults and recently laid-off workers.
Those interested in this new two-year program may also contact the program director, Janice Wagman, in the Holy Family University School of Education at jwagman@holyfamily.edu or 267-341-3350.
University Joins Yellow Ribbon Program (6/25/2009)
Holy Family President Sister Francesca Onley, CSFN, PhD, and Veterans Administration (VA) Education Advisor Constance Finch signed an agreement on Tuesday, June 30 which partnered the University with the VA Yellow Ribbon Program. Holy Family will offer additional tuition assistance to all incoming students who served after September 11, 2001. The program is scheduled to begin on August 1.
The Yellow Ribbon Program, also called the Veterans Administration’s GI Education Enhancement Program, is a provision of the post-September 11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008.
Through the program, degree-granting institutions voluntarily agree to fund tuition expenses that exceed the highest undergraduate tuition rate of a public state university.
Under the Yellow Ribbon Program, Holy Family has agreed to contribute $1,502.50 per semester toward tuition for program participants. This is the maximum amount the University may contribute through the program. The VA, through the Yellow Ribbon Program, will match that amount.
The University will extend the benefit to all eligible Holy Family students who qualify for the program as certified by the Veterans Administration.
Of the several veterans enrolled at Holy Family, three eligible participants have applied to the new program. Holy Family students who may be eligible should contact the university registrar’s office at 267-341-3265 or registrar@holyfamily.edu.
Radio personalities Dr. Anthony Mazzarelli and Steve Cordasco will be the featured presenters at the Big Talker Health & Wealth Expo 2009, hosted by Holy Family University, on Saturday, June 6, 2009. The Expo runs from 7 am-1 pm in the Campus Center and is free and open to the public.
The Expo will include free health screenings, financial information, as well as product demos and samples and will be broadcast on The Big Talker 1210, WPHT-AM.
In addition, the American Red Cross Penn-Jersey Blood Services Region is partnering with WPHT and 610 WIP-AM to host a competitive blood drive throughout the Expo. For more information on giving blood, visit http://www.pleasegiveblood.org/feature/philly-sports-radio-is-out-for-blood.html. Former Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Hugh Douglas is scheduled to appear at the blood drive from 10 am – noon.
Big Talker hosts Paul Perrello and Dr. Fred Vagnini also will participate in sessions.
For more information on the Big Talker Health & Wealth Expo 2009, visit http://thebigtalker1210.com/pages/4125698.php
Chemistry Students Present Research (5/29/2009)
Holy Family students Susan Daniel and Joanne Benene presented research conducted in Holy Family’s Chemistry Lab at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) at the University of Wisconsin at LaCrosse in April.
Under the direction of their research mentor Assistant Professor of Chemistry Kishore Bagga, PhD, the pair presented posters and submitted manuscripts to be published in the Conference proceedings.
Daniel’s research paper involved which conditions would be most effective when dyeing fabrics using henna, while Benene’s work involved looking at which pepper was ideal for allowing gels to form in the presence of fresh pineapple.
The research work for both students was aided by external funding provided by the Lindback Foundation, American Chemical Society, and the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Bishop Maginnis Honored with President’s Award (5/28/2009)
Most Reverend Robert P. Maginnis, DD, Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, received the Holy Family University President’s Award at the Presidential Award Dinner on Thursday, May 28.
Bishop Maginnis was ordained a priest in May 1961. In his nearly 50 years of service, he rose to Director of Youth Activities for the Archdiocese; was named a Prelate to Pope John Paul II, was appointed to the Synod of Bishops in Rome; and was appointed Administrative Overseer for the Secretariat for Evangelization.
In March 1996, he was ordained Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia by Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua.
Among the many honors Bishop Maginnis has received is an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Holy Family in 1996.
The President’s Award is presented to American Catholics and international Catholic leaders who show distinguished leadership on behalf of the Church and the Catholic community in the arena of politics and public policy. The award was first presented in 1990 and has been awarded on an annual basis since 1994. Bishop Maginnis is the 17th recipient of the President’s Award.
Associate Professor of Nursing Mary Wombwell, EdD, CNE, RN, and Nursing Simulation Coordinator Kathleen Kelly-West, MBA, MSN, RN, are recipients of a Health Information Technology Scholars (HITS) grant from the National League for Nursing for the 2009 year. Wombwell and Kelly-West are in the process of further integrating technology into the nursing curriculum for the fall 2009 semester.
The duo is among 52 scholars nationwide who received the award this year. As part of the Informatics across the Curriculum sub-group, they are working with a dozen colleagues around the country to implement an integrated technology project at their respective institutions.
To date, Wombwell and Kelly-West have completed six weeks of web-based modules and discussion groups and attended a conference for all grant recipients in Indianapolis last March. Upon their return to Holy Family, they conducted a survey of the nursing faculty on current technology-based teaching methods.
The HITS project is designed to develop, implement, disseminate, and sustain a faculty development collaborative initiative to integrate information technologies in nursing curriculum and expand the capacity of collegiate schools of nursing to educate students for the 21st century.
Holy Family Hosts Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Job Fair (5/15/2009)
The Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (GNPCC) held its job fair in Holy Family’s Campus Center Gymnasium on Thursday, May 14.
Approximately 50 businesses were represented at the job fair, which is sponsored by the The Northeast Times.
The GNPCC represents business and professional interests before elected bodies, serves as a catalyst for growth, and promotes the area's residential and commercial assets.
University President Sister Francesca Onley, CSFN, PhD, was appointed Chairperson of the GNPCC in February 2008.
To learn more about the Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, visit www.gnpcc.org.
Holy Family University celebrated its 52nd Commencement Ceremonies at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia on Monday. Students from the University’s graduate program participated in a 9:30 am ceremony, followed by the undergraduate ceremony at 12:30 pm.
The honorary degree Doctor of Humane Letters was presented to University of Pennsylvania Professor of Engineering Joseph Bordogna, PhD, Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics President and Chief Administrative Officer J. Lindsey Bradley, MA, MHCA, FACHE, and Co-Founder and President of the Moyer Foundation and Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer, BS.
In addition, the University honored the 50th Anniversary Class of 1959, including President Sister Francesca Onley, CSFN, PhD, during the undergraduate ceremony.
The Holy Family University-Glen Foerd on the Delaware History Speaker Series continues on Friday, May 8 at 7 pm, as preservationist Melinda Crawford visits Holy Family to present “The Lincoln Highway in Pennsylvania” in the Perzel Education & Technology Center (ETC).
The event, which is co-sponsored by Holy Family and Glen Foerd, is free and open to the public. Crawford, the Executive Director of Preservation Pennsylvania, has worked in the historic preservation field for 25 years.
The Lincoln Highway, America's oldest coast-to-coast highway, stretches from Times Square in New York City to San Francisco.
This presentation is a program of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council, sponsored in part by a grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Blue Mass Scheduled for May 8 (4/28/2009)
Holy Family honored and prayed for the protection of police, fire, and emergency personnel during its third annual Blue Mass on Friday, May 8 in the Campus Center Gymnasium.
Campus Minister Reverend James MacNew, OSFS, officiated the Mass alongside celebrant Auxiliary Bishop Joseph P. McFadden.
More than 100 police and fire officers from city districts and suburban townships attended alongside Holy Family’s Campus Security officers. The majority of Holy Family University’s security personnel are retired police officers.
University Director of Safety and Security, Joseph F. McBride - a retired Philadelphia Police Department Sergeant - coordinated the program.
Holy Family, CCP Renew Transfer Agreement (4/23/2009)
Holy Family University and Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) celebrated the renewal of their transfer agreement on April 23. The agreement allows CCP graduates to transfer seamlessly to Holy Family at junior status.
The two institutions celebrated the agreement with a program that ended in a signing ceremony led by Holy Family University President Sister Francesca Onley, CSFN, PhD, and CCP President Stephen M. Curtis, PhD.
The Transfer Articulation Agreement between Holy Family and CCP helps make college an affordable choice for students in a volatile economy.
About 100 students transferred into Holy Family from CCP in 2008, enrolling in a variety of University programs including Accounting, Education, and Computer Management Information Systems.
Under the Transfer Articulation Agreement a student who enrolls at CCP may complete a special transfer application form declaring the intent to transfer into Holy Family. When that student completes his or her Associate’s Degree and meets Holy Family’s admissions criteria, the student may transfer into the University at junior status in 11 different academic majors.
Holy Family has similar agreements with Burlington County College and Bucks County Community College, and is developing similar partnerships with other area community and county colleges.
Holy Family University was named one of five Regional Austism Centers for the Eastern part of Pennsylvania by the State’s Secretary of Public Welfare.
"The increased prevalence of autism has resulted in a greater demand for services, but the development of new programs has not kept pace ¬- a challenge that has left many families searching for quality services," said State Secretary of Public Welfare Estelle B. Richman. "In pooling our statewide resources to create these regional centers, Pennsylvania will be better suited to continue bridging the gap to critical programs and information that can significantly enhance the lives of our families."
Funded through the Department of Public Welfare, each center represents a partnership of medical centers, centers of autism research and services, universities, and other providers of services involved in the treatment and care of adults and children with an autism spectrum disorder.
Holy Family joins Drexel University, Lehigh University, and the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Autism Research, as well as the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, as an Eastern regional center.
To learn more about the regional centers or for more information about programs and services for Pennsylvanians with autism, visit http://www.dpw.state.pa.us.
Commencement Ceremonies Planned for May 11 (4/22/2009)
Holy Family University will hold its 52nd Commencement Monday, May 11, in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Center City Philadelphia. The University will confer 342 graduate degrees during the 9:30 am ceremony and 536 baccalaureate degrees during the 12:30 pm ceremony.
During the graduate ceremony, Joseph Bordogna, PhD, former Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer of the National Science Foundation, will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. Dr. Bordogna is an Alfred Fitler Moore Professor of Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a leader in engineering and has contributed to advancements in optical and radio communications, electro-optic recording materials, and holographic video playback systems among other innovations. Notably, in 2005, a team of NSF scientists officially named an area in Antarctica Bordogna Plateau to honor him.
During the undergraduate ceremony, the University will confer honorary degrees on J. Lindsey Bradley of Tyler, Texas, and Jamie Moyer of Bradenton, Florida.
J. Lindsey Bradley, Jr., MBA, MHCA, FACHE is President and Chief Administrative Officer of the Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics in Tyler, Texas. Because of his leadership, Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics - founded by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth - has received national recognition and awards. During his tenure at Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics, Bradley established 32 outreach clinics to serve isolated rural communities. His contributions to the healthcare ministry and unwavering commitment to the mission of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth reflect the mission of Holy Family University.
Jamie Moyer is Co-Founder and President of The Moyer Foundation, which he and his wife Karen established in 2000. By assisting more than 170 different programs, The Moyer Foundation has provided life-changing support to thousands of children coping with profound physical, emotional, or financial distress.
The Moyer Foundation also developed and operates a national network of bereavement camps for children and teens as well as a camp for children affected by addiction in their families. Because of the many young lives helped and supported through The Moyer Foundation, Holy Family University will bestow the Doctor of Humane Letters upon Moyer, who has played major league baseball for 25 years and is currently a pitcher for the World Champion Philadelphia Phillies.
Senior Wins Accounting Award (4/20/2009)
Senior Michael Kelch received the 2009 Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) Outstanding Senior Award at festivities held on campus on Friday, April 17.
Kelch received the award from PICPA Vice President for Professional Education Francesca Zampaglione.
Ten other senior accounting majors were recognized for their work during the luncheon.
PICPA is a professional association of more than 19,000 CPAs working together to improve the profession and better serve the public interest.
Holy Family Signs Agreement with Chilean University (4/9/2009)
Holy Family University signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Chile’s Universidad Arturo Prat on April 8 to explore academic partnerships and the exchange of faculty and students.
Holy Family President Sister Francesca Onley, CSFN, PhD, signed the agreement with Arturo Prat’s Director of Research Jorge Farias Avendano, PhD.
Holy Family’s Dean of the School of Education Leonard Soroka, EdD, and Associate Professor of Education Roger Gee, PhD, were instrumental in negotiating the agreement between the two institutions.
In January six professors from Arturo Prat took a two-week English language studies course with Dr. Gee and stayed on the Holy Family campus. Universidad Arturo Prat is located in northern Chile near the Pacific coast in the city of Iquique. The university offers undergraduate degree programs.
Holy Family has similar international partnerships with universities in Poland, China, Philippines, Puerto Rico, and South Korea.
George Della Pia, a longtime University friend and supporter, died on Tuesday, April 7, 2009. A wake will be held on Tuesday, April 14 from 6-8 pm, followed by Mass at 8 pm. Both services will be held at Our Lady of Cavalry Church, 11024 Knights Road in Philadelphia.
At the time of his death, Della Pia served as a member of the executive committee of Parents & Friends of Holy Family University and chair of the group's Ways and Means Committee. He also served as a member of the Development and Public Relations Committee of the University's Board of Trustees.
A dozen students represented Holy Family University at the annual Southeastern Pennsylvania Consortium for Higher Education (SEPCHE) Honors Conference held at Neumann College in late March.
The following students presented at the conference, during which students from the eight SEPCHE institutions presented their scholarship and fielded questions:
• Adrian Ajax Azcueta and Donielle Tucker – “Linear Accelerator X-ray-Induced Developmental Changes in Oats, Avena sativa (var. magnum 2000)”
• Kristen English and Kurt Hibner – “Dead to the World”
• Kathleen Moira Garrison – “Theological Essay on the Gospel according to Saint Matthew”
• Robert Hettinger – “Eraser”
• Melissa Hipwell – “The Continued Call of ‘Follow Me’”
• Jeff Marzullo – “Staircase” and “The Wolf Howls”
• Emily Sheridan – “Iroquois Women”
• Mark Sinacori – “Tension” and “The Entertainers”
• Kubra Walters – “Women’s Rights Issues in Selected Islamic Nation States”
Tracy Paine participated in the “SEPCHE Faculty-Student Undergraduate Research Project” and presented the results of her research on “Philadelphia’s Contribution to the Golden Age of Children’s Literature in the United States.”
The University’s students were nominated to participate in the Conference by faculty members Robert Cordero, PhD, Sister Johanna Gedeka, SSJ, PhD, Father Mark Hunt, STD, Mary Carroll Johansen, PhD, Stephen Medvec, PhD, and Kathryn Osenlund, PhD.
Holy Family President Mourns Passing of Constantine Papadakis (4/7/2009)
Holy Family University President Sister Francesca Onley, CSFN, PhD, joins the region in mourning the loss of Drexel University President Constantine Papadakis, PhD, Sunday night, and has issued the following statement:
I was saddened to hear of Dr. Papadakis’ passing. He was a tremendous leader who had a far-reaching impact on academia and business in the region. I extend my condolences and prayers, as well as those of the Holy Family University community, to the Papadakis family and to everyone at Drexel University.
Holy Family Sends Three to Student Lobby Day (4/3/2009)
Three Holy Family students travelled to Harrisburg on Tuesday, March 24 to participate in the annual Student Lobby Day.
Senior Alison Smith, and juniors Rashid Gilmore and Kubra Walter, accompanied by Associate Professor of Political Science Stephen Medvec, PhD, met with legislators and voiced concerns for the proposed state budget that would impact independent universities like Holy Family.
The students met with State Representatives Gene DiGirolomo (R – Bucks) and Dennis O’Brien (R – Philadelphia), as well as Senator Mike Stack (D – Philadelphia).
Holy Family has participated in Student Lobby Day since 2004. The annual event is intended to show students first hand how legislation works and get them involved in the process.
Holy Family senior Jessica Notis displays her senior thesis exhibit entitled “Positive Energy” throughout the month of April in the University Art Gallery.
The opening reception will take place on Tuesday, April 7, from 6-8 pm.
The University Art Gallery is located on the Lower Level of the Perzel Education & Technology Center on the University’s Northeast Philadelphia Campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Students and Staff “Push the Envelope” (4/2/2009)
A contingent of Holy Family students, faculty, staff, and alumni, as well as area neighbors, participated in the national Pro Life: Pushing the Envelope campaign to send red envelopes to the White House to protest the Freedom of Choice Act legislation.
The University community sealed and stamped 500 red envelopes which were sent out on Tuesday as part of the Red Envelope Campaign, an interdenominational grass roots effort endorsed by Priests for Life.
Holy Family’s effort was spearheaded by Campus Minister Father James MacNew, OSFS, Assistant Director of Cooperative Education Jim Acton, Adjunct Professor Lou Giuliana, Vice President for Student Services Sister Patrice Feher, CSFN, and Circulation Librarian Shannon Brown.
According to Father MacNew, Holy Family sees all of its pro life efforts as faith in action.
Student Pro Life Coordinators involved in the effort included Sarah Stoy, Lauren Martin, Karissa Steer, and Tim O’Driscoll.
More Than 200 Students Inducted Into Honor Societies (3/31/2009)
Holy Family will induct 219 students into their respective honor societies in ceremonies in the Perzel Education & Technology Center throughout the months of March and April.
Nearly 200 students will be recognized from the University’s School of Arts & Sciences ( http://extra.holyfamily.edu/news/news.asp?id=498 ), School of Business Administration ( http://extra.holyfamily.edu/news/news.asp?id=502 ), School of Education ( http://extra.holyfamily.edu/news/news.asp?id=503 ), and School of Nursing & Allied Health Professionals ( http://extra.holyfamily.edu/news/news.asp?id=504 ).
The following 30 students representing all four Schools also will be honored:
Alpha Sigma Lambda
National honor society for part-time undergraduate students who excel academically while facing competing interests of home and work
Maureen T. Ceo, Colleen A. Dowdell, Regina D. Huebner, and Beth Ann Sulpizio from the School of Education
Kappa Theta Epsilon
Honor society recognizing cooperative education and internship students who excel scholastically
John Adamski, Patrick Becker, Sara Bonner, Andrea Carpenter, Charles Clark, Danae D’Annunzio, Gina D’Emilio, Nicole Hamer, Darnell Hatcher, Shannon Heasley, Robert Hettinger, Kimberly Hockenbrock, Ashley Kanefsky, Michael Kelch, Liana Lui, Michael Mackley, Samantha Magathan, Cenia Mathew, Calli Nagle, Benjamin Roller, Matthew Rossiter, Kristin Smith, Stephanie Smith, Jacqueline Talarchek, Megan Tokarski, Yaroslav Varenycheko
School of Business Administration Students Receive Honors (3/31/2009)
The following 26 students from the School of Business Administration will be inducted at honor society ceremonies on Friday, April 3: The following 26 students from the School of Business Administration will be inducted at honor society ceremonies on Friday, April 3:
Sigma Beta Delta
International honor society in business, management and administration
Anastasia Altomari, Kathleen Barkus, Sara Bonner, Charles Clark, Jan Cook, Robert Dodge, Nicole Hamer, Sara Hawkinson, Melissa Hipwell, Dennis Kahn, Jessica Kane, Michael Kelch, Kevin Kinek, Daniel Kochobay, Samantha Magathan, Cenia Mathew, Jaclyn McLeod, James O’Brien, Frances O’Neill, Sean Schuette, Tina Scipione, Shawn Simmonds, Joy Van Marter, Vlad Vovchik, Kubra Waiters, Lori Walp
School of Education Students Receive Honors (3/31/2009)
The following 30 students from the School of Education will be inducted at honor society ceremonies on Friday, April 3:
Kappa Delta Pi
International honor society for education students who exhibit distinctive achievement
Lauren Amendolara, Laura Bongiorno, Lindsay Brown, Dara Bullick, Colleen Canamuci, Zachary Ciemiengo, Ashley Coleman, Douglass Cooperson, Aimee Delaney, Lauren Dickert, Thomas Flood, Teresa Foley, Nicole Galiano, Gina Gambone, Lynn Greaves, Katherine Haughey, Marissa Iannarelli, Erin Kolakowski-Smith, Elisa Levin, Danielle Mammarella-Campbell, Dina McCaffery, Cecilia Mejias, Anna Maria Scornaienchi, Emily Sheridan, Christina Taylor, Katelynn Thibault, Kaitlin Vogler, Kenyon Whittington, Kelly Ann Wilkinson, Amy Zapotosky
School of Nursing Students Receive Honors (3/31/2009)
The following 53 students from the School of Nursing and Allied Health Professions will be recognized for their academic achievement at honor society ceremonies in early April:
Chi Chapter of Lambda Nu
National honor society for radiologic and imaging sciences
Franklin Chong, Christine Cutler, Brianne Fitz-Patrick, Matthew Gallo, Kerri Keen, Ashley Lukacher, Leonard Mainart, Lauren Raczkowski, Patricia Rauchut, Ashley Romano, Jacqueline Ruggiero, Sarah Silva, Kaitlyn Staffieri, Shea Walczak
Sigma Theta Tau, Delta Tau Chapter
International honor society of nursing
Tiffany Adams, Entela Ahmeti, James Alberts, Maliha Amjed, Germaine Anderson, Danielle Baback, Caitlin Basford, Michelle Begnaud, Michele Bremme, Melissa Brinkmann, Sarah Elmer, Kaitlin Gavaghan, Janice Gibson, Bree Gregor, Maureen Hampton, Judy Harkins, Renee Hesson, Melissa Jastrzbski, Maria Johns, Lim Lee, Rachel McMillan, Ija McDaniel, Deborah McGrogan, Diana Martins, Ryan Misnik, Brandon Quigley, Terri Randol, Briana Riggins, Thaovry Roeun, Ashley Romito, Beena Samuel, Sarah Smith, Lauren Stricker, Anu Thomas, Helan Thomas, Mary Walsh, Catherine White, Ann Yates, Wen Zeng
Business Advisory Board Formed (3/26/2009)
The newly-formed Holy Family University Business Executive Advisory Board held its inaugural meeting on Wednesday, March 25 in the Campus Center. Composed of 15 area business leaders – including alumni – the Board will advise the University’s School of Business Administration on curriculum, programs, and activities for students relevant to today’s business world.
The Board will meet twice per year, with special committee meetings held as needed.
The following are the newly appointed members of the Holy Family University Business Executive Advisory Board:
Kathleen “Kassie” Bauman, Assurance Senior Manager, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, LLP; Alumnus John Biasiello, President of Sukay & Associates and Biasiello & Associates; Thomas E. Bock, Vice President of Earnest Bock and Sons Inc. and President of Uno Chicago Grill Bock Group Inc.; Pete Ciarrocchi, Jr., President and CEO of Chickie’s and Petes; Alumnus Ed Darcy, President of Mealey’s Furniture and Mattress; Alumnus Roger Falloon, Vice President of Operations, Rita’s Water Ice Franchise Company, LLC; Samuel M. First, Chair of the Labor and Employment Department, Jacobs Law Group, PC; Alumnus Karen Fox, University Relations and Recruitment Advertising Director, Genesis Healthcare; Stephen F. Gregory, Vice President of Commercial Loans 3rd, Federal Bank; Barbara Haines; Alumnus Kyle Martin Internal Audit Director - Northern Region, Penn National Gaming; Normadene Murphy, Executive Security and Asset Protection Director, Carpenter Technology Corporation; Geri Swift, President of the Women’s Business Development Center and Women’s Business Enterprise Council; Edward C. Vesey, Senior Vice President of Sourcing, Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc.; Anthony F. Visco, Jr., Attorney at Law, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP.
School of Arts & Sciences Students Receive Honors (3/26/2009)
The following 80 students from the School of Arts & Sciences were inducted at honor society ceremonies on Friday, March 27:
Lambda Chi Chapter of Beta Beta Beta
Honor society for students who achieve superior academic standing and evidence major interest in, and aptitude for, life science
Hanna C. Debela, Carly A. D’Errico, Michael A. Matalavage, Rebecca C. Smith, Jessica M. Zarzycki
Delta Epsilon Sigma
National scholastic honor society for students, faculty, and alumni of Catholic colleges and universities
Robert Ballew, Sara Cashin, Claire Fischer, Gary M. Gentner, Elizabeth Griffin, Melissa Hipwell, Lisa Johnson, Gina M. LaVerghetta, Sabrina Luczyszyn, Maura McCartney, Ryan McCorristin, Jillian Pfeil, Kubra Waiters, Kelly Anne Wilkinson
Kappa Mu Epsilon
National mathematics honor society
Michael Browning, Jacqueline Gallelli, Sabrina Luczyszyn, Ashley McCaw, Colleen Siemers
Phi Alpha Theta
International history honor society
Emily A. Sheridan, Donielle L. Tucker, Karen L. Yust
Alpha Phi Sigma
National honor society for students of criminal justice
Patrick Becker, Courtney Chambers, Michelle Cutaiar, Justin Friend, Darnell Hatcher, Kathleen Heenan, Jacqueline Katen, Matthew Rossiter, Jacqueline Somers
Graduate Inductee
Jodena Carbone
Lambda Iota Tau
International honor society for literature
Robert D. Ballew, Sara M. Cashin, Susan M. Ewart, Alicia M. Jackson, Melissa E. Kairis, Gina M. LaVerghetta, Elizabeth L. Levy, Stephanie A. Lulewicz, Colleen O’Neill, Nicole Schiavoni, Edward Schmeltzer, Emily Ann Sheridan, Kimberly C. Strow
Lambda Pi Eta
International honor society for communication students
Michelle Bartholomew, Brittany Bauer, Andrew Bottaro, Danae Senft-D’Annunzio, Kristen English, Liam Gallagher, Nicole Juszczyk, Brittany McSorley, Anna Osinska, Kristin L. Smith, Gina Marie Stanish
Pi Gamma Mu
International honor society in social sciences
Christina Rose Cherry, Melinda A. Culliton, Rashid Gilmore, John Oliver Richards, III, Emily Ann Sheridan, Alison Elizabeth Smith, Richard Charles Thieme
Psi Chi
National psychology honor society
Megan Elizabeth Chapman, Michelle Chery, Christina Lynn Costello, Erica Nicole Crooks, Alicia D’Alessandro, Aimee M. Kurtz, Anthony M. Losinno, Jisha Mathai, Brittney E. Roussos, Alison Elizabeth Smith, Daniel Joseph Snock, Matthew Aaron Spiker
Rabbi to Speak on Counseling in Combat (3/23/2009)
Rabbi Jon Cutler discusses his experience as the only Jewish chaplain in western Iraq – and his role as the command chaplain for all faiths at Al Asad Air Base and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing – before a standing-room only crowd on Thursday, April 2 at Holy Family University–Newtown.
Rabbi Cutler spent 13 months in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, supervising 40 chaplains and their assistants.
The presentation, sponsored by the University’s Graduate Counseling Psychology program, focused on the challenges and highlights of counseling and spirituality issues in combat. It is free and open to the public.
This evening's lecture at Glen Foerd, "The Lincoln Highway in Pennsylvania," has been postponed due to the illness of the speaker. The program will be rescheduled for later this spring. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Changes in PPST Praxis Scoring (3/19/2009)
The following revised changes to PPST: Reading, Writing, and Math score requirements are effective July 1, 2009.
The individual PPST requirements:
> Math- Test #730 written; computerized #5730: score of 173
> Writing- Test #720 written; computerized #5720: score of 173
> Reading- Test #710 written; computerized #5710: score of 172
> Current total required = 518
A second method of accomplishing the testing requirements is available by achieving a composite test score total of 521, provided that the following individual PPST scores are met:
> Math: score of 170 minimum
> Reading: score of 169 minimum
> Writing: score of 170 minimum
> Composite total required = 521
Any Instructional I application received after January 1, 2009 can choose to use the traditional or revised composite score method, provided the listed minimums are met.
Dr. Cathleen Jenner Wins Lindback Award (3/18/2009)
Professor of Nursing Cathleen Jenner, PhD, RN, has been named the University’s 2009 winner of the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching. The award will be officially presented the award to Dr. Jenner at Commencement on Monday, May 11.
Dr. Jenner began her teaching career in 1972 at St. Agnes Hospital School of Nursing. She spent nearly 20 years in various administrative and clinical positions before arriving at Holy Family in 1993 as a Nursing Instructor. Dr. Jenner served in various positions until 2007, when she was promoted to Professor of Nursing.
Dr. Jenner received her nursing diploma from St. Agnes in 1969, her BSN from the University of the State of New York, Regent's College, in 1987, her MSN from LaSalle University in 1990, and her PhD from Widener University in 2001. She has served Holy Family on a number of committees, both in the School of Nursing and Allied Health Professions as well as University-wide, has been published in nursing journals, and received grants for nursing research.
The Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching was established by the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation. Mr. Lindback was the president and principal owner of Abbotts Dairies Inc. and a trustee of Bucknell University. The Foundation created the award to honor excellence in training activities and superior teaching skills of a tenure-track faculty member from colleges or universities within the dairy’s service area of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and Virginia.
Speaker Highlights Inaugural Green Week (3/13/2009)
Holy Family celebrated Green Week the week of March 16, with different events spread throughout the week. Designed to raise awareness of the need for earth preservation and sustainability, Green Week was capped off with a lecture by Community Outreach Specialist Eva Burrell on March 19.
Burrell’s lecture touched on recycling and green initiatives such as single stream recycling in the city of Philadelphia.
Merge onto the Lincoln Highway at Presentation (3/12/2009)
The Holy Family University-Glen Foerd on the Delaware History Speaker Series continues on Friday, March 20 at 7 pm, as preservationist Melinda Crawford visits Glen Foerd to present “The Lincoln Highway in Pennsylvania.”
The event, which is co-sponsored by Holy Family and Glen Foerd, is free and open to the public. Crawford, the Executive Director of Preservation Pennsylvania, has worked in the historic preservation field for 25 years.
The Lincoln Highway, America's oldest coast-to-coast highway, stretches from Times Square in New York City to San Francisco.
Glen Foerd is located at 5001 Grant Avenue. This presentation is a program of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council, sponsored in part by a grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Students Use Spring Break to Help Others (3/11/2009)
A contingent of Holy Family students, faculty, and staff traveled to Corpus Christi, Texas, the first week of March to participate in an Alternative Spring Break trip.
Fifteen students were accompanied on the trip by Assistant Professor of Psychology Megan Meyer, Student Activities Director Mike McNulty-Bobholz, and Assistant Director of Activities, Wellness, and Student Life Matt Thomas.
The group performed a number of tasks, including landscaping and kitchen renovations to a Habitat for Humanity property, and the rough framing on a new construction site. Group members also worked in an area Restore, an organization similar to a hardware store which takes in donated items and resells them to raise money for new homes.
Alternative Spring Break provides an opportunity for students across the US to help rebuild communities during time away from the classroom.
PRAXIS Tests Workshops Information (3/4/2009)
Education majors preparing to take the PRAXIS tests are invited to three workshops being hosted by Community College of Philadelphia (CCP). The workshops are broken into day and evening series and will be held throughout March and April.
For more information on the Praxis I Tests PPST (Pre-Professional Skills Tests: Reading, Writing, and Mathematics), contact CCP at 215-496-6153 or 215-751-8568.
March Art Exhibit Focuses on “Spiritual Works” (3/3/2009)
Gerard DiFalco brings his “Spiritual Works” exhibit to Holy Family University’s Art Gallery for the month of March. DiFalco’s show begins on Tuesday, March 3, and runs through Monday, March 30.
Considered an emerging voice in the Sacred Art genre, DiFalco has exhibited his artwork in over 250 solo and juried-group shows. As a painter, he is best-known for his vivid palette and experiments with color-field theory.
DiFalco is scheduled to present a lecture at the exhibit’s opening reception on Tuesday, March 10. The reception will run from 5-7 pm, with DiFalco’s lecture at 6 pm.
The University Art Gallery is located on the Lower Level of the Perzel Education & Technology Center on the University’s Northeast Philadelphia Campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Professor of Chemistry Receives Travel Award (3/3/2009)
Holy Family University Professor of Chemistry Kishore Bagga, PhD, MRSC, received an award for travel expenses from the Royal Society of Chemistry in the United Kingdom to attend the upcoming American Chemical Society’s National Spring meeting in Utah in March.
Dr. Bagga and his research intern Susan Daniel will present at the Conference.
School of Education Develops Resource Site for New Teachers (2/25/2009)
During the first few years as a teacher, challenges often arise involving planning for instruction, managing the classroom, motivating students, dealing with individual differences, assessing student work, and working with parents. Navigating the path to continued professional development also presents challenges.
Holy Family’s School of Education has developed a Web site to serve as a resource and provide support to graduates who become certified teachers. Dubbed "GRAD HAT," the site can be viewed at http://www.holyfamily.edu/sedu/gradhat.shtml .
New Agreement Makes Four-Year Degree More Cost Effective (2/19/2009 ~ 3/19/2009)
Officials from Holy Family University in Philadelphia and Bucks County Community College in Newtown signed a Transfer Articulation Agreement on February 23 allowing BCCC students who meet certain criteria to transfer seamlessly into Holy Family University at junior status.
Holy Family University President Sister Francesca Onley, CSFN, PhD, Bucks County Community College President James J. Linksz, EdD, and other officials signed the transfer agreement during a brief ceremony at Holy Family University -Newtown.
The new transfer agreement promises to make college a more accommodating and cost-effective choice. Under the new agreement, a student who enrolls at Bucks County Community College (BCCC) may fill out a special transfer application form declaring intent to transfer into Holy Family.
When that student completes his or her Associate Degree at BCCC and meets Holy Family’s admissions criteria, the student may transfer into the University at junior status. BCCC students may enter 16 different Holy Family academic majors through the new agreement.
Holy Family recently signed a similar agreement with Burlington County College and is developing similar partnerships with several area community and county colleges. Students looking for more information about transferring to Holy Family University may call the admissions office at 215-637-3050 or email admissions@holyfamily.edu.
Holy Family seniors Donielle Tucker and Adrian Ajax Aczueta have been awarded a grant from the Chasdrew Foundation in Washington D.C. for travel and expenses to the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) at the University of Wisconsin at LaCrosse in April. The pair applied for the grant under the direction of Associate Professor of Biology Robert Cordero, PhD.
At the conference, the students will present their research results in the form of a poster entitled “Linear Accelerator X-ray-Induced Developmental Changes in Oats, Avena sativa.” The students have also submitted a manuscript for inclusion in the Proceedings of NCUR.
University Celebrates 55th Anniversary of Founding (2/11/2009)
Holy Family University celebrated the 55th anniversary of its founding at Charter Day on Wednesday, February 11.
The University honored staff members who have served for five, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 40 years at the conclusion of Mass. A cake cutting followed the ceremony.
Vice President for Student Services Sister Patrice Feher, CSFN, MA, and Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences Regina Hobaugh, PhD, were honored for their 40 years of service to the University.
Charter Day celebrates the day the legal charter established Holy Family as a four-year liberal arts institution in 1954.
The Commissioner’s Trophy, won by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2008 World Series, was on display at the Holy Family University basketball doubleheader against Philadelphia University at the Campus Center on Tuesday, February 24.
Fans were able to get a photo taken with the trophy in the Campus Center TV Lounge by purchasing a ticket to the basketball games for $5. All proceeds from the evening went to the Father Joseph McCafferty Memorial Scholarship Fund benefitting Holy Family student-athletes.
Vice President of IT Displays Artistic Side (2/6/2009)
Holy Family’s Vice President for Information Technology Robert Lafond, MCIS, is the featured artist for the month of February in the University Art Gallery. Lafond’s show, entitled “Landscapes and Still Lifes” runs from Wednesday, February 4, through the end of the month.
Lafond was trained at Princeton University and the Boston Museum School. He began his career in museums and has worked in the information technology sector for the past several years.
"I try to approach creating art from a spiritual perspective, as a thanksgiving, a present moment, a prayer," Lafond said.
Lafond will give a gallery talk at the Opening Reception held on Tuesday, February 10 from 5-7 pm.
The University Art Gallery is located on the Lower Level of the Perzel Education & Technology Center on the University’s Northeast Philadelphia Campus. The event is free and open to the public.
The Holy Family University Athletics Hall of Fame Committee elected five people to be inducted in the inaugural class. The inductees are men’s basketball players Mike Glitz ’91 and Jim Schultice ’92, men’s soccer player Jim Milligan ’93, women’s basketball player Debbie Schopfer ’91, and Director of Athletics Sandra Michael.
The Hall of Fame Class of 2009 will formally be inducted on Sunday, April 19 at the Torresdale-Frankford Country Club in Northeast Philadelphia. Ceremonies will begin at 4 pm.
Tickets for the induction ceremony are $50 and can be purchased by contacting Luci Sweeney at 267-341-3353 or lsweeney@holyfamily.edu.
For more information on the honorees and their accomplishments, visit http://extra.holyfamily.edu/athletics/storydetail.asp?id=1102.
Former Dean David Rice Passes Away (1/19/2009)
Dr. David Rice, who served Holy Family University in a number of positions, passed away over the weekend.
Rice was an academic dean from 1997-98, when he took over as Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs until 2002. Rice then served as Holy Family’s Provost until 2003.
A memorial service for Dr. Rice will take place at 11 am on Saturday, January 24, at the M.J. Murphy Funeral Home, 616 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction, NJ.
For directions to the memorial service, please visit http://mjmurphyfuneralhome.com , and click directions.
Students Volunteer for Day of Service (1/16/2009)
Approximately 40 Holy Family students will volunteer their time on Monday, January 19, as part of the University’s contribution to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service.
University faculty and staff members will accompany the students to the Cardinal Bevilacqua Community Center in Philadelphia. From 10 am – 1 pm, the students will assist in administering free health screenings, participate in a community cleanup, fill gift baskets, and create crafts for St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children.
The University will show a video of King’s “I Have a Dream” speech at 2 pm in the Campus Center.
Holy Family Welcomes Six Chilean Professors (1/14/2009)
Holy Family University welcomed six visiting professors from Universidat Arturo Prat in Iquique, Chile in early January. The group will spend 15 days studying with the University’s School of Education and visiting Philadelphia, New York, and Washington, DC.
Holy Family Associate Professor of Education Roger Gee, PhD, who is coordinating the visit, is looking forward to “working together with his colleagues to learn from each other.”
The group (Karen Jacob Chung, Maria Isabel Trillo Ormazabal, Gladys Lamas Gallardo, Hernan Pereira Palomo, Lucia Ramos Leiva, and Michelle Espinoza Lobos) are faculty members in the English Teaching & Translation program at Arturo Prat. They will sit in on presentations from Professor of Education Kathleen Quinn, PhD, and Assistant Professor of Education Patricia Duncan, EdD, and hope to learn from their colleagues in the areas of applied linguistics, assessment, second language acquisition, and methodology.
Stevenson Lane Residence “Topped Off” (1/9/2009)
Nearly eight months to the day after Holy Family’s groundbreaking ceremony for the Stevenson Lane Residence, University constituents gathered to celebrate a topping off ceremony, as construction workers placed the tallest beam atop the building on Friday, January 9.
Following a short ceremony featuring speeches from University President Sister Francesca Onley, CSFN, PhD, and representatives from TN Ward Company, Metro Architects, and Tantala Associates, LLC – all of whom have been involved in the construction – a forklift lifted the beam atop the residence.
Members of Holy Family’s faculty, staff, and students had the opportunity to sign the beam throughout the week leading up to the ceremony.
Vice President for Finance and Administration John Jaszczak called the topping off ceremony the “capstone of our residence project.”
The Residence will offer suite-style living with design and amenities in line with what students expect in contemporary campus housing. Each unit will have two bedrooms, a bathroom with separate shower and sink facilities, and a small living room. Kitchenette and laundry rooms are provided on each floor. A quiet study room will sit on one wing of each floor. On the opposite wing, a student lounge will offer a panoramic view of the campus and beyond.
The building’s first floor will feature a fitness room, game room, vending room, and a multipurpose room with ample meeting space. The building also will feature a health suite. Students will use security swipe cards to access the building and gain entrance to their rooms. The building will have a 24-hour security attendant and security cameras.
The first phase of construction is scheduled for completion and occupancy by fall 2009. When this $20 million project is complete, the Stevenson Lane Residence will accommodate 148 students within 67,430 square feet of space. It also will offer four resident advisor suites, a suite for a residence life professional, and 128 parking spaces.
Future plans could include two additional phases that would provide up to 112,580 square feet and house up to 358 students.
Philadelphia’s Phoebe Murer is the first featured artist of 2009 in Holy Family’s Art Gallery, bringing her “Swimming Pools and Water Parks” exhibit to the Gallery for three weeks beginning January 9.
An opening reception will be held on Tuesday, January 13 from 6-8 pm.
Murer was one of the artists whose works were displayed in April 2008 at the University’s Autism in Action Conference. This show explores a variety of swimming venues Murer has encountered over the years – from the multiple pools of the Upper Merion YMCA to murky swimming holes in communist-era Czechoslovakia.
The University Art Gallery is located on the Lower Level of the Perzel Education & Technology Center on the University’s Northeast Philadelphia Campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Dozens of Holy Family University business students, faculty and healthcare experts debated and discussed the nation's current healthcare crisis from January 9-11 as part of the Division of Extended Learning’s three-credit weekend intensive course.
This group will do more than outline the problem, however. It will also draft actionable solutions and send those recommendations to President-elect Barack Obama's transition team, which has encouraged grass-roots forums like ours to propose solutions.
Sheri Putnam, MBA, FAHM was the teacher and coordinator of the seminar, which took place at Holy Family University - Woodhaven, headquarters for the University's Accelerated Degrees Program.
Putnam is also executive director of the Bucks County Physician Hospital Alliance in Doylestown.
The students prepared in advance of the weekend’s 16-hour program by reading materials and participating in online discussions. They are required to submit a final written project in early February.
The Weekend Intensive program is offered a few times per year at Woodhaven. It requires students to prepare in advance of the three days they spend in the classroom and requires them to complete the coursework in an allotted timeframe to earn their three credits.
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