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By ND Works staff writerNeil Delaney, professor of philosophy, director of the Arts and

Letters and Science Honors Program, and coordinator of anacademic component that complemented the spring presentationof the play “Arcadia,” has been selected by his peers as recipientof the 2005 Faculty Award.

Delaney was honored Tuesday during the annual President’s Dinner, wherehe was lauded as a “crack philosopher” and “the model of a teacher-scholar.” Amember of the faculty since 1967 and an award-winning teacher, Delaney alsowas cited for “his consummate administrative skills,” evidenced by growthexperienced during his 10 years as philosophy department chair.

Delaney’s frequent collaborator, Alex Hahn, who has co-chaired the honorsprogram and who also worked to drive multidisciplinary classroom involvementwith “Arcadia,” was among seven named as President Award recipients. Otherrecipients were Seth Brown, Charles R. Crowell, James H. Davis, John Haynes,Patricia A. Maurice and Maria Tomasula. President Award honorees arenominated by fellow faculty.

Brown, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, also has servedsince 2003 as chair of the Faculty Senate, quickly demonstrating both leadershipskill and diplomacy. “His manifest concern for making Notre Dame a betteruniversity than it is today motivates him to volunteer for the hard committeework that is the unavoidable prequel to that goal,” his award citation notes.

Crowell, associate professor of psychology and director of the computerapplications program, is lauded for “visionary leadership” in the areas ofcurricula development and mentoring students. A faculty member since 1974,Crowell played a crucial role in the University’s procurement of a $1 milliongrant from the Lilly Endowment, Inc. that helped establish the Notre DameIndiana Careers Initiative.

As director of the Gigot Center for Entrepreneurial Studies since 1998,Davis has developed the program into one of the top undergraduate programs inthe nation. Davis’ commitment to social service led him to initiate Gigotpartnership programs that provide training for startup businesses in low-incomeareas and the not-for-profit sector. He has also established a business internshipprogram in South Africa, now in its eighth year.

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A 40-year veteranof the faculty, Hahnparlayed his passionfor mathematics into apassion for teaching,assuming thedirectorship of theKaneb Center forTeaching and Learningin 2000. Hahn hasfamously worked toensure that all studentssucceed inmathematics,particularly those whofaced Universitymathematicsrequirements, such as students in theCollege of Arts and Letters.

Haynes, executive director of theMarie P. DeBartolo Center for thePerforming Arts, oversaw theconstruction of the new center and,over the past academic year, dozens ofperformances in its five venues. “Inless than one year, the center’sprograms have taken the arts andculture at Notre Dame into amagnificent new realm.” Haynes islauded both for encouraging studentparticipation and attractinginternationally renowned artists.

Maurice, professor of civilengineering and geological sciences,has directed the Center forEnvironmental Science andTechnology for the past three years, a

Delaney is 2005Faculty Awardrecipient

The staff presented Father Malloy with the porch swing during the annualstaff appreciation dinner Monday, May 16 in the North Dining Hall. More than525 employees, family guests and their supervisors were on hand for an eventthat recognizes retiring employees and those celebrating five-year serviceanniversaries beginning with the 15th year of service. Father Malloy himselfcelebrated 30 years with the University this past year.

For the annual dinner, the University’s officers, deans, department headsand program directors join the honored staff members from their departmentsfor a dinner that defines the essence of fellowship. The Office of HumanResources organized the event.

A delighted Father Malloy described how he would use the swing.“I love sitting on the porch of Sorin in the summer listening to studenttour guides concoct stories about the campus,” he said. Father Malloyalso received a globe, to represent his many international travels onthe University’s behalf, and gift passes to a local cinema to indulge hislove of film.

Also honored, Provost Nathan Hatch received sundrycommemorative items including an antique photograph of the MainBuilding from the late 1800s. Hatch, a historian, expressed deepfondness for fellow workers, who he said are “good-spirited,welcoming, hardworking and committed to the greater vision of NotreDame.” Hatch is assuming the presidency of Wake Forest University.

The past week’s Commencement exercises remind the Universitycommunity about the power and pervasiveness of the Notre Damemystique. It involves striving for excellence, Father Malloy said. Butthe mystique also is built on personal relationships and personal effortthat create a campus “where hospitality reigns supreme.”

“It’s an aura, and all of you contribute one away or the other,” hesaid.

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A list of recent retirees is on page 2

More than 30 employees decided to retire this past year, thesame year that President Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C. isstepping down after 18 years. While they all may spend a littletime in rocking chairs, only Father Malloy will spend the comingyears in a Blue Ridge Mountain swing to be hung on the frontporch of Sorin Hall, his campus home.

Staff celebration includes sendoff for Father Malloy, Hatch

focal point of multidisciplinaryactivity that is essential to many of theUniversity’s environmental researchendeavors. She is lauded for hervibrant and innovative environmentalresearch on freshwater wetlands andmineral-water interactions. Hercitation also lauds her “strongemphasis on student researchexperiences.”

Tomasula is honored as “anexemplary teacher and an artist ofnational stature who “demonstratesthe significance of the visual arts aspart of a comprehensive education.”Recently voted “Best EstablishedArtist” by Chicago art critics, herworks are routinely exhibited innational art centers in New York, Los

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More than 500 employees, family guests and departmental supervisors gather in the NorthDining Hall Monday, May 16 to laud retiring employees and those with celebrating significantservice anniversaries. ND Works staff photo

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Q: Will the new medical educationbuilding and the new varsityathletics facility be up and runningby fall?

A: Yes. Both projects are on schedule for completion this summer. Theathletic department will move the football program to the GuglielminoAthletics Complex on Aug. 1. The medical education and research facility,called the Ernestine Raclin and O.C. Carmichael Jr. Hall and W.M. KeckCenter for Transgene Research, will be occupied in a phased move-in during July and August.

The Guglielmino building, or“The Gug” (pronounced “goog”)will house the varsityadministration and daily-uselocker room for football, sportsmedicine facilities, andequipment storage and meetingspaces for all varsity athleticteams. It also features a 25,000-square-foot, state-of-the-artstrength and conditioning centerfor all varsity teams. Thebuilding is located on the eastside of campus, behind the RolfsSports Recreation Center and tothe west of the Loftus Center.

The medical educationcenter, on the northeast corner ofNotre Dame Avenue and AngelaBoulevard, is a joint effortbetween Notre Dame and theIndiana University MedicalSchool. This facility will housethe South Bend Center forMedical Education; Notre Dameis leasing space for the Center for Transgene Research.

The building will include a 250-seat auditorium for lectures and programsfor the medical school and the local medical community. It will also containclassrooms, a student study lounge, and teaching laboratories, and will host thefirst two years of IU’s medical school.

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The 25,000-square-foot workout room of the new varsity athletics facility already ispart of athletes’ daily lives. Photo by Alan Wasielewski.

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Faculty asked to noteinauguration schedule By ND Works staff writer

With planning underway for the Sept. 22-23inauguration of Rev. John Jenkins, C.S.C.,faculty are asked to take note of some activitiesthat will alter afternoon class schedules duringthose two days.

An Academic Forum will take place in the JoyceCenter at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22. Chaired by TomBrokaw, it will address the themes of religion, toleranceand democracy. To encourage attendance and participation,classes are being canceled at 1:45 p.m. for the remainderof that day.

Classes will be canceled 11:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 23for the remainder of the day. Events include an

inauguration luncheon, an academic procession that beginsat 2:15 p.m. and the Inaugural Convocation in the JoyceCenter at 3 p.m. An all-University reception follows theconvocation by the Hesburgh Library reflecting pool.

Time changes should be included as faculty constructfall syllabi. The Office of the Registrar will work withfaculty who want to schedule make-up classes related tothese schedule changes. Contact 631-5133 orroomreq@nd.edu. Be sure to note your request relates tothe inauguration schedule.

Additional information regarding the inauguration willbe announced during the summer. Questions about theinauguration schedule should be addressed to HowardHanson, Coordinator for the Inauguration Committee at631-4670.

Angeles and Chicago. “Her examplereminds us that artists, in their questfor beauty, nourish and sustain oursouls and, in their quest for truth,provoke and challenge us to lookcarefully at the world around us.”

Named awards honoring facultyand staff for individual and uniquecontributions to the University werealso presented at Tuesday’s dinner.The awards, and their recipients,were:

The Rev. James A. Burns, C.S.C.,Graduate School Award to Scott P.Mainwaring, Eugene P. and HelenConley Professor of Political Scienceand director of the Helen KelloggInstitute for International Studies.Mainwaring’s research explores therole of the Catholic Church in LatinAmerican, on popular movements anddemocratization and, most recently, onpolitical institutions and democracy.The Burns Award recognizesdistinction in teaching and exemplarycontributions to graduate education.Its recipient is nominated by facultyand graduate students.

The Grenville Clark Award, toBarbara Fick, associate professor oflaw, in recognition of her professionalfocus on understanding and improvingthe position of the worker in society.She has been a dedicated volunteer tothe YWCA of St. Joseph County for20 years, serving for six years as itspresident. The Clark Award honorsmembers of the community whosevolunteer activities and public serviceadvance the cause of peace andhuman rights.

The Rev. John “Pop” Farley,C.S.C., Award to Sister Patricia J.Thomas, O.P., rector of Walsh Hall,who is known for “her kindness,compassion and sense of humor.”Sister Thomas has served on a numberof University committees and hasbeen actively involved in diversityeducation efforts. The Farley Award ispresented by Student Affairs to honora person outside the classroom whosecontributions enrich the religious,disciplinary, social, recreational andphysical welfare of students.

The Thomas P. Madden Award foroutstanding teaching of freshmen toAlex A. Himonas, associate chair andprofessor of mathematics. Himonas’“uncommon concern for studentlearning” led him to design a largemultisection service course for NotreDame business students and to write abook on the subject. His outreach tofirst-year students has includedexpanding the number and variety of100-level offerings, and he hastransformed calculus tutorials intointeractive collaborative learningexperiences. The recipient is selectedby former Madden winners.

The Reinhold Niebuhr Award toRev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, JohnCardinal O’Hara Professor ofTheology. A member of the NotreDame faculty since 2001, Gutiérrez isconsidered one of the world’s mosteffective advocates for the dignity ofhuman life and is considered afounder of the liberation theologymovement. The award citation notes

that his many international awardsand accolades remind us that “thisgentle man exudes a kindness andgood nature that are exceptional andinspirational.” The award recognizesa faculty member, student oradministrator whose life andteachings promote or exemplify thetheological and philosophicalconcerns of Niebuhr, the lateProtestant theologian and author.

The Research AchievementAward to Frank H. Collins, Georgeand Winifred Clark Professor ofBiological Sciences, for his superbrecord of contributions to the field ofbiological sciences and his passionatework to eliminate the threat ofmalaria and other vector-borneinfectious diseases. His most recentresearch has led to the developmentof DNA-based tools for rapid speciesidentification. They have beenintroduced into laboratories in most ofthe malaria-endemic countries ofAfrica.

The Rev. Paul J. Foik, C.S.C.,Award to librarian Eric LeaseMorgan, whose work on updating theUniversity Libraries Web page hasbeen lauded by library professionalsas creating an academic library Website for the 21st century. The awardcitation honors Morgan “particularlyfor his tireless efforts to elicit inputfrom library users while the Web pagewas being created and modified.” TheFoik Award is given annually to alibrary faculty member who hascontributed significantly to libraryservice, the Notre Dame community,or the library profession.

The Rev. William A. Toohey,C.S.C., Award for Preaching wasawarded to Rev. Mark L. Poorman,C.S.C., “whose Sunday homilies anddaily reflections are always profoundand appealing reflections on theGospel that are applied directly to thelives of the students.” Poorman, vicepresident for student affairs, hasfriendships with undergraduate andgraduate students that allow him toappreciate students’ formative yearsand “lead them to seek his counseland to treasure his friendship,” hiscitation reads.

In addition to these awards, thecolleges have honored outstandingundergraduate teachers for the 2004-05 academic year.

Gail Bederman, associateprofessor of history, and WilliamRamsey, associate professor ofphilosophy, are recipients of the 2005Sheedy Award for teaching excellencein the College of Arts and Letters.

Randal C. Ruchti, professor ofphysics, has been chosen as therecipient of the College of Science’sShilts/Leonard Teaching Award. Inthe College of Engineering, Jesus A.Izaguirre, assistant professor ofcomputer science and engineering,has been named Outstanding Teacherof the Year.

In the Mendoza College ofBusiness, Timothy Loughran,professor of finance, has beenselected to receive the MendozaCollege of Business undergraduateteaching award, which is sponsoredby the British oil company BP.

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Saying goodbye tolongtime friends

The annual staff recognition dinner includes a tribute to employees who have left the Universityin the past year. During this dinner, 32 employees were recognized as new retirees. They are:

Fred Baumer, controller’s office; Bonnie Anderson, Mary Kalinowski and Ruby Spann, Morris Inn; SuzanneBarnett, President’s office; Paul Becker, Paulette Darrah, Georgina Morse, and Thomas Kazmierczak,security/police; Sharon Clark, physics; Lyle Comegys, utilities; Sue Cunningham, Center for Social Concerns; RichardDanner, Peggy Johnson, Carol Warren, Nathanial Wilson, and Rebecca Wisler; building services; and Mary Dodd,St. Michael’s Laundry.

Denis Ellis, Thelma Fitzpatrick, and Virdeen Rupert retired from food services. Other retirees are: Nila Gerhold,Keough Institute for Irish Studies; Joan Gilliom, Mendoza College of Business; Mary Konicek, Eck Tennis Pavilion; IrisMensing, Snite; Vicky Moore, Law School Irish Café; Esther Murray, library; Becky Penn, residene life and housing;Paul Snyder, biological sciences; Shirley Tetzlaff, Joyce Center; Albertina Wassenhove, development, and JamesSmith, building services.

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ND Works staff writerAny child familiar with the classic story

“The Little Engine that Could” (“I think I can, Ithink I can …”) recognizes that perseverance inthe face of a challenge pays off, right? Not so,according to studies conducted by DarciaNarvaez, associate professor of psychology.

Contrary to conventional wisdom, young children oftentake away unexpected messages from moral stories andrarely comprehend the author’s intended message,according to Narvaez.

Suspicious about claims from character educators likeWilliam Bennett (editor of “The Book of Virtues”) thatreading moral stories builds character, Narvaez hasconducted several studies on children’s comprehension ofmoral stories. She found that even with multiple-choicetesting, “Nine-year-olds understand the moral messagesabout 10 percent of the time, 11-year-olds about half thetime. It’s not that they don’t get any message, they justdraw lessons different from those intended,” says Narvaez,who this summer is putting together a guide for parents andteachers on ways to discuss stories to promote children’smoral development.

Narvaez suggests parents utilize three key questions to

help focus a discussion on moral themes while reading:

• Point out how to act responsibly by asking, “Whatgoals did the character have? Did these goals take intoconsideration the needs of everyone who could be affectedby the character’s actions?”

• Help children gain perspective and understandconsequences by asking, “How did the actions andoutcomes affect members of the community?”

• Encourage leadership and decision-making byasking, “Did the character choose the best actions? Whatactions might have made things turn out better foreveryone?”

For parents who would like to promote decision-making skills, Narvaez recommends books by SandraMcLeod Humphrey. For young grade-schoolers, there’s “IfYou Had to Choose, What Would You Do?”; for ages eightthrough 12, there’s “It’s Up to You, What Do You Do?”Both provide contemporary stories and thought-provokingdiscussion questions.

Narvaez is the director of the Center for EthicalEducation, which will soon make ethical ratings ofchildren’s books and movies available online. If you wouldlike to help rate children’s media, please join the GoodMedia, Good Kids Project ratings team by calling Narvaezat 631-7835

By Catherine McCormick

If you’ve ever dropped a book into the bathtubor had your puppy chew up a novel, you’llidentify with the challenges of Liz Dube and herstaff.

As the University Library’s Conservation Unit, theyprotect and rehabilitate fragile and damaged books,manuscripts and other materials from the library’s circulatingand special collections. Most of the books they encountershow the ravages of time; some show teeth marks and waterdamage as well.

Dube and her conservation staff of three, plus studentassistants, treat about 7,000 library items per year. Theytarget materials that are of high value, high use, or high risk.Included among the more important items are theUniversity’s special collections, which attract scholars of allkinds.

The conservation unit, part of the Libraries’ PreservationDepartment, is based in the Reyniers Building, a former ratlab tucked between the railroad tracks and the Douglas RoadNotre Dame Federal Credit Union. Down in the basement isa combination office, art studio and high-tech lab.

In a room filled with book presses and board shears,conservation technicians Marsha Meuleman and MargaretAnkrom sit behind tables stacked with brushes, specialadhesives and books awaiting repair. Before joining theconservation unit, both spent years shelving books in thelibrary.

“We shelved so many ratty books, we decided to workhere and fix them,” says Meuleman, a nine-year veteran wholearned the tricks of the trade from Ankrom.

According to Dube, conservation librarian since 1998,places like this one haven’t been around very long.

“Although librarians always repaired books, such repairsoften did more harm than good in the long run. The currentapproach to library preservation and conservation developedover the past several decades in response to vast agingcollections, a growing awareness of preservation needs, andthe development of new preservation methods,” she says.“Today most universities our size have preservationoperations that utilize a mix of strategies, includingconservation treatment, library binding, digital and analogreformatting, mass deacidification, environmentalmonitoring and control, disaster preparedness and response,and user education initiatives. It is no longer a one-size-fits-all approach.”

Diane Sikorski, the first member of the conservationstaff 16 years ago, finds satisfaction in preserving one-of-a-kind items. Much of her work is with special collections,meaning the materials are generally rare, and don’t circulate

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out of the library. Most date from before 1831, so her workcan be tricky.

“With rare material, we preserve as much of the originalas possible. A tattered 17th century binding may receive aminor stabilization repair and be fitted with a customprotective enclosure to ensure the parts stay together—asopposed to a new shiny binding. The book will still look oldand fragile, and won’t necessarily be backpack-proof, but itwill be usable and will retain all of its original parts,” Dubesays.

People sometimes casually ask why the staff goes to thistrouble, when the materials can be microfilmed or digitized.“Once a scholar sees something on microfilm or online, theyoften want to see the original,” Dube explains.

Judging from the equipment in an adjoining room, whichincludes a huge suction table with a bubble hood and aspecial freezer, technology plays a role in preservation.

According to Dube the freezer can eradicate insectinfestations in books and, in a water emergency, stabilizeswet books until they can be carefully dried out. Oneespecially technical procedure is deacidification, which slowsdown the chemical degradation of acidic paper—particularlyuseful for 19th and 20th century books printed on poorlyprocessed wood pulp paper. The process involves washingpaper multiple times to rinse out acidic byproducts anddeposit an alkaline reserve into the paper, which helpsprotect it from future acid formation.

Some of these processes will be used when Notre Dameimplements a grant from the National Endowment for theHumanities to preserve its Catholic Collection. The grant,awarded in 2004, will result in the preservation of, andincreased access to, about 5,000 volumes during a two-yearperiod, Dube says.

Although most books treated at this site are from themain library collection, others hail from the branch libraries.The unit also responds to emergencies in which books havebeen damaged in accidents, like burst pipes that flooded partof Hesburgh Library in January 2004.

Dube heads the Library Emergency Response andRecovery Team that found simple ways to protect and drythe books. Had the situation been worse, the team was readyto call on an outside company to use a vacuum freeze-dryingprocess that dries wet books without leaving stains andcrinkled paper. As it was, most of the salvaged books werenot very wet and were able to be dried locally using fans anddehumidifiers.

In contrast to dramatic episodes, the staff also facesbanana peels and Twinkies left within a book’s covers.General abuse and disrespect will keep the team in business along time.

“Our books can take a beating when they’re tossed intobackpacks,” Dube says.

Margaret Ankrom applies a special adhesive to the binding of alibrary book in need of repair in the University’ Library’sConservation Unit, located in the Reyniers Building.

Guiding children to ‘the moral of the story’

Damaged books range from recently published volumes to rare,antique publications from University Libraries Special Collections.Age and type of paper dictate the repair process. Photos byCatherine McCormick.

Back by populardemand…

The University will revive the employee“Thank You” picnic in June after a three-yearhiatus, in part because of overwhelmingfeedback that the popular event was missed.

The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 1p.m. Friday, June 10 in Stepan Center. Attire willbe informal, the menu is classic picnic fare andthe timing is open-ended: drop in and leave atyour convenience.

“The picnic has always been a very popularand well attended event for the staff,” says RickMurphy, organizational consultant for humanresources and coordinator of the recognitionevent. “We felt it made sense to bring this formof recognition back to the staff.”

Murphy says to stay tuned for upcominginformation about the Awards of Excellenceprogram, which is being reviewed.

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By Gail Hinchion ManciniOutgoing Notre Dame President Rev. Edward A. “Monk”

Malloy, C.S.C., and Provost Nathan Hatch were lauded Sundayby Commencement speaker Vartan Gregorian as “champions ofequal opportunity, social and economic justice, of civil rights, ofthe right to a better life for the poor and downtrodden.”

Father Malloy, Hatch and Gregorian were among 15 dignitaries and morethan 2,900 students to receive bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral or honorarydegrees during the University’s 160th Commencement exercises in the JoyceCenter.

Gregorian, president of the Carnegie Corporation and former president ofBrown University, reflected on the place of faith and religion and theirrelationship to science and reason, and declared Notre Dame graduates lucky:“Because you have been educated at an institution at which neither the sacrednor the profane are ever taken for granted.”

He earned audience applause as he lamented: “Those who are using God toback up assorted political slogans seem to have forgotten the SecondCommandment—Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord, thy God, in vain.”

Gregorian implored students: “Be aware of the forces in society that willattempt to reduce you into mere socioeconomic or entertainment units, born anddestined to be relentless consumers. Remind yourself that you are, instead,rational, social and spiritual beings.”

Valedictorian Enrique R. Schaerer, a political science and finance majorfrom Las Vegas, urged the University to examine its progress on diversityissues, and move forward.

“If we are to be a genuine and sincere community, we must look beyond thestereotypes that blind us,” he said. “We need each other. We don’t have a personto waste. The University must not shrink from its responsibility to embrace newforms of diversity. And as graduating seniors, we must not lose sight of thevalue of such diversity. … As a Notre Dame family, we need to question thesupposed wisdom that divides us.”

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“Hammerin Hank” Aaron’s honorary degree hit a home run with at“Sesame Street” writer and actress Sonia Manzano and Cardinal Francworld and from the arenas of medicine, law, business, religion, academand Provost Nathan Hatch in receiving honorary degrees.

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Provost Nathan Hatch holds his honorary degree scroll while flanked by President Rev. Malloy and Hatch both received honorary degrees. Both are stepping down from their re

Dr. Joseph E. Murray, the Nobellaureate who performed the firstsuccessful organ transplant 51 yearsago, received the 2005 Laetare Medal,the oldest and most prestigious honorgiven to American Catholics.

The self-described product of “thelocal nuns” in his home of Milford,Mass., Dr. Murray launched a fieldthat has seen more than 400,000transplants and that redefined deathnot as the cessation of heart and lungfunction, but as the cessation of thebrain. Now 86, Dr. Murray toldgraduates he considers life not awaning candle but “a flaming torch tobe held high for future generations tofollow.”

Father Malloy and Hatch madeonly brief references to their pendingjob changes. Stepping down after an18-year presidency, Father Malloysaid he was experiencing “nothing butgratitude” for his years as president.He urged graduates to cherish theirfriends and be faithful to God.

“The greatest compliment you canpay to the teachers you’ve had here isto be lifelong learners,” he said.

Hatch, who is assuming thepresidency of Wake Forest University,called Notre Dame “the mostinteresting experiment in highereducation” and “a verdant spring in aland too dry and thirsty for wisdom.”

Hatch also acknowledged thework of Eileen Kolman, outgoingdean of the First Year of StudiesProgram, for her 15 years in thatposition.

Degrees were conferred on 2,040undergraduates, 274 master’s anddoctoral students in the Notre DameGraduate School, 398 master’s degreestudents in the Mendoza College ofBusiness, and 205 Notre Dame LawSchool graduates.

Dr. Joseph E. Murray, center, the Nobel laureate who performed the first successful organ transplant 51 years ago, acceptsthe 2005 Laetare Medal. A self-described product of Catholic school nuns, Dr. Murray founded a field that has seen 400,000organ transplants. Photo by Rebecca Varga.

Left: Valedictorian Enrique R.Schaerer implored the Universitycommunity to continue its work toembrace issues of diversity. Photo by Rebecca Varga.

Each year before Commencement ceremonies begin, recipients of honorary degrees arMulcahy, Nathan Hatch, Stephen Sample, Robert Conway, Dr. Benjamin Carson Sr., HeWalther, Francis Cardinal Arinze, Patrick F. McCartan, Sonia Manzano, Rev. Edward A.

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ttendees of Notre Dame’s 160th Commencement exercises, as did the one forcis Arinze. They were among more than a dozen luminaries from around themia and sport who joined President Rev. Edward A. “Monk” Malloy, C.S.C.,

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Edward A. “Monk” Malloy, C.S.C., left, and Board of Trustee Chair Patrick F. McCartan. Fatherespective positions. Photo by Matt Cashore.

“It’s great to be a member of thisclass,” said Father Malloy, as astanding ovation for his honorarydegree died down. Sunday’sceremony called for unusual logistics:Usually, Father Malloy and Board ofTrustees Chair Patrick F. McCartanrobe recipients as Hatch reads degreecitations. John Affleck-Graves,executive vice president, stepped into read Hatch’s citation as Hatch leftthe podium to be robed; incomingPresident Rev. John I. Jenkins,C.S.C., and McCartan robed FatherMalloy.

Graduates and their families alsoexpressed delight as Notre Dameconferred its first degree on a womanwho earned her undergraduate degreehere. Ophthalmologist Carol LallyShields (Philadelphia) is a 1979graduate and three-time captain of thebasketball team. Dr. Shields is aninternational expert on cancers of theeye, an associate director of theoncology service at Wills EyeHospital and a professor at ThomasJefferson University. She received adoctor of science degree.

Vartan Gregorian,Commencement speaker andCarnegie Corporation president,received a doctor of laws degree. TheIranian-born Gregorian, a historian,has been called “a teacher’s teacher, ascholar’s scholar, and aphilanthropist’s philanthropist.”

Joining Father Malloy, Hatch,Cardinal Arinze, Aaron and Gregorianas doctor of laws recipients were:

• Xerox CEO and board chair Anne Marie Mulcahy (Rochester, N.Y.),credited with revitalizing the company as an innovative technology and serviceenterprise. Mulcahy’s turnaround of one of the world’s best-known brands hasresulted from clear goal setting, expansion of systems and services, and afoundation of business ethics at the company where she began as a salesrepresentative more than 25 years ago.

• Human rights advocate Jack Greenberg (New York), an NAACP lawyerwho successfully argued Brown vs. Board of Education, among 40 cases triedbefore the Supreme Court. A longtime law professor at Columbia University, hehas participated in numerous human rights missions. His publications include“Race Relations and American Law,” “Litigation for Social Change” and“Crusaders in the Courts: How a Dedicated Band of Lawyers Fought for theCivil Rights Revolution.”

• United Nations World Food Programme executive director James ThomasMorris (Rome), who began his public service in Indianapolis city government,primarily as chief of staff for then-Mayor Richard Lugar. He became director ofcommunity development for Lilly Endowment Inc. in 1973 and later served asvice president, executive vice president and president of what is one of theworld’s largest charitable foundations.

• Robert Michael Conway (London), senior director of Goldman Sachs,alumnus, and University Trustee since 1990. A generous benefactor to theUniversity Libraries and the Medieval Institute, Conway has served on theAdvisory Council for the College of Arts and Letters, the Ireland AdvisoryCouncil, and the Advisory Council for the Performing Arts. He has taughtfinance at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business Administration,and lends his service to a broad array of organizations, from a disabilitiesfoundation to a chamber music society.

In addition to Shields, doctor of science degrees were conferred upon:

• Pediatric neurosurgeon Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr. (Baltimore). AtJohns Hopkins School of Medicine, he was thrust into the world spotlight in1987 when he led a 70-member medical team that performed the first successfulseparation of twins joined at the head. Carson is the director of the Division ofPediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins and a professor of neurosurgery, plasticsurgery, oncology and pediatrics. A poor student in elementary school, helectures and writes on his belief that demonstrating discipline and good behaviorare at the heart of true success.

• Mathematician Joseph Bishop Keller (Palo Alto, Calif.), developer of thegeometrical theory of diffraction and a major contributor to such fields asacoustics, elasticity, optics, and quantum mechanics. From formulating a methodfor determining energy levels of atoms and molecules, to determining howbubbles form in beer, his research demonstrates the power of mathematics tosolve both lofty and mundane problems. A member of the National Academy ofSciences, Keller taught and conducted research at New York University andStanford, where he is a professor emeritus.

• Cancer researcher and philanthropist Joseph Edward Walther(Indianapolis), founder of the Walther Cancer Institute, a nonprofit medicalresearch organization that employs leading scientists at Notre Dame and othermajor Midwestern medical centers and universities in an attempt to unlockcancer’s causes. An Indianapolis native and decorated World War II U.S. ArmyAir Force surgeon, he built the Winona Memorial Hospital in 1966. Withproceeds from the 1985 sale of the hospital, he founded the Walther Cancer

Baseball great Hank Aaron salutes the crowd, who greeted him with a standingovation. Photo by Matt Cashore.

Institute with the mission to eliminatecancer as a cause of suffering anddeath.

• University of SouthernCalifornia president and electricalengineer Steven Browning Sample(Los Angeles) received a doctor ofengineering degree. Sample’s patentsin the field of digital appliancecontrols have been licensed to nearlyevery major appliance manufacturer,and more than 300 million homeappliances have been built using hisinventions. After heading the StateUniversity of New York at Buffalo, in1991 he was appointed president ofUSC. Undeterred by Parkinson’sDisease, he is now bringing upbeat,offbeat lessons to the business worldin a best-selling book “TheContrarian’s Guide to Leadership.”

Manzano (New York), best knownfor her 30-plus years playing thecharacter Maria on “Sesame Street,”has shared in 14 Emmy Awards as apart of the show’s writing staff, haswritten for the children’s series “LittleBill,” and produces the onlineparenting column “Talking Outloud”for the Sesame Workshop. Shereceived a doctor of fine arts degree.

Since 2002, Cardinal Arinze hasheaded the Vatican office in charge ofliturgy. A Nigerian convert toCatholicism who was a fugitiveduring his country’s civil war, he wasappointed the world’s youngest bishopat age 32 and is consideredinstrumental in the rapid growth of theChurch in Africa. Called to Rome byPope John Paul II in 1984 to head theVatican’s office of interreligiousaffairs, Cardinal Arinze was named amember of the College of Cardinalsone year later, where he has garneredinternational renown as a strong voicefor outreach to the world, particularlyto Islam and to developing nations.

Aaron, a Hall of Fame baseballplayer, was honored as “the kind ofpositive role model the sports worldso desperately needs.” During his

re asked to pose for a commemorative picture. At top, from left, are Vartan Gregorian, Anne Marieenry “Hank” Aaron, James Morris and Carol Lally Shields. Seated, from left, are Dr. Joseph“Monk” Malloy, C.S.C., Joseph E. Murray, and Joseph Keller. Photo by Rebecca Varga.

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SHORT TAKES

ND Works staff writerSister Pat Thomas, O.P., rector of Walsh Hall, has learned over

the past eight years that there are many ways to say goodbye.

There’s the group who’s coming back next year, who just says “see ya” andwonders what all the fuss is about. There’s another group that sets off at dawn,each leaving their key and a note outside Sister Pat’s door. “Some of them don’tlike to say goodbye,” she says.

Then there’s the opposite: thestudent who loses half a day oftravel time because she has to saygoodbye to “one more friend.”Sister Pat has found parents “juststeaming” in their cars, helplessbecause they cannot seem to geton the road with all these one-more-goodbyes.

Sending freshmen home is aspecial challenge because theyhave been through so many newexperiences.

“Room inspections are a bigshock. They have to take all theirlofts apart,” Sister Pat explains.The scene sometimes begins witha student bursting into the hall

wailing, “But who’s going to take out the screws?” (After every Christmas,some seasoned resident returns with a new toolkit.With the help of male friends,they get the job done.)

In the midst of all this chaos, Sister Pat’s job, she says, is “to try to bearound, but not that much. I tend to get in the way. They don’t want me to seethem leaving their junk.”

Walsh Hall began with 58 of this year’s seniors; 41 continued to live in theresidence hall through senior year. The Monday after graduation, when mostleave, is actually the hardest day for Sister Pat.

She will be distracting herself, though, with her own packing. She has beenassigned to be director of campus ministry at Albertus Magnus College in NewHaven, Conn., which is run by the Dominicans, her religious order.

She and her cat, Charley, will be out by the end of June. Taking apart herapartment of eight years may give her cause to stand in the hall and wail as well.

And who will say goodbye to Sister Pat? The University has, in a sense, byawarding her the 2005 John “Pop” Farley Award, which honors contributionsthat enrich the religious, disciplinary, social, recreational and physical welfare ofstudents. (See related story on page 1.)

And then there will be dinner with rector friends and students, who oncelived in Walsh who now work here, she says.

Spam, begone!The days are numbered when a wristwatch or pharmaceutical

salesperson, or a scam artist, can penetrate your e-mail. A bigger,stronger, better spam filter is on its way, one that won’t rely oneach of us to pick and choose what we don’t want.

The Office of Information Technologies is purchasing new antispamtechnology that can, with a high degree of proven accuracy, identify unwantedsolicitations and messages, according to Dewitt Latimer, assistant provost in theOffice of Information Technologies.

The OIT staff’s current spam technology is very good at identifying spam asit arrives at our gates. What’s problematic about today’s strategy is thatindividual users must master a complicated process in order to block unwantedmail. “We correctly tag over 90 percent of incoming spam, but only about 15percent of campus users have their e-mail configured to do something aboutspam,” Latimer says.

That doesn’t mean that only 15 percent of us are frustrated by spam.“There’s a growing level of angst surrounding spam,” Latimer says. “We need togive our user community better tools to address the growing spam problem.”

Under the new subscription system, blocking spam will require a personalaction similar to getting on a “no call” list that blocks telephone solicitors. Theuser will go to a new, much more intuitive Web site to activate the “no spam”feature for his or her account. The new technology handles the tough job offiguring out what spam is.

Dealing with theSAT score shift

In March, and again on May 7, hundreds of thousands of highschool students took an SAT that had a new component—a 25-minute writing challenge—and a new way of reporting the scores.

Previously reported on a scale of 1,600—800 points assigned to math, 800to verbal— the test is now scaled on a 2,400-point range. The additional 800-point segment is being dedicated to writing skills and includes the 25-minuteessay writing challenge. The other 1,600 points remain divided equally betweenmath and verbal, which is now called critical reading.

Although the new crop of SAT scores looks steroid-enhanced, adjusting tothem is requiring little heavy lifting for the undergraduate admissions staff,according to Bob Mundy, director of admissions operations.

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How to say goodbye

Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., president emeritus of the Universityof Notre Dame, received the inaugural Humanitarian Award at the 13th annualTrumpet Awards on April 25 in Atlanta.

Created by Turner Broadcasting in 1993, the Trumpet Awards celebrateAfrican-American achievement in the arts, science and politics. FatherHesburgh was honored for his “pivotal role in helping to achieve equality andjustice.”

The University offers its thanks and congratulations to employeescelebrating employment anniversaries for May including Margaret Gloster,Notre Dame Press; Elizabeth Korensky, food services-Holy Cross House; andCarol McFarlane, Morris Inn. All have been with the University for 30 years.

Observing 25 years of service are Floyd Franz, at the Land of Lakesfacility; David Gatchell, security; Weldon Jefferies, building services; andOlay Malaythong, Joyce Center. Kenneth Delinski, security; ChristianHorwarth, Joyce Center; and Mark Sobieralski, preventive maintenance, havebeen with Notre Dame for 20 years.

Anthony Clark, security; and Donald Gard, physics; have been with theUniversity for 15 years. Marking their 10-year anniversaries are ChristopherAntonucci, risk management; Jessica Brookshire, human resources; NicholasFerraro, catering; Vickie Garrett, Food Services Support Facility-production;Douglas Marsh, University architect; Jason Pope, landscape services; andDavid Poulin, athletics.

The University welcomes the following employees, who began working atNotre Dame during April.

WHAT THEY WERE DOING

The real President Rev. Edward A. “Monk” Malloy, C.S.C., stands at left, next to a life-like portrait of him paintedby Dan Adel of New York, an illustrator and portrait artist. Malloy unveiled the portrait last Thursday during areception in the Main Building. Photo by Rebecca Varga.

In development, Kristi Butmanis serving as a writer and researcherand Mary Kate Nava is director ofcorporation and foundation giving.General Services hired Bart Crouchand Shawn Thomas, both serving asmaintenance assistants. SusanMurphy is a new benefitscoordinator in human resources.

Frances Shavers has started herwork as executive assistant toincoming president Rev. John I.Jenkins, C.S.C. Nicole Straub is anadvanced staff accountant withaccounting and financial services.Virendra Sood will serve inchemistry and biochemistry as asenior research technician. In theKellogg Institute, Julie Jack will beprogram manager for events. TheOffice of Information Technologieshas hired Margaret Diehl as a seniorapplication specialist.

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Mercifully, says Mundy, the SAT publishers promise an apples-to-applescomparison between previous years’ verbal and math scores and upcomingcritical reading and math scores. The writing portion, which will examinegrammar, usage and essay-writing ability, will serve as a freestanding add-on.

For the first few years, Mundy says, the admissions staff will emphasize thetwo traditional components while keeping a watchful eye on the writingcomponent scores. Over a period of a few years, further research should indicatehow and what kind of successes the writing component predicts. The secondcollege admissions test that Notre Dame accepts—the ACT—offers a voluntarywriting component. Notre Dame does not insist that students who take the ACTalso take the voluntary component, Mundy says.

SATs, and many standardized test scores, not only provide a numeric score,they provide a percentile ranking. Whether Notre Dame admits a student with aperfect 1,600 score or the new perfect 2,400 score, Mundy knows that that scoreis stronger than 99.9 percent of the scores in the country. By studying percentilecomparisons from year to year, the admissions office will be able to comparerelative strength from one class to the next, he says.

Health, counseling innew headquarters

Moving vans for University Health Services and theUniversity Counseling Center maneuvered among familiespacking up students as both services assumed new, temporaryheadquarters. Their relocation paves the way for a majorrenovation of the Student Health Center.

University Counseling Services has put out its shingle in the former postoffice on the east side of campus, next to McKenna Hall. The center plans toprovide counseling services throughout the summer to students, from 9 a.m. to 5p.m., and 24-hour emergency counseling services are available.

While moving, between May 13 and 17, the counseling staff continued toprovide emergency counseling and consultation, according to Susan Steibe-

Pasalich, counseling center director.

The relocation of Health Servicesto temporary headquarters at theformer security building near theNotre Dame Golf Course was a littlemore time consuming, becausethousands of files, medicalequipment and hundreds of boxes ofsupplies had to be moved, accordingto director Ann Kleva. The HealthCenter holds a file on every NotreDame student for seven years inaddition to worker compensationfiles that are kept for 30 years.

In the first phase of the move, thehealth center’s second-floor inpatientclinic was moved to the second floorof the security building as the staffcontinued to accept outpatient visitson the first floor. That service was tocontinue through 4 p.m. Friday, May20.

The walk-in clinic, which doesan active business treating youthsport and academic campers andother special summer visitors, plansto reopen June 7 on the first floor ofthe security building. The HealthServices staff and Office of RiskManagement staff worked together toensure that ongoing services wereprovided by off-campus entities.

Renovation of the Student HealthCenter is expected to take a year.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES

This photos, from the 1920s, captures Commencement before the University had an indoor venue for theevent. Photo provided by Charles Lamb, University Archives.

FFYYII

Free films—bring afriend

Revisit box-office hits from“Titanic” to “Singin’ in the Rain” asthe Marie P. DeBartolo Center forthe Performing Arts presents a freefilm festival Tuesday, June 7 throughSaturday, June 11.

The festival is being organized toencourage community members toenjoy the Browning Cinema and itssuperb sound and picture quality. Butfor fun, the last night will involve anoutdoor showing.

Tuesday through Friday filmswill be shown at 6:30 and 10 p.m.The schedule includes “Titanic”(Tuesday, June 7), “Pirates of theCaribbean” (Wednesday, June 8),“The Matrix” (Thursday, June 9),and “Independence Day” (Friday,June 10).

On Saturday, June 11, thefestival will present a 3 p.m. showingof “Singin’ in the Rain” in thecinema. The week will culminate at9 p.m. with an outdoor screening of“Raiders of the Lost Ark” on a 30-foot-wide screen on DeBartoloQuad, immediately north of theperforming arts center. In case ofrain, the film will be shown inBrowning Cinema.

Tickets are required for thesefree screenings. To reserve tickets orfor more information, contact theDeBartolo Performing Arts Centerticket office at 631-2800, or visithttp://performingarts@nd.edu.

Old fingers, newtricks

The news is out: We need to dial“8,” not “9,” to make outsidetelephone calls. We have all summerto adjust, starting now. The number“8” on the telephone keypad isalready activated to access outsidelines.

Beginning Sept. 1, “9” will nolonger work to reach outside lines.

As explained in an e-mail sent inearly May and a mailing thatfollowed the next week, callers using“9” frequently ended up in the 911emergency line of Notre DameSecurity/Police (NDSP). Callersdialing “9” for an outside linefollowed by “1” for a long distancecall are two-thirds the way to dialing9-1-1, explains Dewitt Latimer,assistant provost in the Office ofInformation Technologies. “Youwould be surprised how many timesthat third stroke is an accidental“1”completing the 9-1-1 sequence.Many times callers don’t realize theirmistake and hang-up to try again.”

The problem occurs hundreds of

times a month and is oftenexacerbated when the source is a faxmachine set for redial. Yet misdialsmust be treated by NDSP as potentialemergencies.

The telecommunications staffwill monitor the transition to see howwell campus users are adopting the“8.” Further reminders are expectedto follow.

Snite presents murals,photos and someItalian vroom vroom

What does hope look like? Whatdoes a 15th century mural look likewhen you update the faces andclothing? The Snite Museum’ssummer roster provides answers tothose questions, and a third: What’s amidlife crisis without a great Italiansports car?

A reception celebrating three newexhibits will take place from 2 to 4p.m. Sunday, June 4. The reception isfree and open to the public.

“Hope Photographs” will display107 images taken in the second halfof the 20th century by the mostnoteworthy photographers of the day.Curated by Alice Rose George andLee Marks and presented by JGS,Inc., New York, the show exploresimages of innocence, optimism,opportunity and salvation. The showruns from June 12 to Aug. 7.

In “The Brancacci Project—Phase One,” Saint Mary’s College artprofessor Bill Sandusky reinterpretsthe fresco cycle painted in theBrancacci Chapel of Santa Maria delCarmine in Florence, Italy, byMasaccio, Masolino and FilippinoLippi between about 1424 and 1480.

Long considered one of themajor monuments in the history ofart, this fresco cycle helped initiatethe Italian Renaissance. In hismurals, Sandusky uses contemporarypersons, dress, and locales toreinterpret Renaissance depictions ofbiblical stories while remainingfaithful to the originals. Manyvisitors to the exhibition willrecognize familiar community faces.The exhibit opens June 26 and runsthrough Sept. 18. Sandusky willspeak about his project during theopening reception.

From June 19 through Sept. 18,the term “Italian Hardbodies” willrefer to sports cars handcrafted bySergio Scaglietti and Pietro Frua,Italian coachbuilders renowned forbeautiful, handcrafted sports carbodies. This exhibit features a FerrariCalifornia Spyder draped in a redbody by Scaglietti and a blackMaserati wrapped by Frua.

Take a journey, or justa class

There’s still time to sign up forJourney of Excellence, the annualprofessional development conferencesponsored by the Office of HumanResources.

This year’s two-day event, June8 and 9 (Wednesday and Thursday),features leadership expert John C.Maxwell, author of the best-selling“The 21 Irrefutable Laws ofLeadership,” and Chester Elton,coauthor of “A Carrot a Day” and“The 24 Carrot Manager.”

The annual conference addressesthe needs of mid- to upper-levelcorporate, higher education, and not-for-profit leaders who are pressed toprovide vision, direction, purposeand strategy for their organizations.In addition to the keynote speakers, adozen seminar topics will addressproblem-solving, effectivemanagement, maximizing employeepotential and recognizing andrewarding employee potential.Presenters include faculty from NotreDame, business executives andsubject-matter experts.

The conference is $299 for NotreDame employees; registration isavailable online through iLearn athttp://ilearn.nd.edu. For moreinformation visit

http://hr.nd.edu/prodevelopment/main_conference.shtml or contactMindy Mansour, conferencecoordinator, atmindy.mansour.3@nd.edu or 631-3800, or Cindy Ewing, manager ofprofessional development andlearning, at cewing@nd.edu or 631-8378.

Other June professional andpersonal development options are:

“Recording and ReportingMinutes,” an elective for the businesswriting certificate from 8 a.m. tonoon Wednesday, June 22.Participants will learn how to reviewan agenda, zero in on what to record,and create a format for publishingminutes. A $99 fee is charged for thiscourse in 234 Grace Hall.

“The Role of Negativity in theWorkplace” will review strategies forsmoothing out emotional flare-upsand examine the general meaning ofemotions in the workplace. Thesession will take place from 9 a.m. to4 p.m. Wednesday, June 29 in 234Grace Hall. A $129 fee will becharged. The course is an elective forthree certificate programs: IntegratingChange, Notre Dame Leadership, andSupervisory Foundation. It is beingoffered for the last time for thosecertificate programs.

On Friday, June 17, in “Re-examining the Rules of Investing,” arepresentative from TIAA-CREF willdiscuss the current economic outlookand market volatility and makesuggestions about personalinvestment strategies. The eventtakes place twice, from 11:45 a.m. to1:15 p.m. and from 3:30 to 5 p.m., in234 Grace Hall.

Register at http://ilearn.nd.edu.

Relay for Life 2005season begins

Those of us who tuned in toRelay for Life, the American CancerSociety fundraiser, learned last yearthat an awful lot of the fun stuffhappens around campus before theculminating all-night walk-a-thon: Apie sale, for example.

This fall, Relay for Life will takeplace Oct. 7 and 8 starting at 6 p.m.

Friday and continuing until 10 a.m.Saturday.

On Thursday, May 26 and againon Thursday, June 30, Food Servicesbegins raising its relay donation byoffering Dutch apple pies for $10each. The dates are intended tocomplement your Memorial Day andFourth of July menu planning.

Order a pie by e-mailing TinaDurski (tdurski@nd.edu), ChristineColeman (ccoleman@nd.edu), JackieStrabley (jstrable@nd.edu), or DavidShindler (dshidler@nd.edu).Individual pie pickup will take placefrom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on each date inthe Huddle in LaFortune StudentCenter.

Pies will be delivered todepartments with orders of 10 ormore. Food Services is selling only100 pies each day, so place your orderearly.

Also new this year, the Relay forLife Spirit Band. This one-size-fits-allpurple wristband is embossed with the“Fightin’ Irish Fightin’ Cancer” logo.A $2 donation is requested, with allproceeds benefiting the AmericanCancer Society. The bands areavailable in the Hammes Notre DameBookstore, or you can get one bycontacting Relay chairperson DeeDeeSterling at sterling.7@nd.edu or 631-9927.

Dance, splash, dive,sail…

It’s too early to register forRecSports summer programs, but it’snot too early to look at what youmight want to take. Visithttp://recsports.nd.edu to learnabout lessons in sailing, SCUBA,martial arts, ballet, and Brazilian orLatin dance. Most classes begin inlate June and continue through July orearly August. Registration beginsJune 21.

Summer swim lessons forchildren are being offered throughoutJune and July in one- or two-weekincrements. Parent-tot and adultlessons begin in mid-June.Registration for summer swim lessonsbegins June 1.

Images from upcoming shows at the Snite Museum of Art

BACK STORY

By Gail Hinchion ManciniAlthough he is a lover of France and its culture, when

Christian Moevs was growing up in New Jersey in the late1960s and early 1970s, the Italian side of him wasoverwhelmed by America’s exclusive love of things French:“Everything had to be ‘chic.’ Even the word is French.Italian meant pizza, Mafia and cobblers. Pasta was thisAmerican-made glue.”

Barbara Mangione says ciao to Italian language students,whom she has taught since 1990. ND Works staff photo.

Students, faculty ride waveof Italy’s popularity

Colleen Ryan-Scheutz, Moevs’ colleague in the department of Italianlanguages and literature, is also of Italian descent. As a Notre Dameundergraduate in the late 1980s, she majored in French and government.While studying in the Angers, France program for a year, she says, “Iwent to visit my Italian relatives and woke up: ‘French is beautiful butwhy haven’t I taken an interest in Italian?’ ”

Today, Moevs, an associate professor, and Ryan-Scheutz, Scholl IIProfessor of Romance Languages and Literatures, and their facultycolleagues are riding the crest of a new wave of passion for the Italianlanguage. Or, more accurately, they are trying very hard to keep ahead ofit.

It’s a national trend, but one that Notre Dame may be experiencingmore intensely than other institutions. Collegiate Italian language studygrew 26 percent between 1998 and 2002—compared to a 13.7 percentincrease in Spanish, according to a report by the Modern LanguageAssociation. In spring of 1997, 180 Notre Dame students were studyingItalian. In fall 2004, that number had increased to 438.

Italian is a popular choice for satisfying the College of Arts andLetters’ three-semester language requirement. But higher-level classesare also experiencing enrollment increases. The introductory literaturecourse Survey of Medieval and Renaissance Literature has grown fromthree students in 1994 to 28 in fall 2005. “We even have native Spanishspeakers enrolling in Italian,” Moevs says.

Spanish, acknowledged as the unofficial second language of theUnited States, has the highest enrollment among Notre Dame foreignlanguage programs. But reinforcing the notion that Italian is becomingthe European language to study, Notre Dame’s Italian internationalstudies options are the most sought-after programs in a non-Englishspeaking country. To the dismay of Kathleen Opel, assistant director ofInternational Studies, they also have the greatest turn-away rate. Onlyabout half of applicants can be accommodated in the semester-longprograms, says Opel. (The largest program, in conjunction with JohnCabot University, accommodates up to 70 students; Architectureadministers its own Rome program, which brings another 60 to 70students to Rome each year.)

What’s going on?

For one thing, says Ryan-Scheutz, Italy and things Italian arefashionable in the United States. Think Papa Vinos. Think cappuccino(“You can get cappuccino—well, a form of it—at practically any gasstation in town,” Moevs marvels. In the 1970s, there was only one placein all of Manhattan where he could find the frothy beverage.) Think great

shoes, clothing and interior design. Think Tuscany, as in the half-dozen booksFrances Mayes has dedicated to Italy since “Under the Tuscan Sun” waspublished in 1996.

As English became the dominant international language, Moevs says, thepractical reasons for learning a European language diminished, leading studentsto study a language for the sake of culture or the beauty of the country. Andeven in Europe, he says “Italy is a mecca. Everyone has a good time in Italy.”

“We hear students talk about their ethnic background. Grandma makingravioli,” says Lesley Sullivan, an International Studies program coordinator

who oversees a language-intensive option in Bologna.“But I think, practicallyspeaking, they have the option oftaking international business,history of the European Union—course credits accepted bydepartments other than romancelanguages and literatures.”

Students add that whilefew studied Italian in highschool, starting a new languagefrom scratch is not a deterrent.

“It’s a welcome break to thelimited selection that is offeredin most high school languageclasses,” says sophomoreShannon Wimp, who was inRome during the excitement ofthe papal changeover duringspring semester. She also creditsa “vibrant” faculty that givesstudents incentive to continuestudying and to talk up theprogram among fellow students.

Subject matter past thebeginner level goes beyondliterature classes to include“theater projects, examiningDante, and culturally-basedclasses,” Wimp says.

Ryan-Scheutz has introducedan annual theater project,producing an Italian-languageplay that this year sold out allthree performances. Thedepartment also takes fulladvantage of Italian film, trips tothe opera in Chicago, and onlineresources that show Italiantelevision commercials. It evenorganizes student soccer games.“Each student obviously has hisor her own reasons for choosinga language,” adds Wimp, “but inmy opinion the Italiandepartment has been the mosteffective in creating a departmentthat students recognize and inwhich they want to be involved.”

If the momentum continues,Moevs says he is hopeful theprogram, in conjunction withInternational Studies, will beable to broaden the opportunitiesfor students who want to becomebilingual in Italian by taking animmersion program like the onein Angers, France. There, classesare taught in French and the verypurpose is to become bilingual.

The cloisters of Monreale, Italy, with their famous arches, columns, gardens andwalkways, provide a drawing exercise for Notre Dame architecture students. Inaddition to the School of Architecture's Rome program, Notre Dame students canundertake an intensive Italian language experience in Bologna. Or, in Rome, theycan follow an intensive classics curriculum or the more general program offered inconjunction with John Cabot University. Photo provided by School ofArchitecture.

By Gail Hinchion Mancini

Should you be lucky enough to travel to Italy this summer,Professoressa Mangione would like you to remember a fewthings.

Some of these tips are good manners in any country: Gentlemen, takeoff your baseball caps indoors, particularly in a restaurant.

Some of her tips are uniquely Italian. “Wear shoes,” says BarbaraMangione, longtime Notre Dame Italian language instructor. “Italians arenever barefooted, except in bed and the shower.” You can smoke or talk ona cell phone seemingly everywhere. But while walking outdoors, youshould not be seen eating anything but ice cream.

It’s always a good idea—in business, or during a simple shoptransaction—to address an Italian with a title. Thus, Mangione becomesSignora Mangione or Professoressa Mangione. A man is Signore, anunmarried woman is Signorina.

Mangione, who is retiring this year, has been preparing students forinternational travel since joining the faculty in 1990. But her skill at makinga good impression with Italians precedes her teaching career.

Born and raised in South Bend of Polish-American parents, Mangionebecame an international traveler in her teens, beginning in Bogota,Colombia. A course in art history compelled her to visit Italy, where she mether husband, Vincenzo. They moved here in 1968 to raise their threedaughters.

When in Rome …Americans are direct to a fault; Italians more

circumspect. But they are a people tremendouslyaware of the impact of the United States on theircountry, and American travelers can learn a lot abouthow the world sees them if they can draw a nativeItalian into conversation.

“They’re very issue oriented,” Mangione says,from an office where pictures are slowly comingdown and books being packed. “I used to tell mystudents an Italian boy’s idea of flirting was to ask agirl about nuclear proliferation. They’re aware ofpolitics, of world issues, and how different issuesaffect them.”

But they’re not always easy to draw into openexchange. They will dodge questions, for example,by asking about you. Draw them out with effusivepraise and genuine interest, Mangione recommends.Among the Italian phrase book classics to memorize:How are you today?, please, and thank you.. “A goodphrase is ‘molto bello,’ which can mean beautiful,wonderful, or very nice. ”

Warm greetings and a sincere thank you arewelcome by everyone serving tourists. “You mighteven ask someone who seems interested in talking toyou to recommend a restaurant or a shop.”

Be generous with sincere compliments. “Italians

are quite good at spotting a phony, but they love to beappreciated, to be complimented on the excellence of thelocal wine and food, the elegance of the city, the beauty ofthe landscape,” Mangione says.

“You’ll get a mirrored image of what you give.”