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Paul
Stabile, vice president for development, marked his retirement
from the college in June following ten years of service. During
Paul's tenure, the college saw notable accomplishments in
the development area, including the completion of a $35 million
capital campaign in 1999 that contributed to the growth of
the College. Paul departed the College with best wishes for
his future endeavors and with the gratitude of the entire
La Roche community for all his efforts. |
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Thanksgiving
Tuesday
Every
community is blessed with outstanding individuals who uses their
time and talents to improve the lives of others. Each November,
La Roche College honors such individuals in the greater Pittsburgh
area with the Thanksgiving Tuesday Awards Program. on Tuesday,
November 26, the La Roche community gathered in the Zappala
College Center to witness the honorees receiving their awards.
Scott M. Hollander, Esq., executive director of KidsVoice, was
one of this year's recipients. |
From
left: Adam J. Gordon, M.D.; Patricia weaver; Monsignor Kerr;
and Scott Hollander, Esq. |
KidsVoice
is a local nonprofit organization that represents 5,000 abused,
neglected or abandoned children. KidsVoice serves as the inspiration
for the CBS hit drama, "The Guardian," which is set
in Pittsburgh. Hollander serves as a technical advisor for the
program.
Adam J. Gordon, M.D., assistant professor of medicine with the
University of pittsburgh, received the Thanksgiving Tuesday
Award for his work with the Salvation Army's Public Inebriate
Program and the Harbor Light Center, both aimed at helping with
substance abuse problems.
Patricia A. weaver, founder and president of A Hand To Hold,
was recognized for her efforts to protect newborns. A Hand To
Hold is a program that promises confidentiality to mothers who
relinquish their unharmed newborn babies to the care of designated
hospitals in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. The idea behind
the program is to protect the baby from unnecessary harm and
to help find the child a good home.
Monsignor William Kerr, president of La Roche College, established
the Thanksgiving Tuesday Awards in 1993. The aim of the program
is to honor people in the community who promote selfless giving
and devotion to various causes. To date, the College has recognized
31 people with a Thanksgiving Tuesday Award. |
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Slavery
in the united States may have ended more than a hundred years
ago, but the effects of that dark period in American history
are ever present today. on wednesday, October 23rd, hundreds
attended a forum titled "Without Sanctuary: Racism in America,"
held in the Kearns Spirituality Center. The College's Center
for the Study of Ethics sponsored the discussion in conjunction
with the YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh Center for Race Relations
and Anti-Racism Training and the College's Office of College
Activities. |
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speaker for the event was Dr. Joy DeGruy-Leary, professor of
sociology at Oregon State University. She discussed her theory
of post-traumatic slave syndrome. She believes that slavery
inflicted traumatic injury upon African-Americans and that the
effects of the trauma have been passed along to the current
generation. Paul Hawkins, director of the social Justice Research
Center in Pittsburgh, was the panel respondent for the event. |
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Native
American Performance
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Students
enrolled in a course called Race and Ethnicity hosted a Native
American cultural exposition on September 24. The class invited
members of the council of Three Rivers American Indian Center,
Inc., who performed to Native American music and bought authentic
artifacts with them. The event was held in the Zappala College
Center Square.
Students
form a circle around a Native American
performer at the College's Native American cultural exposition. |
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Coming
Soon... Class Notes
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Are
you interested in catching up with former classmates that
you haven't seen in years? Have you marked an important accomplishment
that you'd like to share with your college friends? Beginning
in the spring, La Roche Magazine will publish a regular section
called Class Notes. It will contain the latest information
on our alumni-- recent promotions or job changes, special
awards they have won and additions to their family. Look for
Class Notes in the Next edition of La Roche Magazine.
You
have a number of ways to submit something for publication
in Class Notes. You can contact the La Roche College Office
of Alumni Services at 412-536-1089. You can also email your
submissions to alumni@laroche.edu.
In addition, you can register in the on-line alumni directory
by logging on to the College's website at www.laroche.edu. |
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Ethiopian
New Year |
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La Roche community helped the College's Ethiopian students celebrate
Ethiopia's New Year on September 13. Students from Ethiopia
invited the community to join them in the Cantellops Dining
Hall during lunchtime to enjoy the celebration, which included
native music and dress. The students also performed an Ethiopian
ceremony. |
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Thomas
Octave, coordinator of campus liturgy, directs vocalists from
the College and various schools at the second annual Peace Concert.
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Members
of the College community attended the second annual Peace Concert,
held on Friday, October 18, in the Mother of Divine Providence
Chapel. Vocalists from several area schools and churches joined
the La Roche College Choir to present "Let the Children
Sing: A Concert for Peace." Attendees donated $450 to benefit
needy children through International Youth Advocates, an organization
that helps underprivileged children across the globe. The organization
was founded by 13-year-old Gregory Smith of Virginia, a 2002
recipient of the Pacem in Terris "Tribute to Peace"
Award. |
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Executive
Director of Development
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Drew
Keys joined the College on August 1 as the executive director
of development. Keys came from UPMC Health System, where he
served as a senior development officer. In that capacity,
he managed all development initiatives for the UPMC Rehabilitation
Hospital, UPMC Southside Hospital, and all central Health
System direct marketing programs and projects that promote
financial support from individuals, organizations and corporations.
Prior to his work at UPMC, Keys was director of leadership
giving programs at the University of Pittsburgh and annual
fund director at St. Vincent College. |
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