New Director of Campus Ministry to Provide Pastoral Care to Students
Sister Mary Pellegrino, CSJ, has been named director of Campus Ministry at Carlow University. As director of Campus Ministry, she will be responsible for the pastoral care and faith formation for Carlow’s approximately 2,300 students, but particularly the nearly 400 who live on campus.
“We are delighted that Sister Mary has joined the Carlow community,” says Carol A. Gruber, PhD, vice president of Student Affairs. “We welcome her back into the field of campus ministry.”
Sister Mary Pellegrino, a native of Pittsburgh, will be returning to campus ministry after serving as director of Vocation Ministries for the Sisters of St. Joseph, as well as program director at their Visitation House located on Sarah Street in Pittsburgh, since 1998. She previously served as the pastoral associate/campus minister at St. Thomas More University Parish/Newman Center in Indiana, Pa. Sister Mary was also responsible for the development, facilitation, and oversight of the young adult peace camps in both Baden, Pa. and Philadelphia, Pa. She is a professional writer who has written for professional journals and religious magazines. She also has been a facilitator and presenter at local, regional, national, and international conferences and workshops.
Sister Mary Pellegrino earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, her professional certifi cation in campus ministry from the Catholic Campus Ministry Association, a master’s degree in religious education from Fordham University, and will complete her second master’s degree in Christian spirituality and a certificate in spiritual/retreat direction from Creighton University next summer. In 2004, the National Religious Vocation Conference presented her with its National Recognition Award.
“I thank everyone in the Carlow community for the warm hospitality and gestures of welcome given me since I arrived at Carlow,” she says. “I look forward to working with all members of the campus community as I get to know everyone.”
New Coordinator of Health Services is Carlow Alumna
Mary Frances Reidell (’02), RN, BSN, has been named coordinator of Health Services at Carlow University. In this position, Reidell will provide health and wellness services—particularly efforts aimed at prevention and education—for Carlow University’s students, staff, and faculty.
“Mary possesses a broad range of experiences in both health education and wellness initiatives,” says Carol A. Gruber, PhD, vice president of Student Affairs. “We are pleased to name her as coordinator of Health Services.”
Reidell has experience as a hospital staff nurse, a school nurse in both public and private schools, and as a campus nurse at the University of Florida. Most recently, she was the school nurse for Shady Side Academy Junior School, and has worked as a substitute school nurse in both the Penn Hills and Woodland Hills school districts. Reidell’s previous nursing experience includes positions as a staff nurse at Queens Hospital Center in Jamaica, New York; a coronary care nurse at Saint Francis Hospital in Roslyn, New York; and an assistant head nurse at Shand’s Teaching Hospital, part of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla.
“I have a passionate interest in health and wellness services that occur in an academic environment,” says Reidell. “I believe that the health status of an individual greatly impacts her or his academic success, and I’m delighted to be part of a team of people who are working toward supporting academic success for students.”
Seven Nursing Alumnae Receive Cameos of Caring Awards Area Hospitals Annually Recognize Dedication of Carlow Nurses
Seven Carlow University nursing alumnae were among the region’s nurses honored on September 30, 2006, at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing’s 2006 Cameos of Caring Awards Gala at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
Cameos of Caring was created in 1999 to honor exceptional bedside nurses working at acute care hospitals. Each year the gala has grown, and this year more than 1,400 guests attended. Historically, the goals of the program have grown to include honoring outstanding nurses, increasing public awareness of the nursing profession by highlighting, and recruiting a new generation of nurses to help offset the current nursing shortage. This year’s goals included increasing awareness about organ and tissue donation, recognizing the impact advanced education has on the delivery of quality healthcare, and supporting academic pursuits. For the first time, Cameos of Caring recognized outstanding nurse educators, and Marian Knight Fedak, BSN, MNEd, was honored by her colleagues in the School of Nursing as Carlow’s selection.
2006 Awardees
Mary Kish(’91), representing Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC
Joan Torcaso (’97), representing Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh
Linda Connelley (’00), representing UPMC Presbyterian
Alicia Waters (’01), representing the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Highland Division
Sharon Nuss (’87), representing Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
2006 Advanced Practice Awardee
Marilyn Hudak(’91,’96), representing UPMC Presbyterian Nurse
Educator Awardee
Marian Knight Fedak (’00), representing Carlow University
New Director for Carlow Hill Education Center Has Distinguished Reputation in Public Service
Carlow University has named Shelly J. Todd, Esq., director of the Carlow Hill Education Center. Todd was also appointed assistant professor in the School for Social Change.
“Shelly is a tremendous addition to the faculty at Carlow, and will be an asset as director of the Carlow Hill Education Center,” says Emma Lucas-Darby, PhD, chair of the School for Social Change. “Carlow’s students will benefi t from her outstanding career in public service, the law, and higher education.”
Todd served for two years as a full-time lecturer in media arts, political science, and communication skills at Robert Morris University. Prior to that, she served two years as staff attorney for Regional Housing Legal Services in Pittsburgh, and nine years as a legal analyst and legal counsel to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, most notably from 1997 through 2001 for the Military and Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee. As a legal analyst for the House, she developed legislative and policy initiatives in the areas of voting rights, judicial reform, education, and alternative dispute resolution. She also served as committee liaison for the judiciary committee.
Her previous experience in higher education includes service at Bishop State Community College in Mobile, AL, the Community College of Allegheny County, and the University of Maryland. Currently, she is legal counsel, as well as a member of the board of the Mooncrest Neighborhood Association. She also serves as a member of the board of advisors for Our Lady of Sacred Heart Academy in Moon Township.
Todd, who is a member in good standing of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, received her law degree from the University of Maryland and bachelor’s degree in speech and broadcasting at Pennsylvania State University.
“I am delighted to be joining the Carlow community, and look forward to meeting the challenges and opportunities preseted by the development and implementation of new directions for the Hill Education Center,” says Todd.
Dr. Emma Lucas-Darby Confirmed by State Senate to State Social Work Board
Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell appointed Emma Lucas-Darby, MSW, PhD, social work professor and chair of the School for Social Change, to serve as a member of the State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors. Dr. Lucas-Darby’s appointment was confi rmed by the Senate of Pennsylvania on October 16, 2006.
The State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors protects the public from unprofessional, improper, unauthorized and unqualifi ed practice of licensed social work, marriage and family therapy and professional counseling. The board regulates and controls only those professionals who hold themselves out as licensed social workers, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors because a license is not required to practice social work, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, and professional counseling in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The board’s functions include promulgating rules and regulations, requiring applicants to pass examinations relating to their qualifications as a prerequisite to the issuance of a license and examining for, denying, approving, issuing, revoking, suspending, or renewing such licenses. In addition, the board conducts hearings upon complaints and promulgates standards of professional practice and conduct for licensed social workers, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors.
In August 2006, the Carlow University Press released its second publication, Spectrum, an interdisciplinary volume of scholarly essays written by Carlow University faculty members.
Spectrum features a range of topics from early childhood education to history to theology to social sciences.
The Carlow University Press Advisory Board selected manuscripts based on the variety of disciplines, signifi cant research involved, and those topics that best represented Carlow’s disciplines.
The essays selected for the journal were written by Beverly Barkon, PhD, associate professor of special education, School of Education; Maureen Crossen, PhD, associate professor of theology, and chair of the theology department; Martha Howland Ezzell, PhD, professor in the professional leadership graduate program; Emma Lucas-Darby, PhD, professor of social work and associate dean of the School for Social Change; Roberta L. Schomberg, PhD, professor of education and associate dean of the School of Education; and Csaba Toth, PhD, professor of history.
“For our first venture, we were looking to showcase faculty scholarship that covered a diversity of disciplines to offer a coherent picture of the breadth of scholarly research of the institution; we wanted to be as open and inclusive as possible,” says Associate Provost Cindy Rothenberger, PhD, and member of the Carlow University Press Advisory Board.
An example of the University’s continuing commitment to values, scholarship, and vision, this work also places Carlow faculty members’ intellectual pursuits on the map of higher education. As a young University, the publication of Spectrum creates a vehicle that enables Carlow faculty members to engage in intellectual exchange among faculty members from other universities.
In Spectrum’s preface, Dr. Mary Hines notes that when Carlow attained university status it marked “... a deeply signifi cant moment in our history. With the emergence of Carlow University has come opportunity to further advance inquiry and to further attain and share intellectual work.”
Louise Sciannameo, MLA, executive director of Communications and Community Relations and a member of the Carlow University Press Advisory Board, says, “One of the University Press’s goals is to broaden Carlow’s scholarly reach. And it is our intention to publish works that refl ect the best that Carlow has to offer.”
Members of the Carlow University Press Advisory Board include: Louis J. Boyle, PhD; Clare M. Hopkins, PhD; Robert Reed, PsyD; Mary C. Rothenberger, EdD; Louise C. Sciannameo, MLA; and Eleanor B. Wymard, PhD.
According to Rothenberger, subsequent issues of Spectrum will be structured around a particular theme. For more information, please contact Communications and Community Relations at 412-578-2091.
Executive Director Named for The Campus School of Carlow University
Anne-Marie Balzano, EdD, Executive Director of The Campus School of Carlow University
Anne-Marie Balzano, EdD, has been named executive director of The Campus School of Carlow University and Carlow’s Children’s Programs. She began her new position on Monday, October 2, 2006. “Finding Dr. Balzano is the culmination of a national search,” says Dr. Gary L. Smith, provost of Carlow University. “Her experience and teaching philosophy will engage The Campus School students in many creative and exciting ways. Dr. Balzano will be an outstanding leader, and we thank the search committee for their diligence in identifying her for the position.”
Dr. Balzano’s new position also comes with a special appointment as an assistant professor in Carlow’s School of Education.
“I am excited to build a stronger relationship between The Campus School and Carlow University,” says Dr. Balzano. “I look forward to building a rewarding relationship with the University’s faculty and students, and I eagerly await getting to know The Campus School’s faculty, students, and parents.”
Dr. Balzano comes to Carlow from California, where she lived for many years. Most recently, she was assistant principal at the Henry M. Gunn High School in Palo Alto, Calif. Prior to that, she held the position of assistant principal at Terman Middle School, and was an English/Reading teacher at Jordan Middle School, both in Palo Alto. She also worked as a research assistant for Dr. Helen B. Brooks, a Stanford University professor.
Dr. Balzano earned her doctorate in educational leadership from Mills College in Oakland, Calif. She completed a Master of Arts in Teaching degree (English) at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, Calif., and her Bachelor of Arts degree in literature from The American University in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Balzano is a member of Delta Epsilon Sigma, a national scholastic honor society, and the American Association of University Women (AAUW), where she served as vice-president of the Education Foundation branch in 2000. She has served on two committees for the Palo Alto Unifi ed School District. One, the Dr. Anne-Marie Balzano Social Norms Project, met in conjunction with the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, and the focus was to reduce underage drinking and drug use. The other committee, the Alternative Education Task Force, focused on conceptualizing, planning, and opening an alternative high school.
“It is my belief that teachers must bring a variety of learning opportunities to their classrooms,” says Dr. Balzano. “In order to ensure that students become meaningful contributors to this growing, global society, the emphasis must be on creativity, productivity, risk-taking, and adaptation to change. In addition, students must also learn social responsibility and that community does not refer to just a location or public arrangement, but to a goal and a process.”
Dr. Balzano has twice been nominated by former students for Who’s Who among America’s Teachers. She has also been the recipient of foundation grants for several special projects, including one for at-risk youth, for reading enhancement, and making Shakespeare accessible to all students.
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