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Sept. 3, 2009=20

Center=20 for Community Engagement affirms St. Bonaventure's committment = to=20 promoting student-centered learning=20
SBU=20 officials giving PEP talk on swine flu=20
First=20 FHCP student begins med scholl in D.C.=20
Professor=20 co-authors Stonewall Jackson book=20
Green=20 named interim dean of Arts & Sciences=20
Newsmakers=20

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Center for Community Engagement affirms St. = Bonaventure's=20 committment to promoting student-centered = learning

In any = given week,=20 St. Bonaventure University students can be found in a number of = area=20 non-profit and social service agencies that range from working = with=20 children to visiting those who are in prison.

Establishment of the=20 new Center for Community Engagement at St. Bonaventure affirms the = university=92s commitment to promoting student-centered learning. = It also is=20 a natural progression inspired by the Lilly Endowment-funded = Journey=20 Project, established in 2003 through a five-year, $2 million=20 grant.

The Journey = Project=20 initiative was designed to create a campus culture in which = faculty,=20 staff, administrators and students give serious consideration to = issues of=20 faith, service and vocation =97 all in the context of liberal arts = education. The initial Lilly Endowment grant expired in 2008, but = the=20 university received a $500,000 extension grant that runs through=20 2011.

The = Center for=20 Community Engagement seeks to enhance and broaden the = university=92s=20 educational mission by leading, coordinating and sustaining a = variety of=20 integrative and transformative educational, service and volunteer=20 activities in mentored situations. It also will create standard = practices=20 and procedures for all non-academic (and some academic) volunteer=20 projects, service opportunities, internship placements and service = trips.

Larry = Sorokes,=20 associate vice president for Franciscan Mission and director of = the Fr.=20 Mychal Judge Center, is providing leadership for the Center for = Community=20 Engagement. Michael Williams, who directed the Journey Project = since 2005,=20 has left St. Bonaventure for a new position at Thiel = College.

The CCE = will have=20 three primary functions:

=95 = Coordination: The=20 center will be the central coordinating office to facilitate = student=20 service-learning opportunities and off-campus outreach.

=95 = Communication and=20 Marketing: The center will provide a clear entry point for = communication=20 with community partners and university audiences. It also allows = for=20 comprehensive and coherent marketing of the university=92s = commitment to=20 using service as a means toward integrative and transformative = educational=20 experiences.

=95 = Formation: The=20 center will provide resources and training for people (faculty, = staff,=20 community members and service partners) who are mentoring St. = Bonaventure=20 students in the community and in the classroom. This establishes a = collectively held understanding of the goals of experiential = learning at=20 SBU.

=93We want = to continue=20 to further enhance and expand the learning through service = opportunities=20 that are available to our students,=94 said Br. F. Edward = Coughlin, O.F.M,=20 vice president for Franciscan Mission.

=93Volunteer, service=20 and internship opportunities typically have a significant impact = on a=20 students. It is important, therefore, that our students are = invited to=20 learn from those experiences through integration and reflection=20 opportunities, to be critically conscious of the social, political = and=20 economic realities that create and perpetrate social problems = through=20 social analysis, and to be encouraged to thoughtfully consider = how, for=20 example, the Principles of Catholic Social Teaching might offer an = alternative way of thinking about how to transform situations over = time,=94=20 said Br. Ed.

=93We want = to invite=20 students to be aware of the social context of their service, to be = aware=20 of how people we=92re going to visit live. We want students to be = attentive=20 to the environment they=92re entering.=94

Community-Based=20 Learning Fellows

One of the = primary=20 goals of the Center for Community Engagement is to support = faculty. The=20 effort to institutionalize service and experiential learning = requires=20 integration into the academic arena. To encourage and support = faculty in=20 this endeavor, the CCE will initiate a two-year Community-Based = Learning=20 Fellows program. Faculty will be invited to apply for grants to = provide=20 them with the support they might need to create or, in some cases, = re-create a course to include a community-based learning=20 component.

An ad hoc = selection=20 committee will be formed to review proposals and to select four=20 Community-Based Learning Fellows for the 2009-2010 academic year.=20 Application details and guidelines can be obtained from Br. Edward = Coughlin, O.F.M. (coughlin@sbu.edu).

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SBU officials = giving PEP talk=20 on swine flu

St. = Bonaventure=20 Student Life officials are urging members of the university = community to=20 listen to their PEP talk about the swine flu.

=93Prevention,=20 Education, Preparation =97 that=92s what we=92re preaching,=94 = said Rick Trietley,=20 vice provost for student life.

Melissa = Gallison=20 Blackstone, Ph.D., the university=92s new director of Health = Services and=20 Nurse Practitioner, is working closely with Trietley, = administrators and=20 members of SBU=92s Emergency Preparedness Planning Group on plans = for=20 preventing and, if need be, containing a campus outbreak of H1N1 = =97 the=20 swine flu virus.

=93We = can=92t react to=20 the panic many people are succumbing to,=94 Gallison Blackstone = said. =93We=20 have to be thoughtful and deliberate about this. We have a = committed=20 campus community that is collaborating on the implementation of a=20 comprehensive approach to prevention, education and = treatment.=94

The state = and county=20 health departments and the Centers for Disease Control are key = partners in=20 ensuring =93we utilize an evidence-based approach in all our = efforts,=94=20 Gallison Blackstone said.

Prevention = is of=20 primary concern. Housekeepers are paying closer attention to the = cleaning=20 of =93high touch=94 areas such as doorknobs and stair railings, = said Phil=20 Winger, associate vice president for facilities.

Visible = signs have=20 already appeared across campus: temporary hand-sanitizing stations = that=20 will soon be replaced by permanent sanitizer dispensers. For those = people=20 taking prevention into their own hands, take note: only = alcohol-based=20 sanitizers are effective in fighting H1NI, Blackstone = said.

Cleanliness = is the=20 most effective deterrent, she said. Local, state and federal = health=20 organizations are all stressing the same precautions:

Wash your = hands often=20 with soap and warm water. Use alcohol-based hand cleansers in=20 between.
Avoid close contact with people who are ill.
Stay = home from=20 work or school if you are sick.
Use tissue when you cough, = sneeze or=20 spit, and dispose of the tissue in a covered trash bin.
If a = tissue is=20 not available, cough into your upper arm, NOT your hand.
Keep = hands=20 away from your face. Avoid touching your eyes, nose or = mouth.
Clean=20 shared spaces =97 such as phone receivers, keyboards, steering = wheels and=20 office equipment =97 before you use them.
Refrain from sharing = personal=20 items such as forks, spoons, toothbrushes and = towels.

Gallison = Blackstone=20 said students should visit Health Services, located in Doyle Hall, = if they=20 have a fever or are experiencing flu-like symptoms. Those people=20 exhibiting flu-like symptoms will be kept isolated from other = patients,=20 she said.

Since = almost all flu=20 strains are viral, treatment for students exhibiting flu-like = symptoms=20 will be conventional for the first week: rest, fluids, isolation = and fever=20 reducers.

Eating = nutritious=20 foods, getting enough rest, and exercising regularly are key = components to=20 preventing the flu, said Gallison Blackstone, who has worked with=20 residence life staff to help educate students about swine = flu.

Posters = have been=20 distributed with flu-prevention tips and resident assistants have = stressed=20 swine flu awareness at floor meetings. Notice boards about swine = flu=20 prevention have been e-mailed several times since school resumed = last=20 week.

The = university=92s=20 Emergency Preparedness Planning Group meets Friday for the first = time this=20 semester with swine flu preparedness the sole topic on the agenda. = In the=20 spring, the EPPG finalized emergency planning and communication = protocol=20 for a wide variety of emergencies, including a = pandemic.

In the = event of a=20 communicable disease outbreak, the Cattaraugus County Health = Department=20 would be immediately notified. Depending on the scenario, = recommendations=20 from the county would be followed. At that time, response to such = an event=20 would be under the direction of outside authorities, beginning = with the=20 county=92s Health Department.

=93Our = focus is on=20 prevention, education and preparation,=94 Trietley said. =93We = want people to=20 understand that we have a plan in place to communicate details of = what to=20 do, should an outbreak occur, with all members of the Bonaventure = family =97=20 students, faculty, staff and parents.=94

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First FHCP = student begins=20 med school in D.C.

Shawn Sood = still=20 bleeds Bonaventure brown, but he was thrilled to don a white coat = at his=20 new home in the nation=92s capital.

Sood, class = of 2009,=20 is the first Franciscan Health Care Professions graduate to move = on to=20 medical school at George Washington University. He earned a degree = in=20 biology and his master=92s in business administration.

The = dual-degree major=20 from Katy, Texas, was one of 177 members of the class of 2013 to = take part=20 in the traditional White Coat Ceremony welcoming first-year = students into=20 the George Washington University medical community. During the = ceremony,=20 students are presented their white coats, recite an oath and sign = an honor=20 code pledge.

=93The = ceremony=20 definitely crystallized that I could see the light at the end of = the=20 tunnel,=94 Sood said. =93The fact that my white coat will say = Shawn B. Sood,=20 M.D., four years from now is exciting =85 but also a little=20 scary.=94

A dozen = family=20 members attended the Aug. 22 ceremony, which Sood called =93a = wonderful and=20 exciting experience,=94 one shaped by his time spent at St.=20 Bonaventure.

=93I = already have a=20 strong foundation in the sciences thanks to Bona=92s =85 but the = biggest thing=20 I gained from going to Bonaventure is the realization that = medicine is=20 much more than a science,=94 Sood said. =93Being able to relate to = my patients=20 and showing empathy are traits of great physicians and by = cultivating=20 these qualities at Bona=92s, I feel that I will be able to offer = my patients=20 much more than just a diagnosis.=94

Sood said = classes so=20 far =93are a bit overwhelming. Time management and repetition are = vital to=20 success in medical school. But the courses are fascinating and = pertinent,=20 so it doesn=92t make studying too bad.=94

He urged = students in=20 the pre-health programs at Bonaventure to cherish their time as an = undergraduate.

=93It=92s = important that=20 you take advantage of everything Bona=92s has to offer,=94 he = said. =93Go nuts=20 at a basketball game, spend an evening at Mount Irenaeus, get to = know your=20 professors =97 really take in what great opportunities you have as = an=20 undergraduate there because you will definitely miss Bona=92s when = you=20 leave.=94

Under the = umbrella of=20 the Franciscan Health Care Professions program, St. Bonaventure = has=20 several avenues for students to pursue a medical career: = acceptance as=20 freshmen into a combined degree program, the opportunity to apply = for=20 early assurance admission to medical schools as sophomores, or as=20 traditional pre-med students who will seek enrollment into = doctoral=20 programs after they complete their SBU careers.

The = combined degree=20 program grants talented freshmen acceptance into professional = school upon=20 entry to St. Bonaventure, which has programs with George = Washington=20 University (medicine), Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine = (medicine=20 and pharmacy), University at Buffalo (dentistry), Daemen College = (physical=20 therapy), and SUNY Upstate Medical University = (medicine).

For details = on all of=20 SBU=92s pre-health programs, visit = www.sbu.edu/prehealth.

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Professor = co-authors=20 Stonewall Jackson book

Chris = Mackowski,=20 associate professor of journalism and mass communication at St.=20 Bonaventure University, has co-authored a new book on the death of = Civil=20 War general Thomas Jonathan =93Stonewall=94 Jackson.

=93The Last = Days of=20 Stonewall Jackson,=94 written with Civil War historian Kristopher = D. White,=20 recounts the accidental wounding of the Confederate general at the = hands=20 of his own men at the battle of Chancellorsville in May 1863. The = wound=20 left Jackson vulnerable to pneumonia, which claimed his life eight = days=20 later.

=93The = story of=20 Jackson=92s wounding and subsequent death is one of the most = famous stories=20 of the Civil War, and there=92s a lot of mythology and romanticism = that=20 surrounds it,=94 Mackowski says. =93We wanted to peel some of that = back and=20 look at what really happened while also doing honor to the=20 story.=94

Commissioned by the=20 National Park Service, =93Last Days=94 is written for a general=20 audience.

=93The Park = Service=20 wanted something a general reader could sit down and read in a = single=20 night and get a good overview of what happened,=94 Mackowski = explains.=20 Seventy-five sketches, photos, and maps accompany the = text.

But, = Mackowski adds,=20 =93Last Days=94 has something to offer to Civil War buffs, = too.

=93Even = people familiar=20 with the story of Jackson=92s death are going to find a few = surprises in=20 this book because we had access to some never-before-published = material=20 that provides new details,=94 he says.

The book = goes beyond=20 Jackson=92s death to also recount details of his funeral, the = separate=20 burial given to his amputated left arm, and the preservation of = the=20 building where he died.

=93The = building, known=20 today as the Jackson Shrine, has an interesting story of its own, = which we=20 really wanted to highlight,=94 Mackowski says. =93People find the = place=20 profound and sublime. We wanted to give readers a glimpse behind = the=20 scenes.=94

The = Stonewall Jackson=20 Shrine is part of the Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National = Military=20 Park (FSNMP), a national park in central Virginia that encompasses = four=20 major Civil War battlefields, including Chancellorsville, where = Jackson=20 was wounded.

Mackowski=92s writing=20 partner, Kristopher White, is a Civil War historian who lives near = the=20 Chancellorsville battlefield. He=92s a former historian at FSNMP = and a=20 former Licensed Battlefield Guide at Gettysburg. He and Mackowski = have=20 co-authored a half-dozen magazine and journal articles together on = a=20 variety of Civil War-related topics.

Aside from = his work=20 as a journalism professor at St. Bonaventure =97 a position he has = held=20 since the fall of 2000 =97 Mackowski works as a historical = interpreter for=20 FSNMP, giving battlefield tours and working at the Jackson=20 Shrine.

=93The Last = Days of=20 Stonewall Jackson=94 is available from Thomas Publishing, a = leading=20 publisher of Civil War-related books. It is the first in a series = of books=20 commissioned by FSNMP in cooperation with the Friends of = Fredericksburg=20 Area Battlefields. Future volumes in the series include a book by=20 Mackowski and White on the Battle of Chancellorsville and a book = by=20 Mackowski on the Battle of the Wilderness.

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Green named interim dean of=20 A&S

Eleanor H. = Green,=20 Ph.D., of Baltimore has been named interim dean of the School of = Arts and=20 Sciences at St. Bonaventure University.

Green = began work=20 at St. Bonaventure in late July and will serve until a permanent = dean has=20 been appointed and is in place after a national search. A search = committee=20 will be formed within the next month, said University President = Sr.=20 Margaret Carney, O.S.F., S.T.D.

Green = comes to=20 the University through the Registry for College & University=20 Presidents. Her appointment is on an interim basis; she will not = be a=20 candidate for the position.

=93Eleanor brings a=20 wealth of experience and will really be a great asset as we begin = to=20 assemble a search committee for a permanent dean,=94 Sr. Margaret = said. =93We=20 invited The Registry to assist us in this short-term need, and the = organization has a proven record as a valuable = service.=94

Green = is the=20 former vice president for Academic Affairs and dean of faculty at = the=20 College of Mount Saint Vincent in Riverdale, N.Y., where she = served the=20 four-year liberal arts institution from 2002-2005. Prior to that = she was=20 the dean of Arts and Sciences (1999-2000) and dean of faculty = (2000-2002)=20 at the University of Maine at Presque Isle.

Green = has held a=20 number of faculty positions at Ohio Northern University, where she = served=20 as associate professor, professor and chair of the English = Department. She=20 also served on the English faculty at Norfolk State = University.

She is = an=20 evaluator of Periodic Review Reports for the Middle States = Commission on=20 Higher Education; evaluator for the New England Association of = Schools and=20 Colleges; consultant evaluator for the Commission on Institutions = of=20 Higher Education, North Central Association of Colleges and = Schools; and=20 editor of the D. H. Lawrence Review

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Newsmakers =

Dr. Julie = Hens'=20 research paper "Analysis of Gene Expression in PTHrP-/- Mammary = Buds=20 Supports a Role for BMP Signaling and MMP2 in the Initiation of = Ductal=20 Morphogenesis" was accepted into the journal of Developmental = Dynamics for=20 publication.

SBU alumnus = Kevin=20 McNamara, =9202, John Watson, and Carol Wittmeyer published =93The = Utilization=20 of a Succession Plan to Effectively Change Leadership and = Ownership in a=20 Small Business Enterprise=94 in The Journal of American Academy of = Business=20 (September 2009). This was a case study of the succession plan of=20 McNamara=92s company, Millington Lockwood, Inc.

Dr. Paula = J. Scraba,=20 facilitator for The National Board for Build With Living Stones, = presented=20 a BWLS session for the 2009 Chapter of Mats for the Franciscan = Sisters of=20 Jesus in St. Louis, Mo., on Aug. 13, 2009. The presentation, = =93Called to=20 Live the Gospel Way of Life,=94 combined Bonventure=92s Legenda = Major with=20 Build With Living Stones =93Francis, Clare and the Franciscan=20 Family.=94

Dr. Charles = Walker,=20 professor of psychology, recently presented his research on = student=20 well-being at the American Psychological Association convention in = Toronto=20 Aug. 6-9, 2009. The title of the presentation was "A Longitudinal = Study on=20 the Psychological Well-Being of College Students." His study gave = evidence=20 that the well-being of students does indeed improve over their = four years=20 in college. However, some indicators such as those for health = habits and=20 spiritual practices decline. This longitudinal study on student=20 well-being, conducted at St. Bonaventure University, is one of the = first=20 to be reported in the United States.

Dr. = Kimberly Young,=20 professor of management sciences, had two book chapters published = in The=20 Praeger International Collection on Addictions published by = Praeger.=20 Chapter one, titled =93Assessment and Treatment of Internet = Addiction,=94=20 outlines the latest techniques in evaluation and treatment of the=20 disorder. Chapter two, titled =93Online Gaming: Symptoms, Risk = Factors, and=20 Treatment,=94 outlines the latest research on new social problem = of=20 role-play gaming and virtual environments.

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