Alumni Association Board Update

Dear Friends,
As we embark on another year, your Le Moyne College Alumni Association board is pleased to welcome seven new members to its ranks, Bob Daley ’54, Ann Kehoe Gaudet ’69, Tim Fennell ’80, Eva Grassi Nemeth ’80, Lisa Donati Carlisto ’90, Katie Larrabee Pratt ’93 and Cindy Padula ’00. They represent a wide range of class years, geographic locations and professions, and we hope to remain as diverse as the alumni participation that we represent.

The board has had many discussions throughout the year, including, but not limited to, increasing communications to alumni via electronic means; offering more programs and events of interest to our various alumni clubs; enhancing our community service opportunities; and encouraging young alumni participation in all aspects of the College.

Along those lines, I am pleased to let you know that a new and improved alumni Web site and online community will be unveiled later this fall; the alumni office will now have a full-time person devoted to, among other things, increasing the service offerings for alumni in our various clubs across the country; our board committees have been realigned to better serve the needs of our alumni; and a Young Alumni Committee has been added to the
board to give increased representation to our ever-growing recent graduate list.

If you have any comments, concerns, or just want to know more about the Alumni Association board, please contact me at daniel.w.mahle@marsh.com or the alumni
office at 1-877-LEMOYNE or alumni@lemoyne.edu. We are always looking for interested alumni to get involved.

Dan Mahle, ’95, MBA ’99
President, Le Moyne College
Alumni Association

50-Year Alums Join New Grads
Several members of the Golden Alumni Class of 1956 joined members of the Class of 2006 for com-mencement ceremonies in June. Pictured are (seated, left to right) James O’Shea, Annette Budetti Sauter, Mary Martha Hopkins Hanlon, Mary Mil Hopkins Hastings, Peter DelGiorno; (standing, left to right) Fr. Daniel J. Mulhauser S.J., chaplain to the alumni, Francis Farrell, Daniel Dombroski, Carol O’Mara Clark, Rose Marie DiMento, T. Mark Capone, and Fr. David Casey S.J., special assistant to the vice president.

Sgro Joins Alumni Staff
Michael D. Sgro ’97 joins the College’s Division of Institutional Advancement as an assistant director of alumni and parent programs.

Sgro returns to Le Moyne from New York University’s Stern School of Business, where he developed regional and corporate alumni activities. Prior to that, he coordinated MBA student events and activities at NYU/Stern. Sgro also served as a resident director at Fordham University.

As a member of the alumni and parent programs team, Sgro will be responsible for creating a variety of activities and programs to foster a vibrant alumni and parent community.

Career Services Needs You The Le Moyne College Office of Career Services is looking for alumni who are willing and able to provide students and/or graduates with an opportunity to gain entry into the workplace. If you or your business has an internship or job opportunity you would like to advertise with Le Moyne, please contact the Office of Career Services at careers@lemoyne.edu or call 315-445-4185.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grace Notes
The 32nd chapter of Genesis tells the story of Jacob wrestling, through the night, with a mysterious being. It is God. Over these four years as chaplain to Le Moyne alumni, “wrestling” seems to me an appropriate metaphor for all of us who wrestle with various Catholic teachings, tradition, and traditions that have, in one way or another, become problematic for us. Others among our alumni who are not Catholic may want simply to learn the state of Catholic reflection on current issues.

I write this column to suggest that a good place to begin the “match” is to go to the sources and discover the content of Catholic teaching on a given issue. This is where the current catalog of the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops (USCCB) Publishing comes in handy. Doctrinal, social, moral... all these issues, and many more, are addressed. Both Roman documents and books, letters, and the instructions of the bishops of the United States are available. Live issues, such as the war in Iraq, immigration, and sanctity of life, are addressed. We should be aware of these teachings and reflections, and this is where they are to be found. These reflections are a singularly fine example of “middle-level” axioms: “middle” principles between the “do good and avoid evil” axiom and the judgment that is formed about facing of individual, concrete, actions.

The USCCB Publishing Web site is www.usccb.org. The phone number is 800-235-8722. Call 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The catalog is available on the Web, in hard copy or on CD.

Beyond official teaching, many will, hopefully, want to explore theological reflections by individual theologians. One source I’ve often used is Richard P. McBrien’s work Catholicism. Other recommendations include Monika Hellwig’s Understanding Catholicism; the Web site www.silk.net/RelEd/; and the periodicals America (on the Web at www.americamagazine.org) and The Tablet. Some resources on these sites are free; others are available only to subscribers.

Wrestling. An old biblical metaphor useful for new, current issues. Welcome to the match. In the Jesuit tradition, it’s part of the contemplation that has to precede action.

Fr. Dan Mulhauser, S.J.
Chaplain to the Alumni
mulhaudj@lemoyne.edu

 

A Letter to Young Alumni
At Le Moyne College, young alumni are those who have graduated within the last 10 years. Currently that includes the classes of 1997 to 2006. Despite the fact that many graduates might be turning 30 this year, they are still considered young alums at Le Moyne.

Le Moyne is taking notice of its most recent additions to the Alumni Association and encouraging them to keep the mission of the College alive. Young Alumni Weekend is the start of programming tailored for young alumni. The Alumni Association board is also developing a Young Alumni Committee to better understand and serve the needs of recent graduates. If you would like to share your thoughts with any member of the board, they are listening at alumni@lemoyne.edu.

Graduating from Le Moyne does not mean the end of participating in Le Moyne-related events or gathering with friends. You are always invited to join in with more than 4,000 young alums as they show their Le Moyne pride across the country at social gatherings, admissions events and service opportunities, and by contributing to the Le Moyne College Fund. In addition, the Young Alumni President’s Club was formed in recognition of the demands on recent graduates and recognizes gifts on a scale created just for them.

We invite you to get involved with the Young Alumni Committee of the Alumni Association and/or the Young Alumni President’s Club. Thoreau may have only lived like a Dolphin for a short while, but you don’t have to. Please write us if you are interested in being active with these groups.

Ryan Barker ’01
Board Member, Alumni Association
2006 Ignatian Award Winner
rjbarker@syr.edu

Frank Ewing ’02
Chair, Young Alumni President’s Club
fewing@bbppartners.com