Lourdes College bestows the Newman Award biannually to a man or woman recognized for educational, social, moral or cultural leadership. The 2008 Newman Award will be presented to Father Richard T. Wurzel during Lourdes’ annual Awards Ceremony in May.

“Lourdes selected Father Wurzel for the Newman Award because he mirrors Newman’s love of learning and education. Through his many years of service, the Church and civic community have been enriched by his priestly ministry and leadership,” says Sr. Ann Carmen Barone, OSF, Vice President for Mission and Ministry.  

Father Wurzel earned a Master’s degree in Philosophy from the Athenaeum of Ohio and a Doctorate degree in Sacred Theology from the Angelicum University in Rome, Italy. In the spring of 1959, Father Wurzel was ordained by the Diocese of Toledo.

Friday, May 09, 2008 3:45:26 PM (Atlantic Standard Time, UTC-04:00)    Comments [0] | 

This April, Lourdes College is hosting informational meetings for students interested in pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree or licensure in Early Childhood Education at Terra Community College in Fremont, Ohio.

The first meeting will occur on Thursday, April 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. and the second meeting is on Friday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to noon. Both meetings are being held in Building B at Terra Community College.

A collaboration agreement between Lourdes College and Terra Community College enables students to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lourdes College in Early Childhood Education on the Terra campus. In addition, students who already hold Bachelor’s degrees can earn their Early Childhood Education licensure from Lourdes College while at Terra.

For more information, contact Janet Gabel, College Education Advisor, at 419-559-2287 or email jgabel@lourdes.edu.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 10:37:01 AM (Atlantic Standard Time, UTC-04:00)    Comments [0] | 

During its 50^th Commencement Ceremony, Lourdes College will honor Mary Pilkington Hills and City of Sylvania Mayor Craig A. Stough for their commitment to the community by awarding them Doctor of Public Service Degrees.

Mary Pilkington Hills was a charter member of the Lourdes College Auxiliary and played an instrumental part in the organization’s success. Since its inception, the Lourdes Auxiliary has raised over $200,000 and established one of the largest endowed scholarships at the College. Mary also served on the Lourdes College Board of Trustees from 1985 to 1994 and was named the first lay woman Board Chair. She and her husband Arthur established the Arthur and Mary Hills Endowed Scholarship at Lourdes and have been generous supporters of the College for many years.

Mayor Craig A. Stough has served the community through his role as Mayor of the City of Sylvania from 1996 until the present and has served as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Lucas County Improvement Corporation, the Franciscan Center, the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments, the Sylvania Historical Commission, the Sylvania Community Arts Commission and the Sylvania Academic Excellence Foundation. As a result of Mayor Stough’s leadership, the City of Sylvania has participated in many green initiatives including recycling, municipal facility energy conservation, neighborhood enhancements, parks improvements, tree planting, riverfront improvements and downtown parks and revitalization.

The 50^th Lourdes College Commencement Ceremony will take place at the SeaGate Convention Centre in Downtown Toledo on Saturday, May 17, at 1 p.m. 

Monday, April 14, 2008 10:35:49 AM (Atlantic Standard Time, UTC-04:00)    Comments [0] | 

The Lourdes College Department of Art opened its annual Student Art Exhibition on Sunday, April 13. The exhibit kickwed-off with a special reception held from 2 to 4 p.m. in McAlear Hall.

The exhibition runs through April 28. Viewing hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Attendance is free and open to the public.

For information, please contact Erin Palmer Szavuly, Chairperson for the Department of Art, at 419-824-3685.

Friday, April 11, 2008 10:34:32 AM (Atlantic Standard Time, UTC-04:00)    Comments [1] | 

Lourdes College’s annual scholarship fundraising event, Luminations, will be held on Saturday, April 26, in the Franciscan Theater and Conference Center. The Anderson’s Inc. President and CEO Michael J. Anderson and his wife Carol will serve as Honorary Chairpersons for this year’s event.

Beginning at 6 p.m. guests will enjoy a ...tails and hors d’oeuvres reception with music by the Toledo Symphony Jazz Trio and the kick-off of the silent auction. At 8 p.m. a performing arts gala will feature the Toledo Ballet; the Toledo Opera, the Toledo School for the Arts, and Timothy Shew, Toledo Native and Broadway Actor.  Following the performance gala, desserts and after dinner drinks will be served.

Tickets for the black-tie event are $125 per person and all proceeds benefit student scholarships at Lourdes College. Since its inception in 2001, Luminatons has raised approximately $610,000 to directly benefit students.

To purchase tickets or for more information, contact Kelly Dilworth, Lourdes College Events Coordinator, at 419-824-3751 or email kdilworth@lourdes.edu.  

Thursday, April 10, 2008 10:33:15 AM (Atlantic Standard Time, UTC-04:00)    Comments [0] | 

On April 21, Lourdes College’s Distinguished Lecture Series in American History and Culture returns with Dr. Joyce Appleby, noted historian of America’s Early Republic, who will present a lecture entitled “Coming to Terms with Thomas Jefferson.” 

The lecture is sponsored by the Alpha Lambda Nu Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the Diversity Awareness and Action Committee (DAAC) and the Office of the President of Lourdes College, and will be held in the Franciscan Center Commons at 7 p.m.  Funding is provided in part by a grant from the Ohio Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.  

Attendance is free and open to the public.  Refreshments will be provided. For more information, contact Dr. Mary Stockwell, Chair of the Department of History, at 419-824-3741 or email mstockwell@lourdes.edu.

Dr. Joyce Appleby is the author of numerous books and articles on America’s Early National period including a major biography of Thomas Jefferson.  She is a graduate of Stanford University and Claremont Graduate School. Dr. Appleby has served as:

·         President of the American Historical Association, the Organization of American Historians, and the Society for Historians of America's Early Republic

·         Chair of the Council of the Institute of Early American History and Culture in Williamsburg, Virginia

·         On the editorial boards of the American Historical Review and the William and Mary Quarterly

·         Professor of History at UCLA 

Her book Ideology and Economic Thought in Seventeenth Century England was awarded the Berkshire Prize in 1978. Among her many accomplishments, Dr. Appleby has been a presenter at the Phelps Lectures at New York University and the Becker Lectures at Cornell. Her most recent book was a study of early nineteenth-century America entitled Inheriting the Revolution: The First Generation of Americans which was published by Harvard University Press in 2000.

Monday, April 07, 2008 10:30:39 AM (Atlantic Standard Time, UTC-04:00)    Comments [0] | 

Lourdes College alumnus Matthew Horen has been named Outstanding Student Teacher of the Year by the Ohio Association of Teacher Educators (OATE). During the 2008 OATE banquet on April 3, Matthew was presented with an award for this honor.

Last December, Matthew graduated from Lourdes College with a Bachelors Degree in Adolescence to Young Adult Education. As part of his undergraduate program, Matthew served as a student teacher at Sylvania Northview and completed a 20-day field experience at Whitmer High School.

“The College's high level of technology and teaching methods combined with the outstanding faculty has prepared me for teaching today’s youth,” says Matthew. “The drive for excellence that the College stresses has challenged and pushed me to achieve new heights in both academic and professional areas of my life.”

OATE’s Outstanding Student Teacher award recognizes a student teacher who has demonstrated innovation and exemplary practice during his or her student teaching and who has been identified by faculty as an “outstanding” educator. Nominations were limited to one student teacher candidate per institution.

The Ohio Association of Teacher Educators is a professional association, open to all who work with the preparation of teachers. The OATE promotes quality teacher education programs for initial preparation, induction and continuing professional development and is one of the two founding members of the Ohio Confederation of Teacher Education Organizations (OCTEO). 

Matthew Horen with OATE Award

Thursday, April 03, 2008 10:25:07 AM (Atlantic Standard Time, UTC-04:00)    Comments [0] | 

Lourdes College is offering entertainment in the form of comedic one-act plays. On Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19, the Lourdes College Drama Club will present A Night of One Acts starting at 7 p.m. in the Ebeid Student Center located in the lower level of Delp Hall. Performances will include the following scripts:

                        1-900-Desperate            by Christopher Durang

                        Babel's in Arms            by David Ives

                        DMV Tyrant                  by Christopher Durang

                        The M Word                 by Alan Ball

                        The Philadelphia          by David Ives

A Night of One Acts is free and open to the public. Reserved seating is available. For more information, contact Keith Ramsdell, Drama Club Advisor, at 419-517-8881.

Wednesday, April 02, 2008 10:22:07 AM (Atlantic Standard Time, UTC-04:00)    Comments [0] | 

The Lourdes College 2008 Commencement Ceremony is being moved to the SeaGate Convention Centre, 401 Jefferson Avenue, in downtown Toledo. The College has experienced enrollment increases over the last four years which has culminated in a record number of graduates for 2008.

 “The decision to move from the Stranahan Theater to the SeaGate Convention Centre was based on the available seating for the graduates’ family and friends who want to attend commencement,” offers President Robert Helmer, Ph.D., J.D.

Known for the personalized and caring education it offers, the new venue allows this year’s graduates the opportunity to invite as many guests as they wish. “The May 17^th Commencement Ceremony is a day of celebration for our graduates,” adds Dr. Helmer. “It was important that Lourdes not lose sight of what makes us distinct. When students attend a larger college or university, they often receive a limited number of tickets for commencement. Lourdes does not issue tickets and the SeaGate Centre allows us to carry on that tradition.”

Friday, March 28, 2008 10:19:24 AM (Atlantic Standard Time, UTC-04:00)    Comments [0] | 

On Friday, April 18, two Lourdes College faculty members will give presentations focusing on diversity issues during the 8th annual Quest for Community: A Call to Action conference at Wright State University. This year’s conference is supported in part by Lourdes College and will be held April 16-18.

Dale Lanigan, Ed.D., Director of the Lourdes Criminal Justice Program, will present “Students Preconceptions Regarding Racial/Ethinic Groups and Implications for College Personnel.” Beth VanRheenen, Ph.D., Lourdes College Associate Professor of English, will present “An End to Othering: Examining our Preconceptions about Other Ethnicities.”

Quest for Community is a state-wide conference exploring diversity issues in higher education. Each year over 250 participants attend the conference. Quest brings the public together to encourage an understanding of and commitment to diversity issues and offers participants opportunities to exchange resources related to diversity enhancement. This year’s guest speakers include mother and activist Judy Shepard and Executive Director of the Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs Dr. Nadinne Cruz.

The cost of the Quest for Community conference is $20 per person. For more information, please visit http://www.wright.edu/quest/2008/.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008 10:18:05 AM (Atlantic Standard Time, UTC-04:00)    Comments [0] | 

Kim Grieve, Assistant Vice President for Student Services at Lourdes College, has been selected to participate in a course by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). “The Asa G. Hilliard III and Barbara A. Sizemore Research Course on African Americans and Education” is open to doctoral and graduate students throughout the United States. Participation in the course is open to a small number of applications who successfully pass the selective review process.

The purpose of the AERA course is to advance the research skills and competencies of graduate students in the area of African Americans and education research. It honors the lives and legacies of educators Drs. Asa G. Hilliard III and Barbara A. Sizemore. Through their collective research and scholarship, Hilliard III and Sizemore emphasized equal educational opportunity for African American students and social justice. The AERA course provides participants with an opportunity to publish original research in an edited volume developed specifically for course participants. 

AERA is the most prominent international professional organization, with the primary goal of advancing educational research and its practical application. Its 25,000 members are educators; administrators; directors of research; persons working with testing or evaluation in federal, state and local agencies; counselors; evaluators; graduate students; and behavioral scientists.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008 2:09:35 PM (Atlantic Standard Time, UTC-04:00)    Comments [0] |