The Lourdes College Life Lab has recently been honored by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. Its program The Four-Season Natural Science Explorations….OHIO BIO-REGION was named as an Outstanding Project by the EPA’s Office of Environmental Education.  

In order to be selected as an Outstanding Project, a program has to meet or exceed the EPA’s standards for excellence and effectiveness in environmental education. The EPA acknowledged the Life Lab’s program exceeded their expectations and acknowledged Lourdes’ initiative for achieving remarkable outcomes through Four-Season Natural Science Explorations….OHIO BIO-REGION.

The Life Lab provides the perfect setting for natural and environmental resource education in the spirit of St. Francis, offering science education instruction, activities, and materials for pre-service education majors. The staff also works to foster value-based environmental awareness in children and adults with community outreach activities such as Summer Science Camp. Its Four-Season Natural Science Explorations….OHIO BIO-REGION program provides training for 24 northwest Ohio teachers on integrating hands-on natural science field and classroom activities related to Ohio’s Biome Communities and changing season.

Monday, December 29, 2008 9:17:32 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)    Comments [0] | 

On Tuesday, January 13, Lourdes College will host a S.A.V.E. (Science Alliance for Valuing the Environment) lecture titled “Maumee Western Lake Erie Water is Very Special.” Hosted by Sandy Bihn, President of the Western Lake Erie Association and Toledo Lighthouse Society, the lecture will be held in the Franciscan Theatre and Conference Center from 7:30 to 9 p.m.

This S.A.V.E. lecture will discuss the Maumee Bay and Western Lake Erie as well as the Toledo Lighthouse that serves as a connecting point between these two bodies of water. During the lecture, audience members will learn about the aquatic life contained in these waters, fun facts and challenges surrounding the Great Lakes as well as a history of the Toledo Lighthouse.

Free and open to the public. For more information about the lecture and S.A.V.E., contact Sr. Rosine Sobczak, OSF, at 419-824-3691.

Monday, December 29, 2008 9:13:54 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)    Comments [0] | 

The 34^th annual Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District V conference was held in Chicago, Illinois, December 14 through December 16.  The conference concluded with The Pride of CASE Awards which honors institutions and individuals who demonstrate outstanding achievement in the concept and execution of advancement programs and communications.  This year, Lourdes College was honored with two gold awards and two silver awards for the following:

Best Practices in Fundraising and Development

Gold Award

The Lourdes College Virtual Wall

Teresa Du Bois Exline Award for Best Practices in Communications and Marketing

Gold Award

Lourdesworld.com

Best Video PSA or Commercial Spot

Silver Award

Lourdes College marketing campaign – “Discover Your Place”

Best Event on a Shoestring         

Silver Award

Lourdes College Ebeid Student Center Dedication/Mascot Unveiling    

CASE is the international association of professionals who advance educational institutions.  The organization includes advancement professionals at all levels who work in alumni relations, communications, fundraising, marketing and other areas. CASE is one of the largest non-profit education associations in terms of institutional membership.  They strive to help members build stronger relationships with their alumni and donors, raise funds for campus projects, produce recruitment materials, market their institutions to future students, diversify the education profession and foster public support of education.     

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 2:59:54 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)    Comments [0] | 

“While most biographers paint Woodrow Wilson as an uncompromising intellectual, Mary Stockwell’s book portrays our 28th President as a man shaped first and foremost by his emotions and his imagination.” – Nova Science Publishers

Dr. Mary Stockwell, Chair of History, Political Science and Geography at Lourdes College, will soon be seeing her name in bookstores across the nation. Her book, Woodrow Wilson: The Last Romantic has recently been published by Nova Science Publishers as part of the company’s popular First Men, America’s Presidents series.

She first became inspired by Wilson while teaching Western Civilization survey courses as a graduate student. “His speeches on our history and future role in shaping a world of nations living side by side in peace and freedom are amazing and should be standard reading for all of us today,” notes Dr. Stockwell. “Wilson's vision is back in full force again today as the world realizes that we are all linked together and need to find joint solutions to growing problems.”

In referring to Wilson as “the last romantic,” Dr. Stockwell shares that the 28th President truly believed that the imagination was the key to a better future. “He believed we could sail into a better world just by imagining it.” Wilson was indeed a romantic in many other ways. “He adored his mother, two sisters, three daughters and most especially his first wife Ellen Axson Wilson, who died in 1914 just as World War I broke out.  In fact, Wilson wrote many amazing love letters to Ellen.”

 

Dr. Stockwell is an American historian and has had several history books as well as scores of historical articles published. Her most recent work, Woodrow Wilson: The Last Romantic, can be purchased directly through Nova Science Publishers at http://www.novasciencepublishers.com/ or at popular retailers including Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Borders.

 

Faculty and Staff | Media Relations

Thursday, December 18, 2008 4:36:20 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)    Comments [0] | 

Lourdes College is pleased to announce the appointment of Shannon Polz as Alumni Relations Officer. After experiencing several years of record growth, Lourdes has created this new position in order to more fully engage the College’s alumni.

As Alumni Relations Officer, Shannon will oversee the Alumni Association Board of Directors, implement events and outings, develop a career coaching/mentoring program, serve as advisor to the Student Alumni Connection, manage fundraising efforts and will market the Lourdes College Alumni Association throughout the region.

“Shannon has in-depth understanding and strength with relationship-building skills. Her practice in Development coupled with several years of successful experience working in higher education at Bluffton University makes her a great addition to the Development and Alumni Relations Office,” offers Aileen Meyer, Director of Development. “We are very excited to welcome her to campus.”

Prior to joining the Lourdes College community, Shannon served as the Major Gifts Associate with the United Way of Greater Toledo’s Women’s Initiative, where she was responsible for cultivating volunteers and managing events and fundraising efforts. Shannon also worked as an Admissions Counselor at Bluffton University, where she built and maintained relationships with over 3,500 prospective students and their families.

"I am thrilled to be working again on a college campus and for a place that cares about their students and wants to continue to build relationships with its alumni” shares Shannon. “The idea of keeping people connected to a place that was so important to them is exciting and I look forward to becoming part of the Lourdes College community." 

Thursday, December 18, 2008 4:31:34 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)    Comments [0] | 

Those interested in exploring graduate school are invited to attend an open house at Lourdes College for its Education, Nursing and Organizational Leadership graduate programs on Monday, December 8. The Lourdes graduate school open house will be held in the Franciscan Theatre & Conference Center from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Lourdes’ open house offers prospective graduate school students the opportunity to meet with professors and current students and provides participants in-depth information about each of the degree programs. For additional information, contact Keith Ramsdell, Director of Graduate Admissions, at 419-517-8881 or email kramsdell@lourdes.edu. 

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 3:38:34 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)    Comments [0] | 

The Lourdes College Chorus and Good Company Ensemble are pleased to offer a series of three Christmas concerts aimed at spreading holiday cheer this year:

December 3: Toledo Symphony Neighborhood Concert at Epworth United Methodist Church
Guests are invited to attend the annual Toledo Symphony Neighborhood Concert with the Epworth Chancel Choir and the Lourdes College Choirs.  Holiday favorites by the orchestra, Many Moods of Christmas Suite 4, and a carol-singing finale with the combined groups and audience are sure to please!  7:30 p.m. For ticket information, please call 419-531-4236.

December 7:  Lourdes College Choral Christmas Concert

Join the Lourdes College Choirs for the annual Christmas concert with the Maumee Community Band titled CHRISTMAS CHEER – GOOD NEWS! Carols, Canticles and Christmas Favorites.  The Maumee Community Band will play holiday favorites and the Lourdes Choirs will sing potpourri of Advent and Christmas Carols from Germany, Sweden, France, Russia, England, Poland and the United States. Beautiful music for a beautiful season!  FREE—no tickets necessary!  8 p.m. For more information please call 419-824-3772 or visit www.lourdes.edu/events.

December 14: Christmas Cheer – Good News! Carols, Canticles and Christmas Favorites

The Lourdes Choirs with Director Karen T. Biscay and Allison M. Ringold, Accompanist, present an encore performance of CHRISTMAS CHEER – GOOD NEWS! Carols, Canticles and Christmas Favorites, with a special Polish Heritage Carol finale and other Holiday music, at the beautiful, historic St. Hedwig Catholic Church in Toledo’s Polish Village. The concert will also serve as a benefit for the restoration of the St. Hedwig pipe organ.  3 p.m. For ticket information please call 419-729-3148.

For more information about the Lourdes College Chorus, please contact Karen T. Biscay, Director, at 419-824-3772 or email kbiscay@lourdes.edu.

Monday, November 24, 2008 3:42:50 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)    Comments [1] | 

On November 19, the Department of College Relations at Lourdes was recognized for their outstanding work at the 2008 Crystal Awards, presented by the Association for Women in Communications Toledo Chapter. Lourdes received the following four Crystal awards and six Merit awards:

Crystal Awards

                        Public Relations Campaign - Discover Your Place

                        Helene Sheets - project manager

                        Carla Leow - designer

                        Carla Woodell - designer

                        Mary Arquette, Heather Hoffman, Liz Boltz - contributors

                        Marketing Firm - Thread Information Design

                        Television ad (Arts & Sciences), non-profit

                        Helene Sheets - project manager

                        Mary Arquette - contributor

                        Thread Information Design - marketing firm

                        50th Anniversary Blade supplement

                        Helene Sheets - editor, writer

                        Heather Hoffman - writer

                        Mary Arquette - project manager

                        Aileen Meyer - contributor

                        Blade - producer

                        Luminations

                        Carla Leow - designer

                        Kelly Dilworth - manager

                        Mary Arquette - director of project

                        Aileen Meyer - contributor

                        Marketing Firm - Thread Information Design
 

Merit Awards

           
                        Lourdes Viewbook

                        Carla Leow - designer

                        Helene Sheets - director

                        Amy Mergen - client

                        A Community Moving Forward documentary

                        Helene Sheets - content manager

                        Mary Arquette - director of project

                        WGTE - production company

                        Lourdesworld.com

                        Liz Boltz - project manager, designer

                        Helene Sheets - director

                        Thread Information Design - marketing firm

                        AtLourdes magazine

                        Carla Leow - designer

                        Helene Sheets - editor

                        Mary Arquette - director of project

                        Heather Hoffman - contributor

                        50th Anniversary Annual Report

                        Carla Leow - designer

                        Helene Sheets - editor

                        Mary Arquette - project director

                        Aileen Meyer, Jennifer Dykes – contributors

                        Center for Professional Studies Open House

                        Krystle King (marketing intern, business student) - project manager

                        Helene Sheets - director

                        Heather Hoffman, Carla Woodell - contributors
                        School of Professional Studies faculty and staff – client

Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:08:22 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)    Comments [0] | 

Fans of Robert Fulgham’s best-selling book All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten will enjoy the Lourdes College Drama Society’s performance of Uh-Oh, Here Comes Christmas on Friday, December 5 and Saturday, December 6.

Uh-Oh, Here Comes Christmas is a series of dramatic vignettes based on Fulgham’s short stories that take a funny, warm-hearted and poignant look at the struggle to find the holiday spirit. The show is a refreshing alternative to A Christmas Carol and The Nutcracker.

The Drama Society performances will be held in the Ebeid Student Center located in the lower level of McAlear Hall at 7 p.m. General admission is $5 per person. For more information, contact Keith Ramsdell, Drama Society Advisor, at 419-517-8881.

Author Robert Fulghum has published seven best-selling books with more than 16 million copies of his various works in print and published in 27 languages in 103 countries. Fulghum has also performed in two television adaptations of his work for PBS and was nominated for a Grammy for a spoken word production of All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:34:03 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)    Comments [0] | 

Lourdes is pleased to announce that through a new partnership with the Toledo Diocesan Catholic Schools, teachers within the Diocese will be able to enroll in the College’s P-12 Reading Endorsement Certificate Program at up to an 80% reduced tuition rate.

For more details about this new program offer, please check the December LourdesNews.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:26:18 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)    Comments [0] |