Reflections Magazine Issue #78 - Spring 2013 | Page 6

Campus News

Walter Named New
Religious Studies Chair
Sister Pat Walter, OP was named the new
chairperson of the Religious Studies Department, effective Jan. 7, 2013.

Caplon Honored with
MLK Jr. Service Award
The Martin Luther King Jr. Service Award
selection committee announced that this year’s
Siena Heights award winner is Vijay Caplon.
Caplon was honored as part of the Martin
Luther King Community Dinner Jan. 21. Caplon
was also honored by the Siena community
during the special program “Dr. King: His
Legacy, Our Future” Jan. 21 on campus.

SHU Jazz Ensemble
Performs at Jazz Festival
International Dinner
a Big Hit on Campus
The International Dinner, the grand finale of
International Education Week, was Nov. 18,
2012, in the Fieldhouse. There was food featuring 48 different dishes from countries all over
the world. Those involved with SHU’s International Club provided one or two dishes from
their homeland. As in previous years, there
was also musical entertainment featuring
a variety of different cultural genres and a
fashion show in which traditional clothing from
various countries were modeled (above).

The SHU Jazz Ensemble performed at the Liberal
Arts Jazz Festival Feb. 16 at Hillsdale College.
The festival included guest artists Sunny
Wilkinson and Paul Ferguson.

Acapelicans Compete at
Regional Competition
The Siena Heights Acapelicans again competed
in the ICCA varsity vocals quarterfinals competition this winter in Stamps Auditorium on the
campus of the University of Michigan. SHU
competed against teams from Michigan,
Central Michigan and Oakland.

SHU Named “Military
Friendly” for Fourth
Consecutive Year
Siena Heights was
named a “Military
Friendly School” by
Victory Media for the
fourth consecutive year. The 2013 list honors
the top 15 percent of colleges, universities
and trade schools that are doing the most to
embrace America’s veterans as students. The
2013 list was compiled through extensive
research and a data-driven survey of more
than 12,000 VA-approved schools nationwide.

SHU Math Department
Again Hosts Conference
For the second consecutive year, the SHU Math
Department hosted the Michigan Undergraduate Math Conference. Undergraduate mathematicians from across Michigan and Ohio were
at Siena to share their work and experiences.
The day was filled with talks, poster presentations and activities. This year’s keynote speaker
was Bowling Green State University Professor
Jim Albert, whose research interests include
Bayesian statistics and analysis of sports data.

SHU Recognized Again
by Michigan Gift of Life
SHU Group Participates College Challenge
in 27-hour National
For the third time in five years, Siena Heights
Anti-Slavery Event
University won an award in the 10th annual
The College Life group hosted a ‘Stand for
Freedom’ event on March 12 in which at least
one student stood at all times in a highly populated area of campus throughout a 27-hour
period to help shine light on the 27 million
slaves worldwide. The event culminated with
a human trafficking speaking event March 13
on campus (below).

Michigan Gift of Life Campus Challenge. SHU
registered the most people as a proportion of
the student population, with 4.13 percent. SHU
also took home a trophy in 2010 and 2009.
The Gift of Life Campus Challenge is the largest
college-based organ donor registry drive in
the nation and has been recognized by the
United States Department of Health and
Human Services for its success.

Raab Appointed Editor
Porath Receives National of “Merton Annual”
Advising Award
SHU Associate Professor
SHU Director of Academic Advising Wiona
Porath received the 2012 Outstanding Advising
Award in the Academic Advising-Primary
Role category from the National Academic
Advising Association. This award is presented to
individuals who have demonstrated qualities
associated with outstanding academic advising
of students or outstanding academic advising
administration. The Academic Advising-Primary
Role category includes those individuals whose
primary role at the