Reflections Magazine Issue #79 - Fall 2013 | Page 3

Contents on the inside . . . FALL 2013 Editor Doug Goodnough Director of Integrated University Marketing [email protected] Creative Team Jeff Masse—Graphic Design & Photography Liesel Riggs ’06—Graphic Design Angie Raymond ’10—Graphic Design Laura Marsh ’10—Photography Deb Carter—Photography Alumni Office Jennifer Hamlin Church Associate Vice President for Advancement Director of Alumni Relations [email protected] Produced by the Office of Institutional Advancement Mitchell P. Blonde ’04/MA, CFRE Vice President [email protected] The mission of Siena Heights, a Catholic university founded and sponsored by the Adrian Dominican Sisters, is to assist people to become more competent, purposeful and ethical through a teaching and learning environment which respects the dignity of all. Reflections is © 2013 by Siena Heights University. ON THE COVER Siena Heights University dedicated its new McLaughlin University Center during an overflow Homecoming Weekend crowd in October. The $9.1 million facility has quickly become the new student “hub” of campus. Photo taken by Laura Marsh ’10. 5 8 10 12 14 18 20 22 24 29 36 40 46 From The Heights — Campus News Siena’s Youth Movement Peggy McCann Is A Team Player SHU Volunteers Help Camp Sunshine World Class Faculty Saints Highlights — Athletics News Full “STEAM” Ahead in Las Vegas One on One With . . . Trudy McSorley SHU’s New Crown Jewel 2013 Annual Donor Report Scenes From Homecoming Class Notes — Alumni News Walk Right In. Sit Right Down!