Future Fort Wayne Alumni Networking Events

USF Alumni and Student event

USF Women Alumni Soccer game

The USF Women Alumni Soccer will play a spring scrimmage against the USF women soccer players on Saturday, March 20 at 5:30 p.m. located on campus at D'Arcy Stadium.

"Meet the Cast" event

On Sunday, March 21 immediately following the spring play You Can't Take It With You until 5:30 p.m., a special "Meet the Cast" event will take place in the North Campus north foyer, 2702 Spring Street. Take this opportunity to talk to the cast members, Director Brad Beauchamp and Rick Cartwright, Dean of the School of Creative Arts.

To RSVP for this special event, please contact the Alumni Office at 260-399-7700 ext. 6402 or email twalzer@sf.edu by Monday March 15.

TinCaps Baseball game

The university is planning to sponsor a future Fort Wayne Alumni Networking event on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at the Fort Wayne TinCaps Parkview Field. We will have one section of seating reserved for us. Game time is 7:05 p.m., and the ticket price is $7.00. Entertainment scheduled is BirdZerk and fireworks after the game. Don't leave your seat between the 6th and 7th inning! You might miss a TinCaps fan favorite, the Bad Apple Dancers! Go to www.tincaps.com and check out past performances. Keep your eyes open for the flyer to reach your mailbox at the end of April.

Future Indianapolis Alumni Networking Events

Catch the baseball fever and join us for a fun-filled evening at the University of Saint Francis Indianapolis Alumni Family Event on Saturday, June 26, 2010 at the Indianapolis Indians Victory Field. Game time is set for 7 p.m. The ticket price for the evening is $8 (age 2 and up).   Contact the Alumni Office at (260) 399-7700 ext. 6411 or email twalzer@sf.edu to reserve your tickets today!  Deadline for reserving tickets is Monday, June 21, 2010. After this deadline, tickets will need to be purchased with the Indians Box Office at full price.

Future Merrillville Alumni Networking Events

The university will host a northwest Indiana USF alumni, employee and student family event on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at Teibel's Family Restaurant, U.S. 30 and Hwy 41, Schererville, Indiana. USF's men's basketball Head Coach Jeff Rekeweg will speak to the group and bring along a few basketball players to talk about their college experiences both on and off the court. The event will begin at 11:30 a.m. (CST) and lunch will be included. To RSVP, please contact the Alumni Office at 260-399-7700, ext. 6402 or email twalzer@sf.edu.

Easter Basket Drive

Every year the Northeast Indiana Alumni Directors Consortium (NIADC) delivers Easter baskets to children who might otherwise not experience the joy of finding a basket on Easter morning. This year, we will be distributing baskets to SCAN (Stop Child Abuse and Neglect) on March 30. We are in need of 500 wrapped Easter baskets, with each piece of candy individually wrapped, by March 26.   Last year, more than 1,700 Easter baskets were collected and distributed to the families that SCAN serves. Our group goal is to collect 2,000 wrapped Easter baskets. These baskets can be dropped off at USF at the reception desk in Trinity Hall or any other university that is convenient to you (IPFW, Ivy Tech, Trine, Huntington, Grace, Manchester or Indiana Wesleyan). If you have any questions, please contact Ed Schaab at eschaab@sf.edu or 399-7700, ext. 6410.   Help us make Easter bright for a young child.

The Jesters of the University of Saint Francis to Perform Original Work

The Jesters, a troupe of 35 actors and artists with special needs ranging in ages from 11 to 69, will perform DaisyJack on Saturday, March 6 at 6 p.m. and Sunday, March 7 at 3 p.m. at the university’s North Campus auditorium, 2702 Spring Street. The ticket price for this performance is $10.

DaisyJack is an original story about everyday people searching for the place where they belong. In this multi-media family-oriented production, Daisy and Jack are fallen stars who don’t remember who they are. Guided by the magical Menehunes, they travel through emotional landscapes, hide from the Evil Queens and encounter the Super Heroes as they try to find their way home. Daisy and Jack watch through their “windows” as the story unfolds through drama, rhythm, music, dance and visual arts.

The Jesters has been sponsored by the University of Saint Francis since its founding in 1978. The purpose of Jesters is to enhance quality of life for people with physical disabilities and/or developmental disabilities by engaging them in recreational opportunities designed to promote creative expression and positive social interaction.

High School Art Exhibition on Display at USF

The School of Creative Arts will open the 34th Annual High School Exhibition, showcasing the finest art from high school students across the region, on Sunday, March 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Weatherhead Gallery in the Rolland Art Center off Leesburg Road. Awards will begin at 2 p.m.

High schools from Indiana, Michigan and Ohio could submit up to ten pieces each by their students. The exhibit will run until March 28.

For addition information, please call 260-399-7700 ext. 8001.

University of Saint Francis to Perform You Can't Take It With You

The School of Creative Arts presents You Can't Take It With You, on March 19, 20, 26, and 27 at 8:00 p.m. and March 21 and 28 at 2:00 p.m. in the North Campus auditorium (2702 Spring Street). Tickets can be purchased at the door for $10. Doors will open 30 minutes before show time for general seating.

You Can't Take It With You has been hailed as one of the most popular and successful plays of modern times and tells the story of two families, the Sycamores and the Kirbys. At first the Sycamores seem mad, but it is not long before we realize that if they are mad, the rest of the world is madder. In contrast to these delightful people are the unhappy Kirbys. The plot shoes how Tony, attractive young son of the Kirbys, falls in love with Alice Sycamore and brings his parents to dine at the Sycamore home on the wrong evening.

On Sunday, March 21 immediately following the play until 5:30 p.m., a special "Meet the Cast" event will take place in the North Campus north foyer, 2702 Spring Street. Take this opportunity to talk to the cast members, Director Brad Beauchamp and Rick Cartwright, Dean of the School of Creative Arts.

To RSVP for this special event, please contact the Alumni Office at 260-399-7700 ext. 6402 or email twalzer@sf.edu by Monday March 15.

USF Women's Soccer Announces Fifth Annual Spring Fling

Words from the desk of Women's Soccer Head Coach Christy Young: Greetings from the USF Women's Soccer Office! Coach Young wanted to let everyone know about the 2010 Women's Soccer Spring Fling to be held this March 27, 2010. This event has raised over $20,000 over the past four years and it’s still growing. This year's event will benefit Camp Whatcha-Wanna-Do which is a completely community funded camp that welcomes children 7 through 18 years of age who are surviving cancer. It is a week-long camp where the kids have the opportunity to participate in several fun events. It is a week where the kids can be kids! The line-up we have secured continues to bring some of the highest level teams of Women's College Soccer this area has seen. It includes returners from the 2009 Spring Fling, NCAA Tournament National Championship Final Four participant University of Notre Dame, a high level Michigan State University program, a MAC contender, Ball State University, and local crowd-pleasers, IPFW and USF. Newcomers to this year's event include Indiana State University, Bowling Green State University, and the University of Findlay. One of the ways the Women's Soccer team raises money for the charity is by holding a silent auction during the event. We are hoping that you will decide to be part of our auction. We are asking for a donation in hopes that we can make the kids camp experience even better. Any questions please do not hesitate to contact Coach Young at cyoung@sf.edu or 260-399-7700 ext. 6229.

Ceramics Continuing Education Classes Available Through USF

The School of Creative Arts at the University of Saint Francis will offer two continuing education ceramics classes, "Beginning Ceramics" and "Advanced Ceramics," each Sunday from April 11 through May 23, 1 to 3 p.m., in the Rolland Art Center off Leesburg Road. Cost for each class is $160 which includes supplies and instruction. Tools will be available for in-class use.

The classes will be taught by Joseph VanZandt, a working potter since 1994. He holds a BFA degree from Penn State and an MFA from Indiana University. VanZandt has taught ceramics at the University of Saint Francis, Indiana University, Herron School of Art, Interlochen Center for the Arts, and South Side High School. He has also designed pottery for Bill Campbell Studios. 

For more information or a registration form, please contact the School of Creative Arts at 260-399-7700, ext. 8001.

Formula for Life Second Annual Event

The University of Saint Francis organization Formula for Life will host its second annual 5k race and silent auction on Sunday, April 18. The 5k race and walk will begin at 1 p.m. at the university's North Campus, 2702 Spring Street, and will be followed by food, music and a silent auction. All of the proceeds of this event will go toward the purchase of baby formula for needed infants in Haiti.

Formula for Life is a  service-based, student-run organization that provides nutritional support for Haitian infants who are orphaned or whose mothers are unable to provide for them. In light of the recent earthquake in Haiti, Formula for Life contributed $4,000 to Linda Thieman, who, along with the Haitian Health Foundation, will designate the funds for infant nutrition. For additional information, please contact Lynn Altevogt, Formula for Life Public Relations Director, at 260-704-2108 or via email at lynnaltebogt@aol.com.

University of Saint Francis Health Fair

The health issues you want to know about are at the University of Saint Francis' Health Fair on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon in the Doermer Health Sciences building. Students from the university's Physical Therapist Assistant studies program will be manning the different booths relating to various hot topics relating to today's health. Topics include: "How to Find Shoe Love," "Mythbusters," "Focus on Wellness," "WiiFit Active," and "Is Autism on the Rise?" Information on these topics will be available at the booth and students will be available to answer questions.

USF Spring Athletics

Thanks to the pitching of two freshmen and the timely hitting of a senior, University of Saint Francis baseball Head Coach, Greg Roberts got his 100th career win on February 20, 2010 against 19th-ranked Cumberland University. Go to http://www.sf.edu/sf/athletics to view other USF baseball news and schedule.

Head Coach Ryan Bolyn (BLS '03), in his sixth season at the helm of the cougar softball program, provides the USF program with a stable presence in the dugout and a committed figure off the field. Go to http://www.sf.edu/sf/athletics to view other USF softball news and schedule.

Sarah Thrall enters her fifth season at the helm of the USF cross country and track and field programs. Go to http://www.sf.edu/sf/athletics to view USF Track and Field spring outdoors schedule.

Chad LaCross is in his fifth year as head men's and women's golf coach at USF. The University of Saint Francis women's golf team is currently ranked #28 in the preseason poll that released on December 4, 2009. USF finished the 2009 fall season with an overall head-to-head record of 36-15. The Cougars will travel to Villa Rica, GA to compete in West Georgia University's tournament on March 22 and 23, 2010. Go to http://www.sf.edu/sf/athletics to view USF women's and men's golf schedules

Baccalaureate Mass and Commencement Saturday, May 1, 2010

Baccalaureate Mass will be at 9:30 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 1122 South Clinton, Fort Wayne. Graduates and their families and friends of all traditions are warmly welcomed and encouraged to attend this meaningful service. Commencement Exercises will be at 2:00 p.m., at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Main Arena, in Fort Wayne. Coliseum parking is $4.00 per car. No admission tickets are needed and plentiful seating is available for all who wish to attend.

USF Men's and Women's MCC Basketball Honors

DeJovaun Sawyer-Davis Matt Edmonds Ferdinand Morales-Soto Qadr Owens	University of Saint Francis junior DeJovaun Sawyer-Davis has been named to the 2009-10 Mid-Central College Conference All-Conference Team for the second year in a row, one of four Cougars earning All-MCC recognition. Sawyer-Davis (Anderson, IN / Anderson H.S.) was the only member of the Cougars named to the first team. Matt Edmonds (Jr., Wawaka, IN / East Noble H.S.), Ferdinand Morales-Soto (Jr., Caguas, Puerto Rico / Starmount H.S. (N.C.)) and Qadr Owens (So., Indianapolis, IN / Lawrence North H.S.) were all Honorable Mention Selections. Owens was also named to the All-Newcomer Team. Edmonds was an honorable mention selection for the second time while this was the first time for Soto and Owens. Owens finished 17th in MCC scoring (12.6 points per game and No. 2 for USF), Soto tied for 16th in rebounding (5.1 rebounds per game) and Edmonds finished 15th with 1.6 offensive rebounds per game. Soto was on the 2008-09 All-MCC Newcomer Team.
	University of Saint Francis senior Bessie Jenkins and junior Julie Seiss have been named to the 2009-10 Mid-Central College Conference All-Conference Team selected by the conference coaches. Freshman Meghan Prible was named to the MCC All-Freshman Team.   Jenkins (Fort Wayne, IN / Wayne H.S.) was named to the All-MCC First Team. She was a two-time MCC Player of the Week selection and finished regular season play as the No. 2 scorer in MCC play at 17.4 points per game, No. 3 in 3-point field goal percentage (.414) and No. 7 in free-throw percentage (.807).
Seiss (Warsaw, IN / Warsaw H.S.) was an All-MCC Second Team selection. Seiss finished regular season play ranked No. 2 in MCC assists per game (4.6) and No. 3 in steals (2.5). The 5'9" guard finished No. 5 in free-throw shooting percentage (.785) and No. 9 in MCC scoring (13.1 points per game). Seiss was MCC Player of the Week once (week of January 25).
	Prible (Keystone, IN / Southern Wells H.S.) averaged 8.0 points per game and was the No. 5 scorer for USF. She shot 42 percent from the field, 34 percent from 3-point range and .824 from the free-throw line. The 5-7 guard played in all 30 games and started 20. She scored in double figures in 10 games with a high of 16 points twice and three games with 15 points

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"Brookside Memories" Booklets, 3rd Edition Now Available for Purchase

The latest edition of the "Bass Mansion Memories" (now referred to as Brookside, the original name given to the Mansion by the Bass family) is available to purchase for $5.00. Proceeds will go toward enhancing our "Christmas at USF" activities. This third edition now contains 50 stories written by people who have wonderful memories of the Bass Mansion. In order to expand the booklet for 2010, we need your story to be included. As an alumnus of USF, as a faculty or staff member, as a student, as a neighbor, please send your story to Sister Marilyn Oliver at moliver@sf.edu. You will receive your own copy when your story is included. If you wish to purchase a 2009 edition, please email Sister Marilyn or mail to:  Sister Marilyn Oliver, 2701 Spring Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46808.

Alumni Awards and Athletic Hall of Fame

It is that time of year again to submit your nominations for the Alumni Awards (Distinguished Alumni, Young Alumni, Distinguished Alumni Service, and Honorary Alumni) and nominations for an Athletic Hall of Fame award. Deadline to submit nominations is Wednesday, March 31, 2010.

Go to http://www.sf.edu/alumni/ and click on Alumni Academy Awards to submit your nominations.

Go to http://www.saintfranciscougars.com/inside-athletics/hall-of-fame to submit your nominations for the Athletic Hall of Fame.

Mark Your Calendar

Homecoming weekend will be Friday and Saturday October 1 and 2, 2010

Photos from Alumni Events

There are many photos from Zoo Day, Homecoming weekend, Christmas at USF, and the December Networking event posted on the Alumni website. Click on this link http://www.sf.edu/alumni/ to view the photos. Enjoy!

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News and Notes

USF Men's Coach Part of Cancer Event

University of Saint Francis Men's Head Coach, Jeff Rekeweg participated in the "Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers" event on Saturday, January 30, 2009. The Coaches vs. Cancer program united the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) in the fight against cancer. Participating NABC member coaches wore sneakers instead of dress shoes with their suits during their weekend games to demonstrate their support for the American Cancer Society.

USF Men's Head Coach Jeff Rekeweg (left) and Marian's Head Coach John Grimes (right)

Alumni Endowed Scholarship winner

Pictured are Rachel Schenk (sophomore, Social Work) and Andy Pyle (BA '98), Interim Alumni Cabinet President. Rachel has lived in Fort Wayne her entire life, but had no idea what she wanted to do about college. When former Women's Soccer Head Coach, Ken Nuber, offered a scholarship to the University of Saint Francis to play soccer she admitted that she was skeptical. However, the moment Rachel stepped on campus she fell in love with it. Rachel is currently studying Social Work with minors in Child Advocacy and Forensic Social Work. Her experience here has been nothing but wonderful, and is so grateful for this Alumni Scholarship.

1960s:

Tracy (Treasure Smith) Coyle (BS ’60) and her husband, William, celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary on January 30, 2010.

1970s:

Francis Voll (MSE '72) is principal of Marion Catholic High School in Marion, Ohio.

1990s:

Michelle (Moore) Cropper (BS '97) and her husband Rodney welcomed a second child, Natalie Renee, on December 28, 2009. She was 6 pounds, 8 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. She joins her big brother, Alex (age 2).

2000s:

Brook (Working) Janes (BA ’01, MS '04) gave birth to Lathen Michael Allen Janes on December 31, 2009. He weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces and was 20 inches long. Brook, husband Joe, and Lathen are all doing well.

Patricia (Pinkowski) Simms (BS ’01) and husband Bill welcomed a second daughter, Vanessa Rose, on October 21, 2009. She joins big sister Ariana.

Craig Vanderwall, Jr. (BA ’04) has been chosen for the Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly's annual "40 under 40" award. Craig, along with 39 other business leaders throughout the Greater Fort Wayne area will be spotlighted in the special publication on April 30, 2010.

Michael Ledo (BBA '06), co-founder and president/CEO of Athletes With Purpose (AWP) recently moved into a 7, 800 square foot facility located at the Ash Centre, 1701 Freeman Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Their facility contains a field-turf area, a track, agility-training area, weight room, viewing gallery and conference room. To view additional information go to www.awpsportsperformace.com.

Natalie (Mason) Wagoner (BBA '07, MBA '09) and Eric Wagoner (BBA '08) are proud parents of a baby boy, Liam Sawyer. Liam was 7 pounds, 15 ounces and was 20 inches long.

LOVE CONNECTIONS

We are looking to add a section to the E-Newsletter in the near future titled, "Love Connections." We would like to collect stories of USF Alumni who married USF Alumni. We would publish them in the E-newsletter and potentially the Mirror Magazine. If you would like to submit a story, please email Jessica (Meyer) Swinford '98, Assistant Alumni Director, at jswinford@sf.edu or mail to: 2701 Spring Street, Attn: Jessica Swinford, Fort Wayne, IN  46808. We look forward to reading your stories and sharing them with the USF family.

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