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July 2008
Vol. 34, No. 5
Mother and Daughter Graduate Together
More than 1,800 students were awarded degrees at the
University’s commencement exercises in May—and one motherdaughter team.
Law Alumni Relations Assistant Annamaria Mueller and her
daughter, Melissa Cambria, walked across the Bank of America
Pavilion stage on the same day, only minutes apart.
“I received my degree first and then got to sit down and enjoy
Melissa getting her degree,” said Mueller, who has been working
at Suffolk for nearly 10 years. “We are both very happy to have
graduated together.”
This special occasion was no fluke.
“My daughter and I made a pact a few years ago that we would
graduate at the same time,” said Mueller, who received an associate’s degree. “We had a plan, and luckily it all worked out.”
Mueller, 43, attended classes during the evening, summer and
even at lunchtime to accomplish her goal. She and her daughter
were in the same Biology I and Biology II classes.
“Melissa is very smart, and she pushed me to try as hard as I
could,” said Mueller. “She was my inspiration to finish what I set
out to do.”
She then added, with a chuckle, “We didn’t study together, but
we both got A’s in those two classes.”
Melissa Cambria, 22, who received her BSBA summa cum
laude, was delighted to share the spotlight with her mom.
“Graduating from Suffolk University was exciting to begin
with, but graduating with my mom made it even more special,”
said Cambria, who works as an annuity services representative
for John Hancock. “It was memorable because I was so proud of
Melissa Cambria, left, and mom Annamaria Mueller of Law School Alumni
Programs hold up their diplomas. See additional Commencement photos
pages 6–7 (Photos by John Gillooly)
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her for finally accomplishing her goal, and I knew how proud she
was of me as well. I saw how hard she had worked for it and how
dedicated she was. Her commitment and perseverance inspired me
to do my best.”
Mueller isn’t done developing academic bonds with loved ones.
The youngest of her three daughters, Kimberly, 20, just completed
her sophomore year at Suffolk. A sociology major, she is scheduled
to graduate in 2010. Mueller, who is two years shy of receiving her
undergraduate degree, is planning to graduate with Kimberly at
that time.
“I begin classes in September, and the pressure is on,” said
Mueller, who has another daughter, Laura, 25. “I did this once, and
now I have to do it again.”
New Look
BRA Approves 10-Year Development Plan
See story, page 8.
The Boston Redevelopment Authority’s
June approval of the University’s 10-year
Institutional Master Plan paves the way for
development of the 20 Somerset St. academic building and the Modern Theater
residence hall project.
BRA approval followed a historic
agreement between the University and
the Beacon Hill Civic Association,
through which the University extended
its Beacon Hill non-expansion zone and
the Association dropped opposition to the
Institutional Master plan, including the
development of the former MDC site for
art studios and classrooms.
The Institutional Master Plan, or IMP,
sets a planning framework for University
expansion over the next 10 years, and BRA
approval allows the University to begin
work on several fronts.
Construction on the Modern Theater
project is expected to begin fall 2008, with
the combined residence hall and theater
projected to open in fall 2010.
The University also will be working on
design and permitting for the New England
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HR Steps Up With 100 Percent
Recycled Paper
Setting Campus
Infrastructure Priorities
The paper chase is over for Ryan Higginson.
A longtime advocate of improving the environment, Higginson
has led the way to making Human Resources the first University
department to use 100 percent recycled paper.
“This is something that I believe in and really want to do,” said
Higginson, the assistant director of HR. “I’ve always been a big
supporter of sustainability and recycling efforts both at work and at
home.”
According to A&G Sales Inc., Suffolk’s office supplier, most of
the University uses paper that has at least 30 percent post-consumer
material content. HR, however, has separated itself from the rest of
the pack.
“HR is the first department to commit to 100 percent recycled
paper,” said A&G sales representative Greg Morton. “What this
basically means is that they are generating new paper from 100
percent old paper.
“The whole world is going green, particularly in the office
products industry. And that is a good thing.”
Higginson is excited that his department has decided to use 100
percent recycled paper, even though it’s more expensive than other
options. “My hope is that using paper that costs more will make
people more mindful of both the budget and the environment,” he
said.
“A lot of what we do is done electronically,” according to
Higginson. “We’re always trying to move as much correspondence
off of paper as we possibly can.”
“Suffolk’s Sustainability Committee commends the HR
Department for serving as a leader and encourages the Suffolk
community to save
trees and money by
engaging in paper
conservation strategies,” said Special
Projects Coordinator
for Campus
Sustainability Erica
Mattison. “These
strategies include
double-sided photocopying, printing only
when necessary, using
scrap paper trays, and
using paper with a
high percentage of
recycled content.”
Ryan Higginson. (Photo by John Gillooly)
Facilities Management and Planning has tackled its summer
program of improvements, while engaging in an evaluation of
University infrastructure.
In late May an electrical engineer, architect
and mechanical engineer from a private firm,
VFA, escorted by a Facilities Management
staff person, began examining Universityowned buildings inside and out, according to
Director of Operations Jim Wallace.
“They start on the roof and go down,
usually one floor at a time,” said Wallace.
The team will compile a report covering
everything from sidewalks and building
Jim Wallace
envelope to mechanical and electrical systems,
with estimated costs for needed repairs.
“It will provide a great planning tool to prioritize what needs to
be done in the buildings,” said Wallace. “It looks at campus facilities holistically instead of taking a piecemeal approach.”
Meanwhile, Facilities Management crews have been painting,
replacing carpeting and sprucing up classrooms and residence halls
throughout the campus since the end of the spring semester, based
on the priorities of the deans.
Major summer projects include:
• Building additional classrooms in Sawyer
• Air-conditioning system in Archer
• Laboratory renovation in Archer
• Wash all exterior windows, inside and out
• Ridgeway lobby makeover
• Mechanical system repairs
• Ensure that critical rooms have lockable doors to enable Shelter
in Place
Wallace noted that the façade of 73 Tremont St. is under repair
by that building’s management company.
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Executive Editor
Greg Gatlin
Managing Editor
Nancy Kelleher
Staff Writers
Karen DeCilio
Tony Ferullo
Design
Heather Clark
Moakley
Foundation
Honorees
The John Joseph Moakley Charitable Foundation honored Suffolk
University Trustees Jeanne Hession and James Linnehan with the
2008 Moakley Foundation Public
Service Award in recognition of
their lifelong commitment to public service. Their commitment to
the Foundation’s mission of continuing the public service legacy of their
longtime friend, Joe Moakley, was cited at the awards ceremony in May.
Hession and Linnehan were classmates of Moakley’s at Suffolk University
Law School, where they all were members of the Class of ’56. (Photo by
John Gillooly)
Policy for Discarding Computers
The University has instituted a uniform policy for handling
decommissioned computers to ensure the privacy and security of
data maintained for the Suffolk community.
Deleting a file does not destroy it, so ITS is using a more
thorough method to guarantee that data stored on the computers
cannot be recovered. While some schools or departments have
been doing this on their own, this policy will ensure that everyone
adheres to a high standard of security.
The office that provides information technology support for
a department’s machines is responsible for wiping the data from
any computer it discards. Computers cannot be directly donated,
disposed of, or otherwise discarded by the user. All decommissioned
computers must be brought to the appropriate office before leaving
the University. The offices are:
• CAS (excluding NESAD): Academic Computing,
cashelp@suffolk.edu, 617-557-2002
• NESAD: NESAD IT Support, nesadsupport@suffolk.edu,
617-994-4268
• Law School: Law Academic Technology,
computinglaw@suffolk.edu, 617-573-8352
• Sawyer Business School, Cape Cod Community College,
Merrimack College: Office of Technology Management,
otm@suffolk.edu, 617-573-8524
• All other departments, Boston campus: ITS Help Desk,
helpdesk@suffolk.edu, 617-557-2000
• Madrid Campus, Raul de la Fuente Marcos, director
of Information Technology, marcosr@suffolk.es
• Dakar Campus, Seward Kollie, systems administrator,
skollie@suffolk.edu, 869-1000 ext. 307
College Magazine Gains
National Recognition
The premier issue of the Suffolk Arts+Sciences alumni magazine
received two national awards in June at the 28th Annual EXCEL
Awards in Washington D.C.
The magazine received the Gold EXCEL Award for the Most
Improved Newsletter-to-Magazine category and was one of four
overall winners to receive the EXTRA! Award for cutting-edge
publishing excellence.
EXTRA! Award winners are chosen from among the EXCEL
winners for pushing the envelope and taking bold chances to
innovate in an ever-changing publishing environment.
“It’s wonderful recognition for the magazine and for Suffolk
University,” said Sherri Miles, editor-in-chief of the magazine and
director of communications for the College. “We set out to create
an alumni magazine that didn’t look like other alumni magazines,
and we succeeded.”
Audrey Goldstein by an array of NESAD faculty prints installed in the
Munce Conference Room. (Photo by John Gillooly)
Faculty Prints Grace Munce
Conference Room
The Munce Conference Room is the newest campus venue for
viewing artwork, and an exhibit of prints by faculty of the New
England School of Art & Design is now on display.
When the room in the Archer Building was refinished this
year, Dean Kenneth Greenberg asked Fine Arts Program Director
Audrey Goldstein and Associate Dean Lauri Umansky to coordinate
artwork.
Meanwhile, Associate Professor Randal Thurston had been
talking with New England School of Art & Design colleagues about
a new, nontoxic printmaking process.
“We all wanted to try this technique,” said Goldstein, so a Fine
Arts faculty workshop was organized. “All of these prints are from
original drawings.”
The sun print process uses light exposure to make prints from
drawings, and the faculty produced an edition of prints for donation to the Sawyer Library. Some of these prints now hang in the
Munce Conference Room.
The process of creating that exhibit led to an additional exhibit,
Prints & Related Drawings, Fine Arts Faculty Print Folio, at the main
NESAD gallery through July 12.
Human Resources News
New Faces
Please welcome our newest employees:
Daniel Caparrotta, NESAD
Shirley Consuerga, Student Activities & Service Learning
Alison Cunha, Dean’s Office, Sawyer Business School
Peter Gemmellaro, Enrollment & Retention Management
Stefanie Harvey, Advancement
Todd Mook, Business Office
Jeffrey Pisani, Facilities Management
Anita Sen, Theatre Arts
Oliver Stone, Center for International Education
Levon Sukiasyan, Information Technology Services
Christopher Ulrich, Information Technology Services
Dan Wu, Center for International Education
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Potpourri
Tahir Al-Bakaa, History. He participated in
a Boston College panel discussion on the
effects of violence and political instability
on higher education in Iraq and Palestine.
Robert Allison, History, spoke to the
mid-year meeting of the National Court
Reporters Association on “Boston: Hub of
the Solar System.” In April, he and his family attended the Mass celebrated by Pope
Benedict XVI at Yankee Stadium in New
York City. Allison wrote a short history of
St. Brigid Parish in South Boston for its
centennial celebration dinner. Caitlyn
Morley, Dan Ryan and Kristin Kelly, students in Allison’s “Boston: Heritage of a
City” course, helped with the research.
Elif Armbruster, English, presented a
paper, “Constructing Edith Wharton: Why
the Popular Press Loves Wharton’s Houses,”
at the annual American Literature
Association Conference in San Francisco.
She also spoke on “Edith Wharton and
Martha Stewart: The Pursuit of Perfection,”
at the Edith Wharton and History
Conference in Pittsfield.
Sandra Barriales, Humanities and
Modern Languages, presented “Filming
Ghosts: Between the Dictator and Me
(2005), an Awakening to a Silenced Past” at
the 61st annual Kentucky Foreign Language
Conference.
Matteo Casini and Patricia Reeve,
History, presented “Displaying Masculinity:
Cases from Renaissance Italy and 19th
Century America” at the History
Department Seminar Series.
Renée Dankerlin, Government,
was appointed director of International
Development Studies for the CAS Dean’s
office.
Eric Dewar, Biology. He was interviewed for the program “You Are Here”
on WERS 88.9 FM, the Emerson College
radio station, about the creation-versusintelligent design controversy.
Anthony Eonas, Business Law and
Ethics, was appointed to the Plymouth
County Committee to plan and organize
the 150th anniversary of the Massachusetts
Superior Court system.
Erin Evans, Law School, completed
the Mid Level Managers Institute offered
through the National Association of
Student Personnel Administrators, Region
1. This leadership institute was offered on
four days from March until June and
included 20 professionals from various
New England schools.
Teri Fair, Government, presented a
paper at the 39th annual meeting of the
National Conference of Black Political
Scientists in Chicago and has joined the
board of directors of MassVOTE. She and
the students in her “Critical Perspectives on
the Civil Rights Movement” class visited
Atlanta and general Alabama cities as part
of a study tour.
Congratulations to Kristen Gleason of
Student Activities
and Service
Learning and husband James on the
birth of their son
Conor Andrew
Gleason. He was born April 22 and weighed
8 pounds, 7 ounces.
Nina Huntemann, Communication
and Journalism, presented a paper,
“Desperate Widows: Exploring the Avid
Gamer’s Other Half,” at the Console-ing
Passions conference in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Kate Matson, Law Career Develop
ment, presented “Eight: Infinity on Its
Side,” a screening of her animated films
with her improvisational music, film and
poetry group, FiLmprov, at Harvard
University’s Dudley House.
Steve Novick, NESAD, served as a grant
panelist for the 2009 Fellowship in ThreeDimensional Art, Rhode Island State
Council for the Arts.
Michelle Rapp, Career Services,
received the Dean Barbara Erickson Award
Student Organizations Honor Faculty and Staff
The Student Government Association held its annual Leadership
Awards ceremony at the Renaissance Waterfront Hotel. The following members of the Suffolk community were honored:
Student Organization Adviser of the Year
Kate Schuit, Student Activities
Administrator of the Year
Kristin Baker, Performing Arts Office
Unsung Hero—Faculty/Staff
Brian Moore, Ballotti Learning Center
Support Staff of the Year
Kristen Gleason, Student Activities and Service Learning
Faculty of the Year—Sawyer Business School
Professor John McCoy, Business Law
Faculty of the Year—College of Arts and Sciences
Professor Robert Allison, History
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The Student Bar Association recognized faculty and staff members
of the Law School at the annual Dean’s Champagne Reception at
the Westin Copley Hotel. Awards were presented as follows:
The McDermott Award given to an alumnus/a who has made a
significant contribution to the Law School community
Laura Ferrari, dean of students
The Cornelius J. Moynihan Award for excellence in teaching
Christopher Gibson, associate professor of law
The Thomas J. McMahon Award for dedication to students
Joan Luke, Law Clinical Programs
The Malcolm M. Donahue Award for administrative excellence
Jim Janda, Peer Mentor Program
Lorraine Cove Spirit of Suffolk Award
Lou Brum, Dean of Students office
for outstanding service to the University’s
graduate students.
Patricia Reeve, History, is the humanist
for “On Equal Terms,” a multi-media installation marking the 30th anniversary of the
Executive Order mandating gender equity
in hiring and training in the U.S. building
trades. The project, conceived by Susan
Eisenberg, poet, nonfiction writer, tradeswoman and Brandeis University Scholar in
Residence, is funded by the Massachusetts
Foundation for the Humanities and Public
Policy. The installation and related programming, which is sponsored by the Center for
Women’s Studies at Brandeis University, will
open in October. The installation will be at
Suffolk’s Adams Gallery in 2009.
Chris Rodriguez, History, is mentoring
Suffolk student Deborah Searfoss for her
McNair Scholar research project. She is
recording the experiences of Latin American
undocumented immigrants entering the
United States. The U.S. Department of
Education awarded Suffolk University
McNair Scholars funding designed to prepare
distinguished, first-generation, underrepresented, low-income students for graduate
school. Searfoss, who was born in Mexico
City, will be working with immigrants with
the help of Latinos Unidos de Massachusetts
(LUMA).
Sebastian Royo and Madrid student speaker
Katie McCabe.
Sebastian Royo, associate dean of the
College and director of the Madrid campus,
was the speaker at a special commencement
ceremony honoring 13 students who completed two years of study at Suffolk Madrid.
The students will continue their education at
the University’s Boston campus in the fall.
He also participated in a conference, “The
Nordic Model: Solution for Continental
Europe’s Problems?” at Harvard University.
Sean Solley, NESAD. He spoke on
“Sustainability in Interior Design” at a seminar series hosted by the department of
Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design
at the University of Rhode Island.
Jeff Stone, Athletics, the director of
District One-New England for the National
Athletic Trainers’ Association, addressed a
group of certified athletic trainers and athletic training students at the Northeastern
University Athletic Training Club’s “A Vision
for the Future: An Athletic Training
Leadership Forum.” On April 20, Stone
served as an athletic trainer on the medical
staff of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Women’s
Marathon Trials in Boston. In addition, he
was a race official for the 112th running of
the BAA Boston Marathon, overseeing the
race at the 5-kilometer Elite Athlete Water
Station in Ashland. Stone is a past president
of the Massachusetts Track and Field
Officials Association, and lives on the threemile mark of the course in Ashland.
Camille Weiss, Humanities and Modern
Languages, presented a paper, “Revered or
Reviled; The Jesuits and Henri IV,” at the
Renaissance Society of America Conference
in Chicago.
Denyce Wicht, Chemistry and
Biochemistry, was the keynote speaker and
leader at the 8th annual Green Chemistry in
Education workshop held at the University
of Oregon June 15–21.
Suffolk University Law School placed
33rd among the top 100 law schools in the
Social Science Research Network download
rankings released on May 11. The Law
School has 50 authors listed.
Faculty Publications
Valerie Epps, Law School, has had three articles
Lydia Martin’s
Blue Vase
Steve Novick’s
Garden
published in The Korea Times dealing with
nuclear weapons, Kosovo and Tibet, and the
recently decided Supreme Court case of Medellin
v. Texas. She taught at Hongik University College of Law in Seoul, South Korea, for the spring
semester and discovered that her textbook on
international law is used by several of the leading
Korean universities.
C. Gopinath, Management, has published
Globalization: A multidimensional system.
Bernie D. Jones, Law School, has published
Fathers of Conscience: Mixed Race Inheritance in
the Antebellum South.
Lydia Martin, NESAD. Her oil painting, Blue
Vase, is at the national juried group exhibition
“Small Works” at the Bennington Center for the
Arts in Vermont through November.
Steve Novick, NESAD, has three pieces on
display at “The 183rd Annual: An Invitational
Exhibition of Contemporary American Art” at the National
Academy Museum in New York City through Sept. They are
Painting (Apotheosis), 3D, and Building. His piece, Garden, was on
display in the group exhibit “Bloom” at Mass College of Liberal Arts
in North Adams.
Sebastian Royo, associate dean for the College
and director of the Madrid campus, has published a
book, Varieties of Capitalism in Spain: Remaking the
Spanish Economy for the New Century. Also, El País
published “La Racionalidad a Prueba,” Royo’s book
review of Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that
Shape Our Decision by Dan Ariely in the April 6, 2008, edition.
Lisa Shatz and Craig Christensen, Electrical and Computer
Engineering, have published an article, “The Frequency Response
of Rat Vibrissae to Sound,” in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of
America, Vol. 123(5), May 2008.
Camille Weiss, Humanities and Modern Languages, has
published an article, “Striking a Delicate Balance, the Politique
Historians of Henri IV’s Reign,” in the journal Explorations in
Renaissance Culture, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 301–327.
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Commencement 2008
The following University employees were awarded
degrees this year:
Kevin Austin, Mail Services, MSCJ
Usha Chandrasekhar, Physics, MS
Katie Davis, Information Technology Services, MBA
Leeann Davulis, Advancement, BS
Loren Doucette, Dean’s Office, Sawyer Business School, MBA
Courtney Ellis, Registrar’s Office, Colleges, MBA
Willvia Francois, Registrar’s Office, Colleges, MED
Jacqueline Govoni, Economics, MED
Amanda Hark, New England School of Art & Design, BFA
Kimberly Keough, Psychology, MED
Steven Keren, Law Library, BA
Sarah Libby, Law Career Development, MED
Erica Mattison, Facilities Planning, MPA
Saul Mendoza, Undergraduate Admission, BFA
Annamaria Mueller, Law Alumni Programs, AA
Shane Murrell, Mail Services, BSBA
Jonane Nicolas, Law Library, BA
Shelagh O’Brien, Advancement, MBA
Andrea Ponte, Cape Cod Programs, MBA
Merideth Power, Government, MSPS
Caitlin Ryan, Sawyer Business School Graduation Programs, MED
Elizabeth Shaffer, Registrar’s Office, Colleges, MED
Mohammed Sharif, University Police, BSBA
Laureen Simonetti, Ballotti Learning Center, MED
Roberto Terrero, University Police, BA
Danielle Towne, Public Management, MPA
Mary Jane Walker, Finance, MED
Mohamed Zatet, Electrical and Computer Science, MBA
Advancement’s Leeann Davulis was awarded a bachelor of science
degree.
Photos by John Gillooly
Shelagh O’Brien of Advancement receives a master in business administration degree from Sawyer Business School Dean William J. O’Neill.
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College of Arts and Sciences Associate Dean Susan Thayer and Christine
Perry, assistant dean of enrollment and director of financial aid for the
Colleges, at the Commencement eve Summa Dinner.
Law Dean Alfred C. Aman, Jr., center, is joined at the Summa
Dinner by University Trustee Lawrence L. Cameron and Law Alumnus
Joseph G. Guerreiro.
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Assistant Treasurer Mike Dwyer and his family with son Jeremiah, who was awarded a bachelor of science degree.
Honorary degree recipient Maxine Hong Kingston with Sawyer Business
School Dean William J. O’Neill, Kenneth S. Greenberg, College Dean, and
President David J. Sargent.
Jackie Parker of the President’s Office and Ellen Solomita, executive
director of the Alumni Association, at the Commencement eve
Summa Dinner.
Beacon Hill Agreement
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School of Art & Design project at 20
Somerset St.
“Members of the University planning
team worked closely with neighbors
in developing the IMP, and the neg
oti ted agreement with the Beacon Hill
a
Civic Association was a key factor in
moving ahead with the University’s plans,”
said Vice President of External Affairs
John Nucci.
Among the terms agreed to are:
• A cap on undergraduate enrollment of
5,000 for the duration of the 10-year
master plan
• Reduced
classroom seats in the Derne/
Temple Street area as new classrooms
are developed at 20 Somerset St. and
elsewhere
• A goal of housing 50 percent of
undergraduates on campus within 10
years, 60 percent within 15 years and
70 percent within 20 years
“The agreement was designed with the
goals of both Suffolk and Beacon Hill in
mind, and it bodes well for a peaceful coexistence for decades to come,” said Nucci.
Lori Bate, president of the Beacon Hill Civic
Association, and President David Sargent sign
an agreement extending the school’s nonexpansion zone on Beacon Hill. (Photo by
John Gillooly)
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Celebrating Partnership
with NECN
Suffolk University and New England Cable News (NECN) have
formed a partnership that will allow NECN to use the new television studio at 73 Tremont St. for live reports and interviews with
newsmakers from City Hall, Beacon Hill and the Financial District.
Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino was the first Suffolk/NECN
guest to be interviewed. He appeared with Jim Braude, host of
NECN’s NewsNight program during a special event marking the
partnership.
Meanwhile, the University is using the space for classes and
other projects. The Moakley Archive and Institute, which collects
oral histories as part of its mandate, is one department taking
advantage of the state-of-the-art facilities. It recently taped an oral
history interview with Congressman Barney Frank at the studio.
Award Cites Human Rights
Conference
The international Association for Continuing Legal Education
(ACLEA) has chosen the Law School’s Center for Advanced Legal
Studies to receive its top public interest award in recognition of the
2007 “Centennial Conference on International Human Rights.”
The conference was presented in partnership with Suffolk
University’s Center for Women’s Health and Human Rights,
National Women Law Student Association and Moakley Institute.
Additional supporters were the Massachusetts CEDAW Project,
the National Lawyers Guild, Northeastern University Law School’s
Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy, the Women’s
Bar Association, the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights under the
Law and the Massachusetts Bar Association.
New University Icon
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank is interviewed in the studio by Professors Bob
Allison and Joe McEttrick as part of the John Joseph Moakley Oral
History Project. Frank reminisced about Moakley and briefly discussed
his own legislative career. (Photo by John Gillooly)
The University has chosen a new graphic image to replace the
Centennial seal.
Creative Services developed this mark, a depiction of the tower
and dome of the Rosalie K. Stahl Center at 73 Tremont St., with
Toronto-based illustrator Gary Alphonso.
It will be used with the existing Suffolk University word mark
on signage, stationery,
publications, and other
marketing materials. For
general University use,
the mark will feature
the University yellow.
The College of Arts and
Sciences and the Sawyer Business School will feature the green and
red of their current respective color palettes. The Law School is
resuming usage of its own mark. The next issue of the SUN will
reflect the change.
Usage guidelines will be available on Creative Services’ Web
page, www.suffolk.edu/creativeservices.
In Memoriam
Louis B. Connelly, former director of public relations and sports
information director
Nancy Croll, former director of academic computing for the
Sawyer Business School
Lab Instructor Jason Carter, Communication and Journalism Chair Bob
Rosenthal, NewsNight host Jim Braude, College of Arts and Sciences
Dean Ken Greenberg, NECN President and General Manager Charles J.
Kravetz, Mayor Thomas M. Menino, NECN News Director Tom Melville,
and Vice President John Nucci. (Photo by John Gillooly)
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Mother and Daughter Graduate Together
More than 1,800 students were awarded degrees at the
University’s commencement exercises in May—and one motherdaughter team.
Law Alumni Relations Assistant Annamaria Mueller and her
daughter, Melissa Cambria, walked across the Bank of America
Pavilion stage on the same day, only minutes apart.
“I received my degree first and then got to sit down and enjoy
Melissa getting her degree,” said Mueller, who has been working
at Suffolk for nearly 10 years. “We are both very happy to have
graduated together.”
This special occasion was no fluke.
“My daughter and I made a pact a few years ago that we would
graduate at the same time,” said Mueller, who received an associate’s degree. “We had a plan, and luckily it all worked out.”
Mueller, 43, attended classes during the evening, summer and
even at lunchtime to accomplish her goal. She and her daughter
were in the same Biology I and Biology II classes.
“Melissa is very smart, and she pushed me to try as hard as I
could,” said Mueller. “She was my inspiration to finish what I set
out to do.”
She then added, with a chuckle, “We didn’t study together, but
we both got A’s in those two classes.”
Melissa Cambria, 22, who received her BSBA summa cum
laude, was delighted to share the spotlight with her mom.
“Graduating from Suffolk University was exciting to begin
with, but graduating with my mom made it even more special,”
said Cambria, who works as an annuity services representative
for John Hancock. “It was memorable because I was so proud of
Melissa Cambria, left, and mom Annamaria Mueller of Law School Alumni
Programs hold up their diplomas. See additional Commencement photos
pages 6–7 (Photos by John Gillooly)
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her for finally accomplishing her goal, and I knew how proud she
was of me as well. I saw how hard she had worked for it and how
dedicated she was. Her commitment and perseverance inspired me
to do my best.”
Mueller isn’t done developing academic bonds with loved ones.
The youngest of her three daughters, Kimberly, 20, just completed
her sophomore year at Suffolk. A sociology major, she is scheduled
to graduate in 2010. Mueller, who is two years shy of receiving her
undergraduate degree, is planning to graduate with Kimberly at
that time.
“I begin classes in September, and the pressure is on,” said
Mueller, who has another daughter, Laura, 25. “I did this once, and
now I have to do it again.”
New Look
BRA Approves 10-Year Development Plan
See story, page 8.
The Boston Redevelopment Authority’s
June approval of the University’s 10-year
Institutional Master Plan paves the way for
development of the 20 Somerset St. academic building and the Modern Theater
residence hall project.
BRA approval followed a historic
agreement between the University and
the Beacon Hill Civic Association,
through which the University extended
its Beacon Hill non-expansion zone and
the Association dropped opposition to the
Institutional Master plan, including the
development of the former MDC site for
art studios and classrooms.
The Institutional Master Plan, or IMP,
sets a planning framework for University
expansion over the next 10 years, and BRA
approval allows the University to begin
work on several fronts.
Construction on the Modern Theater
project is expected to begin fall 2008, with
the combined residence hall and theater
projected to open in fall 2010.
The University also will be working on
design and permitting for the New England
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HR Steps Up With 100 Percent
Recycled Paper
Setting Campus
Infrastructure Priorities
The paper chase is over for Ryan Higginson.
A longtime advocate of improving the environment, Higginson
has led the way to making Human Resources the first University
department to use 100 percent recycled paper.
“This is something that I believe in and really want to do,” said
Higginson, the assistant director of HR. “I’ve always been a big
supporter of sustainability and recycling efforts both at work and at
home.”
According to A&G Sales Inc., Suffolk’s office supplier, most of
the University uses paper that has at least 30 percent post-consumer
material content. HR, however, has separated itself from the rest of
the pack.
“HR is the first department to commit to 100 percent recycled
paper,” said A&G sales representative Greg Morton. “What this
basically means is that they are generating new paper from 100
percent old paper.
“The whole world is going green, particularly in the office
products industry. And that is a good thing.”
Higginson is excited that his department has decided to use 100
percent recycled paper, even though it’s more expensive than other
options. “My hope is that using paper that costs more will make
people more mindful of both the budget and the environment,” he
said.
“A lot of what we do is done electronically,” according to
Higginson. “We’re always trying to move as much correspondence
off of paper as we possibly can.”
“Suffolk’s Sustainability Committee commends the HR
Department for serving as a leader and encourages the Suffolk
community to save
trees and money by
engaging in paper
conservation strategies,” said Special
Projects Coordinator
for Campus
Sustainability Erica
Mattison. “These
strategies include
double-sided photocopying, printing only
when necessary, using
scrap paper trays, and
using paper with a
high percentage of
recycled content.”
Ryan Higginson. (Photo by John Gillooly)
Facilities Management and Planning has tackled its summer
program of improvements, while engaging in an evaluation of
University infrastructure.
In late May an electrical engineer, architect
and mechanical engineer from a private firm,
VFA, escorted by a Facilities Management
staff person, began examining Universityowned buildings inside and out, according to
Director of Operations Jim Wallace.
“They start on the roof and go down,
usually one floor at a time,” said Wallace.
The team will compile a report covering
everything from sidewalks and building
Jim Wallace
envelope to mechanical and electrical systems,
with estimated costs for needed repairs.
“It will provide a great planning tool to prioritize what needs to
be done in the buildings,” said Wallace. “It looks at campus facilities holistically instead of taking a piecemeal approach.”
Meanwhile, Facilities Management crews have been painting,
replacing carpeting and sprucing up classrooms and residence halls
throughout the campus since the end of the spring semester, based
on the priorities of the deans.
Major summer projects include:
• Building additional classrooms in Sawyer
• Air-conditioning system in Archer
• Laboratory renovation in Archer
• Wash all exterior windows, inside and out
• Ridgeway lobby makeover
• Mechanical system repairs
• Ensure that critical rooms have lockable doors to enable Shelter
in Place
Wallace noted that the façade of 73 Tremont St. is under repair
by that building’s management company.
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Executive Editor
Greg Gatlin
Managing Editor
Nancy Kelleher
Staff Writers
Karen DeCilio
Tony Ferullo
Design
Heather Clark
Moakley
Foundation
Honorees
The John Joseph Moakley Charitable Foundation honored Suffolk
University Trustees Jeanne Hession and James Linnehan with the
2008 Moakley Foundation Public
Service Award in recognition of
their lifelong commitment to public service. Their commitment to
the Foundation’s mission of continuing the public service legacy of their
longtime friend, Joe Moakley, was cited at the awards ceremony in May.
Hession and Linnehan were classmates of Moakley’s at Suffolk University
Law School, where they all were members of the Class of ’56. (Photo by
John Gillooly)
Policy for Discarding Computers
The University has instituted a uniform policy for handling
decommissioned computers to ensure the privacy and security of
data maintained for the Suffolk community.
Deleting a file does not destroy it, so ITS is using a more
thorough method to guarantee that data stored on the computers
cannot be recovered. While some schools or departments have
been doing this on their own, this policy will ensure that everyone
adheres to a high standard of security.
The office that provides information technology support for
a department’s machines is responsible for wiping the data from
any computer it discards. Computers cannot be directly donated,
disposed of, or otherwise discarded by the user. All decommissioned
computers must be brought to the appropriate office before leaving
the University. The offices are:
• CAS (excluding NESAD): Academic Computing,
cashelp@suffolk.edu, 617-557-2002
• NESAD: NESAD IT Support, nesadsupport@suffolk.edu,
617-994-4268
• Law School: Law Academic Technology,
computinglaw@suffolk.edu, 617-573-8352
• Sawyer Business School, Cape Cod Community College,
Merrimack College: Office of Technology Management,
otm@suffolk.edu, 617-573-8524
• All other departments, Boston campus: ITS Help Desk,
helpdesk@suffolk.edu, 617-557-2000
• Madrid Campus, Raul de la Fuente Marcos, director
of Information Technology, marcosr@suffolk.es
• Dakar Campus, Seward Kollie, systems administrator,
skollie@suffolk.edu, 869-1000 ext. 307
College Magazine Gains
National Recognition
The premier issue of the Suffolk Arts+Sciences alumni magazine
received two national awards in June at the 28th Annual EXCEL
Awards in Washington D.C.
The magazine received the Gold EXCEL Award for the Most
Improved Newsletter-to-Magazine category and was one of four
overall winners to receive the EXTRA! Award for cutting-edge
publishing excellence.
EXTRA! Award winners are chosen from among the EXCEL
winners for pushing the envelope and taking bold chances to
innovate in an ever-changing publishing environment.
“It’s wonderful recognition for the magazine and for Suffolk
University,” said Sherri Miles, editor-in-chief of the magazine and
director of communications for the College. “We set out to create
an alumni magazine that didn’t look like other alumni magazines,
and we succeeded.”
Audrey Goldstein by an array of NESAD faculty prints installed in the
Munce Conference Room. (Photo by John Gillooly)
Faculty Prints Grace Munce
Conference Room
The Munce Conference Room is the newest campus venue for
viewing artwork, and an exhibit of prints by faculty of the New
England School of Art & Design is now on display.
When the room in the Archer Building was refinished this
year, Dean Kenneth Greenberg asked Fine Arts Program Director
Audrey Goldstein and Associate Dean Lauri Umansky to coordinate
artwork.
Meanwhile, Associate Professor Randal Thurston had been
talking with New England School of Art & Design colleagues about
a new, nontoxic printmaking process.
“We all wanted to try this technique,” said Goldstein, so a Fine
Arts faculty workshop was organized. “All of these prints are from
original drawings.”
The sun print process uses light exposure to make prints from
drawings, and the faculty produced an edition of prints for donation to the Sawyer Library. Some of these prints now hang in the
Munce Conference Room.
The process of creating that exhibit led to an additional exhibit,
Prints & Related Drawings, Fine Arts Faculty Print Folio, at the main
NESAD gallery through July 12.
Human Resources News
New Faces
Please welcome our newest employees:
Daniel Caparrotta, NESAD
Shirley Consuerga, Student Activities & Service Learning
Alison Cunha, Dean’s Office, Sawyer Business School
Peter Gemmellaro, Enrollment & Retention Management
Stefanie Harvey, Advancement
Todd Mook, Business Office
Jeffrey Pisani, Facilities Management
Anita Sen, Theatre Arts
Oliver Stone, Center for International Education
Levon Sukiasyan, Information Technology Services
Christopher Ulrich, Information Technology Services
Dan Wu, Center for International Education
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Potpourri
Tahir Al-Bakaa, History. He participated in
a Boston College panel discussion on the
effects of violence and political instability
on higher education in Iraq and Palestine.
Robert Allison, History, spoke to the
mid-year meeting of the National Court
Reporters Association on “Boston: Hub of
the Solar System.” In April, he and his family attended the Mass celebrated by Pope
Benedict XVI at Yankee Stadium in New
York City. Allison wrote a short history of
St. Brigid Parish in South Boston for its
centennial celebration dinner. Caitlyn
Morley, Dan Ryan and Kristin Kelly, students in Allison’s “Boston: Heritage of a
City” course, helped with the research.
Elif Armbruster, English, presented a
paper, “Constructing Edith Wharton: Why
the Popular Press Loves Wharton’s Houses,”
at the annual American Literature
Association Conference in San Francisco.
She also spoke on “Edith Wharton and
Martha Stewart: The Pursuit of Perfection,”
at the Edith Wharton and History
Conference in Pittsfield.
Sandra Barriales, Humanities and
Modern Languages, presented “Filming
Ghosts: Between the Dictator and Me
(2005), an Awakening to a Silenced Past” at
the 61st annual Kentucky Foreign Language
Conference.
Matteo Casini and Patricia Reeve,
History, presented “Displaying Masculinity:
Cases from Renaissance Italy and 19th
Century America” at the History
Department Seminar Series.
Renée Dankerlin, Government,
was appointed director of International
Development Studies for the CAS Dean’s
office.
Eric Dewar, Biology. He was interviewed for the program “You Are Here”
on WERS 88.9 FM, the Emerson College
radio station, about the creation-versusintelligent design controversy.
Anthony Eonas, Business Law and
Ethics, was appointed to the Plymouth
County Committee to plan and organize
the 150th anniversary of the Massachusetts
Superior Court system.
Erin Evans, Law School, completed
the Mid Level Managers Institute offered
through the National Association of
Student Personnel Administrators, Region
1. This leadership institute was offered on
four days from March until June and
included 20 professionals from various
New England schools.
Teri Fair, Government, presented a
paper at the 39th annual meeting of the
National Conference of Black Political
Scientists in Chicago and has joined the
board of directors of MassVOTE. She and
the students in her “Critical Perspectives on
the Civil Rights Movement” class visited
Atlanta and general Alabama cities as part
of a study tour.
Congratulations to Kristen Gleason of
Student Activities
and Service
Learning and husband James on the
birth of their son
Conor Andrew
Gleason. He was born April 22 and weighed
8 pounds, 7 ounces.
Nina Huntemann, Communication
and Journalism, presented a paper,
“Desperate Widows: Exploring the Avid
Gamer’s Other Half,” at the Console-ing
Passions conference in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Kate Matson, Law Career Develop
ment, presented “Eight: Infinity on Its
Side,” a screening of her animated films
with her improvisational music, film and
poetry group, FiLmprov, at Harvard
University’s Dudley House.
Steve Novick, NESAD, served as a grant
panelist for the 2009 Fellowship in ThreeDimensional Art, Rhode Island State
Council for the Arts.
Michelle Rapp, Career Services,
received the Dean Barbara Erickson Award
Student Organizations Honor Faculty and Staff
The Student Government Association held its annual Leadership
Awards ceremony at the Renaissance Waterfront Hotel. The following members of the Suffolk community were honored:
Student Organization Adviser of the Year
Kate Schuit, Student Activities
Administrator of the Year
Kristin Baker, Performing Arts Office
Unsung Hero—Faculty/Staff
Brian Moore, Ballotti Learning Center
Support Staff of the Year
Kristen Gleason, Student Activities and Service Learning
Faculty of the Year—Sawyer Business School
Professor John McCoy, Business Law
Faculty of the Year—College of Arts and Sciences
Professor Robert Allison, History
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The Student Bar Association recognized faculty and staff members
of the Law School at the annual Dean’s Champagne Reception at
the Westin Copley Hotel. Awards were presented as follows:
The McDermott Award given to an alumnus/a who has made a
significant contribution to the Law School community
Laura Ferrari, dean of students
The Cornelius J. Moynihan Award for excellence in teaching
Christopher Gibson, associate professor of law
The Thomas J. McMahon Award for dedication to students
Joan Luke, Law Clinical Programs
The Malcolm M. Donahue Award for administrative excellence
Jim Janda, Peer Mentor Program
Lorraine Cove Spirit of Suffolk Award
Lou Brum, Dean of Students office
for outstanding service to the University’s
graduate students.
Patricia Reeve, History, is the humanist
for “On Equal Terms,” a multi-media installation marking the 30th anniversary of the
Executive Order mandating gender equity
in hiring and training in the U.S. building
trades. The project, conceived by Susan
Eisenberg, poet, nonfiction writer, tradeswoman and Brandeis University Scholar in
Residence, is funded by the Massachusetts
Foundation for the Humanities and Public
Policy. The installation and related programming, which is sponsored by the Center for
Women’s Studies at Brandeis University, will
open in October. The installation will be at
Suffolk’s Adams Gallery in 2009.
Chris Rodriguez, History, is mentoring
Suffolk student Deborah Searfoss for her
McNair Scholar research project. She is
recording the experiences of Latin American
undocumented immigrants entering the
United States. The U.S. Department of
Education awarded Suffolk University
McNair Scholars funding designed to prepare
distinguished, first-generation, underrepresented, low-income students for graduate
school. Searfoss, who was born in Mexico
City, will be working with immigrants with
the help of Latinos Unidos de Massachusetts
(LUMA).
Sebastian Royo and Madrid student speaker
Katie McCabe.
Sebastian Royo, associate dean of the
College and director of the Madrid campus,
was the speaker at a special commencement
ceremony honoring 13 students who completed two years of study at Suffolk Madrid.
The students will continue their education at
the University’s Boston campus in the fall.
He also participated in a conference, “The
Nordic Model: Solution for Continental
Europe’s Problems?” at Harvard University.
Sean Solley, NESAD. He spoke on
“Sustainability in Interior Design” at a seminar series hosted by the department of
Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design
at the University of Rhode Island.
Jeff Stone, Athletics, the director of
District One-New England for the National
Athletic Trainers’ Association, addressed a
group of certified athletic trainers and athletic training students at the Northeastern
University Athletic Training Club’s “A Vision
for the Future: An Athletic Training
Leadership Forum.” On April 20, Stone
served as an athletic trainer on the medical
staff of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Women’s
Marathon Trials in Boston. In addition, he
was a race official for the 112th running of
the BAA Boston Marathon, overseeing the
race at the 5-kilometer Elite Athlete Water
Station in Ashland. Stone is a past president
of the Massachusetts Track and Field
Officials Association, and lives on the threemile mark of the course in Ashland.
Camille Weiss, Humanities and Modern
Languages, presented a paper, “Revered or
Reviled; The Jesuits and Henri IV,” at the
Renaissance Society of America Conference
in Chicago.
Denyce Wicht, Chemistry and
Biochemistry, was the keynote speaker and
leader at the 8th annual Green Chemistry in
Education workshop held at the University
of Oregon June 15–21.
Suffolk University Law School placed
33rd among the top 100 law schools in the
Social Science Research Network download
rankings released on May 11. The Law
School has 50 authors listed.
Faculty Publications
Valerie Epps, Law School, has had three articles
Lydia Martin’s
Blue Vase
Steve Novick’s
Garden
published in The Korea Times dealing with
nuclear weapons, Kosovo and Tibet, and the
recently decided Supreme Court case of Medellin
v. Texas. She taught at Hongik University College of Law in Seoul, South Korea, for the spring
semester and discovered that her textbook on
international law is used by several of the leading
Korean universities.
C. Gopinath, Management, has published
Globalization: A multidimensional system.
Bernie D. Jones, Law School, has published
Fathers of Conscience: Mixed Race Inheritance in
the Antebellum South.
Lydia Martin, NESAD. Her oil painting, Blue
Vase, is at the national juried group exhibition
“Small Works” at the Bennington Center for the
Arts in Vermont through November.
Steve Novick, NESAD, has three pieces on
display at “The 183rd Annual: An Invitational
Exhibition of Contemporary American Art” at the National
Academy Museum in New York City through Sept. They are
Painting (Apotheosis), 3D, and Building. His piece, Garden, was on
display in the group exhibit “Bloom” at Mass College of Liberal Arts
in North Adams.
Sebastian Royo, associate dean for the College
and director of the Madrid campus, has published a
book, Varieties of Capitalism in Spain: Remaking the
Spanish Economy for the New Century. Also, El País
published “La Racionalidad a Prueba,” Royo’s book
review of Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that
Shape Our Decision by Dan Ariely in the April 6, 2008, edition.
Lisa Shatz and Craig Christensen, Electrical and Computer
Engineering, have published an article, “The Frequency Response
of Rat Vibrissae to Sound,” in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of
America, Vol. 123(5), May 2008.
Camille Weiss, Humanities and Modern Languages, has
published an article, “Striking a Delicate Balance, the Politique
Historians of Henri IV’s Reign,” in the journal Explorations in
Renaissance Culture, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 301–327.
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Commencement 2008
The following University employees were awarded
degrees this year:
Kevin Austin, Mail Services, MSCJ
Usha Chandrasekhar, Physics, MS
Katie Davis, Information Technology Services, MBA
Leeann Davulis, Advancement, BS
Loren Doucette, Dean’s Office, Sawyer Business School, MBA
Courtney Ellis, Registrar’s Office, Colleges, MBA
Willvia Francois, Registrar’s Office, Colleges, MED
Jacqueline Govoni, Economics, MED
Amanda Hark, New England School of Art & Design, BFA
Kimberly Keough, Psychology, MED
Steven Keren, Law Library, BA
Sarah Libby, Law Career Development, MED
Erica Mattison, Facilities Planning, MPA
Saul Mendoza, Undergraduate Admission, BFA
Annamaria Mueller, Law Alumni Programs, AA
Shane Murrell, Mail Services, BSBA
Jonane Nicolas, Law Library, BA
Shelagh O’Brien, Advancement, MBA
Andrea Ponte, Cape Cod Programs, MBA
Merideth Power, Government, MSPS
Caitlin Ryan, Sawyer Business School Graduation Programs, MED
Elizabeth Shaffer, Registrar’s Office, Colleges, MED
Mohammed Sharif, University Police, BSBA
Laureen Simonetti, Ballotti Learning Center, MED
Roberto Terrero, University Police, BA
Danielle Towne, Public Management, MPA
Mary Jane Walker, Finance, MED
Mohamed Zatet, Electrical and Computer Science, MBA
Advancement’s Leeann Davulis was awarded a bachelor of science
degree.
Photos by John Gillooly
Shelagh O’Brien of Advancement receives a master in business administration degree from Sawyer Business School Dean William J. O’Neill.
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College of Arts and Sciences Associate Dean Susan Thayer and Christine
Perry, assistant dean of enrollment and director of financial aid for the
Colleges, at the Commencement eve Summa Dinner.
Law Dean Alfred C. Aman, Jr., center, is joined at the Summa
Dinner by University Trustee Lawrence L. Cameron and Law Alumnus
Joseph G. Guerreiro.
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Assistant Treasurer Mike Dwyer and his family with son Jeremiah, who was awarded a bachelor of science degree.
Honorary degree recipient Maxine Hong Kingston with Sawyer Business
School Dean William J. O’Neill, Kenneth S. Greenberg, College Dean, and
President David J. Sargent.
Jackie Parker of the President’s Office and Ellen Solomita, executive
director of the Alumni Association, at the Commencement eve
Summa Dinner.
Beacon Hill Agreement
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School of Art & Design project at 20
Somerset St.
“Members of the University planning
team worked closely with neighbors
in developing the IMP, and the neg
oti ted agreement with the Beacon Hill
a
Civic Association was a key factor in
moving ahead with the University’s plans,”
said Vice President of External Affairs
John Nucci.
Among the terms agreed to are:
• A cap on undergraduate enrollment of
5,000 for the duration of the 10-year
master plan
• Reduced
classroom seats in the Derne/
Temple Street area as new classrooms
are developed at 20 Somerset St. and
elsewhere
• A goal of housing 50 percent of
undergraduates on campus within 10
years, 60 percent within 15 years and
70 percent within 20 years
“The agreement was designed with the
goals of both Suffolk and Beacon Hill in
mind, and it bodes well for a peaceful coexistence for decades to come,” said Nucci.
Lori Bate, president of the Beacon Hill Civic
Association, and President David Sargent sign
an agreement extending the school’s nonexpansion zone on Beacon Hill. (Photo by
John Gillooly)
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Celebrating Partnership
with NECN
Suffolk University and New England Cable News (NECN) have
formed a partnership that will allow NECN to use the new television studio at 73 Tremont St. for live reports and interviews with
newsmakers from City Hall, Beacon Hill and the Financial District.
Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino was the first Suffolk/NECN
guest to be interviewed. He appeared with Jim Braude, host of
NECN’s NewsNight program during a special event marking the
partnership.
Meanwhile, the University is using the space for classes and
other projects. The Moakley Archive and Institute, which collects
oral histories as part of its mandate, is one department taking
advantage of the state-of-the-art facilities. It recently taped an oral
history interview with Congressman Barney Frank at the studio.
Award Cites Human Rights
Conference
The international Association for Continuing Legal Education
(ACLEA) has chosen the Law School’s Center for Advanced Legal
Studies to receive its top public interest award in recognition of the
2007 “Centennial Conference on International Human Rights.”
The conference was presented in partnership with Suffolk
University’s Center for Women’s Health and Human Rights,
National Women Law Student Association and Moakley Institute.
Additional supporters were the Massachusetts CEDAW Project,
the National Lawyers Guild, Northeastern University Law School’s
Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy, the Women’s
Bar Association, the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights under the
Law and the Massachusetts Bar Association.
New University Icon
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank is interviewed in the studio by Professors Bob
Allison and Joe McEttrick as part of the John Joseph Moakley Oral
History Project. Frank reminisced about Moakley and briefly discussed
his own legislative career. (Photo by John Gillooly)
The University has chosen a new graphic image to replace the
Centennial seal.
Creative Services developed this mark, a depiction of the tower
and dome of the Rosalie K. Stahl Center at 73 Tremont St., with
Toronto-based illustrator Gary Alphonso.
It will be used with the existing Suffolk University word mark
on signage, stationery,
publications, and other
marketing materials. For
general University use,
the mark will feature
the University yellow.
The College of Arts and
Sciences and the Sawyer Business School will feature the green and
red of their current respective color palettes. The Law School is
resuming usage of its own mark. The next issue of the SUN will
reflect the change.
Usage guidelines will be available on Creative Services’ Web
page, www.suffolk.edu/creativeservices.
In Memoriam
Louis B. Connelly, former director of public relations and sports
information director
Nancy Croll, former director of academic computing for the
Sawyer Business School
Lab Instructor Jason Carter, Communication and Journalism Chair Bob
Rosenthal, NewsNight host Jim Braude, College of Arts and Sciences
Dean Ken Greenberg, NECN President and General Manager Charles J.
Kravetz, Mayor Thomas M. Menino, NECN News Director Tom Melville,
and Vice President John Nucci. (Photo by John Gillooly)
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