Fall 2008
Anniversary
October 1, 2008 | Xavier UniversityThe Initiative for Catholic Schools is celebrating its fifth anniversary this year. The program, which was initiated by a grant from the Clement and Ann Buenger Foundation in 2003, is designed to continue to enhance the effectiveness of Catholic schools … Read More
Emptying Dorms, Filling Homes
October 1, 2008 | Xavier UniversityAs part of the overall development of the University that is coming about as a result of the To See Great Wonders capital campaign, the Brockman Residence Hall, which was built in the 1960s, underwent a substantial renovation this year. … Read More
The Rifleman
October 1, 2008 | Xavier UniversityJason Parker marched confidently into China with his rifle in hand. Under normal circumstances, that might be an ominous occurrence considering the 1996 graduate is a sergeant in the U.S. Army’s Marksmanship Unit. But in this case, Parker’s presence in … Read More
Q&A: Olympian Jason Parker
October 1, 2008 | Greg SchaberOn Aug. 12, 2008, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason Parker sat down with his computer somewhere in Beijing to answer questions about his experience as an Olympic marksman. Beijing marked the third time the 1996 graduate competed as a … Read More
Cold Cuts: Dead or Alive
October 1, 2008 | Greg SchaberRuss Donaldson has seen the facial expressions and heard all the jokes. But while others may find it odd that that the 1987 mortuary science graduate and longtime funeral director now owns a catering service, Donaldson sees it as part … Read More
New Look
October 1, 2008 | Xavier UniversityThe Department of Athletics is giving the Xavier athletics logos a new look. While the large, block “X” will continue to be the primary logo, a new series of secondary logos is being instituted starting in September. Those logos include … Read More
Net Proceeds
October 1, 2008 | Xavier UniversityThe Total Asset Planning/Xavier University Pro-Am Tennis Tournament brought in a record $45,000 this year. In addition to the tennis tournament, money was raised through a dinner and auction that included the use of condos in Hilton Head, two trips … Read More
Inside Job
October 1, 2008 | Xavier UniversityDirector for athletics Mike Bobinski was appointed to a five-year term on the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee starting in September—giving him an inside seat into the selection, seeding and bracketing of teams in the NCAA Tournament. The 10-member … Read More
Major Aspiration
October 1, 2008 | Xavier UniversityMatt Watson remembers calling his parents in Lancaster, Pa., during the summer of 1999. He had just been selected in the 16th round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Montreal Expos following his junior season at Xavier and … Read More
Changing Lives
October 1, 2008 | Greg SchaberCalling Rhonda Gillian-Smith a non-traditional student is something of an understatement. By the time she came to Xavier to study for her master’s degree in human resource development in 2002, she was 20 years into a career as a union … Read More
RFK Jr. Comes to Campus
October 1, 2008 | Xavier UniversityRobert F. Kennedy Jr., known as a resolute defender of the environment, is speaking on “Our Environmental Destiny” on Oct. 2 as part of Xavier’s annual Ethics/Religion and Society Lecture Series. Kennedy will appear at 7:00 p.m. in the James … Read More
B&B Dreams
October 1, 2008 | Xavier UniversityWhen folks stay at a bed and breakfast, they often wonder what it would be like to operate one. Dave Meade and his wife, Nadine Hermann, were two of those people. Unlike most B&B guests, though, Dave and Nadine decided … Read More
Honored Again
October 1, 2008 | Xavier UniversityFor the 14th year in a row, Xavier University ranks among the top 10 Midwest master’s-level colleges and universities, according to the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings. It’s also—again—rated among the “Best 368 Colleges” in America by The Princeton Review and one … Read More
Alternative Art
October 1, 2008 | Xavier UniversityBernadene Zennie lives in a healthy world. Or two worlds, actually. By day, she’s a psychiatric nurse at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. By day off, she operates a trio of intriguing private counseling practices—parent rescue, mind-body counseling and energy healing.
While … Read More
Accounting for Fraud
October 1, 2008 | Xavier UniversityA lousy economy means good business for Robert Kramer. And right now, business is booming. Kramer is in the fairly new occupation of “forensic accountant.” You may not have heard of it, but Kramer says you soon will.
When the … Read More
