Xavier Magazine
Summer 2007
Entrepreneurial Gift
July 1, 2007 | Xavier UniversityEven when he was earning his business degree, Tom Sedler worked in the family business. “It’s just what we did back then,” he says. “I went to class then zipped off to work.”
Sedler graduated in 1958 but began his … Read More
A Winning Team
July 1, 2007 | Xavier UniversityWhen Cincinnati’s Clark Montessori High School plays its first-ever varsity football game this fall, sport management students in Kristi Sweeney’s Facility and Event Management class will have something to cheer about. Through Xavier’s philanthropy program, they donated $4,000 to the … Read More
Shaping the Future of Healthcare
July 1, 2007 | Greg SchaberMuch has been written about the Baby Boomers’ projected impact on health care. But, says Ida Schick, chair of Xavier’s graduate program in health services administration, the population born during World War II—directly in advance of the Baby Boom—is already … Read More
Academic Recognition
July 1, 2007 | Xavier UniversityThe NCAA recognized eight Xavier athletic programs this spring with awards for the academic excellence of their student- athletes.
The awards were given to the top 10 percent of teams in each sport based on the NCAA’s new Academic Progress … Read More
On the Fringe
July 1, 2007 | By France Griggs SloatWhen Matt Dudash gets ready for a game, he sometimes pulls pajama pants on over his soccer cleats. The white or navy T-shirt he wears has no name or number on the back. And some days, he doesn’t even wear … Read More
Whole Question
July 1, 2007 | Xavier UniversityLeave it to the young to solve problems for their elders. Stuck with one red laser unsuitable for teaching the science of holography—and short on cash to purchase the expensive equipment—physics chair Steve Herbert turned to senior Jeremy Swearingen for … Read More
Universal Question
July 1, 2007 | Xavier UniversityLaying out the facts about deforestation, climate change, species extinction and water depletion just wasn’t cutting it for Amy Frohlich, a visiting assistant professor of physics. Talking about those topics wasn’t complete without the human factor injected into the equation.
Inside Out
July 1, 2007 | Xavier UniversityChristine Shimrock kept trying to reconcile theory with reality, but they didn’t always line up. As a graduate student in the criminal justice program, Shimrock got a solid theoretical picture of the justice system. But as a chaplain at the … Read More
Xavier Faces
July 1, 2007 | Greg SchaberWhen Ali Malekzadeh took over as dean of the Williams College of Business four years ago, he was, in a sense, closing a large circle. Although Malekzadeh studied and worked at universities across the United States, his educational roots lie … Read More
Xavier Faces
July 1, 2007 | Greg SchaberEvelyn Brannen is a reluctant interview. For starters, the curriculum/certification specialist in the office of the registrar, isn’t big on self-promotion. And even if she were, she’s awfully busy with more important things.
Along with her day-to-day work seeing … Read More
