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Spring 2008
Vol. 7 No. 2
Contact
is published by the
Office of University Advancement
St. Thomas University
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Miami Gardens, FL 33054
TEL: 305-628-6660
FAX: 305-628-6703
Susan M. Smith
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Assistant Editor
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Jerry Bernfeld
Alumni Association Director
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Mark Casale
Law School, Alumni Director
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Janine “Gigi” Laudisio
Director of Annual Giving
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Beverly S. Bachrach
Vice President
University Advancement and
Marketing and Communications
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Rev. Msgr. Franklyn M. Casale
President
[email protected]
For Class Notes, we welcome
alumni news and photos,
including career changes,
marriages, births, memberships and honors. Please
send this information via the
STU alumni portal at
http://alumni.stu.edu.
Information Update
Please keep us informed of
any change in address,
employment or contact information by completing the form
on the new alumni portal
http://alumni.stu.edu. Include
the e-mail address at which
you prefer to receive news
about St. Thomas University.
Thank you!
Contact is also available
online at:
www.stu.edu/alumni
James Majeski, Class of 1985
A Leader for Life
A successful entrepreneur, Jim Majeski had already
founded his own company by the age of 30. He is president
and founder of CYDCOR, the largest face-to-face customer
acquisition company in the United States and worldwide.
Based in Westlake Village, California, CYDCOR generates
sales either business-to-business or business-to-consumer,
reaching customers that direct mail or telemarketing are
unable to acquire. In 2007 CYDCOR was ranked number
two among all sales outsourcing vendors by the Black Book of
Outsourcing, and ranked number one in client trust and
vendor preference.
Majeski says he had decided by the age of 24 that he
wanted to go into business for himself. After starting various
Jim Majeski with his wife, Barbara
companies with varying degrees of success, he founded
CYDCOR in 1994. CYDCOR soon attracted Fortune 500 clients such as AT&T, Bell South, Verizon
and UPS. He expanded overseas into Germany, Spain, Australia and the United Kingdom. Today, the
company has more than 300 offices worldwide.
Born and raised in Philadelphia, he attended Catholic schools. He came to STU to continue his
Catholic education, but also because of its national reputation for sports administration education.
Majeski remembers many changes happened on campus while he was in college – the name change from
Biscayne College to St. Thomas University, the launch of the law school and the building of the new
library. He lived on campus at a time when the Miami Dolphins still practiced on campus and the
Baltimore Orioles and other baseball teams came for spring training.
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Start Bidding NOW at www.stu.edu!!!
Back by popular demand, we are excited to
announce “Bid for the Future II” — St. Thomas
University’s second annual Online Auction
which opened March 3, 2008, and will close
March 28. This year we have 150 amazing packages. Our auction has something for everyone —
luxury vacation destinations that include four
continents, from Australia to Europe and great
sports tickets, from the men’s tennis finals at the
Sony Ericcson in Key Biscayne, FL, to an executive suite at the Florida Marlins Opening Day
with food and beverage included.
The funds we raise will benefit student
scholarships at St. Thomas University. Our goal
is to net more than $100,000.
To be part of the auction action all you have
to do is go to www.stu.edu and click on the “Bid
for the Future II Online Auction” link on the
home page. Take a look at our amazing auction
Auction Item: One Week Stay in Switzerland
catalog, which has packages in a variety of categories: Travel, Get-a-Ways, Sports, Jewelry,
Entertainment, Once-in-a-Lifetime Experiences,
Dining and Wining, Sports Memorabilia, and
Arts and Culture. From clubhouse tickets to
watch the Miami Dolphins to a romantic get-a-way
at Little Palm Island, we have something to
indulge anyone’s fantasies.
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1974
Steven P. Barrett, B.A., Public
Administration/Criminal Justice, has
published his first book, Lead Kindly
Light: A Devotional for Mentally Ill
People and Their Loved Ones.
According to Steven, this book is both
motivational and autobiographical.
1979
Christopher M. Neilson, M.S. Human
Resources, is President-elect of the
Broward County Bar Association for
2007-2008, with his term as President
going into effect July 1, 2008. A native
Floridian, Christopher
began his career in law
enforcement in 1972,
as a Police Cadet with
the City of Hollywood
Police Department after
graduating from the
Broward County Police
Christopher M.
Academy. He has a B.S.
Nielsen
in Behavioral Sciences
from the Nova University campus of the
New York Institute of Technology and
in 1984 he obtained a law degree from
Nova University School of Law. Since
then he has served as an Assistant
Attorney General for the State of
Florida, and Judicial Staff Attorney for
the 17th Judicial Circuit. Today,
Christopher has a private general practice in Hollywood, FL.
1981
Douglas Parker, M.S. Human
Services, has been appointed Director
of Development of Crosswinds Youth
Services, Inc., in Melbourne, FL. He
has been working in education for 26
years and has more
than 12 years experience in fundraising,
marketing and community relations for
not-for-profits. Doug
is also the president of
BrightPennies.Com, a Douglas Parker
company that sells toys and games
intended for bright and talented chil-
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dren. He has authored three language
arts textbooks and one novel. Doug and
his wife, Lisa, have just celebrated their
25th anniversary and have two children,
Chris, who is pursuing his M.B.A., and
Ashley, a sophomore in high school.
1982
Chuck
Domino,
M.S.
Sports
Administration, will be inducted into
the
Berks
County
Business Hall of Fame
March 12, 2008 at the
annual dinner for
Junior Achievement.
Chuck is the President
of the Double-A Reading
Phillies, its non-profit Chuck Domino
entity Baseballtown Charities and the
Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs. Both
teams play in the Philadelphia Phillies
farm system. As General Manager of the
R-Phils from 1988-2006, Domino led the
franchise to numerous awards and
attendance records while garnering a
slew of personal awards.
1989
Jenny Spencer, B.B.A. Management,
was hired as a manager in the Daytona
office of James Moore & Co., P.L.
CPA’s and Consultants in September
2007. She was a former principal with
a firm in South Florida and has more
than 16 years of public accounting
experience.
1992
Jason
Green,
M.S.
Sports
Administration, has relocated to
Corpus Christi, TX, as General
Manager for Ovations Food Services
at the Solomon P. Ortiz International
Center. Jason oversees 10 full-time
and 75 part-time employees at the
Center, a modern conference and banquet facility located inside the Inner
Harbor of the Corpus Christi Ship
Channel. Jason is originally from
Fishkill, NY, and has lived on the East
and West coasts as well as the deep
south — and Miami.
1994
Yvonne Diaz, M.S. Healthcare
Administration, has been named vice
president of Baptist Outpatient Services,
a fast-growing part of Baptist Health
South Florida. She oversees urgent
care, diagnostic imaging, transcription and laboratory services at eight
Baptist Medical Plazas and two outpatient diagnostic centers. She has been
working at Baptist Health for 19
years and is a resident of Miami Lakes.
1995
Sophie Wong Fowler, B.B.A., Tourism
& Hospitality Management, writes to
share that her daughter, Isabel Ariana
Fowler was born December 19, 2003.
She was Owner/Operator, with her
husband Michael, of the Olde Towne
Oyster Bar & Seafood Restaurant in
Nassau, Bahamas. After Michael passed
away in 2007, she
became
Executive
Assistant to the president
of
EverKey
Global Partners, LLC,
an
internationally
acclaimed investment
Isabel Ariana
specialist in Nassau.
Fowler
1996
Jeff D. Vastola, J.D. , of Vastola, Schulz
& Harvey in Boca Raton, North Palm
Beach and Stuart, recently won a personal injury lawsuit with a settlement of
$31.1 million on behalf of his client.
1997
Luis
Alvarado,
M.B.A., has
been
awarded a certificate in
retirement
Planning
from the Wharton
School, University of
Pennsylvania. Alvarado
is with AXA Equitable,
in Miami.
Luis Alvarado
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1999
Tyra Tate, M.S., Guidance and
Counseling, is a National Board
Certified School Counselor at Miami
Northwestern Senior High School.
Following graduation, she served as a
Guidance Counselor
for Henry S. West
L a b o r a t o r y
Elementary School
for seven years.
Passionate
about
working with teens
and issues related to
Tyra Tate
teen sexuality, Tyra
obtained her certification as a Sexuality
Educator from Florida International
University in 2003, and has conducted
workshops for teens and parents,
partnering with Miami-Dade County
Public School’s Parent Academy. Last
year, she appeared as a guest speaker on
two separate radio programs speaking
about issues related to educating teens
about sexuality.
2000
Allison Williams, MAC Accounting,
was promoted to Chief Accountant for
the City of Miami Beach on December
1, 2007. She is a CPA and an adjunct
instructor
of
Government
and
Institutional Accounting at Florida
International University since 2005.
2001
Chadwick
E.
Wagner,
M.S.
Management, was named interim Chief
of Police in Hollywood, FL in
November 2007. Wagner joined the
Hollywood Police Department in 1983
after serving three years in the U.S.
Army Military Police Corps. He has
also received advanced training from the
FBI National Academy and the Florida
Department of Law Enforcement.
2004
Clint Shannon, B.A., Organizational
Leadership, was named Chief of the
North Miami Police Department in
November 2007. During his 28 year
career with the department, he has
served as a detective
and was part of the
first homicide unit in
1983. Clint was promoted to sergeant in
1990, lieutenant in
1993 and major in
1998. As a major, he Clint Shannon
was in charge of the department’s investigative division. Clint is also a graduate
of the FBI National Academy.
2006
Richard Cannone, M.S. Management,
is an urban planner and has been
appointed Director of Development
Services for the City of Hallandale
Beach, FL. Development Services
includes Planning and Zoning, Building,
Code Compliance and Occupational
Licensing departments. Originally from
Pittsburgh, PA, he has been project
manager with the city of Trenton, N.J.,
the city of Largo, FL., and principal
planner with the City of Coral Gables.
2007
Jennifer Lafleur,
2+2
STU/UM
Nursing Program, is working as a
Telemetry Nurse at Aventura Hospital in
Miami. Nurses in this field provide care
by connecting patients to instruments that
measure heart rate, blood pressure, and
breathing rate, as well as blood-oxygen
level and electrocardiogram information.
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Jim Majeski continued from page 1
He attended a private college thanks to scholarships – and the
He continues as President of CYDCOR and is still its
help of STU faculty, in particular Father Marty Smith, one of the
major stockholder. Today, he is not involved with its day-tomany Augustinian priests who taught and lived on campus at that
day operations, but oversees it and other business ventures
time, and business professor, Richard McVoy. He recounts that
from his home in New Jersey. He is now in the enviable posithese faculty were wonderful role models who took an interest in
tion to have time to dedicate to his wife, Barbara, and his
the welfare of the students, not just acayoung family, Gabriel, 4, and Max, 2.
demic, but their personal lives too. They
His philanthropic endeavors are
made sure students were aware of any
also a top priority. With his wife, he
additional scholarship funds when necesoversees his foundation, the Majeski
sary. “I would never have gotten through
Charitable Foundation, which is dedicollege without them,” says Majeski.
cated to supporting and developing
Although he “was not the greatest
health and education programs for
academic of our time,” Majeski says he
children. They are especially interesthad figured out, by the time he graduated
ed in supporting autism research. He
with a degree in Communication Arts in
is passionate about this and has
1985, what he did not want to do – and
appeared with Oprah Winfrey, and on
that was to be an employee. He had
the Today Show with Matt Lauer, in
learned from the various jobs he had
connection with his interest in chilL to R: Jim Majeski with Craig Chindemi,’82,
taken to help pay for college that he was
dren’s issues.
a good salesman. And he had discovered Mark Savercool,’88, and Chris Hagan,’85, at Citizens
Majeski is on STU’s President’s
Bank Park in Philadelphia in 2006
his entrepreneurial talents. But he realBoard of Advisors and the Board of
ized he needed more training, so he continued his education at the
Directors of Penn State’s Smeal College of Business. He is
University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and
also on the board of North Catholic High School in
took courses in executive management at Duke University’s
Philadelphia, where he attended school. A private, innerFuqua School of Business. At the same time, with other aggrescity school that was about to close, he helped transform it into
sive young people he took a job with MCI, the fledgling telecoma technology school by partnering with Microsoft. This
munication company, as Director of Business Markets, to hone
allowed the school to remain open and graduate students
his skills.
proficient in specific technological skills. He hopes to
He already knew where he was going. He had discovered his
replicate this successful model in other inner-city schools.
niche in the telecommunications industry. It was when the indusHe also helps those who cannot afford tuition with scholartry was deregulating, AT&T was splitting up and many small
ships.
companies were starting up all over the world. He figured they
A leader in the business world and in his private life,
would not know how to market their new products. So they would
Majeski says he continues to work hard on developing new
employ his company to do their marketing. That was the business
business ventures with the aim of growing his foundation and
plan for CYDCOR.
its ability to make an even bigger impact.
Class Notes continued from page 3
In Memoriam
We were saddened to learn of the death of two alumnae:
Antoinette ‘Toni’ Grillo-Stern, class of 1974, passed away quietly November 10, 2007 at her home in South Miami after a long
and courageous battle with cancer. The first female graduate
from St. Thomas University (then known as Biscayne College) in
1974, Toni held a Masters in Marriage and Family Counseling
and held several major positions throughout her lifetime in the
field of pyschotherapy. She was a Program Director for the
Charlie Program for Girls while maintaining a private practice as
a licensed therapist for family and marriage counseling. In 2007
she became a Program Director of Operations at the Children’s
Home Society, where she continued to work until her death. Toni
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is survived by her son, Daran, and her parents, Anthony and
Marylou. Her mother, Marylou Grillo, worked at St. Thomas
University for many years in the Office of Financial Affairs.
Barbara Jean Janosko, class of 1988, passed away January
10, 2008, after a brief illness. She was a registered nurse for
many years at the Miami Heart Institute, and was selected to
attend to the health needs of President Anastasio Somoza in
Nicaragua from 1977 through 1978. Upon her return she
returned to the Miami Heart Institute as Assistant
Administrator/ Director of Public Relations and during that
time received her Masters in Health Care Management from
STU. Most recently, Barbara was employed for the last 19
years as the Director of Total Quality Care at Catholic Hospice
in Miami Lakes. Barbara was a caring, compassionate
professional who affected many lives.
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Alumni News
School of Law Annual Alumni Awards Reception
Award winners: General Magistrate MaryAnne Lukacs,’87, Jose
Baez,’97, Alain Lecusay,’03, and The Honorable Stanley Marcus.
St. Thomas University School of Law held its Annual Alumni Awards
Reception February 5 at BNY Mellon in downtown Miami. More than
125 alumni, family and friends gathered to honor the recipients. The
award recipients were:
Alain Tadeo Lecusay,’03 - Outstanding Young Alumnus
General Magistrate Mary Anne Lukacs,’87 - Distinguished Alumna
Jose Angel Baez,’97 - Arête Award
The Honorable Stanley Marcus - Outstanding Jurist Award
Steven Jay Dell - Dean’s Award of Distinction
School of Law Alumni Mixers
At the Miami-Dade Alumni Mixer
L to R: Ryan Zagare,’06, Zasha
Rodriguez,’06, Brianna Gutierrez,’06,
and Christina Helms,’06.
At the Broward County Alumni
Mixer. L to R: Brent Del
Gaizo,’01, Tracey Baker, 04,
and her husband Henry Seiden.
During the month of January, Mark Casale, the new Alumni
Director at the School of Law, hosted alumni mixers in Palm
Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade Counties. The West Palm Beach
event was held January 24 at Blue Martini in City Place, the Miami
event, held January 30, was at Smith and Wollensky on Miami
Beach and the Broward mixer was held January 31 at Bimini Boat
Yard. Alumni enjoyed the networking opportunity and the chance
to catch up with old friends.
Top: L to R: Mark Romance,’94, and Juan Saiz,’88.
Middle: Julia Bonner, J.C. Perez,’03, and David
Stillson,’02. Bottom: Prof. Lydie Pierre-Louis, Jason
St. Fleur,’06, and John Hernandez, Dean of Students.
School of Law partners with
U.S. Marines for “Toys for Tots”
Dean Al Garcia, members of the U.S. Marines & Joshua Hertz, ’01
Over 100 alumni attended this holiday event November
15 to benefit Toys for Tots at Cefalo’s Wine Cellar in
Coconut Grove. Each person attending the event brought a
toy. All the toys, plus $2,000 in cash, were donated on
behalf of School of Law Alumni to the United States
Marines for their Toys for Tots Program. The event was
co-sponsored by Joshua Hertz, Class of 2001 and Dan
Dolan, Class of 1996.
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STU LEADERSHIP GOLF TOURNAMENT
Friday, May 2, 2008, St. Thomas University will host a “mega” Leadership Golf
Tournament at Jacaranda Country Club in Plantation. With more than 250 golfers playing
on two 18-hole courses, the STU Leadership Golf Tournament hopes to net more than
$100,000 for student scholarships. As of mid-February, we have more than 170 committed
golfers.
The Golf Tournament will benefit both the
Main University Schools and College and the
Law School. The four co-chairs of the 25-member volunteer committee are Tim Martin,’87, of
the Law School Board of Advisors; Joe Lacher,
of the Board of Trustees; David Lister,’87; and
Don Dresback,’69, of the President’s Board of
Advisors.
A fun-packed golf day is planned with prize
contests for both pro-level players and weekend
duffers. The Tournament will begin at 8:30 with
a Shotgun Start and a Scramble Format. There Committee co-chair Tim Martin (far right)
will be a “19th Hole Luncheon” and a golf silent
at previous STU golf tournament
auction. Outstanding packages for the Auction
include a weekend at the Doral Spa and Resort with a Blue Monster foursome and a fournight stay at the world famous Pinehurst Resort with golf and airfare included. Visit our
Golf Tournament website at http://stthomas.golfreg.com. You can sign-up online.
We encourage all Alumni and supporters to consider putting together a foursome or
playing in the event. There are also sponsorship opportunities still available. We will be
extensively promoting the Tournament through press releases, collateral materials and on
the University website. Sponsors will be highlighted in a number of ways — including your
logo on the website with a link to your homepage.
If you are interested in participating or have questions, please contact Gigi Laudisio,
STU Director of Annual Giving, at (305) 628-6796 or [email protected].
Start Bidding continued from page 1
Ana, last year’s lucky bidder on the Fairmont Kea Lani Maui
package, wrote us: “the suite we stayed in was great — huge living room, gorgeous marble bathroom and island furniture. Maui is
one of the most beautiful spots on the planet with volcanos, rain
forests and dramatic cliffs on the ocean. It was the most relaxing
vacation I've ever had.”
Once online you can register to bid, put a “watch” on a favorite
item and keep track of your bidding competition. Items of this
caliber are already receiving a lot of attention and are not going to
be available for long. However, with most packages we can guarantee you a deal.
Online Auction Sponsors include our Presenting Sponsor Mr.
& Mrs. John J. Dooner and Website Sponsors: Tate Enterprises;
U.S. Trust; Heico, Inc.; Miami-Dade County; Calder Race
Course; American Airlines; Carnival Cruise Lines; and
BankUnited.
Go to www.stu.edu and click on “Bid to the Future II” to be part
of this exciting and unique cyberspace event. The “Bid for the
Future II” Online Auction closes on March 28 — so hurry!!
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TOURNAMENT SPONSORS
(as of February 20)
Presenting Sponsors:
Modular Contractors
Miami-Dade County - District 13
Eagle Sponsors:
Patrick Cordero, Esq.
Goodwill Industries
Martin Lister Alvarez & Genovese
SunTrust Bank
Corporate Sponsors:
Link Construction Group
Dolphin Stadium
Great Florida Bank
BNY Mellon
Dell & Associates
McKinley Insurance
Michele Trca, Esq.
Julian Rodriguez, P.A.
Richman Greer, P.A.
Cuesta Construction
Protano & Sons
Tate Enterprises
Lemartec
Morgan Keegan
Aramark
Morrison Brown Argiz & Farra
Haggard Law Firm
Paramount Companies
Beacon Insurance
Gaffney, Gallagher & Philip, LLC
Cousins Associates
Social Services Coordinators
Rafael Roca, Esq.
Southern Communications
Hole-in-One Sponsors:
Williamson Cadillac, Brickell Motors
and Advantage Golf Cars
Business Breakfast Seminar
"The Residential Mortgage Crisis and its Impact on the
South Florida Economy”
Thursday, May 8, 2008 from 8-10 am
Goldbloom Convocation Hall (on campus)
The blue ribbon panel of experts from banking, real estate,
accounting, finance, development, and government will take
a short and long term view of the challenges facing our
economy. Confirmed panelists include Mario Trueba, BA,
’80, CEO of BNY Mellon; Claudia Ros, MBA ’95, AXA
Advisor; Augusto Gil, President of Gil Development and
President of the Latin Builders Association; Mayor Shirley
Gibson, BA, ’81 and MS, ’03, Mayor of Miami Gardens;
Carlos Sabater, Managing Partner of Deloitte & Touche; and
Alicia Cervera LaMadrid, CEO of Related Cervera Realty
Services. All alumni are encouraged to attend this free event
which includes breakfast and a networking opportunity. To
RSVP, please e-mail Gigi Laudisio at [email protected] or
call (305) 628-6796.
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STU Professor Names Locker
Rooms in Fernandez Building
Dr. Craig E. Reese, Professor of Accounting and Taxation
at St. Thomas University’s School of Business, has made a generous donation to name the Wellness Center Mens’ and
Womens’ Locker Rooms in the Fernandez Family Center for
Leadership and Wellness in honor of his parents, Mr. Eugene K.
Reese of Keystone Heights, FL and Mrs. C.G. Rash-Sullivan of
Brandon, FL.
“I was looking for an opportunity
to recognize my parents and I have
long had an interest in helping the new
Leadership and Wellness Center,” said
Dr. Reese. “Through this donation, I
have found a way to do both.”
A native of Texas, where he
obtained his doctorate from the
University of Texas at Austin, Dr.
Dr. Craig E. Reese
Reese joined STU in 1992. He has also
taught at Texas A&M University, the University of Texas at
Austin, and the University of South Florida.
Groundbreaking for the Fernandez Family Center is scheduled for late spring 2008. There are many naming opportunities
still available. For more information, please contact Beverly S.
Bachrach, Vice President of Advancement, Marketing &
Communications at (305) 623-2355 or [email protected].
Msgr. Casale Gives Testimony in
Washington, DC
STU President, Rev. Msgr. Franklyn M. Casale, gave
testimony October 18, 2007, on the issue of Human
Trafficking before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the
United States House of Representatives. STU School of
Law is nationally recognized as a resource in the struggle to
combat Human Trafficking. In 2005, via symposia and
workshops by eminent experts, the graduate program in
Intercultural Human Rights developed law and policy
recommendations in a document titled “The Miami
Declaration of Principles on Human Trafficking.” Some of
the suggestions recommended by Msgr. Casale to the
committee were incorporated into new legislation on
Human Trafficking.
STU Receives Federal Grants
STU has recently received five federal grants, two from the US
Department of Education and three from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA).
The Upward Bound program from the Department of Education
is providing individualized tutoring and academic and career counseling on Saturdays to 50 students from three targeted Miami-Dade
public high schools. The goal is to prepare and motivate students to
complete high school and enter college. During the summer the participants will also attend a six-week program on the STU campus.
With “Project Success,” a grant obtained from the National
Professional Development Program, Office of English Language
Acquisition, STU has partnered with three Miami-Dade Public High
Schools and three Palm Beach County High Schools to work with
university professors and secondary school teachers to develop a
model curriculum for students who are not fluent in academic
English. This year, the training will focus on at-risk students and the
teaching of math and science. A Project Success symposium was held
February 1, 2008, on campus with speakers including Dr. Margarita
Pinkos, Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director of the Office of
English Language Acquisition in the US Department of Education.
Lastly, with three grants from FEMA, STU has installed
hurricane shutters on the cafeteria building, Donnellon and Cascia
dormitories, and Sullivan Hall.
Project Success Symposium
L to R: Dr. Susan Angulo, STU Associate Provost; Dr.
Gregory Chan, STU Provost; Dr. Margarita Pinkos, US Dept.
of Education’s Assistant Deputy Secretary; JoAnne Urrutia,
Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Division of Bilingual
Education and World Languages; Arnhilda Badia, Jose Marti
Scholarship Fund; Beatriz Pereira, MDCPS Division of
Bilingual Education and World Languages
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STU Distinguished Speaker Series
New York Chapter
Alumni Spring Social
STU Law School Moot Courtroom
Thursday, March 27, 2008, at noon
Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at 6 pm
622 3rd Avenue, New York , NY
Grace Chung Becker, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, will
discuss why the United States’ enforcement of civil rights is
more important than ever in an era of global economic expansion, human migration and emerging democracies.
“Changing Landscape of Marketing Communications”
Hosted by McCann Worldgroup.
John J. Dooner will be the guest speaker.
For more information or to RSVP, please call (305) 474-6857
Sardinas Gallery Presidential Award
Presentation
Alumni Reunion, Class of 1968
April 24 - 27, 2008
Don Shula’s Hotel and Golf Club
Opening Cocktail Reception
Thursday, April 10, 2008, at 5 pm
For additional info, contact Joe Cooney at (610) 348-0631.
Master painter Hector
Molne will be here to receive
the first Sardinas Gallery
Presidential
Award
of
Excellence for outstanding
achievements and cultural
contributions to the fine arts.
The exhibition of Hector
Molne’s work will continue
until June 30.
“Cumbancheros” by Hector Molne
Alumni Reunion, Class of 1973
May 2 - 4, 2008
Doubletree Ocean Point Resort & Spa
For additional info, contact Bud Rafter at (754) 224-9388.
Business Breakfast Seminar
Thursday, May 8, 2008, 8am - 10am
Goldbloom Convocation Hall (on campus)
For more details, please go to page 6.
Upcoming Alumni Events in Florida
Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Alumni Event
throughout May 2008
Friday, April 4, 2008, at 8 pm
Miami Heat v. Washington Wizards
Verizon Center in Washington DC
The St. Thomas University Alumni Association will take
to the road across Florida in May with stops in West
Palm Beach, Daytona Beach, Orlando, Tampa and
Naples. Exact dates and locations will be posted on
http://alumni.stu.edu.
For information, please call 305-474-6857
NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATION
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
PERMIT NO. 1259
SOUTH FLORIDA
FACILITY
OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT
16401 N.W. 37th Avenue
Miami Gardens, Florida 33054
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