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Page 2The Scranton Record, April 2009DeNaples Center Earns LEED CertificationTwo Receive Ignatian Awards at Ceremony(continued from pg. 1)among other things—is just the 19thcampus building in Pennsylvania and thefirst building of any kind in Scranton toattain LEED certification.“While all building projects looking tobecome more sustainable and efficient are avital part of the movement, certainly highereducation has an identifiable role as youngpeople on campuses across the nation areinsisting that their institutions be environmental leaders,” explains Marie Coleman,USGBC’s communications coordinator.“Through the LEED rating systems,USGBC’s vision for buildings and communities to regenerate and sustain thehealth and vitality of all life within a generation is being achieved,” she added.Opened in January 2008, theDeNaples Center’s green design and features are part of the University’s sustainability initiative.The University worked with Burt HillArchitects of Philadelphia on design andHSA Associates of Scranton on the building’s mechanical systems.“Because we are committed tobecoming a sustainable campus, weare trying to go green in everything wedo,” notes Jim Devers, director of theUniversity’s Physical Plant. “This projectis a big step in that process.”Devers says that there are extra costsassociated with green building projects. Forinstance, variable-speed drives on HVACthe SCRANTON recordis published byThe University of ScrantonEditorial Offices:The University of Scranton,Scranton, PA 18510-4628(570) 941-7669Editor: Valarie J. WolffContributing Writers: Stan M. ZygmuntSandra Skies LudwigSports Writer: Kevin SouthardAssociate Writers: Kevin Gray, Leslie MinoraPhotography: Terry Connors, CarolMacDonaldPublic Relations Intern: Denis O’Malley’10Student Correspondents: Ashley Teatum ’09,Brian Tenazas ’09The University of ScrantonRev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., PresidentGerald C. Zaboski, Vice President forAlumni and Public RelationsThe University of Scranton is a Catholic,Jesuit educational institution serving men andwomen. The University does not discriminateon the basis of race, color, religion, nationalorigin, ancestry, disability, sex, sexualorientation or age. 2009 The University of Scrantonunits and lighting sensors bring higherinitial costs.“However, we will realize savings inoperating costs going forward,” Devers says.Following are some of the otherenvironmentally friendly features of theDeNaples Center: A single-ply roof membrane reflects,rather than absorbs, heat, which reducesthe air conditioning load. The cafeteria has an energy–efficienthood exhaust system that adjusts to theamount of food cooking. All meeting rooms and offices havemotion light sensors that automaticallyturn lights on or off based on motion inthe room. Rainwater from the DeNaplesCenter is collected in a cistern and used towater the Dionne Campus Green.Music Educator to Speakat Commencement(continued from pg. 1)piece marking the bicentennial of theLewis and Clark expedition that reflectson the impact of the expedition from theperspective of Native Americans. A documentary film titled Summer Sun, WinterMoon is being produced that traces theprocess of that work’s composition fromits conception through its premiere.Kapilow’s very first commissionedcomposition, Borba for concert band,was commissioned by The University ofScranton and had its world premiere inScranton by the University Band in May1985, with Kapilow conducting. Hewas the second composer/conductor featured in the University’s World PremiereComposition Series, now in its 26th year.His book, All You Have To Do Is Listen,won a prestigious American PublishersAward for Professional and ScholarlyExcellence (PROSE) in 2008 in the categoryof music and the performing arts.Kapilow has guest conducted ensembles throughout the world, ranging frommajor orchestras to Broadway shows.He has received numerous majorawards and grants. He has appeared onNBC’s Today Show, was a featured composer on Chicago Public Radio’s prestigious “Composers in America” seriesand is a recipient of an Exxon “Meet theComposer” grant and numerous ASCAPawards. He was the first composer everto be granted the rights to set Dr. Seuss’swords to music. A student of the legendaryNadia Boulanger and a Phi Beta Kappagraduate of Yale University, Kapilow furthered his studies at the Eastman School ofMusic and also served as an assistant professor at Yale for six years.The undergraduate commencementceremony will be held at the WachoviaArena, Wilkes-Barre, on May 31.The University of Scranton presentedits annual Pedro Arrupe, S.J., Award forDistinguished Contributions to IgnatianMission and Ministries at a UniversityAssembly on March 24 in the Patrick &Margaret DeNaples Center. The awardswere presented to Rev. John P. Foley, S.J.,executive chairman of the Cristo ReyNetwork, and Mary Baudouin, assistantfor social ministries for the Jesuits of theNew Orleans Province.After serving the Jesuit missions inPeru for 34 years, Fr. Foley returned to hisnative Chicago to lead a team of peoplewho established what is today the CristoRey Network, schools that provide a collegeprep education to economically challengedyoung people in urban communities. Fr.Foley served as principal of the first CristoRey Jesuit High School when it opened in1996, serving Mexican immigrant childrenon Chicago’s south side. He went on tobecome a champion for the developmentof similar schools and, in 2005, was namedpresident of the Cristo Rey Network.Fr. Foley’s work has been recognized through honorary degrees fromGeorgetown, Fordham and Marquetteuniversities. In 2007, the NationalCatholic Educational Association awardedFr. Foley the Seton Award. NewsweekRev. John P. Foley, S.J.,executive chairman of theCristo Rey Network, andMary Baudouin, assistantfor social ministriesfor the Jesuits of theNew Orleans Province,received the 2009 PedroArrupe Awards. Fromleft: Terrence Devino,S.J., vice president forUniversity Ministries,Mary Baudouin, Fr. Foleyand Rev. Scott R. Pilarz,S.J., University president.named him among “Who’s Next” for2007. In 2008, President George W.Bush presented him with the PresidentialCitizens Medal, the second-highest civilian honor in the United States.Over the last 30 years, Mary Baudouinhas worked tirelessly in a variety of socialand lay ministries and charities fromWashington, D.C., to flood-stricken NewOrleans. As assistant for social ministries forthe Jesuits of the New Orleans Province, shecoordinates social ministry and social justiceactivities for Jesuit priests, lay colleaguesand institutions in a 10-state area. Throughher service on the Jesuit Social ResearchInstitute at Loyola University, she works topromote research, social analysis, theological reflection, and strategies for improvingthe social and economic conditions in thesouthern United States, and in parts of theCaribbean and Latin America.Prior to joining the New OrleansProvince staff in 2003, Baudouin workedin social justice ministry with CatholicCharities and the Office of the SocialApostolate of the Archdiocese of NewOrleans.The Arrupe Award is named inhonor of the late Very Rev. Pedro Arrupe,S.J., the superior general of the Society ofJesus from 1965 to 1983.Law Professor to Deliver Henry George LectureThe admission of immithe Honorable Ruth Badergrants to the United States andGinsburg on the U.S. Courtemployment policies regardingof Appeals. He is a graduatethose immigrants will be theof Harvard Law School, wheretopic when Howard F. Chang,he served as supervising editorPh.D., Earle Hepburn profesof the Harvard Law Review.sor of law at the UniversityHe has been a member of theof Pennsylvania Law School,faculty at The University ofpresents the University’s springPennsylvania School of LawHoward E.Henry George Lecture.for a decade., and holds a docChang, Ph.D.Dr. Chang will speak ontorate in economics from the“The Immigration Paradox:Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Alien Workers and Distributive Justice”Dr. Chang’s lecture is part of theon Monday, April 27. The lecture will beannual spring Henry George programpresented to the public free of charge at 4 sponsored by the Economics and Financep.m. in the fourth floor ballroom of theDepartment and the Xi chapter of theDeNaples Center.International Economics Honor Society.Dr. Chang will discuss guest-workerHenry George was a nineteenth-centurypolicies and their impact on immigrants,American economist and social reformer.as well as the impact of such policies onFor additional information, callthe larger society.(570) 941-4048.Dr. Chang served as a law clerk for

The Scranton Record, April 2009Page 3National Sportsmanship Day Events at ScrantonFor National Sportsmanship Day on March 3, Scranton alumnus MattDavidson, Ph.D, returned to campus to present a free, public lecture andlead a workshop for area coaches. At the workshop are, from left: JackO’Malley, Ph.D., associate professor, psychology; Gary Wodder, Ph.D.,professor, exercise science and sport; Dr. Davidson; David Black, Ph.D.,professor, philosophy; and Tomm Evans, English department chair at NorthPocono High School and former Scranton swim coach.Matt Davidson, Ph.D.,’93 spokeabout developing sportsmanship throughcharacter in his speech at the PearnAuditorium of Brennan Hall on March 3,National Sportsmanship Day.Dr. Davidson, who is founder,president and director of education for theInstitute for Excellence and Ethics, led aworkshop and roundtable discussion oncampus for area school teachers entitled“Developing Character for and fromSport: Best Practices.” He also showed aclip of the ESPN documentary about theundefeated La Salle High School footballteam in order to demonstrate the powerof character in overcoming challenges andpushing a team into greatness.Sponsored by the Institutefor International Sport, NationalSportsmanship Day is the largest sportsmanship initiative in the world. An estimated 14,000 universities and schoolsthroughout the United States and abroadparticipated in this year’s events. Theseevents, supported by the University’sAthlteics Department, are part of an ongoing initiative to promote sportsmanship insports education classes and athletic programs and throughout the community.Medical Professionals Gather for SymposiumMore than 100medical professionals, medical schoolstudents and studentsgathered for a MedicalAlumni Symposiumhosted by The MedicalAlumni Council of theUniversity on March 28.The symposium,designed for physicians,dentists and medicalschool students, wasattended by alumni, students and medical pro- Paul Casey, M.D. ’71, chairman of the Medical Alumnifessionals throughout the Council Executive Committee, addresses an audienceregion. The Symposium of more than 100 medical professionals, medicalincluded presentations school students and students gathered for the Medicalabout a variety of topics. Alumni Council Symposium on March 28.Andrew S. Quinn, Esq.tiation in administrative medicine. Geno’84, principal of Compliance Concepts,Merli, M.D. FACP ’71, senior vice presiInc., discussed the federal government’sdent and chief medical officer at Thomasincreased scrutiny of the health careJefferson University Hospital, presentedindustry and practical compliance stratea lecture on the safety and efficacy of thegies medical professionals can use to avoidnew class of oral anticoagulants. Otherallegations of waste, fraud and abuse.distinguished alumni presented lecturesPamela Q. Taffera, D.O., M.B.A. ’02,on topics ranging from coronary diseasechief resident and post graduate year-tworisk factors to the ethical dilemmas facedfamily medicine resident at Saint Josephby military physicians.Medical Center, discussed the art of nego-Scranton President to Receive Awardfrom Georgetown Alumni AssociationUniversity President Rev. Scott R.Pilarz, S.J., will receive the highest honorbestowed by the Alumni Association ofGeorgetown University at an awards ceremony on April 18.Fr. Pilarz will receive The John CarrollAward, which honors alumni whoseachievements exemplify the ideals and traditions of Georgetown University and itsfounder, Archbishop John Carroll.“Fr. Pilarz embodies the qualities ofa John Carroll Winner as a distinguishedalumnus of Georgetown University,”said Bill Reynolds, executive directorof the Georgetown University AlumniAssociation. “He brings to life the valuesof the award as an alum, as an educator,as a Jesuit priest and as a mentor to many.We are proud of Fr. Pilarz’s many accomplishments and are thrilled with the leadership he is providing at The Universityof Scranton.”Established by the GeorgetownUniversity Alumni Association in 1951,The John Carroll Award is presented toGeorgetown University alumni who havedistinguished themselves through lifetimeachievement and outstanding serviceto their alma mater. Five John CarrollAwards are presented each year. The 2009Awards will be presented during JohnCarroll Weekend, an annual gathering ofGeorgetown alumni.Fr. Pilarz earned a bachelor’s degree inEnglish from Georgetown University andserved on the faculty before being namedinterim University Chaplain in 2002.Fr. Pilarz has received two otherawards from Georgetown University. Hewas recognized by the Georgetown AlumniAssociation in 2002 with the WilliamGaston Award for Outstanding Serviceand, while serving as a professor there, waschosen by the graduating class of 1999 toreceive the Edward B. Bunn, S.J., Awardfor Faculty Excellence, which recognizesoutstanding teaching and service.Fr. Pilarz became the 24th Presidentof The University of Scranton in 2003.His tenure has been marked by several historic initiatives at Scranton. His leadershipskill was recognized through his inclusionamong the 38 successful individuals profiled by Ronald Shapiro in The New YorkTimes bestseller Dare to Prepare: How toWin Before You Begin.In addition, Fr. Pilarz received theSlovak Republic St. Elizabeth Universityof Health and Social Sciences GreatMedal of St. Elizabeth Award in 2008, aswell

The admission of immi-grants to the United States and employment policies regarding those immigrants will be the topic when Howard F. Chang, Ph.D., earle Hepburn profes-sor of law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, presents the University’s spring Henry George L