19 August 2010
Posted in Tower Times

 Fall 2010

In support of this Urban Leadership Vision and in specific response to pressing local and global issues involving environmental sustainability and earth care, Marygrove has embarked on a project to host Nomkhubulwane (Nom-koo-bull-WAH-nee, Zulu for Mother Earth), an elephant sculpture created by South African sculptor Andries Botha. This life-size sculpture, made of galvanized steel and recycled truck tires, is traveling around the world to raise awareness about how people can creatively address issues caused by the expanding human ecological footprint. Nomkhubulwane is one of 17 elephants on display globally by the Human Elephant Foundation (www.humanelephant.org).

Nomkhubulwane will “migrate” to Detroit from Toronto, at the Detroit-Windsor border on Tuesday, Oct. 12 and will be at Marygrove College for the first week of its stay before moving to Detroit’s Cultural Center, Oct. 21 - Nov. 1, 2010.

This multi-faceted educational project will consist of the following:

• During Marygrove’s hosting of the 2010 Bioneers Conference in Detroit, over 300 children from 20-30 area elementary, middle and high schools will participate in projects on the Marygrove College campus about how they can help care for “Mother Earth.” Their education will be based on lesson plans and activities developed for The Human Elephant Foundation by the Civic Knowledge Project at the University of Chicago.

  Subject matter will include:

  • “Elephants and “Emotion,”

  • “The Three Rs: Recycle, Reduce & Reuse,”

  • “Making Better Food Decisions,”

  • “Soil Painting,”

  • “Elephants and Trauma,”

  • “Environmental Terms & Crossword Puzzle,” and

  • “How We Perceive the World.”

  • “Biodiversity and Me,”

• Marygrove College’s Beyond Words Gallery will display student works related to the project. The Gallery will also have an exhibit that further explains the project, its purpose and the migration tour.
• Once the sculpture travels to Detroit’s Cultural Center, Marygrove will continue to be involved by partnering with other institutions on educational projects that engage area youth in Nomkhubulwane’s message.

“Elephants are known to have very sophisticated social structures and carry a collective memory that increases chances for survival in challenging conditions. Nomkhubulwane challenges humans to tap into their own collective memory and intrinsic dependence on and relationship to nature.”

--Vance G. Martin, president, WILD Foundation

 

TIMELINE

Oct. 11- 28:
Beyond Words Gallery, Marygrove College

The Human Elephant Foundation: The Link Between Human and Elephant

An exhibit of photos, diagrams and text to further introduce and explain the migration of Nomkhubulwane.  “Ancient elephant paths have provided the map for later human migration, both literally and figuratively.”

Oct. 13:
Nomkhubulwane will be installed the Marygrove College Campus.

Oct. 14:
Welcome Ceremony with music and dance including the Marygrove College community and students from local area schools. There will be a tour of the Beyond Words Gallery.

Oct. 15 -17:
Beginning of the Great Lakes Bioneers Detroit Conference. Over 150 students will participate in Young Bioneers Day, Oct.15, and make a commitment to sustainability in a ceremony with Nomkhubulwane.

Oct. 21 – Nov. 1:
Nomkhubulwane will be installed in Detroit’s Cultural Center as part of a collaboration among Cultural Center institutions. Plans are in progress.

Amid the growl of Caterpillar tractors and the intense heat of Detroit's summer sun, the Marygrove College campus is undergoing a transformation the likes of which it hasn't seen in years. That's because construction has just been completed on a new soccer field to support the College's expanding Athletics Program.

The project represents a commitment by the College to environmental sustainability while providing a new and exciting on-campus activity for Marygrove's athletes, the campus community and the surrounding neighborhood.

WOMEN'S SOCCER SCHEDULE (homegames in bold)

August

24, 4 PM vs. Grace College: Pebble Creek Park in Southfield

31, 4 PM @ Walsh University

September

4, 11:30 AM vs. Iowa Wesleyan College—2010 Crimson Wave Invite, Calumet College of St. Joseph's (Schererville, IN)

5, @ TBA—2010 Crimson WaveInvite, Calumet College of St. Joseph's (Schererville, IN)

13, 4 PM vs. Rochester College--Inaugural Game—Marygrove soccer field

21, 4 PM vs. Taylor University

23, 4 PM vs. Olivet College

25, 12:30 PM @ Siena Heights University

October

5, 4 PM vs. Defiance College

7, @ Rochester College

12, 4 PM vs. Cornerstone University

14, 4 PM @ University of Detroit-Mercy

20, 7 PM @ Adrian College

27, 4 PM @ Madonna University

30, @ Concordia University

November

4, @ TBA — USCAA National Championship, Nov. 4-6 (Burlington, VT)

29, @ TBA — NAIA National Championship, Nov. 29 – Dec. 4, Jack Allen Complex (Decatur, AL)

 

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MEN'S SOCCER SCHEDULE (homegames in bold)

September

1, 4 PM @ Taylor University

4, 2 PM @ Calumet College of St. Joseph—2010 Crimson Wave Invite - Calumet College of St. Joseph (Schererville, IN)

5, vs. TBA—2010 Crimson Wave Invite - Calumet College of St.Joseph (Schererville, IN)

11, 1 PM @ Olivet College

15, 4 PM vs. St. Francis

18, 2 PM vs. Concordia University

20, 4 PM vs. Holy Cross College

22, 4 PM @ Bluffton College

25 3 PM @ Siena Heights University

October

6, 4 PM vs. Defiance College

9, 1 PM vs. Ohio Christian University

11, 4 PM vs. Grace Bible College

18, @ Concordia University

20, 4 PM @ Rochester College

27, 4 PM vs. Rochester College

November

4, @ TBA—USCAA National Championship, Nov. 4-6 (Burlington, VT)

29, @ TBA—NAIA National Championship, Nov. 29 - Dec. 4, Fresno Pacific University (Fresno, CA)

21 June 2010
Posted in Faculty/Students

“In Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology, Donald C. Rizzo (Marygrove College) presents an outstanding primer that covers all the basic elements of the discipline in clear and impactive terms - a book notable not only for what it says, but how it says it.”  -- John Aiello Editor and Publisher, The Electric Review

Don Rizzo, a Marygrove Biology professor for 36 years, recently published the third edition of his book “Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology” (published by Del Mar Cengage). The book is accompanied by a study guide as well as a CD for instructors.

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08 June 2010
Posted in Faculty/Students

As part of Marygrove’s larger focus on urban leadership, the College has formed what is known as the Marygrove Urban Agenda initiative (MUA). MUA was developed to help local high school students develop leadership skills to find ways they can have a positive impact on the communities where they live and go to school.

With help from a grant from Campus Compact and program leader Marygrove professor Tal Levy, fifty students from Mumford and Cody high schools came to Marygrove to discuss the concept of peer mediation as a way to find solutions to the problems of learning in their schools—specifically violence.

As these students are trained in peer mediation, they learn practical ways they can take control and manage difficult and/or violent situations. These “peer mediators,” then discuss the ideas with other students to advance the concept.

Levy’s inspiration for the MUA evolved from a Wayne State University Urban Agenda (UA) program. The original UA program was created by his mentor and friend, the late Otto Feinstein, a political scientist and activist for social justice from Wayne State University, Levy’s alma mater. The UA program was originally an exercise in political and civic literacy—it called for enhancing students’ understanding of the political process by participating in political gatherings with students from other colleges and universities.

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08 June 2010
Posted in Faculty/Students

Beta Upsilon, Marygrove’s chapter of the national science and mathematics honor society Sigma Zeta, will be hosting an induction ceremony for new members on Saturday, June 12 at 10:00 a.m.  Marygrove formed the Beta Upsilon chapter in April 2009.

In the year since it was formed, Beta Upsilon students have accomplished much and Marygrove professors Dr. Don Rizzo and Dr. Mary Lynam, co-advisors for Beta Upsilon, are proud. “We’re excited,” said Rizzo. “Four of our students (Jay Biernat, Carla Sims, Lloyd Weishap and Semaj Wilson) presented their senior seminar research projects at the Sigma Zeta National Convention this past March at Campbellsville University in Campbellsville, Kentucky, which is quite an honor.”

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07 June 2010
Posted in Faculty/Students

When Coach Karen Graves was hired by Marygrove to head up the Women’s Volleyball Program, in addition to creating an exceptional team of young volleyball players, she wanted to help the young women on her team understand what it means to contribute to the community in which they would most likely spend the next 3 to 4 years living. 

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27 May 2010
Posted in Faculty/Students

Grand Ledge High School teacher Matinga Ragatz, a 2000 Master in the Art of Teaching student from Marygrove College, was named Michigan’s 2010 Teacher of the Year. Read more.

21 May 2010
Posted in Faculty/Students

Amber Stephens, a senior at Marian High School in Bloomfield Hills, was recently awarded a Presidential Scholarship from Marygrove College.  Amber, the daughter of Anita and Albert Stephens of Southfield, hopes to be a pre-med major with a minor in Spanish. The award, which is offered to high school seniors each spring, is renewable for four years, and includes full tuition as well as all fees, books, and supplies.

To qualify for the Presidential Scholarship, candidates need a minimum 3.70 grade point average, along with three letters of recommendation, and an essay that answers the question, “How does your leadership experience align with the three Cs of Marygrove College: competence, commitment, and compassion?”

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13 May 2010
Posted in Faculty/Students

To hear Jessica Knott and Darrius Washington sing is to hear the voices of angels. And fortunately, these angelic sounds will carry themselves all the way to Italy this summer, thanks to an opportunity for Knott and Washington to perform in the 2010 Vocal Program at the Amalfi Coast Music & Arts Festival in Amalfi, Italy, July 14 – 26, which was funded, in part, by a generous donation from an anonymous Marygrove alumni donor.

They were selected to perform in a summer opera production of Mozart's “The Magic Flute” as well as additional solo performances in select opera scenes—an incredible honor, as there were an unexpectedly high number of applicants this year, making the normally complex audition review process even more selective than usual. Washington will perform the roles of Armored Man/Priest and Knott will perform the role of 2^nd Spirit.

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