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FALL 2019 CALDWELL U N I V E R S I T Y MAGAZINE CELEBRATING THE CLASS OF 2019 UNVEILING OF MULTICULTURAL CENTER ASTROPHYSICIST AT RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ARTS DAY COACH JOHNSON HITS 800 WINS NEW • BACHELOR’S IN ESPORTS MANAGEMENT •O NLINE MASTER’S IN NURSING IN POPULATION HEALTH
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VOLUME 11 ISSUE 2
The Eileen Jones
M U LT I C U LT U R A L C E N T E R
CALDWELL UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
FALL 2019
A trailblazer from the moment she stepped on the
Caldwell University Magazine is Caldwell College for Women campus, Eileen Jones was the first
African American student to attend and graduate from Caldwell.
produced for alumni and friends Eileen earned her B.A. in Social Studies and then went on to earn a
J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law.
twice each year by the News and
A trailblazer in her career as well, Eileen became the first woman to be
Media Relations Office at Caldwell appointed as chief of the administrative review staff for compensation
University. Its goal is to provide news and pension at the Veterans Administration Central Office in
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Washington, DC, and was later only the second African American
and information about Caldwell to hold an assistant directorship.
University’s students, faculty, staff, These achievements were recognized when Eileen became one of three
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alumni, and administration. We Eileen Jones, Esq. ’57 inaugural recipients of the Caldwell College Veritas Award in 1986 for
Excellence in Government Law — another trailblazing milestone.
welcome your comments and
In 2018, Eileen Jones thanked Caldwell University
for instilling in her a warmth towards others. It is our A lifelong supporter of Caldwell University through an endowed
hope that The Eileen Jones Multicultural Center
suggestions! Please email us at will honor Eileen’s memory by fostering the same
warmth that fueled this trailblazer’s life.
scholarship, Eileen was a trailblazer once again when she donated
her property to Caldwell for the purposes of establishing
Research and Creative Arts Day
cumagazine@caldwell.edu. The Eileen Jones Multicultural Center with its proceeds.
A T R A I L B L A Z E R
Multicultural Center Named for First African American Student
EDITOR
Colette M. Liddy ’13 M.A.
WRITERS & CONTRIBUTORS
Nicole M. Burrell ’09
table of contents
Lori Funicello
Christina Hall
Meghan Moran ’07
John Tagliaferri
COPY EDITOR
John Jurich
STUDENT ASSISTANTS
4 Multicultural Center Named for First African American Student
Andrew Timothy
Hrishita Badu 5 New Academic Programs — Bachelor’s in Esports Management
PHOTOGRAPHY
and Online Master’s in Nursing in Population Health
Pushparaj Aitwal ’11
Prasad Gyawali 6 Commencement: Class of 2019
Alan Schindler
Anthony Yang 12 Research Astrophysicist Presents on Science and Faith in Harmony
DESIGN
14 Mom Says Center for Autism and ABA Has Provided Hope for
Graphic Imagery, Inc.
Her Family
ACTING VICE PRESIDENT
ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT AND
21 A Year with The Saint John’s Bible
COMMUNICATIONS
Stephen Quinn
23 800 Wins for Coach Johnson
Address comments and 30 A Gift of Kindness Brings a Gift to Caldwell —
questions to:
cumagazine@caldwell.edu Mary Anne Gamba ’78
Caldwell University Magazine
120 Bloomfield Avenue
Caldwell, NJ 07006
General information
www.caldwell.edu
973-618-3000
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Cover photo – Favour Garuba ’19 p. 7. Class of 2019
PRESIDENT’SLETTER
Dear Friends
of Caldwell
University,
As we prepare for the fall 2019 semester, the campus is bustling this chapel which is centrally located on campus and inviting to
with activity as we welcome our second largest freshman class all students, faculty, staff, alumni, vendors and neighbors. While
in Caldwell’s history. Our students will have an opportunity to you are on campus, please take a few moments to see our volume
study in two new programs that were approved by the state in late of The Saint John’s Bible which is on site until the end of the year.
spring: a bachelor of science in esports management and the fully This beautifully handwritten and illuminated volume is housed in
online master of science in nursing. Along with these new degrees, the library and available for private viewing or can be booked for
Caldwell is welcoming the members of our first men’s lacrosse team. church or external groups within the area.
In this issue of the Caldwell University magazine, we celebrate the Before closing this letter, it is important that Caldwell pay tribute
Class of 2019, extend our best wishes to Sister Deborah Lynch, to those whom we have lost in the recent past: Anne Buckley ’52,
OP, on her well-deserved retirement from Caldwell after 15 years an alum who went on to have a stellar career as a journalist; Eileen
of service, and we welcome Shin Moon as the Vice President for Jones, Esq. ’57, the institution’s first Black alumna for whom the
Finance and Auxiliary Services. We also acknowledge softball coach Multicultural Center was named on May 9; and Sister Vivien
Dean Johnson for surpassing the milestone of 800 wins, ending the Jennings, OP, former president of Caldwell College, whose life was
spring season with 828 victories. Congratulations, Coach Johnson! celebrated on April 7 with the unveiling of a beautiful portrait and
history panel in the lobby of the Jennings Library.
I’d like to highlight two of the faculty members you’ll find featured
within these pages: Rosa Sanchez, who for the past three summers As we begin a new academic year, let’s pray together for all of our
has taken a group of Caldwell students to Segovia, Spain, for an students who come to Caldwell not only to receive an excellent
immersion experience as they hone their Spanish language skills, education but to embrace our Dominican pillars as they live in a
sample the cuisine and culture of another country and live briefly world that is desperate for people of faith whose lives demonstrate
with host families, and Kevin Barnes, associate dean of the School our core values of respect, integrity, community and excellence.
of Education, who brings his experience as a teacher, coach and May God continue to richly bless each of you!
principal to administration and to the classroom where he instructs
Best regards,
students in our educational administration leadership program.
I hope all of you will mark your calendars and come to campus at
noon on Friday, September 20, when we dedicate The Sister Mary
Dominic Tweedus Chapel in the Newman Center as part of our Nancy H. Blattner, Ph.D., OPA
Homecoming activities during the weekend of September 20-21. President
What a joy it will be to participate in the first Mass celebrated in
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HOMECOMING A N D F A M I L Y W E E K E N D
SEPT. 20 & 21, 2019
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 11 A.M.: 2:30 P.M.:
Women’s soccer match vs. Goldey Beacom 50th Reunion Champagne Reception
NOON: (Soccer Field) Formerly Known as the Golden
Opening Liturgy and Dedication of the 11:30 A.M.–2:30 P.M.: Anniversary Tea (Cougar Den,
Sister Mary Dominic Tweedus Chapel Homecoming Party on the Plaza and Student Center)
(George R. Newman Center) Barbecue (Newman Center Plaza) Class of 1969 will be welcomed by the past
Family fun activities, food, beverages. (Beer 50th anniversary alumnae.
1 P.M.: and wine for guests 21-plus with valid ID.) If 3 P.M.:
Kickoff Lunch in the Dining Hall you are able, please bring toiletries that will be Mingle with a Sister
(Student Center) distributed during the Midnight Runs to NYC. Join us for wine and cheese and get to know the
1–5 P.M.: 11:45 A.M.: Sisters of Saint Dominic.
Campus Tours (George R. Newman Center) What Are Esports? 3:30 P.M.:
Student ambassadors will lead campus Learn about esports and take a tour of our Class of 1969 “Just US”
tours. Golf carts available for those who facility with faculty and students. (Reference Room, Jennings Library)
need assistance. NOON: Mix and mingle with classmates while looking
6:30 P.M.: Class of 1969–50th Reunion Lunch in the through yearbooks, photos, materials from the
Class of ’69 Dinner Dining Hall (Student Center) Jennings Library archives and items you bring
Lunch for Class of 1969 and guests only. to share.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
1–5 P.M.: 4 P.M.:
9 A.M.: Campus Tours (George R. Newman Center) Alumni Soccer Matches (Soccer Field)
Sunrise Yoga Student ambassadors will lead campus 4:30 P.M.:
10 A.M.– 5 P.M.: tours. Golf carts available for those who Homecoming Liturgy
All-day Check-in and Late Registration need assistance. (Sister Mary Dominic Tweedus Chapel)
Student ambassadors will help direct guests 1:30 P.M.: 5:30 P.M.:
upon check-in. Guided Campus Tour for the Class of 1969 Class of 1969 Celebratory Buffet
10 A.M.– 4 P.M.: Student ambassadors will lead the campus (Cougar Den, Student Center)
scin·til·late by Mauricio Cortes and Blurred tour. Golf carts available for those who Class of 1969 and guests only; pre-registration
Boundary by Dionisio Cortes Ortega need assistance. required. Reconnect with classmates over good
Visit the Mueller Gallery and see the first show 1:30 P.M.: food, wine and ’60s music.
of the fall semester. An Introduction to The Saint John’s 6 P.M.:
10 A.M.: Bible by Dr. Marie Mullaney Music Department Concert: Faculty
Welcome Breakfast with the President (Westervelt Lecture Hall) and Alumni Concert (Alumni Theater)
(Alumni Theater lobby) 1:30 P.M.: Pre-reception at 5:30 p.m.
All alumni, faculty, staff, students, families and Men’s Soccer Match vs. Goldey Beacom (Alumni Theater lobby)
friends are invited to join Dr. Blattner. (Soccer Field) SUNDAY, SEPT. 22
11 A.M.: 2 P.M.:
President’s State of the University Address 9 A.M.:
Women’s Alumnae Basketball Game
and Alumni Awards Ceremony Class of ’69 Farewell Breakfast
Reception to follow
(Alumni Theater) All alumni are invited to attend!
Dr. Nancy Blattner will give an update on the
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT www.caldwell.edu/homecoming
university. The Peggy Harris Alumna/us of the
THE OFFICE OF ALUMNI AFFAIRS CAN BE REACHED AT
Year Award and the Family Legacy Award will
be presented.
973.618.3352 or alumni@caldwell.edu
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CALDWELLSPOTLIGHT
The Eileen Jones
M U LT I C U LT U R A L C E N T E R
Caldwell University A trailblazer from the moment she stepped on the
Caldwell College for Women campus, Eileen Jones was the first
African American student to attend and graduate from Caldwell.
Unveils Multicultural
Eileen earned her B.A. in Social Studies and then went on to earn a
J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law.
A trailblazer in her career as well, Eileen became the first woman to be
appointed as chief of the administrative review staff for compensation
Center Named
and pension at the Veterans Administration Central Office in
Washington, DC, and was later only the second African American
to hold an assistant directorship.
These achievements were recognized when Eileen became one of three
for First African
Eileen Jones, Esq. ’57 inaugural recipients of the Caldwell College Veritas Award in 1986 for
Excellence in Government Law — another trailblazing milestone.
In 2018, Eileen Jones thanked Caldwell University
for instilling in her a warmth towards others. It is our A lifelong supporter of Caldwell University through an endowed
hope that The Eileen Jones Multicultural Center
scholarship, Eileen was a trailblazer once again when she donated
American Student
will honor Eileen’s memory by fostering the same
warmth that fueled this trailblazer’s life. her property to Caldwell for the purposes of establishing
The Eileen Jones Multicultural Center with its proceeds.
A T R A I L B L A Z E R
The Multicultural Center plaque honoring Eileen Jones was donated by
Graphic Imagery, Inc.
The Eileen Jones Multicultural Center was Office in Washington, D.C. In 1981, she donated property to the university with
unveiled on May 9. It is named after Eileen she returned to Newark and became the intention that proceeds from the sale be
Jones, Esq. ’57, the first African American the assistant director for the Veterans used to establish a multicultural center
student to attend and graduate from Administration. Among the many honors on campus.
Caldwell College. she received,
Angela Zaccardi ’58, an alumna, said she
“
Jones was one of
President Nancy and Jones met when they were at what was
H. Blattner, Ph.D.,
…this center will serve three inaugural
then Caldwell College for Women. They
recipients of the
O.P.A., welcomed as a resource for the Caldwell Veritas
“remained friends forever … she was a great
friends of Jones, lady and very thorough,” said Zaccardi.
Award in 1986,
alumni, students, promotion of multicultural an annual award Maud Carroll and Denise Carroll were
staff, faculty and
other guests to the awareness, understanding given to celebrate among the guests thrilled to be celebrating
”
professional the dedication. Maud remembered
dedication and and appreciation. excellence of teaching music to Jones beginning when
official opening.
Caldwell alumni. she was eight years old and to Jones’s
“In recognition of all the wonderful cultures sister, who became an accomplished
“Eileen was a smart and motivated woman
that make up the Caldwell University musician. Anna Layton, of East Orange,
and a trailblazer in many ways,” said
family, this center will serve as a resource for New Jersey, who met Jones in the 1940s,
Blattner. “Eileen was kind, funny and
the promotion of multicultural awareness, was also happy to be at the celebration,
warm and had an infectious smile and
understanding and appreciation,” said saying, “Eileen was always there for me.”
really good sense of humor.”
Blattner. “In the spirit of our core values of Also attending was Ernestine Polhill, of
respect, integrity, community and excellence, Jones was involved in the community, Orange, New Jersey, who said that before
this will be a place where a variety of holding executive positions with the Jones passed away they had talked about
programs and events are hosted with the goal Arts Council of Orange and the Orange attending the center dedication together.
of creating a learning community.” Community Advisory Board. She was “I wouldn’t have missed this for anything.”
also involved with the Newark Museum,
Jones earned her B.A. in history from The opening prayer was given by student
the Civic Action League and Caldwell’s
Caldwell and went on to earn a J.D. Dennis Martin of the class of 2021. n
Educational Opportunity Fund program.
from St. John’s University School of Law. —CL
In 1977, Jones became the first woman A lifetime supporter of Caldwell University,
appointed chief of the administrative in 2015, Jones established a scholarship to
review staff for compensation and pension help high-achieving students with financial
at the Veterans Administration Central needs. Before her passing in January 2019,
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NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Caldwell University is offering a new Bachelor of Science degree in esports program,” said Dr. Donna Naturale, RN,
APN-BC, CDE, associate dean of the
management and a new online master’s in nursing in population health as
School of Nursing and Public Health.
well as relaunching its Bachelor of Science degree in computer science. “It will prepare nurses to meet the
demands of health care today and
BACHELOR’S IN ESPORTS MANAGEMENT BACHELOR’S IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
tomorrow by promoting healthier
The School of Business and Computer
communities and addressing needs
Science is relaunching its Bachelor of
associated with the social determinants of
Science degree in computer science. The
health, commonly attributed to the zip
program will prepare students for careers
codes in which we live and work.” These
in the rapidly expanding technology
social determinants include factors such as
industry with opportunities in diverse
access to health care, finances and income,
fields including software development
transportation, housing, social support and
engineer, software developer, application
level of education.
developer, system engineer, net developer,
Neil Malvone, assistant professor of sport management
and esports management, is looking forward to teaching system administrator, network engineer, Graduates of the program will be prepared
in the new esports management bachelor’s program. security engineer and programmer/cyber to serve as leaders in nursing and health
security analyst. care. They will be qualified to work within
The bachelor’s degree in esports a variety of health care systems in positions
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor
management will prepare students for careers that include care coordinator and project,
Statistics, jobs in the computer science
in the popular electronic sports gaming case or nurse manager in outpatient
industry are projected to increase 24 percent
industry with opportunities for employment facilities, hospitals and public health
by 2026, with strong compensation packages.
in finance, marketing, event planning, departments, and within the insurance
operations and entertainment. The program ONLINE MASTER’S IN NURSING IN and quality improvement fields. Upon
is one of the first of its kind in the nation POPULATION HEALTH graduation, they will also be qualified to
and is being offered within Caldwell’s School teach in undergraduate nursing programs.
of Business and Computer Science.
The program ties in with the mission of
Courses will concentrate on digital Caldwell University, a Catholic Dominican
marketing, esports management, institution. Naturale points out that the
entrepreneurial studies, event planning, Catholic Health Association states that
operations, ethics and the sociological there is a moral imperative for making
impact of esports. “This growing industry a commitment to the people of the
is in need of professionals with business community, and therefore the university’s
acumen, and we are happy that we will be Professor Donna Naturale is associate dean of the focus on social determinants of health is
able to provide students with an academic School of Nursing and Public Health. necessary and at the same time just. n
background focused on the esports
marketplace,” said Virginia Rich, Caldwell University’s School of Nursing
associate dean of the school. and Public Health is offering a new fully
online Master of Science in nursing
The degree program is based in the program in population health for fall 2019, For information on these programs, contact
Business School, which is accredited by the the first of its kind in New Jersey. the Caldwell University Admissions Office at
Accreditation Council for Business Schools 973-618-3500 or admissions@caldwell.edu.
“We are delighted to be able to offer this Prospective students can apply to the
and Programs, ensuring a rigorous academic
36-credit innovative population health programs at www.caldwell.edu/applynow.
curriculum and strong skills-based outcomes.
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“Imagine the world “Consider you, the person who earned it. professors, classmates and staff whose
the way you would Consider you, the person who decided to guidance students would take with them
like it to be,” Rochelle embark on an educational trek requiring after graduation, she said. “With the rocket
Hendricks, former hard work, dedication and sacrifice,” said ship complete, we are ready to take on the
secretary of higher Castronova, who received her Ph.D. in world, and I am confident that we will be
education for the educational leadership last December. the pioneers of the future and successful
state of New Jersey, She encouraged graduates to take time to in whatever paths we choose.” In August
told graduates at reflect on what they had learned about Marano received a Bachelor of Science
Caldwell University’s themselves. “For knowing who you are and degree in business administration with
undergraduate ceremony May 19. what you are capable of will enable you minors in small-business entrepreneurship
Hendricks was awarded an honorary to transform knowledge into something and marketing.
degree, and she encouraged the students great,” said Castronova, a science educator
to let the light of God shine through them at Robert L. Lazar Middle School in Members of Caldwell’s class of 1969,
as they strived to “make the world a better Montville, New Jersey. marking their 50th anniversary,
and brighter place.” were recognized.
Kathryn Marano, also
Four hundred sixty-seven of Nutley, delivered President Nancy H. Blattner, Ph.D.,
the undergraduate presented doctoral students with their
students received their degrees
commencement Ph.D.s and Ed.D.s, graduate students with
at the university’s 77th annual
ceremony address. She their Master of Arts, Master of Business
commencement ceremonies. Administration or Master of Science degrees
suggested to graduates
Marisa Castronova, that they were all and undergraduates with their Bachelor
of Nutley, New Jersey, “rocket scientists” who of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of
delivered the student had been building Fine Arts or Bachelor of Science in nursing
address at the graduate rocket ships that would lift off when they degrees. A Master of Science in accounting
commencement left the auditorium. Marano said the classes degree was awarded posthumously to Kelly
ceremony. She advised they took were the ship’s framework, while Marilly Gonzalez. Her brother accepted the
her fellow graduates the attributes they learned at Caldwell, degree from Blattner.
to consider the person including kindness, resilience, integrity Blattner told the graduates it was a day of
who earned the degree and respect, would help them navigate great joy and pride for them, their family
and to remember they were the driving the rocket ship “through tough and members and loved ones who supported
forces behind the degree. “A degree is not a uncharted territory.” The most important them. She said the university was “sending
living entity … It can’t walk; it can’t talk.” components of the rocket ship were the
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you forward, not just as graduates, but Several graduates reflected on what Campus Ministry
O F
as people who we expect to make a the jewel of Caldwell University at Caldwell
difference.” She advised them to stay meant to them. inspired him
connected to their alma mater, which has to look at how
C L A S S
“not only been your learning community Shanice Edwards attorneys can
but also your family for four years.” Each earned her Bachelor reach out to
student, she said, “has made an indelible of Arts degree in those on the
impression on me.” biology and a minor margins. One
in chemistry in just of his favorite
Laurita Warner, chair of the board of three years, becoming activities was
trustees and an alumna, said some aspects the first in her family Midnight Runs,
of Caldwell never change, such as a to obtain a college which allowed
welcoming environment, dedicated and degree. Despite the students to serve
caring faculty, “an administration who rigors of her studies and a per-semester the homeless in
work tirelessly to provide a campus where load of 18 credits, Edwards excelled, even New York City. Campus Ministry was a
students can thrive and learn, and the while holding two part-time jobs. “With great way to “meet like-minded people,”
mission inspired by St. Dominic and our self-discipline and time management, said Lattuga.
Catholic tradition to prepare students to if you put your mind to it, you can do
think critically, pursue truth and contribute anything,” she said. The Educational Favour Garuba appreciated how Caldwell
to a just society. And friendships that last Opportunity Fund program was her showed her what community service
a lifetime.” She extended two wishes to anchor at Caldwell—a “family away means and helped her grow as a leader
each graduate—“the gift of memories of from family.” who understands the importance of
Caldwell University as fond as mine are philanthropy. An international student
and the very best future life has to offer.” Liam Kearney, who completed his from Nigeria, she received a bachelor’s
Bachelor of Science degree in business degree in health sciences and will attend
administration with a minor in Washington University School of Medicine
communication and media studies in in St. Louis on a full scholarship this fall.
three years, appreciated the dialogue in his “I would like to dedicate my services as a
classes and how faculty members, who had physician and researcher to improve health
a wealth of experience in business or law, in a way that reaches every community,
applied the theoretical to the practical. “I including those in disadvantaged areas.”
could trust what they would say.”
Jennifer Mary Gates received her master’s
Devin Lattuga in business decades after earning her
received a Bachelor undergraduate degree. She said her MBA
of Arts degree in had prepared her for a “fulfilling encore
English and will begin career … I refreshed myself. It opened up
studying at Columbus everything for me.” She wants other adult
School of Law at learners to know they can do it too. “Have
Catholic University the confidence to know your opportunities
of America on a full are unlimited.” n
tuition scholarship
this fall. He had known for a while that —CL
Five members from the class of 1969 joined the he wanted to pursue law, but his work in
Caldwell University community as it celebrated its
77th annual commencement on May 19. L to R:
Joyce Pfeuffer Delpopolo, Dianne Durkin Meade,
Mary Jo “Josie” Mullin Kealty, Joan Galla Reamer
and Elaine Cristodero Duffy.
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KEVIN BARNES:
EDUCATION: IT IS A WONDERFUL LIFE
leadership positions in Ringwood, Park
Ridge and Caldwell/West Caldwell.
He normally stayed about five years in
each district. “Always long enough to get
tenure,” he explained. It was a strategy that
David Paulis, his principal in Ringwood,
had encouraged to help novice leaders grow.
Barnes’s passion for education began
when he was growing up in Woodbridge,
New Jersey, where he had the “very good
fortune” to have phenomenal role models
as teachers and as coaches. He remembers
in high school having the thought that if he
could influence people the way his teachers
had, it “would be a wonderful life.” When
he was playing football at Woodbridge
High, college recruiters were coming to
his school to pursue a standout player. His
coach, Sam Lupo, also encouraged them to
look at Barnes, a tight end who had played
some outstanding games on a team that
had enjoyed a successful season. Barnes
ended up with good offers including a full
scholarship to play football at the College
of William & Mary, which he took. He
earned a bachelor’s degree in physical
education, health and driver’s education
with a minor in classical studies, which
included classes in Greek and Roman
tragedy and comedy and archaeology.
The Monday after graduating from
On a recent visit to observe a graduate him to “persevere because with these
college, Barnes reported to training camp
student in his classroom internship, Dr. degrees, life becomes better and more
in Carlyle, Pennsylvania, to start work
Kevin Barnes turned on his way out and opportunities are available to you,” and he
as a professional and collegiate scout for
said, “Persevere. Get this done.” Barnes wants to make sure the next generation has
the Washington Redskins, a job he had
had listened to the student explain the that encouragement too.
gotten through a networking contact
challenges he was having balancing work,
Barnes, who teaches aspiring principals from a friend. Scouting had not been a
academics and family, and he understood.
and administrators, brings his master’s career thought for Barnes, but he took
As associate dean of the School of Education
and doctoral students nearly four decades on the adventure and visited five colleges
and the graduate coordinator of the
of educational insights from New Jersey in the Southeast each week, looking at
Educational Administration Leadership
K-12 schools. potential pro football players and attending
program, he wants students to know their
important games on the weekends. It was
professors are there to support them as He wants to pass on to his graduate fun, but after one season he realized he
they manage the responsibilities of going students something of what he was given wanted to be back home near his fiancée,
to school as adults. Barnes was once in by his mentors when he was a physical his high school sweetheart, Karen.
that place himself, working and pursuing education teacher and a football and
advanced degrees with a young family. He track coach in districts including Hillside, His first teaching job was in elementary
remembers the mentors who encouraged Sayreville and Millburn and then in physical education in Hillside, New Jersey,
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where he also coached football, wrestling
and track; then it was on to Sayreville High
School, followed by Millburn High. While
at Millburn, a new career path opened
up for Barnes when the superintendent,
Dr. Paul Rossey, asked to meet with him.
Seeing that Barnes had leadership skills,
Rossey “did not ask me, [but] told me,
that I would be enrolling in a graduate
program in educational administration.”
Barnes hedged a bit, mentioning all his
teaching and coaching responsibilities, his year. “Every once in a while God calls your stages of doctoral preparation. He would
two young kids at home and his summer bluff,” Barnes says with a laugh. meet with the two students who defended
work. Rossey responded, “Yes, we all do, for as long as five hours to attempt to
His entry into college teaching began
and in September you will be enrolled in get them through the process, he says.
when he was still at James Caldwell and
an educational administration program.” It is refreshing to him to see students
became an adjunct in a post-baccalaureate
committed to an area of interest and eager
Barnes chose Rutgers, completed his program in the Education Division. Barnes
to collect data, analyze it and put it in a
master’s and continued straight on into enjoyed the work, and after 38 years in
“fluid formatted document.” He is grateful
the doctoral program for which his advisor public schools, he realized he was ready
to be a part of the Caldwell team, at the
was internationally known education to retire from K-12 and to focus more on
“please-and-thank-you university,” as he
administration professor higher education. “If
describes it, where people hold doors for
Wayne Hoy. He took you went full circle, we
“
one another and genuinely care.
a position as vice …with these degrees, went into education
principal at Ryerson to teach. It was a It is also heartening to teach students
Middle School in life becomes better and wonderful opportunity who come right out of the classroom and
Ringwood, working for me to get back into want to make a difference as great school
under the supervision more opportunities teaching,” Barnes says. administrators. “They say, ‘I’ve come to
of Paulis, who hired
employees with
“zero experience” in
are available to you.
education administration so they would
” Today, Barnes enjoys
working with the
master’s, doctoral and
post-baccalaureate students “who show up
realize I can positively influence the lives
of 20 to 25 children [in the classroom],
but through administration I might be
able to positively influence the lives of
have no preconceived notions about what 200 or 400 or 6,000.’ Those are the people
on time 100 percent of the time because
administration meant. At the end of five that are doing it for the right reasons,”
they are paying.”
years, he encouraged his employees to take explains Barnes.
the ball and run elsewhere with it. Barnes He also teaches the undergraduate
He and Karen are blessed to have three
did just that, becoming an elementary freshman seminar class, a population he is
grandchildren and he looks forward to
school principal at Park Ridge in familiar with—“high school seniors three
going to his “Tiny Beans” app for a daily
Bergen County. months removed.” Each fall, incoming
feed of photos of the little ones’ adventures
freshmen in the seminar learn about the
Again after five years, it was time to move. and triumphs. Barnes thinks back to that
nuts and bolts of earning a bachelor’s
This time it was to the Caldwell/West teenager at Woodbridge High School who
degree, the different ways professors teach
Caldwell public school district, where he had an inkling that working in education
and how to deal with “freshman angst,” he
had principalships at Wilson Elementary would be a “wonderful life.” The kid was
says. They have told him it is comforting
School, Grover Cleveland Middle School right. “I would not have had it any other
for them to hear from him, “You are not
and James Caldwell High School. “The way,” Barnes says. He would do it all over
going through this alone.”
neat part,” he says, is that there was one again. “Just like Jimmy Stewart in the
cohort of students in the Caldwell-West Barnes has been a first reader for two iconic Christmas movie said, ‘It’s (been) a
Caldwell District that had him as their completed doctoral defenses and is “in the wonderful life.” n
principal from kindergarten through senior thick of it” with three others at different —CL
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FACULTY FEATURE
ROSA SANCHEZ:
READING, WRITING AND DIVERSITY
program turned out to be an amazing
opportunity, and when Sanchez arrived at
Caldwell University, she knew she wanted
to introduce the program to her students.
She traveled with her first group of
students to Segovia in the summer of 2017.
Students stay with a host family for a
month while they take two classes that
revolve around the sites they will visit
in Spain. They also have ample time to
interact with locals, visiting cafés and parks
during their leisure time.
“It’s been great,” said Sanchez. “I love
seeing the students, the impact going to a
foreign country has on them. A month is
a nice chunk of time. You are more able to
have the culture sink in.”
New experiences give students a fresh
perspective. Instances of culture shock may
be as simple as the way people in Spain are
careful to conserve water and electricity or
as profound as realizing the stereotypes that
Professor Rosa Sanchez is standing in front the Dominican Republic. After high
exist about Americans in other countries.
of a cross with a group of students. That school, she attended Barnard College and
After enjoying the warmth of their host
isn’t unusual, considering she teaches at a majored in Latin American studies with
families, the slower pace of the culture and
Catholic university. But this cross is not the intention of becoming a successful
the rich traditions of the country, students
located on the university campus, and businesswoman. But after pursuing the
often return with a passion for travel and
she and the students are nowhere near nine-to-five life through jobs in marketing
for Spain specifically.
Caldwell. On this June day, they find and public relations, she realized she was
themselves in the shadow of a 500-foot on the wrong track. And this became clear “They are more comfortable stepping out
granite cross, embedded in the rocky at a book club, of all places. Sanchez had of their shells and just getting to know
mountains of Spain. They are there for a started a reading group with friends from places,” Sanchez said.
study-abroad program, and they are far college who were also living in New York
During classes, students get a preview
from your average tourists. City after graduation. The more time
of the sites they will visit during their
she spent with the book club, the more
When Sanchez arrived at Caldwell month abroad. Among these places is the
she realized she wanted to spend her life
University, she was confident of several Valley of the Fallen, where they encounter
working in literature and culture. So she
things. First, she believed studying abroad the 500-foot cross. The monument is
applied to graduate school and attended
was a powerful experience for students. stunning, but it is also tragic, having been
the University of Virginia to earn a master’s
Second, she knew literature had the power built by a controversial leader using forced
and a Ph.D. in literature.
to transform lives for the better. And she labor. Visits to such places allow students
was confident that her role as assistant Sanchez was working as an adjunct to consider buildings and monuments in
professor of Spanish language, literature professor at St. Francis College in Brooklyn light of history. Conversations about a
and culture would allow her to show that when she first heard about the study- monument in Spain have sparked thoughts
diversity is a wonderful thing. abroad program she would eventually bring about historical sites in our country and
to Caldwell. An alumnus of the college was how students interact with them. This and
Sanchez was 10 years old when her
advertising a course of study that allowed the experience of living abroad prove to be
family moved to New York City from
students to travel to Segovia, Spain. The very powerful for students.
10 CALDWELLMAGAZINECALDWELLHISTORY CALDWELLACADEMICS
headline TWO OF PROFESSOR
ROSA SANCHEZ’S
FAVORITE BOOKS
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE
By Gabriel García Márquez
“I read it as an undergraduate on my own.
After reading that book, it was the first time
I ever felt that I really was going to miss
the characters, so that book has a special
part in my heart. It was such a long book,
and it was really, then, the first time I felt
alone afterwards because I had been in the
Sanchez has played a large role in other The personal application of The Saint John’s company of those characters for so long.”
immersive experiences at Caldwell. Bible is easy to see. The artists worked hard DON QUIXOTE
to incorporate cultural diversity, science By Miguel de Cervantes
In a previous teaching position, she
and women in the illuminations paired
attended a weeklong workshop at Saint “‘Don Quixote’ was impossible to read
with the text. And that same desire for
John’s University. While there, she had the
diversity drives Sanchez every day as she the first time I picked it up. But then it
opportunity to see The Saint John’s Bible.
teaches at Caldwell University. “That is at became one of my favorite books once I got
This handwritten, hand-illuminated Bible
the core of my discipline,” Sanchez said. acquainted with the style of the Golden Age,
was carefully produced, beginning in the
late 1990s, to reflect a diversity of cultures Through her classes in the Spanish because it was published in the 1600s. That
and the faith of modern believers. language, literature and culture program, book also has a special place in my heart
Sanchez encourages students to listen to because I had a long-distance relationship
“I was just blown away,” Sanchez said. “It
music and podcasts from different countries
was so stunning to see it in person and to while I was in Virginia for my Ph.D. To
as they read Spanish texts. Students also
hear about the work have something to talk about with my then-
have the opportunity
it took and all the boyfriend, I would tell him what happened
“
to attend a play in
thought and research
that went into it.”
I see myself at the center Spanish in New York in whatever I was reading at the time. And
City. All of these I started doing that with ‘Don Quixote.’ I
When she heard of the effort to teach mediums expose would bring it up with him to the point where
Caldwell University about other cultures, to them to a variety
in one of the weekends where I was in the
would have the of cultures, views
city, he took me to see a play based on ‘Don
opportunity to host a see students appreciate and accents.
Quixote,’ and that’s where he proposed. And
”
portion of that Bible,
Sanchez was overjoyed. other cultures. Sanchez shares her
here we are several years later, married, and
passion for Spanish
She remembered with a precious three-year-old daughter who
culture and literature
her encounter with is already acquainted with a kiddie version
in a number of other ways. She serves as
The Saint John’s Bible years earlier and
an advisor to the Spanish Club and to of the Spanish classic!
quickly volunteered to train the docents
the honor society. She was also chosen
who would share the Bible with visitors.
to participate in the Ancient Greece
Three students agreed to take part in the
in the Modern Classroom seminar on
program for the semester, and Sanchez think deeply about diversity and culture
“The Ancient Greek Hero” at Harvard
contributed her enthusiasm to the project. and about their place in it.
University’s Center for Hellenic Studies
During weekly or biweekly meetings, she
campus in Washington, D.C. this past July. “I see myself at the center of the effort to
encouraged the students not only to share
facts about the Bible but to invite those She organizes a Spanish conversation hour teach about other cultures, to see students
who saw it to reflect on the impact the for students every other week at Rock ‘n’ Joe appreciate other cultures,” she said. “And
work had on them. Sanchez will continue in Caldwell, where students are treated to my hope is that they develop a curiosity
to train docents this fall while the Bible is coffee as long as they commit to speaking for other cultures. I tell them that whatever
on display at Caldwell. Spanish for the entire hour. Thanks to they learn about in my class is only a
Sanchez’s hard work and passion, whether snippet of what is really out there.” n
“That has been beautiful, just to be part
students choose to study abroad or stay —Nicole M. Burrell ’09
of that,” she said. “The Saint John’s Bible
close to home, they have opportunities to
is so stunning.”
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RESEARCH AND
CREATIVE ARTS DAY
Science and
Faith in
Harmony
Dr. Anton M. Koekemoer, research astrophysicist at the Space Telescope Science Institute, gave the keynote at Research and Creative Arts Day, presenting on “Science and Faith
in Harmony: The Heavens Declare the Glory of God.”
More than 200 students presented their cosmos, highlighting exciting astronomical Dr. Barbara Chesler, vice president for
projects to judges and visitors at Caldwell discoveries and images from the telescope academic affairs, said the annual event
University’s third annual Research and that inspired beautiful artwork in The provides an opportunity for students
Creative Arts Day. This year’s event, with Saint John’s Bible. to display the work they have done
the theme, “Ut in Omnibus Glorificetur throughout the year. The students are
President Nancy Blattner read 19th-
Dei—That in All Things God May Be mentored by faculty and “go in as a novice
century poet Gerard Manley Hopkins’s
Glorified,” featured keynote speaker and come out as an expert,” she said.
sonnet “God’s Grandeur,” which celebrates
Dr. Anton M. Koekemoer, a research
the “ever-present magnificence of God’s Humberto Humby Baquerizo gave the
astrophysicist at the Space Telescope
creation” and, she said, beautifully keynote for the graduate section of the
Science Institute. He spoke on “Science
mirrored the theme of the research day. day on “Translating Leadership, Resilience
and Faith in Harmony: The Heavens
The challenge, said Blattner, is for “each of and Community Service in Scholarship.”
Declare the Glory of God.”
us in the audience to become more alive to Baquerizo received a doctorate in education
Koekemoer has carried out scientific God’s presence—whether that revelation leadership from Caldwell and works at
research with the Hubble Space Telescope be made to you through the beauty found Rutgers Medical School in the Office for
for over 20 years with a focus on distant in nature and art or through the discoveries Diversity and Community Engagement. n
galaxies and black holes. He presented revealed in the realm of science.”
a journey of exploration through the
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MUSICAL THEATRE WORKSHOP
PRESENTS
“Godspell”
The Caldwell University Musical Theatre Workshop
presented the classic show “Godspell” on April 12. With
music faculty member Dr. Laura Greenwald serving as
producer, the Caldwell cast and crew brought to life the
production, which is based on the Gospel of Matthew and
gained worldwide popularity in the 1970s.
Warren Helms was musical director and played piano; Dan
Yates was stage director; Tim Metz played bass and John
Piepoli was a percussionist. The cast featured Caldwell
Audience members in the Alumni Theatre clapped and sang
students Lisette Guiracocha, Andrea Gutierrez, David
joyfully, some dancing in their seats as they enjoyed the
Iarkowski, Keith Kyewalabye, Jessica Lopez, Lauren Mann,
music and lyrics created by Stephen Schwartz in 1971.
Jennifer Montejo, Maria Tavarez and Osayewere “Rae”
Uyinmwen. Billy Yates played Jesus. The cast also performed “All Good Gifts” at the opening
of Research and Creative Arts Day, which had the theme
Uyinmwen said it was a tremendous joy to be part of the
“Ut in Omnibus Glorificetur Dei— That in All Things God
cast. “There is something so rewarding about being able to
May Be Glorified.”
help share this show’s beautiful message.”
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CALDWELLMAGAZINE 13CALDWELLACADEMICS
Mom Says Center for Autism and ABA
Has Provided Hopeful Path for Her Family
at his places of employment. Today Ben
works at Calabria’s Restaurant and Pizzeria
in Livingston, where he sets up tables, takes
down chairs and puts out spices, and at
a print center, where he shreds and sorts
mail. He is also learning skills at Antonio’s
Salon and Spa in Livingston. There he
organizes towels when they come out of
the dryer and sweeps the hair, “which has
proved to be more difficult,” says his mom,
because when “you are in people’s space …
you have to learn the social etiquette” and
when you are doing the work, you have to
learn that “we stick with staying on topic.”
Concentrating on employment is
important to the faculty at the ABA center.
“As individuals move into their teenage
years, a major focus of our efforts is on
teaching job skills and job sampling. Our
goal is to help put individuals in the best
position to obtain real jobs for real pay,”
says Dr. Jason Vladescu, associate professor
of ABA.
“
Ben Tepper enjoys taking rides on the Several years ago, For Pam and
elevators at Caldwell University. He Caldwell faculty Our goal is to teach socially her husband,
also likes visiting a professor who has saw that there were Rich, the
sound effects on his computer. And he not enough trained significant skills through the journey to get
is happy when he goes to the mailroom educators in ABA use of evidence-based practices to where they
accompanied by graduate students to pick to teach those with are today was
up the mail, which he sorts by himself ASD in New Jersey based on the principles of a tough one.
”
and delivers on the mail cart to faculty and began offering Pam remembers
members in the Center for Autism and the first master’s and applied behavior analysis. when she first
Applied Behavior Analysis at Caldwell. the only doctoral brought Ben
“His strength in reading and phonics program in ABA to the center.
helps him with that job,” says Ben’s mom, in the state. The Center for Autism and They had been struggling for some time
Pam Tepper. Applied Behavior Analysis was founded to find a program with professionals who
in 2011 to provide exceptional assessment could meet his specific needs. “We were
The center has been an essential part of
and intervention services for individuals stuck.” Meeting with Reeve was a turning
Ben’s life on weekdays for the past five
with autism spectrum disorders and point for the Teppers. “That cautious
years. The 19-year-old, who is on the
developmental disabilities. “Our goal is to optimism turned into hope,” Pam says.
autism spectrum, has been learning from
teach socially significant skills through the
graduate students who are aiming to be The ABA faculty created a behavior
use of evidence-based practices based on
the future educators of people with autism intervention plan for Ben based on the
the principles of applied behavior analysis,”
spectrum disorder. In a state with the results of a functional analysis. With the
says Dr. Sharon Reeve, professor of ABA
nation’s highest prevalence of ASD, the “data-driven protocol in ABA, they were
and a founder of the center. It is open to
master’s students learn hands-on with the able to show my district, even after three
learners of any age.
guidance of faculty nationally known in months, a lesser amount of aggression,”
the field of applied behavior analysis. ABA Using evidence-based practices, faculty Pam says. “Outsiders might not have
is a science-based approach to learning members and graduate students have noticed, but they knew from the data that
proven to be highly effective in treating helped Ben through many teenage the curve was going down. We took their
people with ASD. transitions, including learning how to go to lead on every little thing,” says Pam of the
work, as they assisted him in his first days advice she received from the professors.
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Pam began going to the center for the weekly training provided
for the parents of learners. There she saw Ben’s behavior was “as
good as it could be.” The Teppers did not make changes at home
STUDENT
Accolades
until the graduate students and faculty made home visits to help
them implement the plan to manage Ben’s disruptive behavior.
Along the way there were a number of goals, says Pam, such as
learning about showering and brushing teeth and not throwing
food or stepping on the dog on purpose. “All of these little
things, that weren’t so little, have improved,” she says.
As Ben made progress, he and the graduate students visited Trang Quynh “Miley” Duong,
neighborhood restaurants and stores where he learned how undergraduate psychology student,
to interact in the community. Then he was ready to move on co-authored a peer-reviewed paper
to employment. in the journal Ethics, Medicine and
Chris Colasurdo is a doctoral student in ABA who received his Public Health on “Understanding
master’s in ABA at Caldwell. Working with Ben and seeing his Terrorism: A Behavioral
“amazing progress” have reinforced why he wants to go into the Developmental Approach.”
field. “His attitude is infectious. It is impossible to have a bad Premedical student
day,” Colasurdo says. “He brightens everyone up.” Lamar-Shea Chang was
Employees on campus say they have grown from their interactions honored March 18 at the
with Ben. Don O’Hagan, chief information officer for Caldwell, Independent College Fund
says Ben visited his office almost every afternoon for four years. of New Jersey Undergraduate
“With no fear, he was loaded with a series of questions as he Research Symposium for
scanned my messy desk.” It was the little details that were his research titled “Convert
important to Ben, O’Hagan says. “He helped me give thanks for every human into a natural
my blessings and made me realize I have to be myself at all times.” mosquito deterrent.” Chang,
who is also majoring in
The Caldwell program has enriched the Teppers’ family life. Ben computer information systems with a concentration in
says Caldwell is “great.” His family agrees. “I can’t even tell you business systems and minoring in chemistry, received
how supported we feel,” Pam says. It is “the outside-of-the-box honorable mention for his research.
thinking and the very individualized approach that have made
this so successful. I can’t imagine that wouldn’t happen for any Favour Garuba ’19 is the recipient of a Phi Kappa Phi
student that is in crisis.” fellowship awarded to members who are starting their first
year of graduate or professional study. Garuba received her
Pam is gratified to know that the master’s students experience bachelor’s in health sciences May 19; she begins studying
firsthand how they can make a difference in the lives of this fall at Washington University School of Medicine in
students—“because Ben is not the only one who suffers from St. Louis on a full scholarship.
aggression,” she says. “Faculty members Sharon Reeve and Jason
Vladescu and the graduate students at Caldwell’s Center for School of Business and Computer Science graduates Aida
Autism and ABA have undoubtedly changed the trajectory of Osmeni and Zulenny Reyes-Calderon were recognized
Ben’s future.” at the New Jersey Collegiate Business Administration
Association honor society ceremony on May 3. The top
Pam is passionate about sharing her journey with others. A 1 percent of undergraduate students pursuing degrees in
former kindergarten teacher (she decided to stay home after business are invited to join the society. Osmeni received a
having Ben), she is president of a Livingston-based nonprofit, Bachelor of Science degree with a double major in financial
Parents and Professionals for Exceptional Children, which economics and math and Reyes-Calderon received a
educates and empowers parents so they can advocate for their Bachelor of Science degree in business administration on
children. She shares her family’s story in creative videos she May 19.
produces for her vlog, called “Autism and the Education of BT.”
“My hope is that somebody else can benefit,” Pam says. Business student Crystal Zamora has become the first
federally registered human resources apprentice in the U.S.
She has concerns about what will happen when Ben turns 21 thanks to a partnership with the Employers Association
since there is a lack of services for adults with ASD, but she says, of New Jersey. Zamora, who is majoring in business
“You have to be thankful in life and thankful for what is today. administration and minoring in human resources, has worked
There was a time that we didn’t have that. And now we do. in HR for the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey,
And I want to share that with people.” And her family’s journey and she is currently working in HR at Mott MacDonald,
continues. “I don’t know where it is going to end, but I know a national engineering firm in Iselin, New Jersey. “The
that the program at Caldwell has paved a different path for him, companies I have had the honor of working with have given
a positive, hopeful path.” n me such invaluable experiences,” said Zamora. n
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