The ICC in The Hague

I am preparing for my upcoming trip to The Hague to visit the International Criminal Court by learning more about the European Union.

Bro. Bernie Ploeger, New President of Chaminade

Bro. Bernie Ploeger, new president of Chaminade University of Honolulu



The Province of the United States sends its prayers and best wishes to Bro. Bernie Ploeger, Ph.D., the new president of Chaminade University of Honolulu.


The university’s Board of Regents voted unanimously to accept the recommendation of the Presidential Selection Committee. Bro. Stephen Glodek, provincial of the Marianist Province of the U.S., said, “Bro. Ploeger brings his expertise to the presidency of Chaminade University as well as a deep love and respect for the culture there and a vision for the future of Chaminade as a Marianist, Catholic and Hawaiian institution. We are extremely proud that the Board of Regents chose him from the selection of excellent candidates.”

Bro. Bernie, 60, was the chief architect of Chaminade’s strategic plan for 2008-2013, and was an integral part of the “Transformations” campaign, which successfully raised $66.5 million during the presidency of the late Dr. Sue Wesselkamper. “We are enthusiastic about our choice,” said Admiral R.J. "Zap" Zlatoper, USN (Ret), chair of CUH’s Board of Regents Selection Committee. “He has long been a part of the leadership base at Chaminade University and has helped the university achieve its goals during the last eight years. He has intimate knowledge of our community-based partnerships and is strongly committed to the university’s mission and identity.”

Bro. Bernie has served the university as executive vice president and provost since 2001, and has been interim president since fall 2008 upon Dr. Wesselkamper’s final medical leave of absence. “It is such an honor to exercise the ministry of leadership,” said Bro. Bernie. “I look forward to collaboration with the Marianist Family as well as the Association of Marianist Universities and the Marianist Education Consortium.” Bro. Bernie will be in St. Louis in April to form closer relationships with the Marianist schools there. “I also hope to strengthen the ties between Chaminade University and the Marianist secondary schools,” he said.

From 1986 to 2001, Bro. Bernie served at the University Of Dayton as its vice president for administration/senior vice president for administration. He grew up in Cincinnati and attended Archbishop Moeller High School. Bro. Bernie received a doctorate from Ohio State University in 1975. He also has a master’s degree from Ohio State University and was an N.D.E.A. Fellow there from 1971-1974. Bro. Bernie earned a bachelor’s degree in 1971 (summa cum laude) from the University of Dayton. He professed first vows in 1967. Read the news release from Chaminade University.

Bro. Ed Brink, Marianist assistant for the Office of Education, who also served on the selection committee, said Bro. Bernie has an amazing ability to administer resources to further the mission of Chaminade University. “I look forward to my continued work with him as he takes on new responsibilities,” said Bro. Ed. “Bernie's talents and gifts will be great assets in the continuing work of the Association of Marianist Universities and collaboration between the universities and the Marianist Education Consortium."

"My Europeana" Reopens

Europeana – the European digital library, museum and archive – is a 2-year project that began in July 2007. It will produce a prototype website giving users direct access to some 2 million digital objects, including film material, photos, paintings, sounds, maps, manuscripts, books, newspapers and archival papers. Below is their latest message:



Dear Europeana subscriber,

We’re re-opening the interactive features like My Europeana as we move into the final phase of user-testing.

My Europeana is the part of the site that you can personalise by saving searches and tagging things.

We look forward to welcoming you back to Europeana.eu

Regards,
The Europeana Team



Réouverture de Mon Europeana

Cher/chère adhérent à Europeana,
Europeana est entré dans une nouvelle phase de test ; nous avons ré-ouvert l’accès à nos services interactifs tels « Mon Europeana ».
« Mon Europeana » vous permet de personnaliser Europeana en bénéficiant des outils de sauvegarde ou en utilisant des étiquettes marque-pages.
Nous serons heureux de vous retrouver sur Europeana.eu.
Cordialement,
L’équipe Europeana



My Europeana wieder geöffnet
Sehr geehrter Europeana Abonnent,
Wir öffnen nun wieder unsere Interaktiven Funktionen, wie zum Beispiel MyEuropeana, da wir uns jetzt in der End - Phase unsere Benutzer Tests befinden.
MyEuropeana ist der Teil dieser Webseite, den Sie personalisieren können. Sie können dort Ihre Suche und Objekte speichern, sowie Tabs vergeben.
Wir freuen uns Sie wieder auf www.Europeana.eu willkommen zu heißen.
Mit freundlichen Grüssen
Ihr Europeana Team


Riapre My Europeana
Caro iscritto ad Europeana,
stiamo riaprendo l'accesso ai nostri servizi interattivi come My Europeana mentre andiamo incontro alla fase finale dei nostri test.
My Europeana è la parte di sito che puoi personalizzare salvando ricerche e creando tag per gli oggetti.
Non vediamo l'ora di ridarti il benvenuto su Europeana.eu
Cordialmente,
Il Team di Europeana


Ponowne otwarcie Mojej Europeany
Drogi użytkowniku Europeany,
W związku z przejściem do ostatniego etapu testów nad nowym hardware, otwieramy ponownie interaktywne elementy programu takie jak Moja Europeana.
Moja Europeana jest tą częścią strony, którą możesz personalizować poprzez zapisywanie wyników poszukiwań lub zaznaczanie interesujących elementów.
Serdecznie zapraszamy do ponownego odwiedzenia Europeana.eu
Z pozdrowieniami,
Zespól Europeany


Mi Europeana se reactiva
Estimado suscriptor a Europeana,
Vamos a volver a activar las características interactivas como Mi EUROPEANA a medida que realizamos las últimas pruebas del nuevo hardware.
Mi Europeana es una parte de la página Web que usted puede personalizar mediante la memorización y el etiquetado de elementos.
Estamos deseando darle la bienvenida de nuevo en Europeana.eu
Cordialmente,
El equipo de Europeana

Playing with the Cousins at the Farm

Former Student Visit #2 - Gloria Gallardo

We had a chance to visit recently with former student Gloria Gallardo, when she came to visit us at the farm in Fort Worth. Former students are always welcome!

Former Student Visit #1 - Courtney Kerr

We had a chance to visit recently with former student Courtney Kerr, when we met her at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth.

Ridglea United Methodist Church Daycare

AJ goes twice a week to "Mother's Day Out" at the Ridglea United Methodist Church, and the people there are wonderful.

The Irish Language

Ireland’s Language Remains on Life Support
By Robert Mackey
March 17, 2009, 5:23 pm

Since March 17 is probably the day each year when more words are spoken in the Irish language than on any other, it seems like a good moment to check in on the decades-long debate still raging in Ireland over the government’s costly efforts to keep that language among the living, and whether it is really worth the expense.

As Kari Lydersen pointed out in the Washington Post on Monday, the number of people who actually use the language they are forced to learn in school is shrinking at a great clip:

"Irish, often called Gaelic in the United States, is one of thousands of “endangered languages” worldwide. Though it is Ireland’s official tongue, there are only about 30,000 fluent speakers left, down from 250,000 when the country was founded in 1922."




Percentage of Irish speakers by county of the Republic (the six counties of Northern Ireland have been considered as one). In the west, where the language is the strongest, the ratio is greater than fifty percent, but falls off as you move east, and to less than one third in Northern Ireland. On the map here, the levels are:
>50 percent
45-50 percent
40-45 percent
35-40 percent
<35 percent

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

“Go raibh maith agat” — what you say whenever someone gives you a Waterford crystal bowl full of shamrock. U.S. President Barack Obama and Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen on St. Patrick’s Day at the White House.