Reflections Magazine Issue #78 - Spring 2013 | Page 3

Contents on the inside . . . Creative Team Jeff Masse—Graphic Design & Photography Angie Raymond ’10—Graphic Design Laura Marsh ’10—Photography Alumni Office Jennifer Hamlin Church Associate Vice President for Advancement Director of Alumni Relations [email protected] Produced by the Office of Institutional Advancement Mitchell P. Blonde ’04/MA, CFRE Vice President [email protected] The mission of Siena Heights, a Catholic university founded and sponsored by the Adrian Dominican Sisters, is to assist people to become more competent, purposeful and ethical through a teaching and learning environment which respects the dignity of all. Reflections is © 2013 by Siena Heights University. On the Cover SHU math student Cory Heid ’13 turned an age-old question into his senior project: How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop? He learned the answer first-hand, and will share it with the rest of the world at an international math conference in Montreal, Canada this summer. President’s Message 5 From The Heights — Campus News 8 McNair Student Helps an Endangered Species 10 New Digital Communications Program Launches 12 Saints Highlights — Athletics News 14 Flight of Phoenix 18 Senior Project Has a Sweet Conclusion 20 Bobby Hopewell ’96 Pulls Double Duty in Kalamazoo 22 Remembering John Wittersheim Alumni News — Class Notes 30 Editor Doug Goodnough Director of Integrated University Marketing [email protected] 2 23 SPRING 2013 Scenes from Homecoming