Reflections Magazine Issue #83 - Fall 2015 | Page 3

Contents on the inside . . . FALL 2015 Editor Doug Goodnough Director of Integrated University Marketing [email protected] Creative Team Jeff Masse—Graphic Design & Photography Liesel Riggs ’06—Photography Angie Raymond ’10—Graphic Design Laura Marsh ’10—Photography Matt Leppek ’17—Photography Kellie Schudel ’18—Photography Alumni Office Jenny Engle ’12, ’15/MA 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 © 2015 by Siena Heights University. ON THE COVER SHU student Gilius Blinstrubas (front) is a budding entrepreneur who started his own business and then helped form the new student Entrepreneur Club on the Adrian campus this fall. Cover photo by Laura Marsh ’10. 5 7 9 10 12 14 16 17 20 24 26 32 32 From the Heights Saints Athletics Highlights SHU Nursing Earns National Innovation Award Lucia Alfaro Is on the Right Path Nate Adams Is The Movie Buff Carl Kaster Is a Biology Personal Trainer Three SHU Graduates are Rising Stars Jackie Corser Rewrites The Menu Darryl Smith Goes to Hollywood Gilius Blinstrubas Follows in his Family’s Footsteps 2015 Annual Donor Report Class Notes — Alumni News Colleagues Pay Tribute to Jennifer Hamlin Church