For more than half of his life, Patrick Gallivan has been at Saint Michael’s. The college has never mattered more to him, and he’s never mattered more to it. By Mark Tarnacki Photos by Andy Duback If friends and perspective constitute wealth, as in the classic film It’s a Wonderful Life, then Patrick Gallivan ’89, [...]
Archive for the ‘Feature’ Category
Campus Centered
Posted in Alumni Profile, Fall 2009, Feature, tagged Admission, Institutional Advancement, Patrick Gallivan on November 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
First Stage
Posted in Fall 2009, Feature, Online Extras, tagged Abby Lee, actors, Chuck Tobin, internships, Kenneth Kimmins, Marc Tumminelli, Playhouse Junior, Saint Michael's Playhouse on November 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Behind the scenes at Saint Michael’s Playhouse, student interns spent their summer working with the pros By Buff Lindau Photo Essay by Brian MacDonald This past summer, while the Saint Michael’s Playhouse delivered its 62nd season of professional theater on campus, it also gave a group of student interns a hands-on learning experience like no [...]
Education Above All
Posted in Faculty News, Fall 2009, Feature, tagged El Salvador, Marta Umanzor, retiring, Spanish, teaching on November 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Her life has not been easy, but Marta Umanzor made an enormous difference in the lives of people from El Salvador to Arizona to Vermont. By Jordan Kilty ’12 Photos by Andy Duback It is 5:30 a.m. on a chilly Friday morning and Marta Umanzor, professor of Spanish, is once again awake before the sun.
The World’s Physician
Posted in Alumni Profile, Feature on August 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When conflict, crisis and disaster strike, Dr. Skip Burkle ’61 answers the world’s call
Within Reach
Posted in Feature, Summer 2009, tagged anthropology, Champlain Elementary, education, Patti Delaney, Somali Bantu on August 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
At one Vermont elementary school, Somali children, Saint Michael’s students, faculty and teachers are discovering more about each other than they expected.
The Good Sport
Posted in Feature, Spring 2009, tagged athletics, ed markey, jacki murphy, Purple Knights, zaf bludevich on June 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After more than three decades, Zaf Bludevich remains at the heart of Purple Knights athletics By Caroline Crawford Photos by Andy Duback Walls can’t literally talk. But the walls of Zaf Bludevich’s office say plenty. Framed photographs line the walls and shelves, ranging from black-and-white track team photos from the 1970s to color photos of [...]
Grasping the Future Now
Posted in Feature, Spring 2009, tagged Christine Danyow Rivers, CVPS Cow Power, global media, jerry swope, journalism, kimberly sultze, Mark Gould, media, multimedia, Stefan Botchev, Steve Costello, Tahoe Daily Tribune, Will Graham, YouTube on June 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Mark Tarnacki YouTube’s impact on society was one of the critical examinations going on in Jon Hyde’s Documentary Film class this semester. Hyde’s journalism students formed groups to create films from conceptualization to storyboards, script-writing, creating animations, editing and producing. As part of their learning experience, the YouTube group posted several clips of their [...]
Anxious Times
Posted in Feature, Winter 2009, tagged anxiety, parent relationships, student performance on February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Across the country, students at colleges and universities are increasingly anxious, depressed and grappling with other mental health issues. Psychologists at Saint Michael’s consider the issue, and offer insights into both the possible causes of this mood shift, and some potential solutions. By Caroline Crawford
Resourceful (addition to Anxious Times)
Posted in Feature, Winter 2009, tagged anxiety, stress, student performance, student resources on February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
by Mark Tarnacki As a personal counselor at the Student Resource Center (SRC) for the past 28 years, co-director Linda Hollingdale has helped Saint Michael’s students through issues that might stand in their way of having their best possible college experiences.
Take a Closer Look
Posted in Campus News, Feature, Online Extras, Winter 2009, tagged campus, photographs, scavenger hunt on February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How well do you know Saint Michael’s? We took an up-close tour of some of the most familiar places on campus and found some interesting and surprising images to test your knowledge of the places and things that are part of Saint Michael’s College.



