MASSASOIT MONTHLY Report from Springfield College March 2004 Keep us up to date. Send us your new address or news for "Triangle" magazine's Class Notes and News section. Now it's easier to do than ever before. Send your achievements, milestones and other significant news using this electronic form. All you have to do is click here, submit the completed form, and we'll do the rest. NEWS SC CELEBRATES $700,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING Springfield College President Richard B. Flynn and United States Congressman Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.) led a campus celebration at Blake Arena formally announcing $700,000 in federal funding toward the costs of a new Springfield College Field House. Read more. SC TO EXPAND GRADUATE EVENING PROGRAMS THIS SUMMER Springfield College will expand its range of evening classes for master's degrees and also for several programs that prepare graduate students for state licensure or professional certificates, beginning this summer. Read more. THERESE RANDO, GRIEF AND LOSS EXPERT, TO LEAD SC CONFERENCE Dr. Therese A. Rando, internationally known grief and complicated mourning researcher, author, teacher and clinician, will give the keynote address at Springfield College's conference on "Grief & Loss: Enriching Community Practice Skills," March 19, 2004, 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at the Brennan Center, 45 Island Pond Rd., Springfield. Read more. HILL SPEAKS ON SOCIAL WORK IN ACTION Celebrating Social Work Month, the Springfield College School of Social Work presented a lecture by Anthony C. Hill, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., on "Transforming the Lives of All Children: Social Work in Action in Public Education" on March 9 at the college's Brennan Center. Read more. BOSTON CAMPUS, SC SCHOOL OF HUMAN SERVICES MOVES The Boston Campus of the Springfield College School of Human Services relocated to expanded quarters at the newly remodeled Schrafft Center in February after outgrowing its facilities at the Boston YMCA. Read more. View the Administration Green and the new residence hall construction via our Web cams. Think spring. Think Springfield. Make your pledge to the Annual Fund at www.givingtospringfield.org or by calling 800.622.6072. CALENDAR William Simpson Fine Arts Series April 12 - 23 Undergrad Computer Graphic, Art Ed and Art Therapy, Studio Art Majors Show William Blizard Gallery Reception for the artists and public April 18, 2 - 4 p.m. April 15 - 18 The House of Blue Leaves By John Guare Directed by Martin Shell and presented by Springfield College Theatre Black Box Theatre, Woods Hall Thur., Fri., Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. April 26- May 15 Art Therapy Graduate Students' Show Exhibition of visual arts in various media. William Blizard Gallery Reception for artists and public May 2, 2 - 4 p.m. Read more. ATHLETICS MEN'S TRACK & FIELD FINISHES 2ND AT ECAC CHAMPIONSHIPS Springfield College senior Pawel Jaroszewicz won the 400-meter dash and ran legs on the winning 4x200 and 4x400-meter relay teams as the Pride finished second out of 36 scoring teams at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Championships on Saturday (Mar. 6) held at Bowdoin College. Read more. THOUSANDS PACK BLAKE ARENA TO WATCH VOLLEYBALL HALL OF FAME-MORGAN CLASSIC Springfield College junior swing hitter Brandon Mueller recorded 22 kills but Ohio State swept the final two games to break a 1-1 deadlock and beat the Pride, 3-1 (30-27, 23-30, 30-18, 30-18), in the consolation match of the 2004 Volleyball Hall of Fame-Morgan Classic in February in Blake Arena. Read more. WRESTLING FINISHES 23RD AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Springfield College freshman Mike Gaeta finished fifth in the 141-pound division to earn All-America honors and lead the Pride to 23rd place at the NCAA Division III Championships in Dubuque, Iowa, Saturday, March 6. Read more. MEN'S GYMNASTICS CAPTURES NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP CROWN Springfield College sophomore Aric Hines won the pommel horse (8.700) and tied for first in the vault (8.950) as the Pride won the New England Championship for the second year in a row. The Pride compiled a team score of 205.150 to defeat Southern Connecticut and MIT. Read more. MEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS TO BABSON AT THE BUZZER, 72-70, IN NEWMAC FINAL The Pride, which had won eight of nine games to reach the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship game, fell just short in Worcester on Feb. 28. Read more. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS SHORT, 68-59, IN NEWMAC FINAL SC made its fourth-straight trip to the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship, but Clark held off the Pride in Blake Arena on Feb. 28. Read more. TREMBLAY, SHAW, AVDOULOS HONORED BY NEWMAC Springfield College sophomores Mike Shaw and Sara Tremblay were named the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Divers of the Year in men's and women's swimming & diving, respectively. Coach Peter Avdoulos was named the NEWMAC Men's and Women's Diving Coach of the Year for the second-straight season. Read more. For information on this week's contests and scores, visit the Athletics Web site, or call the Sports Information Hotline at 413.748.3987. ALUMNI EVENTS March 13, Plymouth, N.H. 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. New Hampshire Alumni Association presents Springfield College Day at Tenney Mountain Ski Resort. Don't ski? Come for the après ski reception beginning at 4 p.m. March 23, Philadelphia, Pa. 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. The Philadelphia/Wilmington Alumni Association presents an evening at NovaCare, the Philadelphia Eagles Training Center. Special Guests: Professor Charlie Redmond '68. Hosted by Ed Miersch '78, president and CEO of NovaCare. March 26-27, Springfield, Mass. Athletic Training Reunion and Symposium March 27, Roger Dean Stadium, Jupiter, Fla. 11:30 a.m. President and Mrs. Richard B. Flynn host a BBQ prior to the 1:05 p.m. spring training game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Montreal Expos. Meet Cardinals Head Trainer and S.C. alum Barry Weinberg '73. Presented by the Alumni Association. April 1, New Orleans, La. 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Alumni social in conjunction with the AAHPERD Convention, Hilton Hotel and Convention Center April 2, Fleet Center, Boston, Mass. 5:30 p.m. Eastern Massachusetts Alumni Association presents the Boston Celtics vs. Golden State Warriors at 7:30 p.m. There will be a 5:30 p.m. pre-game social featuring special guest Garry St. Jean '73, general manager of the Golden State Warriors, at TGI Friday's (across from the Fleet Center). April 3, Springfield, Mass. 7 p.m. "Cabaret" by Springfield College's Best of Broadway The Pioneer Valley Alumni Association hosts a 7 p.m. reception prior to the 8 p.m. student performance in the Appleton Auditorium, Fuller Arts Center. April 30 - May 1, Springfield, Mass. Soccer Reunion For more information, contact the Springfield College Office of Alumni Relations staff at 413.748.3161 or via e-mail Alumni@spfldcol.edu. For the full schedule, click here. 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