Marsha Perron was awarded the

President’s Medal. Sydney

Laborde received the Dean’s

Medal. Additionally, Britney

LeBlanc received the 2012 Fall

Student Excellence and Commit-

ment to Service Award.

Submitted By:

Ashley Oubre

SGA Secretary

Excitement filled the air as

OLOL College held Commence-

ment Exercises on Wednesday,

December 19, 2012 in the Baton

Rouge River Center Ballroom.

More than 250 OLOL College

students received masters,

bachelors, or associate degrees

during the ceremony. John J.

Finan, President and CEO of the

Franciscan Missionaries of Our

Lady Health System, Inc. deliv-

ered the Graduation Address.

Special music for the event was

provided by Ryan Garrity and

Serena Sanford. Adrienne

Sketcher was recognized with

the Board of Trustees’ Medal.

Graduation Fall 2012 I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

2012 Alumni

Luncheon 2

National Student

Leadership Forum

in Washington D.C. 3

SGA 5th Annual

Turkey Bowl 3

Habitat for

Humanity Fall 2012 4

SGA Servant Lead-

ership Purple Day 4

Events/

Announcements 5

For Brags!!! 6

Franciscan

FUNdamentals 7

Calendar

8

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memorative pins. In addition to

these group recognitions, 3 very

notable persons hailing from vary-

ing classes of alumni and those

whom Our Lady of the Lake Col-

lege counts (though not of a par-

ticular graduating class), as mani-

festly exhibiting the Franciscan

values that characterize this great

school were awarded special

honors. Sr. Brendan Mary

Ronayne was the recipient of the

Distinguished Alumni Award,

Alysha Bonvillain was the recog-

nized with the Distinguished Re-

cent Alumni Award, and Robert

Davidge became the Franciscan

Impact Award honoree. The re-

cipients of this year’s Franciscan

Award Scholarship were among

other special guests honored at

this event, as were many of the

faculty, staff, and administration

personnel who make the daily

operations and long-term goals of

Our Lady of the Lake College

possible. The Student Ambassa-

dors of the college were likewise

present and on hand to greet and

mingle with the alumni and

guests. This special afternoon

concluded with a report on cur-

rent developments and a forecast

into the bright future of Our Lady

of the Lake College by Dr. Sandra

Harper, the President of this

great College. Congratulations to

those honored at this event, and

to everyone who has put so

much hard work and effort into

giving Our Lady of the Lake Col-

lege the brilliant successes that

shine so brightly in its past, pre-

sent, and future!

Submitted By:

Mary Chiappetta

OLOL College Student

September 22, 2012 saw the

enactment of a splendid celebra-

tion through Our Lady of the

Lake College: that of the annual

luncheon in honor of our col-

lege’s pride, the distinguished

alumni who in the past have

called our academic programs

home. Because Our Lady of the

Lake College is focused so cen-

trally upon the students attending

this great institution, a special

place is necessarily preserved in

the hearts of all who hold this

college dear for these alumni, our

former students. Included in this

event was a special recognition of

the graduating class of 1962, who

this year celebrate their 50th com-

mencement anniversary. Other

students who graduated in classes

prior to this were similarly distin-

guished, along with the class of

1962, with certificates and com-

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2012 Alumni Luncheon

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Going to the National Student

Leadership Forum during the first

week of November, 2012 in

Washington, D.C. was an enrich-

ing and encouraging experience

for me. The entire forum was

focused on enhancing leadership

in young individuals and using

Jesus Christ as a model for lead-

ership. There was emphasis

placed not only on the impor-

tance of relationships and men-

tors, but also on the use of small

groups in life because just as Jesus

Christ surrounded himself with a

small group (the twelve disciples),

so should we. Jesus impacted the

lives of his disciples, and from

there, those twelve went out to

impact the world.

The thing that separates lead-

ers from other people is that

leaders have almost a disregard

for failure. To be a leader, takes

courage and oftentimes you are

called to go outside of your com-

fort zone and step across that

line. As a leader, constantly

strive to do things that grow you

and also do things that scare you.

Make sure that you are living for

your personal goal and passion in

life. Surround yourself with oth-

ers so that when you’re not

groups at meals as well as had a

few hours each day to meet with

them. These small group sessions

can best be described as cleansing

sessions that were comprised of

life story sharing and rehabilitation

for each member of the group. I

believe this helped us grow in our

leadership roles because it was

rather challenging for most of the

girls to open up completely to

The forum was based on the

leadership that Jesus exhibited

during his three substantial years

of teaching where he gained his

initial followers. We were as-

signed small groups that we

would stay with for the duration

of the weekend. Mine was group

13 that consisted of 9 other phe-

nomenal females from across the

nation. We ate with our small

people they had just met. I think

that this was the most important

part of the forum because it gave

each girl the opportunity to

cleanse and look at life through

the eyes of her other group

members. It allowed for insight

on leadership and how to lead a

group of followers regardless of

your past because after all, from

adversity leaders are born. I got a

SGA 5th Annual TURKEY BOWL FUNDRAISER

FOR BR FOOD BANK

The costumes were creative,

the competition was neck-and-

neck, and the turkeys were soar-

ing at the Commons on Novem-

ber 15th! Over 300 pounds of

food and supplementary

cash donations were

collected for the Greater

Baton Rouge Area Food

Bank at SGA’s 5th Annual

Turkey Bowl.

For the first time in

SGA history, over eighteen (18)

teams of four competed in the

wildly exciting bowling games.

Students/Staff “matched” their

creative team names with their

smashing costumes – teams such

as Gonad Nomads, Womp

Womps, Strikes R Us, E-Bowl-A,

Fungal

Shreks,

Neetu’s

Crew,

Poultry N

Motion,

Barium

Beauties, and many more

competed for both fun and fame.

Everyone enjoyed pizza slices

during the exciting and enter-

taining afternoon event.

Winners of this year’s com-

petition included the following:

1st Place Winners were the Ka-

jun Injectors: Alyssa Perrin,

Molly Gibson, Hailey McManus,

and Emily Caillet. 2nd Place Win-

ners were the Sims Sisters:

Ashley Bates, Amanda Birdsong,

Randi Amato, and Eric Chauvin.

Congratulations to all of the

participants.

National Student Leadership Forum in Washington D.C.

Forum Experience by Virginia Fontenot

Forum Experience by Lisa McDivitt strong enough, they can help you

get through, because you won’t

always be strong enough. It’s a

tricky balance because you can’t

rely on people all of the time

since they are imperfect, but you

still need them to survive and to

live life to the fullest.

Submitted by:

Lisa McDivitt

OLOL College Student Attendee

firsthand experience of this just

being around these other girls for

a whole weekend. I feel like all of

the activities and group sessions

benefitted me in some way and

has allowed me to come back

with a new attitude of leadership

for all of my peers here.

Submitted by:

Virgina Fontenot

OLOL College Student Attendee

Submitted by:

Michelle Lee,

SGA Treasurer

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riod of time with people like me

who have NEVER held a hammer!”

SGA provided a hot pizza lunch for

the students and Habitat Staff.

Several students from other col-

leges that joined in on the build

happily joined us for lunch, too.

We are certainly looking forward

to our Spring Build now – possibly

to be held in February. If you

haven’t done a Habitat build be-

fore, please join us this Spring!

Submitted by: Gannon Brandt,

SGA Vice President

A gorgeous sun-drenched day, a

wonderful group of student volun-

teers from OLOL College, and two

different homeowners on Chinn

Street in North Baton Rouge made

for an exceptionally positive building

experience on Saturday, November

10, 2012. The students helped with

hours and hours of siding placement

and sod installation at two different

house sites for the marathon build.

At the end of the afternoon, one

student was overheard to say, “I

never dreamed so much progress

could be made in such a short pe-

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Habitat for Humanity Fall 2012 Build

SGA Servant Leadership Purple Day A good time was had by all during

the 2012 SGA Servant Leadership

Purple Day held Thursday, October

25, 2012 at the Commons and Con-

ference Hall. Over 200 students

participated in the day long events.

Brother Paul O’Keeffe, OFM, flew in

from Washington DC to be with us

during the day; he spoke about Ser-

vant Leadership as well as new and

exciting mission trips to Washington

DC and Bolivia in the near future.

Brother Paul works with Franciscan

Mission Service, a 22-year-old inter-

national mission service experience

for lay people. Students enjoyed deli-

cious tacos from Garcia’s Taco and

Grill during the afternoon. SGA

handed out free purple tote bags to

all students in attendance. Students,

faculty and staff voted for their favor-

ite haiku entries in the SGA HAIKU

CONTEST; students were sponsored

by various students groups and or-

ganizations on Campus. The student

receiving the most votes for her

haiku entitled “Making People Your

Passion” was Hannah Johnson, and

she was sponsored by Phi Theta Al-

pha, our PTA Student Organization.

Submitted By:

Ashlyn Comeaux

SGA President

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Farewell from Dr. Suzanne Carpenter

Sometimes life encourages change. After 30 years in the nursing profession (twenty of which were spent teaching here at OLOL College);

because of my husband's recent health concerns, we are relocating to our mountain home in Colorado. This means that my last day working

at the College will be January14, 2013. Working with you, and serving students has been a blessing in my life. We have been encouraged to

make this move by my husband's doctors, since the Colorado climate and terrain has been helpful to his

health in the past. We are praying for a relaxing recovery and

successful rehabilitation from his recent surgeries. I ask for

your prayers as my husband and I begin this new journey to-

gether. May God Bless you all.

Dr. Suzanne Carpenter,

Associate Professor of Nursing Our Lady of The Lake College

Renewing Your 2013-14 FAFSA by the Priority

Deadline (March 1st) May Earn You $250

Submitted By:

Tiffany D. Magee

Director of Financial Aid

Our Lady of the Lake College

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Christmas Assistance To Those In Need!

Franciscan Student Fellowship's Annual Christmas Community Outreach Project

Thanks to everyone who donated to help the Franciscan Student Fellowship's annual Christmas

Community Outreach Project. The FSF adopted a family from Catholic Charities. A special thank you goes to FSF

President Tara Hollins for shopping for the Christmas gifts for the family. Here is a picture once we wrapped them.

We delivered them on December 14, 2012. Hope you have a Blessed Christmas.

Submitted By:

Suzanne Carpenter, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.E.

Faculty Advisor to the Franciscan Student Fellowship.

Student Respiratory Therapy Association Participates In Adopt a Family

The SRTA (Student Respiratory Therapy Association) and the SAST (Student Association of Surgical Technologists)

adopted a family of 6 for Christmas from the Catholic charities. The students delivered 4 bicycles along with a car full

of other gifts for the 5 children and the mother. This is the second year these two associations have participated in

the Catholic Charities Christmas giving program.

Submitted By:

Sue Davis, Program Director, Respiratory Therapy

Round of Applause for Dr. Suzanne Carpenter

On October 28, 2012, Dr. Suzanne Carpenter represented Our Lady of the Lake College at the National Confer-

ence of the Society of Catholic Social Scientists that was held in Long Island, New York. Dr. Carpenter was

selected to represent the profession of Nursing on a panel entitled: "Threats to Religious Liberty in the Health Care

Professions: Four voices from the Battlefronts of Nursing, Pharmacy, Medicine, and Social Work"

Submitted By:

Suzanne Carpenter, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.E.

Gerontology Congratulations

Rhoda Reddix, PhD, Lena Osborne, PA-C, and John Allgood, PA-C from OLOL College won the Third Place

Award at the Louisiana Geriatrics Society meeting for their poster "First Year Service-Learning Experiences Enhance

Physician Assistant Students’ Sensitivity to and Awareness of Healthcare Needs in the Geriatric Population."

Ms. Brittni Thyfault, Mr. Nathan Campbell and Ms. Laura Tate (Mentors: Lindsay Bratton-Mullins, PhD, APRN,

Leisa Kelly, APRN-CNS, Phyllis Simpson, PhD, Lisa Skemp, PhD) from the FMOL-HS and OLOL College were

awarded the Student Award for their poster "Student Mentorship Program in Gerontology and Healthy Aging"

Other awardees include

First Place to Ms. Dana D. Territo from the Alzheimer’s Services of the Capital Area for her poster "The Faces of

Alzheimer’s Photography Exhibit"

Second Place Award to Paula Click Fenter, DHSc, PT, GCS Glenda Cook, SPT, and Evelyn Scarborough, SPT from

the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center- Shreveport for their poster "Establishing Reliability of the

Fullerton Advanced Balance Scale in a Population of Older Adults: Does Dancing Keep You Young?"

Submitted By:

Lisa Skemp PhD, RN

Franciscan Student Fellowship

Student Respiratory

Therapy Association

Student Ambassadors

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Christmas Assistance To Those In Need!

Franciscan Student Fellowship's Annual Christmas Community Outreach Project

Thanks to everyone who donated to help the Franciscan Student Fellowship's annual Christmas

Community Outreach Project. The FSF adopted a family from Catholic Charities. A special thank you goes to FSF

President Tara Hollins for shopping for the Christmas gifts for the family. Here is a picture once we wrapped them.

We delivered them on December 14, 2012. Hope you have a Blessed Christmas.

Submitted By:

Suzanne Carpenter, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.E.

Faculty Advisor to the Franciscan Student Fellowship.

Student Respiratory Therapy Association Participates In Adopt a Family

The SRTA (Student Respiratory Therapy Association) and the SAST (Student Association of Surgical Technologists)

adopted a family of 6 for Christmas from the Catholic charities. The students delivered 4 bicycles along with a car full

of other gifts for the 5 children and the mother. This is the second year these two associations have participated in

the Catholic Charities Christmas giving program.

Submitted By:

Sue Davis, Program Director, Respiratory Therapy

Round of Applause for Dr. Suzanne Carpenter

On October 28, 2012, Dr. Suzanne Carpenter represented Our Lady of the Lake College at the National Confer-

ence of the Society of Catholic Social Scientists that was held in Long Island, New York. Dr. Carpenter was

selected to represent the profession of Nursing on a panel entitled: "Threats to Religious Liberty in the Health Care

Professions: Four voices from the Battlefronts of Nursing, Pharmacy, Medicine, and Social Work"

Submitted By:

Suzanne Carpenter, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.E.

Gerontology Congratulations

Rhoda Reddix, PhD, Lena Osborne, PA-C, and John Allgood, PA-C from OLOL College won the Third Place

Award at the Louisiana Geriatrics Society meeting for their poster "First Year Service-Learning Experiences Enhance

Physician Assistant Students’ Sensitivity to and Awareness of Healthcare Needs in the Geriatric Population."

Ms. Brittni Thyfault, Mr. Nathan Campbell and Ms. Laura Tate (Mentors: Lindsay Bratton-Mullins, PhD, APRN,

Leisa Kelly, APRN-CNS, Phyllis Simpson, PhD, Lisa Skemp, PhD) from the FMOL-HS and OLOL College were

awarded the Student Award for their poster "Student Mentorship Program in Gerontology and Healthy Aging"

Other awardees include

First Place to Ms. Dana D. Territo from the Alzheimer’s Services of the Capital Area for her poster "The Faces of

Alzheimer’s Photography Exhibit"

Second Place Award to Paula Click Fenter, DHSc, PT, GCS Glenda Cook, SPT, and Evelyn Scarborough, SPT from

the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center- Shreveport for their poster "Establishing Reliability of the

Fullerton Advanced Balance Scale in a Population of Older Adults: Does Dancing Keep You Young?"

Submitted By:

Lisa Skemp PhD, RN

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