Carlow University Offers New Master's Program in Fraud and Forensics
Online Degree Focused on Detecting and Preventing White-Collar Crime

Beginning with the fall 2011 semester, Carlow University will offer a new Master of Science degree in fraud and forensics that is dedicated to the detection, investigation, and prevention of white-collar crime.

"Carlow University developed this program to meet 'the next great need': preventing, investigating, and finding solutions to white-collar crime. At the core of the program is Carlow's ongoing commitment to ethical and professional conduct," says Dr. Mary Hines, the president of Carlow University. "With the guidance of experts
in the field from across the United States, faculty worked diligently and rapidly to provide a broad-based, learner-centered, accessible, and short-term program which can be completed online in a year."

Carlow designed this program with the help of licensed experts from law enforcement, government agencies, accounting firms, and the corporate community, making it one of the first, and few, of its kind in the United States. The program is also the first of its kind to be offered in the state and the tri-state region, and the curriculum and its design is unique in the nation.

"Carlow's Fraud and Forensics master's degree program is a response to the need for advanced training and education in the field of white-collar crime, as a result of global financial crises, increasing rates of white-collar crimes, and the growing instances of occupational fraud," says Margaret K. McLaughlin, PhD, the provost of Carlow University.

Carlow University introduced its new master’s degree in Fraud and Forensics with a press conference on Wednesday, March 16. The degree is geared toward investigating, detecting, and solving white-collar crime, and was designed in consultation with experts in the fields of accounting, law, and law enforcement. Pictured at the press conference (left-to-right) are: Andrew Richards, from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service; Ken McCrory from the accounting firm of McCrory & McDowell; John Schwab from the law firm of Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP; Dr. Diane Matthews from Carlow University; Jackie Weibel, a Carlow alumna who works as a detective in the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office, Fraud Investigation Unit; Stephen Zappala, District Attorney, Allegheny County; James W. Kraus from Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP; and William Miller, Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office, Fraud Investigation Unit.

According to the 2010 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse from the Academy of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), organizations lose five percent of annual revenues to occupational fraud, which is more than an estimated $2.9 trillion of the Gross World Product. The report states that "certified fraud examiners are the first line of defense for safeguarding organizations, investments, and the economy."

"Carlow is offering a program that helps students join the frontline in uncovering and preventing fraud like
Ponzi schemes, identity theft, misuse of funds, hidden assets, and other white-collar crimes," says Diane Matthews, PhD, director of the Fraud and Forensics program and associate dean of the School of Management at Carlow. "At the completion of the degree, students will be prepared to work for organizations that investigate fraudulent activities."

A partial list of such organizations include the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Defense,
the Department of Justice, the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Postal Service, insurance companies, health care organizations, financial institutions, accounting and forensic accounting firms, and law firms. The Carlow program in fraud and forensics—which can be completed entirely online in as little as a year's time:

• Emphasizes ethical and professional conduct.
• Develops investigative, analytical, and critically analysis skills.
• Organizes, simplifies, and synthesizes results of discovery.
• Strengthens oral and written communication skills; behavior analysis skills; interpersonal skills;
  management skills; and leadership skills.
• Integrates accounting, auditing and investigative skills.

"Additionally, Carlow's partnership with ACFE gives students access to the latest news and resources for forensic examiners," said Matthews.

The 11 courses each can be taken in five-week intervals, making the degree possible to complete in one year. Two of the courses offer real-time online seminars that students can participate in from anywhere in the world.

For more information about Carlow's master of science degree in fraud and forensics or to apply for the program, please visit the MFF Web site or call 1.800.333.2275 or 412.578.8764.

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In Memoriam: Thomas J. Donnelly, Carlow University Trustee

Carlow University lost a very dear friend and benefactor on Saturday, February 26, 2011. That day, Thomas J. Donnelly died from complications of Parkinson’s Disease at a nursing home in Lawrence, Mass.

Tom Donnelly

Donnelly was one of the founders of Federated Investors, an investment management firm that has grown to be one of the nation’s largest with more than $350 billion in assets under management. His Carlow ties run deep, as he was a student at the Campus School before going on to Central Catholic and the University of Michigan. In 1969, he joined the Board of Trustees at Carlow and served until 2006—including 21 years
as chair.

“We will always claim Tom Donnelly as a member of the Carlow University family,” says Dr. Mary Hines, president of Carlow University. “He helped guide and support Carlow in achieving mileposts in its pursuit of excellence. While Tom’s history with Carlow is remarkable, more important was his love of Carlow’s values, which matched his own passions for educational ministry and merciful service in the spirit of Catholic Social Teaching. Whether as trustee or benefactor at Carlow and at other institutions, Tom always contributed what he could to support Catholic higher education and the ministries of the Catholic Church. We were blessed that Tom shared our journey and that he is part of our history.”

Mr. Donnelly and his wife, Marilyn—a Carlow Woman of Spirit^® and one of the founding members of the Madwomen in the Attic—provided generous support to the Campus School and other projects of the University. He received an Honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from Carlow in 1995.

In addition to his dedication to Carlow, Donnelly embraced many organizations that reflected his commitment to Catholic education and to his faith. He served on numerous boards, often as board or campaign chair. Among these service commitments in the spirit of his faith were: vice chairman and Trustee Emeritus of the Board of The Catholic University of America; The National Advancement Council of the Catholic Campus Ministry Association; St. Mary Student Parish at the University of Michigan (where he chaired the capital campaign); Catholic Common Ground Initiative Committee; Weston Jesuit School of Theology; Harvard Divinity School Ministerial Advisory Council; Maryknoll Fathers, Brothers and Lay Missioners Financial Advisory Board (and former Board Chair); Bread for the World; Morality in Media, Inc; Americans United for Life; Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities, Inc. (former Board Chair). To honor Mr. Donnelly’s service, his family has requested that memorial donations be sent to Carlow University or to St. Mary Student Parish
in Michigan.

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Irish Economist, Paul Hedermen to Speak at Annual Graduate Colloquium on April 5

As the opening event for the annual Graduate Colloquium: Global Perspectives and Social Responsibility, Paul Hederman, a noted Irish economist, will lead a discussion about the State of the Irish Economy at Carlow University on April 5, 2011, at 7 p.m. in the A.J. Palumbo Hall of Science and Technology.

Hederman has an MA in economics and was formerly responsible for facilitating and enhancing the collaboration of four Institutes of Technology under a government-funded initiative known as the Strategic Innovation Fund. He has taught economics and economic and social policy courses at the National College of Ireland and has also worked for the National Institute for Transport, the Irish Fisheries Board, and the Irish Trade Board. He has a special interest in Ireland’s Tiger Economy and the social implications of the relative recent and rapid success which Ireland has enjoyed.

“Mr. Hederman has been the primary lecturer for the Carlow MBA program’s study abroad experience in global economics and business held at the Innisfree International College and Convention Centre in Sligo, Ireland, the last three summers,” says Cindy Rothenberger, EdD, associate provost and dean of the Graduate School. “Approximately 35 of our students have traveled with Mary Anne Basilone, associate professor in the School of Management, to participate in that experience. It is an honor to host him here in Pittsburgh.”

Bill Flanagan, executive vice president of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development and host of Our Region’s Business, will introduce Hederman and Carlow University’s Sister Sheila Carney, RSM, will tie the discussion to the founding of the Sisters of Mercy in Ireland in 1831 during another particularly turbulent economic period. An informal tea will follow the lecture.

The program is co-sponsored by Carlow University, The Pittsburgh Irish Partnership, The Grace Ann Geibel Institute for Justice and Social Responsibility , The Center for Global Learning, The McDarby Institute, and the Wyndham Grand Hotel.

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Carlow University celebrated Tuition Freedom Day on Thursday, March 24, 2011, as a day to honor the generosity of others in providing gifts to the University to support its daily operations.

"Tuition only covers about 78 percent of the costs of providing an education at Carlow," says Linda
Madden-Brenholts, director of The Carlow Fund. "Without gifts from alumnae/i, faculty, staff, parents, and friends of Carlow University, tuition would need to increase, on average, $5,000 per student, per year."

Since March 24, 2011 marks 78 percent of the 2010–2011 school year, that day Carlow University observed its first annual Tuition Freedom Day as a way to raise awareness about the generosity of those who provide gifts to help support the University. This awareness day for the Carlow community was celebrated with free treats, facts about philanthropic giving to Carlow, and an opportunity for students to write a personal thank you" to a donor.

In addition, Carlow's Advancement Office, along with the Hopkins Communication Lab, sponsored a student video contest. Winning video(s) will be posted on the Carlow Web site.

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"Green" Chemist Wilma Subra Speaks at Carlow

Wilma Subra is an interesting contrast. She looks like a grandmother—which she is—but she can talk like a chemistry professor.

Ask her about the impact of the gulf oil spill on the people who live and work along the gulf coast, and she refers to scientific evidence of blood samples drawn from workers, fishermen, divers, and coastal residents that show unsafe levels of hexane, benzene, ethylbenzene, and several more chemicals that shouldn’t be registering in their blood.

“The impact of the BP oil spill will last for generations,” says Subra, the “green” chemist, MacArthur Fellowship “Genius” award winner, and domestic honoree of the 9th Human Rights award, who began her talk by focusing on the oil spill. April 20 is the one-year anniversary of the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon, the drilling rig that sunk and triggered the largest offshore oil spill in history.

“Eleven people were killed that day,” she tells the audience. “Don’t ever forget the workers and their families.” Crude oil flowed in the gulf for 87 days. More than 207 million gallons were released, and 53 million remain—a figure that is four times the amount of oil spilled when the Exxon Valdez ran aground off the coast of Alaska
in 1989.

Even as the unrivaled spill generated massive clean-up efforts, Subra took the oil company to task for providing inadequate protective equipment for the clean-up workers. “They were exposed to crude oil daily as well as the chemical dispersants used to clean up the spill,” she says. “It is totally unacceptable for workers to be made sick in a workplace environment in 2010.”

Such levels of environmental activism may be unheard of by the average citizen, but Terrence J. Collins, the Teresa Heinz Professor of green chemistry and director of the Institute for Green Science in the Department of Chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University, as well as a friend and colleague of Subra’s, says this is typical
of her.

“Wilma is there every time fighting for people and social justice in this area,” says Collins, who introduced Subra to the audience, and took a group of students down to the gulf to work alongside Subra after both Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill.

As fascinating as the talk about the BP oil spill was, most of the audience was begging to question her on a more local topic—the Marcellus shale drilling that is so prevalent in the northeastern United States.

“Just like us in Louisiana, y’all have a human health problem here,” she says, not mincing words about the potential dangers to air and water from fracking, the process used to extract the natural gas from the earth. “I hope I gave you some perspective on how a disaster such as this can turn in a human health hazard.”

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Carlow University has named Dorothy Antonucci as its new university controller. She brings more than 25 years of experience in finance and accounting, 17 of which she spent in non-profit, faith-based organizations.

Dorothy Antonucci

Antonucci began her duties at Carlow at the end of February. Antonucci earned her BS in business administration and accounting from Robert Morris University, and became a certified public accountant (CPA). She is a member of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the financial advisory board of the Sisters of Charity in Greensburg, Pa.

Most recently, Antonucci served as chief financial officer (CFO) for the Vincentian Collaborative System, a not-for-profit Catholic health care and human services organization headquartered in Pittsburgh’s North Hills. Antonucci also held the position of CFO at Ketchum Incorporated and the Sisters of Divine Providence. In addition, she served as accounting manager for the Sisters of St. Joseph, on financial advisory boards for several Western Pennsylvania religious orders, including the Ladies of Bethany and the Sisters of St. Francis, and worked as a private consultant.

In her previous positions, Antonucci successfully managed multi-million dollar budgets and established systems to facilitate budget reporting and maintain fixed assets. During her time at the Sisters of Divine Providence, Antonucci’s hard work and incredible financial aptitude was noticed by the Resource Center for Religious Institutes (RCRI). The RCRI recruited Antonucci to prepare, consult, and analyze the demographic and projected results for other Northeastern religious orders and she became a consultant for the forecasting software tool TRENDS.

The position of university controller is a collaborative one. Antonucci will work closely with Tyler Kelsch, vice president for finance and operations, to oversee all business functions, including the financial planning, development and management of the University operating, salary and capital budgets, and investment/endowment management and reporting. Antonucci will also offer her expertise on external and internal matters pertaining to the University’s financial condition as well as supervise the Departments of Accounting Services, Accounts Payable and Purchasing, Cash Management, and Payroll Controls Audit Procedures.

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The Grace Ann Geibel Institute for Justice and Social Responsibility is holding information sessions for faculty, staff, and students that need funding for projects to advance the Mercy mission of creating a just and merciful world.

Held once a semester each academic year, these sessions give attendees the opportunity to hear from present and past grantees, and discover the range of possibilities from one-time events to ongoing programs through Geibel institute grants. The information sessions also give attendees a deeper understanding of the mission, history, and purpose of the Geibel institute.

At the last session, held on March 2, four grantees shared their experience with working with the institute and their projects— with administration, faculty, and staff:

• Leading Toward a Just and Merciful World podcast and Web site
  Harriet Schwartz, PhD, assistant professor, Graduate School
  
  
• Research projects on gender and delinquency
  Linda Burns, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Sociology
  
  
• Student mothers
  Stephanie Wilsey, PhD, assistant professor, and director of the Undergraduate Psychology Program
  
  
• YMAP
  Jennifer Snyder-Duch, PhD associate professor, chair of Carlow’s Department of Communication,
  and co-director of YMAP

“The goal of these sessions is to create awareness and stimulate interest on the part of faculty, staff, and students interested in applying for funding for their projects. We also want to demystify the process, to encourage collaboration among folks who are working on—even just thinking about—research, education,
and outreach projects,” says Jim Kelly, PhD, associate professor of Social Work and co-facilitator of the
Geibel institute.

According to Wisely, "Funding from the Geibel Institute made it possible for two of my undergraduate students to present our collaborative scholarship at a national symposium. The funding and feedback from the institute served as a great kick-start to our scholarship on student mothers in higher education. Additionally, just knowing that the institute was there to support faculty has helped me to brainstorm future endeavors. My positive experience with the institute also led me to encourage other Carlow faculty to apply for Geibel grants."

Schwartz says the money she received gave her the time and resources she needed to develop a podcast and web site.

"I had this idea for a podcast series as a way to capture the stories of local leaders who have done important social justice work. Developing the Geibel Institute proposal motivated me to put together a plan for the project. Once I secured the funding, I was able to take the time to learn the technology that I would need and then to actually conduct and edit the interviews, and build the host website. This was a time-intensive project and the Geibel Institute funding made it possible," says Schwartz.

"I now regularly use the podcast series in my Leadership and Ethics class. Students listen to these leaders' stories and then engage in online dialogue. The student response to these podcasts is consistently the most engaged online work that I see. I could never have these leaders visit my class semester after semester, but by capturing their stories in the podcast format, I can share their stories with students every time I offer the course.”

Snyder-Duch, co-facilitator of the Geibel institute, hopes that learning more about the Geibel institute and what it has to offer will encourage others to apply for grants.

“The format—a lunch gathering—allows the opportunity for conversation that we hope is enjoyable for all who attend,” she says. “Beyond that, we hope that it will inspire attendees to think about their own teaching, research, and outreach, how it ties into the Mercy mission, and how a grant from the institute might help them to advance their work in an effort to contribute to a more just and merciful world.”

For more information on the Geibel institute, please visit, www.carlow.edu/geibel-inst/index.html.

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Register Now for Women of Spirit Institute^® Summer Workshops 2011

Carlow University’s Women of Spirit Institute^® summer workshops give high school girls, grade 9–12, the opportunity to explore potential professions along with the college experience.

The workshops focus on specific career paths: Prepare to Care delves into health care professions, Summer Science Nation provides an in-depth look into science and research-related careers, and ECO-Camp explores “green” jobs in the growing environmental field.

Each three-day workshop includes seminars led by internationally-renowned scientists and leading environmental and healthcare professionals, field trips to state-of-the-art facilities, including cutting-edge research at the UPMC McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, and college-level labs taught by Carlow full-time faculty.

What’s more, Carlow’s Women of Spirit Institute® summer workshops introduce girls to other girls from different schools who share the same interests and aspirations in science, the environment, and healthcare. This peer-to-peer network provides a resource of support and encouragement for girls as they advance in their studies throughout high school and college, laying the groundwork for future professional relationships and friendships.

According to Laurie Petty, manager of Planning and Special Events for University Communications and Community Relations, who plans and coordinates the summer workshops, “Thanks to everyone who is participating in the workshops; our programming this year is nothing short of brilliant. We’re so excited to have the caliber of experts who have been generous enough to take time out of their busy schedules to lead our seminars. Just to name a few, an explosives expert and an expert in Legionnaires’ disease will be speaking at Summer Science Nation, and a kidney transplant surgeon will lead a session during Prepare to Care. We’re so pleased to offer the girls such an incredible learning experience from those who are the best in their fields.”

Each three-day workshop is held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Breakfast and lunch is provided. Workshops are limited to 25 and participants receive a journal, book pack, and a certificate of completion.

To register online: www.carlow.edu/summerworkshops
Register by June 1 to receive a $25 discount. Financial aid and flexible payment plans are available.

For more information, please contact Laurie Petty, Manager of Planning and Special Events, at 412.578.8851 or via E-mail at ljpetty@carlow.edu.

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Kemba Smith

Kemba Smith Pradia, whose college career was disrupted when she naively got into a relationship with a drug dealer and then was convicted on conspiracy charges and sentenced to 24 years in prison due to mandatory sentencing guidelines, had her sentence commuted by President Clinton in December 2000 after she spent six years in prison. “Take two minutes to tell your family that you love them and you appreciate what they do for you,” she told an audience at Carlow University on March 22. “I had wonderful attorneys who filed all kinds of motions and appeals for me, but it took the President of the United States to pardon me. I recognize the miracle in that every day.” Smith (second from left) is pictured with (left to right) Katie Hogan, PhD, director of Women’s Studies at Carlow; Kayla Bowyer, Carlow senior and president of the Black Student Union; and Barbara Johnson, director of Diversity Initiatives at Carlow.

Madwomen in the Attic Celebrate 30th Anniversary

Before we were captivated by TV’s Mad Men and their 1960s advertising world, Carlow University introduced us to some Madwomen and their incredibly creative writing. The Madwomen in the Attic celebrated its 30th anniversary on March 23 in Kresge Theatre by honoring two of its co-founders, Ellie Wymard, PhD, and Jane Candia Coleman, as well as founding member Marilyn P. Donnelly. Candia Coleman (pictured above center), author of 23 books and six-time Pulitzer Prize nominee, reads from her work at the anniversary celebration. She holds the distinction of being the only woman to receive three Western Heritage Awards from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. Currently, she serves as a fiction mentor in the MFA program. Wymard, pictured above right addressing the audience at the celebration, has given almost 50 years of service to Carlow and currently serves as the director of Carlow’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (MFA) program and an English professor. In the background are Carlow faculty members, (left to right) Maureen Crossen, Jan Beatty, MFA, and Sigrid King, PhD.

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