Haiti Relief

Tell Us Your Story?
Are you -- or do you know of -- a Creighton alumnus/na working or volunteering with the relief effort in Haiti? Please consider sending us your story, so that we can share these efforts with fellow alumni. It is our hope that these stories will stimulate ideas, raise awareness, generate collaboration and focus action to assist those suffering from this tragedy. E-mail the Alumni Relations Office at alumrel@creighton.edu. 

Creighton Teams Provide Medical Care
Several teams of Creighton health professionals have traveled to the Dominican Republic to provide lifesaving care to those suffering in the wake of the tragic earthquake in Haiti. "The need is overwhelming with thousands of people seeking help," said Creighton surgeon Charles Filipi, M.D. You can read more about Creighton's effort in this Omaha-World Herald story or on Creighton's News Center, including a dramatic airlift. Photos from Creighton's relief effort can be found on the University's Online Ministries website.

ILAC Needs Your Support
The University's special connection to the Institute for Latin American Concern (ILAC), located in the Dominican Republic, where students and faculty conduct a number of annual service trips, allowed Creighton to mobilize quickly in responding to this tragedy. To support ILAC's Haiti relief effort, click here.

Alumni News

Business, Burgers and Bluejay Basketball
College of Business alumni are invited to this annual pregame event set for Saturday, Feb. 13, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at the Qwest Center Omaha. Then watch the Bluejays battle Illinois State. Register online and buy tickets now.

Get Blue: School of Pharmacy and
Health Professions Alumni Pregame Party
School of Pharmacy and Health Professions alumni put on your Creighton gear and head to this year's Get Blue event scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 13, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Hilton Omaha. Then watch the Bluejays take on the Redbirds at the Qwest Center Omaha. Register and get tickets here.

Young Alumni Professional Etiquette Dinner
Join fellow young alumni (graduates from 1999-2009) and current Creighton students on Feb. 16 in the Harper Center Ahmanson Ballroom for an evening dedicated to professional dining etiquette, networking, business attire and etiquette in the workplace. Seating is limited and reservations are required. For more information, visit Creighton's Career Center.

Get Fired Up for the BracketBuster!
Young alumni (graduates from 1999-2009) are invited to the 5th Annual Omaha Young Alumni Pregame Party set for Saturday, Feb. 20. Details here.

Join Us at the MVC Tournaments!
Cheer on the Creighton men's and women's basketball teams as they battle it out for Missouri Valley Conference tournament titles! The men's tournament begins March 4 in St. Louis, and the women's tournament begins March 11 in St. Charles, Mo. Find men's tournament information here and women's tournament information here.

American Cancer Society Relay For Life
Join the Creighton Chapter of Colleges Against Cancer on March 26 and 27 for the 2010 Relay For Life event. Recognize survivors, remember loved ones lost and fight back against a disease that impacts us all! Form a team and get involved now.

Disney Institute Focuses on Health Care
Creighton's College of Business and Office of the Vice President for Health Sciences are bringing the Disney Institute to Omaha on April 6. A one-day local workshop, Disney's Approach to Quality Service for Healthcare Professionals, will focus on Disney's attention to detail -- from training cast members (employees) to treating every guest (patient) as a VIP. These best practices can be easily adapted to health care delivery organizations. To learn more and to register, go to: www.KeysOmaha.com. Important: Please use the Creighton University promotional code OMAANE to receive $50 OFF PER GUEST when registering.

In the Spirit

A Lenten Invitation
Lent begins Feb. 17 with Ash Wednesday, and Creighton's Online Ministries offers ways to prepare for and more fully experience this holy season. Resources include daily prayers, reflections, advice on how to prepare your children and home, and even a Mardi Gras prayer. Find practical help for discovering God's call in your life. In addition to the Praying Lent website, Praying Lent is also available in book form by Loyola Press.

What Catholic Feast was Celebrated this Week?
On Feb. 2, the Catholic Church celebrated the feast of The Presentation of the Lord, which has been combined with the feast of the Purification of Mary. Creighton theology professor Eileen Burke Sullivan, Ph.D., MChrSp'84, reflects on the meaning and significance of this day in this Catholic Comments podcast.

Campus News

Professor Named Heartland Hero
William Marcil, BS'83, MD'87, associate professor of psychiatry at Creighton University School of Medicine, has earned a 2010 Hero of the Heartland award from the American Red Cross Heartland Chapter. Read more.

Baltic Studies Journal Gets Creighton Editor
Political science professor Terry Clark, Ph.D., has been appointed editor of the Journal of Baltic Studies, an international, multidisciplinary journal dedicated to advancing knowledge about all aspects of the Baltic Sea Region's political, social, economic and cultural life. Read more.

Creighton Honors Local Priest
The Rev. James Keiter, pastor and president at Assumption-Guadalupe parish and grade school, and president of Saint Peter Claver Cristo Rey High School, received Creighton's Archbishop Daniel E. Sheehan award on Feb. 3, during Creighton's Priests and Brothers Annual Dinner and Basketball Game. Read more.

Creighton Celebrates Founders Week
Creighton University will celebrate its heritage, recognize outstanding achievement and set the course for a bold tomorrow during its annual Founders Week Celebration. The week kicks off with a Founders Week Mass on Sunday, Feb. 7, with the president's annual Convocation address set for Tuesday, Feb. 9. Read more.

CU in the News

ABC News Reports on Economic Survey
ABC News reported on Creighton economic professor Ernie Goss' recent Business Conditions Index, which showed a jump in the economic recovery in the Midwest. Read more.

Professor Featured in AJCU Connections
Isabelle Schindler Cherney, Ph.D., BA'96, a Nebraska Professor of the Year, was featured in the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities' online publication, Connections, for her work as director of Creighton's Honors Program.

iPad Gets Mixed Reviews
Cindy Corritore, Ph.D., an associate professor of information systems and technology at Creighton, is cited in this Omaha World-Herald story on Apple's new tablet computer, the iPad.

Bluejay Athletics

Softball Swings at MVC History
Creighton softball will take aim at Missouri Valley Conference history this spring when it attempts to become the first program to win four straight regular-season conference championships. The three-time defending champions have been tabbed preseason favorites as voted on by league coaches. In addition, All-American pitcher Tara Oltman has been named to the preseason "watch list" for the Ninth Annual USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year Award. Read more.

Baseball Team Picked Third
Creighton's baseball team was picked to finish third in the Missouri Valley Conference in a preseason poll of the league's coaches. Three Bluejays were named preseason All-Valley picks: Elliot Soto (SS), Robbie Knight (OF) and Bobby Lackovic (RP). Read more.

Two Bluejays Taken in MLS SuperDraft
Former Creighton men's soccer players  Chris Schuler and Seth Sinovic (pictured from left with Coach Bob Warming) were selected in the 2010 Major Leage Soccer SuperDraft, extending Creighton's impressive streak of being the only college program in the country to have at least one player selected in every draft since the league's inception in 1996. Read more.

Soccer Teams Net Academic Honor
Creighton is one of 98 schools (all levels) to have both its men's and women's teams earn the NSCAA Team Academic Award for posting a team GPA of at least 3.0. Read more.