Mirror - Vol. 12, No. 04 - October 01, 1987

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Volume 12, No. 4 Our Second Decade Thursday, October 1, 1987
Pusateri head of Campus Ministry
By Claudine Kiffer
Staff Writer
The position of University Chaplain
has been filled by Fr. Phillip Pusateri,
S.J., a graduate of Fairfield University's
class of 1963. Fr. Pusateri returned to
Fairfield last year to aid Fr. Devlin, the
Assistant University Chaplain. This
year, in addition to becoming University
Chaplain, Fr. Pusateri succeeds Fr. Moy..
as head of the Campus Ministry team.
Upon graduating from Fairfield in
May of 1963, Fr. Pusateri joined the
Jesuits in August of that same year.
Ordained in 1972, Fr. Pusateri credits the
Jesuit influence at Fairfield as one of the
reasons for his joining the priesthood.
He spent his training years living at
Weston College and taking classes at
Boston College, and holds a Bachelor's
degree in Social Science and a Master's
degree in Education. As Head Chaplain
of Boston College High School for 17
years, he had spent time in places such as
the Dominican Republic and Jerusalem.
A love for Fairfield, combined with a joy
in performing apostolic work made the
return to the University a perfect, desired
change in Fr. Pusateri's life.
Fr. Pusateri and the rest of the
Campus Ministry have many plans for
the months ahead. Fr. William Cullen,
Fr. James Hayes, and Beth Palmer
comprise the Campus Ministry Team,
which is dedicated to developing and
enriching the spiritual lives of the
students at Fairifeld. One of the new
ideas planned is the creation of a
Liturgical Committee. This will be an
assemblage of students, faculty and
clergy that will plan each week's Sunday
liturgy as well as focusing their attention
on the five University-wide masses:
Mass of the Holy Spirit, Parent's
Weekend, Christmas, Spring Mass, and
Baccalaureate. The Committee will also
The Image of Fairfield
United Way
establishes
goals
By Robert Johansen
Staff Writer
Father Pusateri.
(photo by Whitehouse),
participate in the planning of the Jesuit
Community's Thanksgiving Liturgy for
the Prep and University Communities.
The liturgical seasons of Advent, Lent,
and Easter will also form the committee's
concerns.
"Days of Reflection", which will be,
according to Fr. Pusateri, "groups
coming together for quiet prayer, liturgy
and sharing", is another one of Fr.
Pusateri's plans for the semester. Two
days are scheduled for November and
December
Five retreats have also been
programmed for the year, along with the
addition of a proposed Women's Retreat.
Although one of Fr. Pusateri's main
objectives is clearly to involve as many
students as possible in the Campus
Ministry events, he has, "learned not to
judge the success of the programs by the
number of people involved, but by the
fact that those who are involved will be
. enriched."
An issue that Fr. Pusateri feels
strongly, about is the growth and
development of both Fairfield University
and its students. Having graduated over
twenty years ago, he sees many changes
upon returning. Student life is very
different in yhat the guidelines and
requirements of the past are gone. Fr.
Pusateri believes that "students today are
under far greater pressures than twenty
years ago." In regard to their spiritual
lives, he is "impressed with the number
of students who attend the liturgies in the
Chapel and the dorms." Fr. Pusateri is
' pleased with the plan's to construct a new
Chapel/Campus Ministry Center near
Bellarmine Hall. "Fairfield University
has to grow and develop. Loyola Chapel
has not changed, at least in the last 24
years," he states, "yet classroom
buildings and dorms have gone up...in a
University that is growing, the
philosophy of that University is partly
shown in the buildings it constructs. In
building a Chapel/Campus Ministry
Center, Fairfield is stating that it takes
the spiritual life and development of its
students extremely seriously."
Fr. Pusateri is dedicated to the
students' spiritual and emotional well
being. His goal is to make the Campus
Ministry into a place where the students
can go for help, guidance, or just to talk.
"All students are always welcome to
come by and chat."
With the arrival of October, a
special challenge comes to all the
members of the Fairfield community.
The challenge is the United Way of
Eastern Fairfield County, which
presented Fairfield President Fr. Aloysius
Kelley, S.J. with a goal of $18,500. A
donation is requested from each member
of the entire Fairfield community,
including administration, faculty,
maintenance, security, and students of
both the Prep school and the University.
The United Way is an organization
which raises money for non-profit
community agencies. The money raised
by Fairfield will help to support the forty-eight
agencies, projects, and human
services in Bridgeport. Easton, Fairfield,
Monroe, Stratford, and Trumbull.
Money is needed to support United Way
projects such as Child Day Care, Meals
on Wheels, and Disaster Response. Last
year, more than 112,000 people were
aided in this six town region by United
Way agencies.
This year, the United Way campaign
at Fairfield is being coordinated by
Phyllis Fitzpatrick, Director of
Management and Information, in the
Provost Office. Ms. Fitzpatrick's goal
for the campaign is two-fold. She would
like to reach the $18,500 goal, but would
also like to see an increase in the
community's participation and
commitment. With these strenghtened,
the monetary goal will be more easily
attained.
Last year's goal was $17,300.
See United Way, p. 2
Student Court gives students chance to be heard
By AnnMarie
Puckhaber
Staff Writer
The Student Court makes
up the Judicial Branch of the
Fairfield University Student
Association. The court gives a
student accused of violating any
university policy the
opportunity to have his case
heard by his peers.
The court consists of ten
undergraduates: Eric
McLaughlin, Craig Maloney,
Erik Oleson, Sue Smorto,
Elizabeth Mansager,
Chiodo, Valerie
Photoula Markou,
Luca, and Matt
Applications for the Student
Court were completed in the
spring. All applicants were
interviewed by the court and
those that most exemplified
integrity and honesty were
Chris
Shevon,
Carolyn
Ryan.
selected. The Student Court
term is for the remainder of the
student's four years.
The court process begins
with the filing of an incident
report form by a Resident
Advisor (RA), or Head
Resident, due to a violation of
policy. The case is evaluated
by Father O'Neill, Dean of
Students, and then sent to Jeane
DiMuzio, Judicial Officer. The
accused student is asked to
appear in DiMuzio's office
within 48 hours after the report
is filed.
At this time, the student is
read the report and is given a
chance to add any information
and give the names of any
witnesses. If the student does
not wish to go to the Student
Court, then a sanction will be
recommended by DiMuzio.
"The systen is designed to
educate the student," says
DiMuzio. She hopes that the'
incident will instill some self-discipline
in the student.
If students feel that their
rights have been violated or that
they have not been written up
fairly, then they may go to the
Student Court. The Court's
purpose is to "protect the rights
of the student," says Chief
Justice Eric McLaughlin. The
accused student must sign a
statement of guilt or innocence.
Then the student and any
witnesses write an official
statement of their story. The
statements are distributed to
each court member along with
the original report from the RA.
Cases are scheduled for Sunday
nights and are confidential.
Present for the hearing are
eight justices, one assistant
justice, the Chief Justice, the
accused student, and the RA that
filed the complaint. All cases
are taped so that Father O'Neill
can hear them at a later time.
Both the student and the RA are
given an,opportunity to recount
the incident to the court and
then are questioned by the court.
When this process is completed,
the approved witnesses are
brought in individually to make
a statement and are also
questioned. The accused student
is allowed to make a final
statement.
Once everyone has been
heard and all questions are
complete, the court members
are left alone to discuss the
case. The court looks for
discrepancies between the
written and spoken reports. A
vote is taken to determine the
guilt or innocence of the
student. The Chief Justice does
not vote unless there is a tie;
the Assistant Justice, Matt
Ryan, only votes if there is less
than a full court. The majority
vote wins.
If a student is found guilty,
the court opens the students'
prior record which has been kept
in a. sealed envelope (this
envelope is not opened if the
student is found innocent). Any
past charges and the severity of
the action play a role in the
court's decision on a sanction.
The court's sanctions range
from a disciplinary warning to a
disciplinary probation.
Sanctions falling between these
may cause a student to lose all
on-campus privileges and force
a student to terminate
membership in any club or any
team.
The court's sanctions are
recommendations, but "about
80% of the time, our
recommendations hold," says
McLaughlin. All final
decisions are made by Father
O'Neill. McLaughlin says that
the court's biggest concern is
the rights of the students-it
tries "to get the facts."