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Fr. Albert Felice-Pace - afp@juno.com
I was born on the Island of Malta, a small Island in the Mediterranean. According to the Acts of the Apostles, chapter 28 verse 1, St. Paul was shipwrecked on the Island. One of seven children, I entered the Dominican Order in Malta after finishing High School. Ordained as a priest on April 2, 1960, I came to the United States in 1961 after finishing my philosophical and theological studies in Malta. I also got an MA from the University of San Francisco in Adult Religious Education.
My very first assignment was in a parish in Berkley, CA. After just one year, I was assigned to Los Angeles where I started my campus ministry career. I served the catholic community at Occidental College and was part time Associate Pastor at St. Dominic's Parish in Los Angeles. I did not have a clue then what a Newman Club was. But I learned very fast about this ministry and fell in love with it. I have been working with students and the university community for 36 years and still love it.
After seven years in Los Angeles, I moved to St. Albert Priory in Oakland, CA to serve as Director of the Dominican Seminarians. In 1972 I moved to UC Riverside, CA to be the Co-Director of the Newman Center. After four years serving the Newman community, I was appointed by Bishop Straling as Director of Adult Education for the Diocese of San Bernardino. But my passion was campus ministry. So in 1980 I went back to campus ministry. I have been serving the catholic students, faculty and staff at various Pac-10 campuses. In 1980, I served as Director/Pastor for the university catholic communities at Arizona State University, University of Oregon and the University of Arizona. I love to be in the university milieu. It energizes me. Now I am excited to continue my campus ministry at UNLV. I fell in love with the area and I am blessed with a wonderful group of students. My prayer is that together we will continue to bring the Gospel to the university community.
Besides serving various campuses, I was very much involved in the national and regional activities of the Catholic Campus Ministry Association. I was the first President of the Pacific Northwest Catholic Campus Ministry Association. For six years I was a member of the Catholic Campus Ministry Association National Executive Board and for four years a member of the National Association of Diocesan Directors of Catholic Campus Ministry. I also served the Western Dominican Province for five years a member of the Provincial Council.
On January 7, 1985, I was given the "Charles Forsyte Award" in recognition for Outstanding leadership in Campus Ministry. On January 3, 2003, I was recognized by the National Assocation of the Diocesan Directors of Campus Ministry for twenty year of service in that organization.
I love the desert. It grows on you. Coming from an Island, it seems crazy to fall in love with the desert. But I love the heat and the cactus and all that the desert offers. I love traveling. Before I came to UNLV, I went on a trip to Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore and various countries in Europe. My plan is to continue to travel as long as I am able to do it. I love sports. My first love is soccer. I follow the English and the Italian leagues. I also like baseball and American football - my favorite team is the 49ers. Come to my office to see Jerry Rice's autograph. I love college football.
Pray for me as I try my best to serve the people of God at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic community and the Diocese of Las Vegas. Pray that some benefactor will come to help us fulfill the dream- a Chapel and a Newman Center for the UNLV catholic community.
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Christine Herring
Christine was born in Boulder, CO and raised in Tucson, AZ. She is the oldest of three sisters and a brother.
Music has always been her passion. In Flagstaff, AZ, she studied voice and choral conducting at Northern Arizona University. Currently, she is studying Spanish Language at CCSN to fulfill her BA in Music.
At the age of 15, Christine joined a contemporary choir in Tucson and has been cantering and directing ever since. Last year, she taught herself to play the piano and assumed duties has accompanist for the Newman Center last fall. She also accompanies and cantors part-time for Christ the King.
She has lived in Las Vegas, NV for three years. She works as an administrative manager for a manufacturing company that supports the gaming industry. In her spare time, she likes to bowl, read, and sing!!
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Joseph B. McCullogh - joemcc@unlv.nevada.edu
Joseph B. McCullough is Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He has been a Fulbright Professor of American literature at the University of Helsinki and the University of Athens.
He is author or co-author of several books on Mark Twain and Hamlin Garland, including the best-selling "The Bible According to Mark Twain" and "Mark Twain at the Buffalo Express." Also author of many essays on Twain, Garland, American humor, and nineteenth-century writers, he was a "featured guest" on an A&E biography of Mark Twain.
He was given the UNLV Alumni Distinguished Faculty of the Year Award in 1993. In 1997, he was given The Barrick Distinguished Scholar Award. In 1998, he was named Distinguished Professor of English. In 2000, he was the recipient of the Rita Deanin Abbey Teacher of the Year Award in the College of Liberal Arts. He is also Past-President of the American Humor Studies Association, and is the current President of the Advisory Board of the Literary Society-Las Vegas.
Finally, he is the Faculty Advisor of the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Newman Community at UNLV. He regularly teaches courses on American literature, American humor, and the Bible as Literature.
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David Zeamer - zeamer@catholic.org
This is my first year working in Campus Ministry. Before this, I was employed by Starbucks. Maybe you've heard of them. You know the largest coffee corporation in the world. Well anyway, one day I woke up and realized that I did not want to use my gifts to make Starbucks more money. Instead, I found I would be more useful serving my church community as Associate Director.
I am drawn to the combination of religion and education. The fact that I attended a Parish run Catholic school, and that I was also an active member of that Parish might have something to do with it. To me, faith and education have always worked side by side. Outside of Campus Ministry, I love to read, write, and argue. When I find some free time, I work on my latest project, my new play. I have been writing plays for the last seven years, and now I think I might have some idea what I'm doing.
I am blessed that I have such a wonderful Director to serve under. I am looking forward to the challenges of this school year. This year the Newman Center is working very hard to make our community one that is inviting to students, faculty, and staff. So, if you have some free time, why don't you stop by and say "hi."
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