Saint Mary's Magazine Fall 2004 - Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

Editor’s FROM Page THE EDITOR
Friends for Life
They’re the ones who know our
original haircolor … or even
when we had hair.
They’ve gently held our hands
through troubled periods and vigorously
shook our hands when it was
time to celebrate. Through lost loves
and weddings, children and grandchildren,
new
jobs and old
jobs, they’ve
been there.
And they
always will be.
In our
lives, if we’re
fortunate
enough, we
Deb Nahrgang
Saint Mary’s
Magazine editor
make friendships
strong
enough to
endure both
time and miles. In college, we’re
first discovering who we are. It’s the
friends we make during this formative
period who know the true
potential of who we can become.
In this issue of Saint Mary’s
Magazine, we celebrate lifelong
friendships made at SMU.
Friends for life
Their names aren’t Monica,
Chandler, Phoebe, Rachel, Ross and
Joey, but the individuals on the
cover of our magazine are part of a
group just as close as those TV
friends. Four groups of friends, from
the ’60s –’90s share their stories in
this magazine of getting together
and staying together.
We got a big kick and an even
bigger chuckle out of their stories
and hope you do as well.
Maybe it’s time to make some
new memories and reunite with
some of your old college friends,
faculty and staff members. I’m sure
there’s plenty to talk about.
New friendships
In this issue we also celebrate
future friendships. Saint Mary’s is
building relationships in China as
we work toward establishing an
educational partnership; GeoSpatial
Services is growing and reaching
out to new horizons; we’ve hired a
director for the new Saint Teresa
Leadership and Service Institute for
Women; and, through some generous
donations, Saint Mary’s will continue
to reach out to youth in the
Lasallian tradition.
Father Fabian
We are also proud to feature
everyone’s friend, Father Andrew
Fabian, OP. Our goal was to surprise
Father Fabian with this tribute
in celebration of 40 years of teaching
at Saint Mary’s.
A relative newcomer to this
campus, I’d never officially met him.
So, to assist in telling the story of
“Fabes,” we sent out an e-mail to
our alums, asking them for memories
and stories. The response was
overwhelming. A tidal wave of
e-mails flooded in; each had a different
story to tell, but all echoed a
sincere respect and admiration for
Father Fabian.
As I read through them, I got a
clearer picture of a man who has
made an impact on the lives of
thousands of SMU students — not
only while they attended SMU but
in their lives and careers forever
after.
Father Fabian, I never
squirmed in one of your seats, and I
certainly don’t understand what this
“square of opposition” is that your
students talk about. Yet, without
ever having taken one of your classes,
I have learned some very valuable
lessons from you — like the
importance of knowing and greeting
everyone by name. Hats off to you
Father Fabian. I’ll stop by soon to
say hello and officially introduce
myself. It will be an honor to meet
you.
I didn’t know it, but “there’s
been a void in my life.”≠
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