It was a good week for SHU baseball players. John Murphy was selected 194th in the sixth round of the Major League Draft by the New York Yankees. John is the highest draft pick in Sacred Heart history. A shortstop for the Pioneers, John led his team to four straight NEC Championship games. This past season, he led Sacred Heart in batting (.367), slugging (.565), on base percentage (.442), RBI (47) home runs (4), triples (8), doubles (13) and hits (76). We look forward to seeing him tear up the ball on the YES Network in the not-too-distant future.
Congratulations also to recent graduate and pitching ace Troy Scribner who signed with the Houston Astros as an undrafted free agent on Wednesday afternoon. During his four years as a Pioneer, Troy distinguished himself as one of the best pitchers in Sacred Heart history, including finishing his career second in program history in both career strikeouts (261) and innings pitched (344) to go with his 26 wins.
Still on the subject of baseball, former baseball commissioner, Fay Vincent, was the featured speaker Tuesday evening for the Civility Lecture Series, held at the Ferguson Library in Stamford and co-sponsored by SHU. This series has helped to further establish our presence in Stamford at the same time as we are expanding our Graduate Center in that city. Those who attended the lecture were treated to fascinating baseball reminiscences, along with Fay’s thoughts on the current state of civility in sports. Attendees included our own Bobby Valentine and Ralph Branca, former pitching great for the Brooklyn Dodgers (and Bobby Valentine’s father-in-law) – both of whom contributed to the discussion.
We welcome to campus the 240 attendees of the Thirteenth General Meeting of the International Thomas Merton Society, which is taking place here over the weekend. I had a chance to personally welcome them last night, and they are a dynamic and engaged group. If you have a chance, stop by the Chapel for the keynote address, which will also serve as our Third Annual Henri Nouwen Lecture. The featured lecturer is Roman Catholic Priest Ronald Rolheiser, a member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate and president of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio.
Last night WSHU presented “Newtown: Six Months Later.” The program brought together a group of people close to the issues that have emerged in the wake of the tragedy, such as school safety, gun control, mental illness and ongoing violence. Guests included E. Patricia Llodra, first selectman of Newtown; Mark Barden, Newtown parent; Scott Jackson, chair of the Sandy Hook Advisory Committee; Lt. J. Paul Vance, spokesman for the Connecticut State Police; Reverend Henry Brown of Mothers United Against Violence and Rob Cox of Sandy Hook Promise. I hope you had a chance to tune in.
Enjoy the weekend!
Congratulations also to recent graduate and pitching ace Troy Scribner who signed with the Houston Astros as an undrafted free agent on Wednesday afternoon. During his four years as a Pioneer, Troy distinguished himself as one of the best pitchers in Sacred Heart history, including finishing his career second in program history in both career strikeouts (261) and innings pitched (344) to go with his 26 wins.
Still on the subject of baseball, former baseball commissioner, Fay Vincent, was the featured speaker Tuesday evening for the Civility Lecture Series, held at the Ferguson Library in Stamford and co-sponsored by SHU. This series has helped to further establish our presence in Stamford at the same time as we are expanding our Graduate Center in that city. Those who attended the lecture were treated to fascinating baseball reminiscences, along with Fay’s thoughts on the current state of civility in sports. Attendees included our own Bobby Valentine and Ralph Branca, former pitching great for the Brooklyn Dodgers (and Bobby Valentine’s father-in-law) – both of whom contributed to the discussion.
We welcome to campus the 240 attendees of the Thirteenth General Meeting of the International Thomas Merton Society, which is taking place here over the weekend. I had a chance to personally welcome them last night, and they are a dynamic and engaged group. If you have a chance, stop by the Chapel for the keynote address, which will also serve as our Third Annual Henri Nouwen Lecture. The featured lecturer is Roman Catholic Priest Ronald Rolheiser, a member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate and president of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio.
Last night WSHU presented “Newtown: Six Months Later.” The program brought together a group of people close to the issues that have emerged in the wake of the tragedy, such as school safety, gun control, mental illness and ongoing violence. Guests included E. Patricia Llodra, first selectman of Newtown; Mark Barden, Newtown parent; Scott Jackson, chair of the Sandy Hook Advisory Committee; Lt. J. Paul Vance, spokesman for the Connecticut State Police; Reverend Henry Brown of Mothers United Against Violence and Rob Cox of Sandy Hook Promise. I hope you had a chance to tune in.
Enjoy the weekend!