b"PHOTO BY LUCERO SALINASWinston Erevelles (left) and his wife, Christine, build a bunk bed for a charity in San Antonio.Connecting with the common good you reach a certain point in your understand- EACH TIME YOUing, you realize that theres a whole lot moreErevelles is in good company with the faithful who to be learned. REACH A CERTAINhave dedicated their lives to the pursuit of scientificdiscovery. The list includes Georges Lematre, a priest Erevelles has found ways for his students POINT IN YOURto connect concepts like industrial robotics withwho first proposed the Big Bang Theory, and the father working toward the common good. The robots UNDERSTANDING,of genetics, Friar Gregor Mendel.Marianist Brother Tim Pieprzyca, an instructor of developed to perform welding or polishing may YOU REALIZE THATundertake dangerous and low-paying tasks,chemistry at St. Marys, worked with Erevelles during enabling workers to pursue more education or THERES A WHOLEhis time as dean. Pieprzyca said he trusts Erevellesto carry on the Marianist legacy as president.training to program, operate or maintain the LOT MORE TO BErobots in a safer, better-compensated position.Winston is a man who I trust with the treasure of the What youre really after is a quest for LEARNED.legacy, Pieprzyca said. Hes captured the Marianistspirit and adds that aspect to all of his relationships. knowledge, searching for the truth, he said. Winston ErevellesErevelles drew on a manufacturing engineering I dont see any conflict there. Humans canexample of material removal operation in robotic sometimes try to rationalize things by separatingpolishing to exemplify the greater search for meaning STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and that science and faith can enfold. Mathematics) fields from faith. The reality is theresYou are trying to get a little bit more precise with no separation there.Knowledge, when appliedhow much material can be removed, understand what within this context, is a powerful tool.\x01forces are at work, and at what point the polishingtool will start getting dull, Erevelles said. This is an Jennifer R. Lloyd is executive editor of Gold & Blue, example of getting to the heart of where the truth lies a magazine published by St. Mary's University in and the limitations of your understanding. Each time San Antonio.marianist.com/donate 19"