Meet the brothers

By Suzanne Guerin
Collegian Editor
March 21, 2007

Before the rush of scheduling for fall semester begins, The Collegian caught up with Bro. Ed Koronkiewicz for an interview.

C: Where are you from?

EK: I was born and raised in Philadelphia.

C: Where did you go to school, and what was your major?

EK: For high school, I went to West Catholic. I did my undergraduate work here at La Salle, with a major in secondary education and social studies. My MA is in Educational Administration from Villanova.

C: What did you do before you came to La Salle?

EK: I’ve worked at a couple different Lasallian high schools. My first assignment was teaching at Bishop Walsh High School in Cumberland, Md. Then, I was at Archbishop Carroll in Radnor, where I taught full time for three years before becoming the disciplinarian. After nine years in Radnor, I went back to West Catholic, where I was the Assistant Principal for Academic Affairs. I also taught a class of math most of the time. I was at West for 12 years.

C: What do you do on campus?

EK: I’ve been at La Salle for seven years. My official title is Assistant Registrar. I am in charge of scheduling and building the master schedule for the day, evening and graduate divisions. I create exam schedules and assign rooms. During the summer, I help the incoming freshmen create their fall rosters. I have also taught math, intermediate algebra.

C: What do you do for fun?

EK: I like to take long walks, read and cook.

C: What have you been reading lately?

EK: Most recently I’ve been reading about the presidents, especially Dwight Eisenhower, Warren Harding and Theodore Roosevelt.

C: What is your favorite type of food to cook or your favorite recipe?

EK: Actually, it’s Italian. I make a mean baked ziti. But I like to cook almost any type of food.

C: Where did you learn to cook?

EK: I picked it up along the way. I’m the oldest of six kids, so when I was younger I would cook dinner for my family because often my parents were working at night.

C: What foreign countries have you been to?

EK: Well, I’ve been to France and Italy. I chaperoned a high school trip to Paris and northern Italy, which was beautiful. We had a lot of fun. Half of my family lives in England; my mother is from there. So, I’ve visited them and they’ve come here to visit me. I spent some time in Guatemala as well, and I was excited to chaperone one of La Salle’s travel study trips there over Spring Break.

C: What is one of your most interesting memories from being in a foreign country?

EK: I was in Guatemala during the summer of 1980, which was a very interesting and scary time to be there. There was a lot of antagonism between the government and the rebels, and the trip was really an eye-opener for me. The tension led to government searches of vehicles, roadblocks and lots of killing. I have no doubt that if the government officials found something they didn’t like that they would not hesitate to arrest you.

C: What is your favorite place to visit?

EK: The Jersey shore. I love it there. I’d be there year round if I could. We have a summer house in Ocean City, N.J., so I try to go there most weekends every summer.

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