Concurrent Sessions
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm | CONCURRENT SESSIONS A:
- A1 - Beyond Ex corde: Pope Francis's Hopes for Catholic Universities
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Description:
Ex corde Ecclesiae, issued in 1990 by Pope St. John Paul II, was the first document in Church history to define the role of the Catholic university for the world. Subsequent popes have added to this teaching in both their writing and speaking. This presentation, given by the Vatican’s senior-most English-speaking representative of the Vatican Congregation for Education, seeks to make us aware of Pope Francis’s hopes and priorities for Catholic higher education.
Rev. Friedrich Bechina, FSO, Undersecretary, Congregation for Catholic Education, The Holy See
Moderator: John DeGioia, President, Georgetown University
- A2 - Talking About Race in a Catholic Context
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Description:
Amid national tensions regarding race, Catholic colleges and universities observe and experience acute, ongoing challenges as they seek to align social justice, a commitment to access and equity, and community ideals with current realities. Presenters will explore the role of Catholic institutions in the national dialogue about race and social justice; and how the voice of the Catholic social justice mission speak to reconciliation efforts in today’s environment.
Antoine Garibaldi, President, University of Detroit Mercy
James Collins, President, Loras College
Christopher Whitt, Vice Provost, Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, Creighton University
Moderator: Sally Amoruso, Chief Partner Officer, EAB
Sponsored by EAB Consulting
- A3 - Emerging Sponsorship Models
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Description:
Long predicted new models of sponsorship are finally emerging in Catholic higher education. Speakers will describe these new models, specifically addressing the notions of ownership, control, sponsorship, and trusteeship, focusing particularly on their potential for keeping the religious character of these institutions vibrant for future generations.
Barbara McDonald, President, College of St. Scholastica
Sr. Sharon Holland, IHM, JCD, Canonical Consultant to Religious, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Moya Dittmeier, Executive Director, Conference for Mercy Higher Education
Sponsored by Stevens & Lee/Griffin
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm | CONCURRENT SESSIONS B:
- Presidents-Only Business Meeting!
- B1 - Navigating a Divided Church
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Description:
The religious scholar Martin E. Marty noted decades ago that every world religion was becoming a house divided, pitting a mainstream against a more conservative wing. That pattern has only continued into the present, often requiring Catholic higher education leaders to declare their positions, sidestep the divisions altogether, or help the parties hear one another and heal their rifts. Frank Butler’s new book, Belonging, draws on a lifetime of service to the Church both within the U.S. Bishops Conference and “outside,” from his longtime presidency of FADICA, and provides balanced and helpful insight.
Francis J. Butler, Author; Board Member, National Catholic Reporter; Past President, FADICA
Discussant: Sr. Carol Jean Vale, SSJ, President, Chestnut Hill College
Sponsored by Tree of Life Bookstores
- B2 - The Free Tuition Movement and Catholic Higher Education
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Description:
In various forms, the Free Tuition Movement has spread to about a third of U.S. states, presenting obvious challenges for Catholic universities and raising important questions of higher education public policy. This session explores the immediate future of this trend, the ways in which it is affecting our campuses, and the ways in which our institutions are addressing those challenges.
Donald Heller, Vice President of Operations, University of San Francisco
Linda LeMura, President, Le Moyne College
Dan Elsener, President, Marian University
- B3 - Keeping Mission Front and Center in a Virtual Environment
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Description:
If necessity is the mother of invention, the past year saw enormous creativity and resilience in the ways our campus ministry and mission offices used electronic tools to engage students and staff. This session explores the ways three campus leaders rethought everything, from new employee training, to prayer, campus mourning, retreats, service, and numerous other mission activities. Participants will be invited to share their ideas and learnings as well.
Rev. Mark Bosco, SJ, Vice President for Mission & Ministry, Georgetown University
Shannon Green, Director, CSJ Institute, Mount Saint Mary's University (CA)
Claire Noonan, Vice President for Mission and Ministry, Dominican University
Sponsored by Metz Culinary
