Program Outline

Sessions will run from 2.00-5.00pm except for the second session which will include lunch and run from 1.00pm-5.00pm

The Frances G. Harpst Center for Catholic Thought and Culture Can be found in Maher Hall, Suite 253. You can contact us at cctc@sandiego.edu

Session 1: Friday, Sept. 30^th

Venue: Mother Rosalie Hill Hall 127

What is a ‘Catholic’ University and What Kind of Catholic University Are We?

 

2.00-2.30:        Welcome and Introductions

2.30-3.00:        What is a Catholic University?

3.00-3.40:        What Kind of Catholic University Are We?

3.40-4.00         Break – Coffee Served

4.00-5.00:        Being a Faculty Member at a Catholic University: What Difference Does it Make?

4.00-4.40pm: Faculty Panel: With Guest Speakers

• Jonathan Bowman, Department of Communication Studies
• Steve Conroy, School of Business Administration

4.40-5.00pm: Discussion

Followed by Reception 5-6pm in Maher 253 (CCTC Suite)

 

Session 2: Friday, November. 11^th

Venue: IPJ Conference Room G

An Institutional Foundation that Does Justice:

Introducing Catholic Social Thought

1.00-1.15:        Introduction – Lunch Served

1.15-3.30:        Workshop on Catholic Social Thought

With Guest Speaker: John O’Brien CSSp, CCTC Visiting Fellow and Emilia Switgall Lecturer, Fall 2011

• CST: The Church’s ‘Best Kept Secret’?
• Principles and History of CST
• Integrating Catholic Social Thought into the Curriculum and Life of the University        

3.30-3.45:        Break – Coffee Served

3.45-4.45:        Catholic Social Thought in Action: Key Programs and Initiatives at USD

With Guest Speakers - including Panel Presentations and distribution of literature from personnel working in areas where commitment to social justice issues impacts the life of USD

• Erin Bishop, University Minister, Romero Immersion Programs
• John Loggins, Associate Director, Center for Community Service Learning

Rainbow Educators Program

• Steven Sumner, Associate Professor of Economics, School of Business Administration
• Adan Sanchez, Associate Director of United Front Multicultural Center

4.45-5.00:        Discussion

 

Session 3: Friday, Feb. 24^th

Venue: IPJ Conference Room EF

Hallmarks of USD: Distinctive Areas of Focus and Commitment

• Commitment to Humanistic Education of the Whole Person – Building on the RSCJ Tradition
• Commitment to the Dialogue Between Faith and Reason
• Commitment to Academic Freedom
• Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity

With Guest Speakers including Prof. Paul Lakeland, Aloysius P. Kelley, Professor of Catholic Studies and Chair of the Center for Catholic Studies at Fairfield University

2.00-2.30:  Commitment to Humanistic Education of the Whole Person – Building on the RSCJ Tradition

• Mary Hotz, Department of English

2.35-3.05:        Commitment to the Dialogue between Faith and Reason

• Larry Hinman, Department of Philosophy

3.05-3.30:        Break – Coffee Served

3.30-4.00:        Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity

• Carlton Floyd, Associate Provost and Co-Director, Center for Inclusion and Diversity

4.05-4.40:        Commitment to Academic Freedom

• Thomas Reifer, Department of Sociology
• Julie Sullivan, Executive Vice President and Provost

4.40-5.00:        Discussion

 

Session 4: Friday, March. 30^th

Venue: Warren Hall Faculty Reading Room (Law School)

Faculty Life and the Mission of the University

 

2.00-3.00         Taking Stock – Roundtable Reflections and Discussion on the Experiences of USD throughout 2011-2012

3.00-3.25:        Break – Coffee Served

3.30-4.45:        The Fourth Career Criterion: Support of the Mission of the University

With Guest Speakers - Faculty and Staff Panel:

• Steve Gelb, School of Leadership and Education Sciences
• Mary-Rose Mueller, Hahn School of Nursing
• Mgr Daniel Dillabough, Vice President, Mission and Ministry
• Sandra Sgoutas-Emch, Director, Center for Educational Excellence

4.45-5.00:        Final Thoughts and Discussion

Followed by Reception 5-6 p.m. Warren Hall Faculty Reading Room (Law School)