Program Outline

Note our sessions take place in different venues.

Sessions 1, 2 and 5 will run for three hours. Sessions 3 and 4 will be two hours in duration.

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. 28

2:00-5:00pm

Venue: Degheri Boardroom

What is a ‘Catholic’ University and What Kind of Catholic University is USD?

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 is USD?

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
• Tammy Dwyer, Department of Chemistry

4.40-5.00pm: Discussion

Followed by reception 5-6pm in the adjoning courtyard

 

Session 2: Monday, December 3

2:30-5:30pm

Venue: IPJ Board Room

An Institutional Foundation that Does Justice: Introducing Catholic Social Thought and Practice

2.30-2.45:        Introduction

2.45-5.15:        Workshop on Catholic Social Thought

With Guest Expert Facilitator:

Professor Tina Beattie, CCTC Visiting Fellow and Emilia Switgall Lecturer, Fall 2012

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

4.00-4.15:        Break – Coffee Served

4.50-5.30:        Final Questions and Discussion

 

Session 3: Thursday, February 21, 2013

12:15-2:15pm

Venue: CCTC, Maher Hall 253

USD’s Curriculum and Educational Mission:

Catholic Identity and Distinctive Areas of Focus and Commitment

With Guest Speakers

12.15-12.40:    Catholic Identity and the Range of Academic Disciplines: Building on the RSCJ Tradition of Educating the Whole Person

• Betsy Walsh, Department of English

12.40-1.05:      The Catholic Intellectual Tradition and the Core Curriculum

• Mary Doak, Theology and Religious Studies

1.05-1.15         Coffee will be available

1.15-1.40:        Striving for Educational Excellence:

• Marcelle Darby, Assistant Director, Center for Educational Excellence

1.40-2.15:        Questions and Discussion

Session 4: Thursday, March 14, 2013

12:15-2:15pm

Venue: CCTC, Maher Hall 253

Putting it all into Practice: The Challenge of Being a Catholic University in the 21^st Century

12.15-12.45     The Challenge of Being a Catholic University in the 21^st Century:

Where the Rubber hits the Road

The Importance of Academic Freedom

• Thomas Reifer, Department of Sociology

12.45-1.30       Catholic Social Thought in Action: Key Programs and Initiatives at USD

With Guest Speakers - including brief 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:

• Lisa Nunn, Department of Sociology and Rainbow Educator

1.30-1.45         Break: coffee will be Served

1.45-2.00         The Importance of Inclusion and Diversity:

• Esteban Del Rio, Interim Director, Center for Inclusion and Diversity and Interim Associate Provost, Inclusion and Diversity

2.00-2.15         Questions and Discussion

Session 5: Friday, May 3, 2013

2:00-4:00pm (Reception to follow)

Venue: Degheri Boardroom with reception in adjoining courtyard

Your Role in helping to make USD a Flourishing Community: Faculty Life and the Mission of the University

2.00-2.45         Taking Stock – Roundtable Reflections and Discussion on the Experiences of USD throughout 2011-2012

2.45-3.00         Break – Coffee Served

3.00-4.00:        Reflections on the Fourth Career Criterion: Support of the Mission of the University

With Guest Speakers - Faculty and Staff Panel:

Being Part of USD’s Mission

• Msgr Dan Dillabough, Vice President, Mission and Ministry
Being at Home in a Catholic University – Whatever your Background

• Steve Gelb, School of Leadership and Education Sciences
• Noelle Norton, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

The Center for Catholic Thought and Culture: an Ongoing Resource for Your Life and Career at USD

• Justine Gonzales, Center for Catholic Thought and Culture

 

Followed by Reception 4-5 p.m.