CCTC Events 2016-2017
September
New Faculty Catholic Identity Seminar: Session 1
Teaching at a Catholic University
The Farmworkers’ Movement Through the Lens of Carlos LeGerrette
Gallery Exhibition Opening - with guest speaker Richard Ybarra
Co-Sponsored with University Galleries
Saint Mother Teresa: A Musical Celebration in Honor of Her Canonization
Co-sponsored with Department of Music, JustRead!, Changemaker Hub
Dr. Reyes Quezada Book Launch
Teaching and Supporting Migrant Children in Our Schools: A Culturally Proficient Approach
Co-sponsored with SOLES
October
Dr. Orlando Espin - Reception of the John Courtney Murray Award
Whose Faith? Whose Quest? Whose Understanding?: Theology in a Catholic University
Co-Sponsored with CAS
St. Francis and the Sultan: Two Friends of God Embrace
Co-Sponsored with University Ministry and the Franciscan School of Theology
Cesar Chavez and Voices from the Farmworkers’ Movement – Speaker Series
UFW and El Teatro Campesino – Evelyn Cruz
Co-Sponsored with University Galleries and Program in Latin American Studies
Christiana Peppard Lecture
Valuing Water: Aridity and the Ethics of Fresh Water in the 21st Century
Co-Sponsored with JustRead!, THRS and CCS
Cesar Chavez and Voices from the Farmworkers’ Movement – Speaker Series
Corridos y Resistencia: Music and the Farmworkers’ Struggle - Dr. Pepe Villarino, Ramón Chunky Sánchez y La Nueva Rondalla Amerindia
Co-Sponsored with University Galleries and Program in Latin American Studies
Cesar Chavez and Voices from the Farmworkers’ Movement – Speaker Series
Art, Culture, and Creativity in the Farmworkers’ Struggle - Maestro Victor Ochoa
Co-Sponsored with University Galleries and Program in Latin American Studies
Dr. Susie Babka Book Launch
Through the Dark Field: The Incarnation through an Aesthetics of Vulnerability
Co-Sponsored with THRS
November
Cesar Chavez and Voices from the Farmworkers’ Movement – Speaker Series
Filipino Workers and their Legacy - John Armington
Co-Sponsored with University Galleries and Program in Latin American Studies
Bishop Robert McElroy Lecture
Reclaiming Our National Politics
Co-Sponsored with Humanities Center and CAS
New Faculty Catholic Identity Seminar: Session 2
Catholic Social Teaching
Dialogue with Carlos LeGerrette
Co-Sponsored with University Galleries and Program in Latin American Studies
Cesar Chavez and Voices from the Farmworkers’ Movement – Speaker Series
Inter-ethnic Coalition Building: the UFW and UDW - Ken Seton-Msemaji
Co-Sponsored with University Galleries and Program in Latin American Studies
Archbishop Paul-Andre Durocher
What is Pope Francis Doing to the Church?: Ecology. Economy. Refugees. Women. Mercy. Laity. Priesthood. Marriage. the Curia.
Co-Sponsored with THRS and CCS
Faith & Intellectual Life Group Meeting
Co-Sponsored with Mission & Ministry
Dr. Cid Martinez Book Launch
The Neighborhood Has Its Own Rules: Latinos and African Americans in South Los Angeles
Co-Sponsored with Sociology
December
Catholic News Round-Up
Co-Sponsored by the Center for Educational Excellence
New Faculty Catholic Identity Seminar: Session 3
Catholic Intellectual Tradition
Lessons and Carols
A Festival of Word and Song to Prepare for Christmas
Co-Sponsored with Department of Music and Mission & Ministry
January
Faculty Travel Immersion Seminar
The Rise of the “Global South”: Catholic Social Teaching Along the Trail of Martyrs
Jan 8th – 16th Guatemala and El Salvador
February
Dr. Michelle Jacob Book Launch
Indian Pilgrims: Indigenous Journeys of Activism and Healing with Saint Kateri Tekakwitha
Fr. Garrett Galvin Book Launch
David’s Successors: Kingship in the Old Testament
Co-Sponsored with the Franciscan School of Theology
March
New Faculty Catholic Identity Seminar: Session 4
Catholic Teaching and the Core Curriculum
Timothy Johnson Lecture
No One Pours New Wine into Old Wine Skins: Reflections on The Life of Our Blessed Father Francis
Co-Sponsored with the Franciscan School of Theology
Kate Hennessy Lectures
Saved by Beauty: A Personal Look at Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker
Co-Sponsored with the Franciscan School of Theology
Synod on the Family - Dr. Reimer-Barry & Dr. Day
Synod on the Family: Recommendations, Process and Vision
Co-Sponsored with the Franciscan School of Theology
April
Angelus
Co-Sponsored with Department of Music
Catholic News Round-Up
Co-Sponsored with the Center for Educational Excellence
Film Showing: Silence
Co-Sponsored with University Ministry
A Holy Week Journey
Film showing
Faith & Intellectual Life Group Meeting – With President Harris
Co-Sponsored with Mission & Ministry
Faculty Travel Immersion Seminar I
Faculty Research Presentations
May
Faculty Travel Immersion Seminar II
Faculty Research Presentations