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2024-09-02

2024 Convocation Address “A Sign In an Alienated World.” (Sept. 3)

August 30, 2024

Please join us on Tuesday, September 3, at 4:00 p.m. in the Buckley Center Auditiorium for the Annual Convocation Address with President Robert Kelly, PhD. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-09-02, Events, Issues Tagged With: Opening Convocation, President's Office

IS Network Maintenance (Sept. 3)

August 30, 2024

Information Services will be performing software upgrades on our security appliances that control authentication to campus WiFi networks, wired Dorm Ethernet, and VPN services from 4:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 3. During this window users may experience short term authentication issues that should resolve within 5-10 minutes. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-09-02, Issues Tagged With: Information Services

2nd Annual Mass of the Holy Spirit (Sept. 4)

August 30, 2024

Join us for our second annual Mass of the Holy Spirit on Wednesday, September 4, at 11:30 a.m. in the Chiles Center. Classes will be canceled and all offices will close to students and the general public during the 11:25 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. service. Our liturgy will reflect the diversity of backgrounds and perspectives present on The Bluff, and all community members are warmly invited to attend and join us for cookies afterwards. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-09-02, Issues Tagged With: Campus Ministry, mass of the holy spirit

Student Employment & Service Fair (Sept. 4)

August 30, 2024

The Moreau Center for Service and Justice and Human Resources are excited to announce our first ever Student Employment & Service Fair. This Fair is a great opportunity for students to connect directly with both on and off campus employers, discover service opportunities, and learn about their Federal Work Study options. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-09-02, Events, Issues Tagged With: Career Center, Human Resouces, Moreau Center for Service and Justice

Women’s Leadership Forum Kickoff (Sept. 12)

August 30, 2024

Faculty and staff are invited to attend this year’s kickoff event for the Women’s Leadership Forum. Regardless of position or title, we are all leaders on campus. This initial meeting will be an informal opportunity to get to know each other while discussing ideas from the podcast The Happiness Lab: “5 Tips to Be Happier at Work.” Bring your lunch and join us, even if you haven’t had a chance to listen yet! (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-09-02, Issues Tagged With: Women's Leadership Forum

Don’t Miss the First Thirst Friday! (Sept. 13)

August 30, 2024

All faculty and staff are invited to join us for warm welcomes and a toast to new beginnings. Enjoy laughter, libations, small bites and great conversations at this Garaventa Center casual, no agenda social favorite! Bring someone who’s never been for extra credit. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-09-02, Events, Issues Tagged With: Thirst Friday

NEW Student Faith and Science Discussion Group! (Sept. 16)

August 30, 2024

Curious about Faith & Science? Join us for an informational meeting and conversation. Books will be provided for our first discussion, which will focus on “Inventing the Universe” by Alister McGrath. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-09-02, Issues Tagged With: Campus Ministry, CAS

Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group (Sept. 20)

August 30, 2024

We invite all faculty and staff to join the first meeting of the Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group [FILDG] for the 2024-25 academic year. We will be discussing “Tears and Ashes” by Vincent Miller and “The Last Two Northern White Rhinos on Earth” by Sam Anderson. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-09-02, Issues Tagged With: Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group

Spring 2025 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research (Oct. 7)

August 30, 2024

Since its inauguration in 2015, the Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research has provided support for faculty members from across the University who collaborate with undergraduates on a semester-long research project. The provost’s office is committed to increasing opportunities for student experiential learning and we encourage any interested faculty to apply. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-09-02, Academics, Issues Tagged With: Provost Initiative Grants

Call for Butine Faculty Development Proposals (Due Oct. 11)

August 30, 2024

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) invites all full-time faculty, instructors, lecturers, and librarians to submit proposals for the Fall 2024 Arthur Butine Faculty Development Fund. TAS will host two workshops to provide information on the application process and answer questions. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2024-09-02, Academics, Issues Tagged With: Butine Call For Proposals, Committee on Teaching and Scholarship

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Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC, published From Glory to Glory: A Pilgrim’s Notes From the Badlands of Grace. Occasioned by the author’s walking, with siblings, the famous Camino de Santiago in the fall of 2024, the book traces all manner of other pilgrimages—to and from home, family, love, self, and God. One Subject Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota. November, 2025.

Jessica Murphy Moo, editor of Portland Magazine and director of storytelling, wrote the lyrics to two songs in “We Go On, Oswego,” a song cycle honoring female refugees who lived at Camp Ontario in upstate New York. From 1944-1946, Camp Ontario provided emergency shelter to refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe. “We Go On, Oswego” was performed at Nazareth College, in collaboration with Finger Lakes Opera, on December 4, 2025. It was commissioned by Katie Hannigan, PhD. The song “There Is No Underground,” was written in collaboration with composer Maria Thompson Corley, and the song “My Table,” was written in collaboration with composer Kurt Erickson.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published “A Spirituality of Desert Discipleship for Our Times. Reflections on the Readings of the Third Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. December 13, 2025.

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