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2025-02-03

Inclement Weather Reminders

February 3, 2025

The sunshine held out longer than expected. Alas, cold and snow have arrived. Please review these updates from Facilities Services and Campus Safety for important information and tips regarding inclement weather. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2025-02-03, Issues Tagged With: Campus Safety, Facilities Planning and Construction

POL Presents: Executive Orders Explained (Feb. 5)

February 3, 2025

Professors Bill Curtis and Jeff Meiser will unpack and discuss presidential executive orders, as well as their power and limitations in this lecture event. Sponsored by POL, Engaged Humanities, and Constructive Dialogues. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2025-02-03, Events, Issues Tagged With: Constructive Dialogue, Engaged Humanities, Political Science Department

Celebration of Mass in Spanish (Feb. 9)

February 3, 2025

Campus Ministry is launching a new offering of Sunday Mass in Spanish.  Masses will be offered twice a month on the second and fourth Sundays of February, March, and April.  The first Spanish Mass will be at 1 p.m. on February 9, in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2025-02-03, Issues Tagged With: Campus Ministry

Don’t Miss February’s Thirst Friday! (Feb. 14)

February 3, 2025

All faculty and staff are invited to enjoy laughter, libations, small bites and great conversations at this Garaventa Center casual, no agenda social! Bring someone who’s never been for extra credit. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2025-02-03, Events, Issues Tagged With: Garaventa Center, Thirst Friday

Digital Lab: Spring Workshops (Feb. 11-14)

February 3, 2025

Want to develop your multimedia skills? Start with one of the Digital Lab’s introductory workshops on Canva, Podcasting, Studio Photography, or Video Editing. It’s also a chance to experience the new and improved Lab facility in the Shiley-Marcos Center for Design & Innovation! (Read More).

Filed Under: 2025-02-03, Issues Tagged With: Digital Lab Workshop

Walking the Camino: Muscle Memory with Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC (Feb. 19)

February 3, 2025

Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC, shares his experience from his recent pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago. The Camino de Santiago, or Way of St. James, has been a meeting place for pilgrims for almost 1,100 years and leads to the shrine of the apostle James in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2025-02-03, 2025-02-17, Events, Issues Tagged With: Campus Ministry, Garaventa Center

UP Theater Presents: “The Effect” by Lucy Prebble (Feb. 19-23)

February 3, 2025

Connie and Tristan are volunteers in a clinical trial—they’re falling in love, but is it just the side effect of the experimental antidepressant they’re taking? UP theater is proud to present this romantic dramedy that has taken the theater world by storm around the country and abroad. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2025-02-03, 2025-02-17, Events, Issues Tagged With: Performing and Fine Arts, Theater Program

Active Listening: Connection Through Communication (Feb. 19)

February 3, 2025

Unlock the secret to deeper connections and smoother workplace interactions with active listening. Learn practical techniques to enhance understanding, foster collaboration, and create stronger connections. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2025-02-03, 2025-02-17, Human Resources, Issues Tagged With: Human Resources

CTL Presents: Some Assembly Still Required (Feb. 20)

February 3, 2025

All faculty and staff are invited to join the CTL, Nicole Ralston (SOE), and Valerie Peterson (MTH) to discuss understanding and supporting today’s college students, some of whom may need additional support. We’ll explore how the rise of new media, K-12 education reforms, standardized testing culture, and pandemic disruptions have shaped our current students’ learning habits and academic expectations. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2025-02-03, 2025-02-17, Academics, Issues Tagged With: Center for Teaching and Learning

Spring 2025 Internship & Job Fair (Feb. 21)

February 3, 2025

The Career Education Center is hosting the Spring 2025 Internship & Job Fair on Friday, February 21, from 1–4 p.m. The fair brings together over 95 organizations offering summer jobs, internships and full-time positions across various industries. Faculty and staff play a critical role and serve as a critical influence in encouraging student participation. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2025-02-03, 2025-02-17, Events, Issues Tagged With: Career Education Center

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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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