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Faculty & Staff Autumn Retreat (Nov. 8)

October 11, 2024

The Mission Committee, the Office of the Provost, and Human Resources invite all faculty and staff to attend a day-long spiritual retreat on Friday, November 8, 2024. The retreat will be held on campus from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and will highlight themes of Catholic Social Teaching. Retreat leaders are Dr. Jordan Skornik, Executive Director of the Borland Free Clinic & Adjunct Faculty in Theology and Fr. Peter Walsh, CSC, Co-Director of the Garaventa Center.

The goal of the retreat is to provide a time for individual and communal spiritual reflection and renewal, to deepen faculty and staff connections to one another and to the University’s Catholic, Holy Cross mission and identity, and to invite staff and faculty to reflect on and embrace their vital contributions to our shared mission.

For more information and the retreat schedule, visit the link below. 

AUTUMN RETREAT

Please note that participation in the day-retreat will be considered a regular workday for staff, per supervisory approval.

To sign up for the retreat, please send an RSVP to Shannon Mayer, Co-Director of the Garaventa Center, at mayers@up.edu. You can also contact Shannon with any questions about schedule, participation, accommodations, etc.

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Filed Under: 2024-10-14, 2024-10-28, Events, Human Resources, Issues Tagged With: Faculty & Staff Retreat, Human Resources, Office of the Provost

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