A no agenda social for all UP faculty and staff to enjoy, sponsored by the Garaventa Center.
Garaventa Center
Advent Visio Divina (Dec. 10)
Join us for a 30 minute guided prayer practice using an image from the beautiful “Saint John’s Bible”.
Listening Beyond Borders: Dialogue as a Path to Peace (Nov. 3)
A series of events on November 3 to promote reflection and discussion together on the ways dialogue affirms human dignity, fosters solidarity, and embodies the call to be peacemakers in a fractured world that ends with an art exhibit opening with artist Kathan Zerzan titled “Greeting from Palestine”.
Book Launch with Karen Eifler and Rachel Wheeler (Nov. 5)
Book launch with book editors of Beneath the Roar and Tumult: Promoting Radical Hospitality and Belonging in College Classrooms, a collection of essays by professors that provide a practical toolkit for helping college students hone their skills and knowledge to imagine a more just world and take actions to realize their deepest aspirations; that is, to do the ongoing work of prophets.
Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group (Nov. 14)
Staff and Faculty Faith and Intellectual Life Discussion Group sponsored by Garaventa Center.
Pre-Show Reception and Discussion Panel for “The Thanksgiving Play” (Nov. 15)
Garaventa Center sponsored pre-play reception and panel in collaboration with the UP Theater Department.
Feeding the World: Insights from the United Nations World Food Programme (Oct. 2)
The Garaventa Center is pleased to welcome guest speaker and UP Alum David Austin back to campus. As the former Director of Strategic Partnerships with the United Nations World Food Programme, Austin will share insights on how technology, innovation, policy-making, and strategic partnerships intersect in the global humanitarian fight against hunger.
Pre-Play Reception and Panel Discussion for New Works, New Voices (Oct. 4)
A reception and panel talk for theater show ticket holders sponsored by Garaventa Center.
Jazz and Sacred Music with J.J. Wright (Oct. 21)
This 2025 Annual Hesburgh Lecture with J.J. Wright, musician and composer who has appeared on Grammy Award winning and #1 Billboard Classical albums, will focus on the fusion of Jazz and Sacred Music as part performance, part talk.
Hope Springs Adjacent: Innovating for Global Health (Oct 23)
Garaventa Center guest speaker, UP alum Scott Knackstedt, will talk about innovating for global health.