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Thompson Faller

Retiring Faculty Ceremony & Reception, April 25

April 21, 2014

The following faculty members have announced their retirement at the conclusion of the spring 2014 semester, according to Kathleen Staten, provost’s office: Kathy Crabtree, Nursing Chris Kodadek, Biology Herman Asarnow, English Thompson Faller, Philosophy Susan Baillet, Psychology Robert Duff, Sociology Rev. Claude Pomerleau, C.S.C., Political Science Caroline Mann, Library A ceremony for all 2014 faculty […]

Filed Under: 04-21-2014, Academics, Events, Provost's Office Tagged With: Caroline Mann, Chris Kodadek, Herman Asarnow, Kathleen Staten, Kathy Crabtree, Provost's Office, Rev. Claude Pomerleau C.S.C., Robert Duff, Susan Baillet, Thompson Faller

Philosophy Lecture Honoring Thompson Faller, April 15

April 7, 2014

All faculty and staff are invited to a lecture honoring the career of Thompson Faller, philosophy, who will retire from his long, colorful career on The Bluff at the end of the spring semester. The lecture will be “The Use of Philosophical Principles in Modern Catholic Social Teaching” by Rev. Joseph W. Koterski, S.J., associate […]

Filed Under: 04-07-2014, Academics, Events, Philosophy Tagged With: Andrew Eshleman, Garaventa Center, McNerney-Hanson Endowed Chair in Ethics, philosophy, Rev. Joseph W. Koterski SJ, Thompson Faller

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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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