MISSION CONVERSATIONS
An opportunity for USF faculty and staff to discuss aspects of mission and identity in Jesuit higher education. The focus of this particular conversation will be on teaching and research in science. The discussion will be facilitated by Associate Professor Shirley McGuire of the psychology department.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
12:15-1:15 pm
Maraschi Room, Fromm Hall
Feel free to bring your own lunch.
For discussion:
Just Science: Teaching Science at Jesuit Universities By Trileigh Tucker, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at Seattle University, published in Conversations magazine, Spring 2001, and A Jesuit Education Reader (Traub, ed., Loyola Press, 2008). Download article.
An RSVP is not required. Any questions or comments, please contact the Lane Center at x5200 or lanecenter@usfca.edu. All USF faculty and staff are welcome.
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Mission Reflection
"The Jesuit tradition of engagement with, and respect for, other cultures guides our distinctive Jesuit approach to education. It means encouraging personal reflection, respectful listening to others, caring for the whole person, finding a vocation or calling as an expression of love in this world, and of course, being a woman or man for others."
J.P. Allen
Associate Professor of IT
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Western Conversations
An annual gathering of faculty and staff representatives of the Western region Jesuit colleges and universities (Gonzaga, Loyola Marymount, Regis, Santa Clara, Seattle, and San Francisco) to discuss experiences, expectations, and contributions to the identity and mission of Jesuit Catholic higher education, develop inter-collegiate community, and take steps steps to make the Jesuit Catholic tradition effective in curriculum development, research, service and student life.
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