MISSION CONVERSATIONS
Join fellow USF faculty and staff to discuss aspects of mission and identity in Jesuit higher education. Two sessions will be held this semester. Each conversation will focus on an article from "The Jesuit Education Reader," George W. Traub, SJ, ed. (Loyola Press, 2008).
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
12:15-1:15 pm
UC 419
Facilitator: Meera Nosek, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Article for discussion: The Heart of a Teacher: Identity and Integrity in Teaching by Parker Palmer
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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