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9:00-10:15 a.m. Colloquium Sessions
Session 1: Panel Discussion: "'Administry': Transforming Administration into Ministry"
Fred Ehrman, Bellarmine University
Karl Lusk, Pastor, St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Margaret E. Miller, Bellarmine University
Melanie-Préjean Sullivan, Bellarmine University
Chair: Christine Maziar, University of Notre Dame
Session 2: Panel Discussion: "The Active Embrace of Ex Corde Ecclesiae : The Case Study of a Small Liberal Arts University"
Daniel J. Julius, Benedictine University
Alicia Tait, Benedictine University
Kevin Doyle, Benedictine University
Chair: Gary Anderson, University of Notre DameSession 3: Moral Formation on Campus
"The Role of the Shadow Curriculum in Achieving the Pax Academica "
Ruth D. Lasseter, former co-editor of Canticle Magazine for women
"Models of Moral Formation in Student Development Programs at Catholic Universities"
David Cloutier, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University
"Christianity and the Liberal Arts: Intellectual Community as a Foundation for Faith"
Randall Smith, University of St. Thomas, Houston, Tex.
Chair: Phillip Sloan, University of Notre DameSession 4: The Effects of Truth
"University Attitudes: An Examination of Karol Wojtyla's Concept of Attitude, Particularly, the Attitudes of Those Associated with Catholic Universities"
Ryan Connors, Our Lady of Providence Seminary
"Knowing the Truth in Person: Education as Conversion"
Victor Salas, Jr., St. Louis University
"Joy in Contemplation: Towards a Justification of Catholic Liberal Education"
Elizabeth Salas, Benedictine College
Chair: Rev. Paul Kollman, CSC, University of Notre DameSession 5: Philosophy of the Person/Personal Formation
"Finding Joy in the Truth of Creaturehood: A Theological Path for the Renewal of Catholic Education"
Harold Ernst, University of Notre Dame
"Moral Pedagogy, Without Faintheartedness"
Shawn Floyd, Malone College
"Education's Role in Personal Formation According to Edith Stein"
Freda Mary Oben
Chair: Margaret M. Hogan, University of PortlandSession 6: The Christian University and Social Justice Issues
"Establishing Right Relations: Gustavus Adolphus College and Social Justice"
Will Hustwit, University of Mississippi
"Globalization, Catholic Social Teaching, and the University: Notes towards an Agenda"
Bradley Lewis, The Catholic University of America
"Is There Room for Christian Social Thought in Current Day Social Work Education?"
Donald Gatwood, Catholic Charities of the Catholic Diocese of Evansville
Chair: Bill Purcell, Center for Social Concerns, University of Notre DameSession 7: Unity of Curriculum and Community
"Joining in Joy"
Jaqueline Belfort-Chalat, Le Moyne College
"A Stark, Raving Proposal: On the Failure of University Theology and Philosophy Requirements to Meet Their Goal, and a Necessary Structural Correction"
Michael Anthony Novak, Marquette University
Chair: Margaret Tate, Baylor UniversitySession 8: The Purpose of Christian Universities
"A Modest Proposal to Abolish Catholic Colleges and Universities"
Marian Crowe, University of Notre Dame
"Nietzsche's Critique of State Universities"
Edwin Bagley, Wingate University
"Why Do We Need Christian Universities? A Re-examination of the Role of Christian Theology in Christian Universities "
Mark Cherry, St. Edward's University
Chair: George Marsden, University of Notre Dame
10:15-10:45 a.m. Break, Refreshments
10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Invited Papers
Session 1: "New Undergraduate Programs at Catholic Universities: Charting a New Course"
Don Briel, University of St. Thomas
Alasdair MacIntyre, University of Notre Dame
Thomas Smith, Villanova University
Chair: Fred Freddoso, University of Notre Dame
Session 2: "The Baylor Situation"
Robert Sloan, Baylor University
Don Schmeltekopf, Baylor University
Chair: Michael Beaty, Baylor University
12:15-1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:30-2:45 p.m. Invited Papers
Session 1: "Newman's Catholic University: the Idea and the Realities"
M. Katherine Tillman, University of Notre Dame
Marvin O'Connell, University of Notre Dame
Phillip Sloan, University of Notre Dame
Chair: Ralph McInerny, University of Notre Dame
Session 2: "The Idea of a University Critically Re-Examined: Taking Some Hints from Moses
Maimonides, Francisco de Vitoria, and St. Gregory Palamas"
H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr., Rice University
Chair: Kevin McDonnell, St. Mary's CollegeSession 3: "The Catholic University in the Age of Corporate/Consumer Capitalism"
Rev. Wilson Miscamble, CSC, University of Notre Dame
Chair: Lee Tavis, University of Notre Dame
2:45-3:15 p.m. Break, Refreshments
3:15-4:45 p.m. Colloquium Sessions
Session 1: Panel Discussion: "The Role of a Rhetoric Ph.D. Program in a Catholic Spiritan University: A Model for Catholic Education for Service in the New Millennium"
"A Framework for a Spiritan University"
Janie Harden Fritz, Duquesne University
Rev. John Sawicki, CSSp, Duquesne University
"An Arendtian Perspective on Graduate Education: The Rhetoric Ph.D. Program at Duquesne University"
Ronald C. Arnett, Duquesne University
"Service Ethnography: Finding Joy in the Truth from Research to Teaching"
Kathleen Glenister Roberts, Duquesne University
"Rhetorical Studies and Graduate Development: Scholarship, Teaching, and Service"
Eric Grabowsky, Duquesne University / Residential Fellow at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural RenewalSession 2: Academic Freedom
"What is Academic Freedom?"
Kenneth Kemp, University of St. Thomas , St. Paul , Minn.
"Academic Freedom: A Guise for Control or a Protector of Truth?"
Jeffrey Langan, University of Notre Dame
"Is the Catholic University a Safe Haven for Its Faculty? Academic License vs. Academic Freedom"
Stephen Heaney, University of St. Thomas , St. Paul , Minn.
Chair: Adrian Reimers, University of Notre DameSession 3: Catholic Social Justice Issues
" Centesimus Annus , Poverty and the University"
Pedro Pallares, Universidad Panamericana
"Calming Anxiety: Ex Corde Ecclesiae and the Catholic Social Encyclicals"
Victoria Newman, St. Louis University
" Ex Corde Ecclesiae : Cardinal Newman Revisited (Service Learning as New Paradigm for the New Millennium)"
Kathleen Barlow, Indiana Institute of Technology
Kyle Robison, Indiana Institute of Technology
Chair: Denis Goulet, University of Notre DameSession 4: Classic Catholic Curricula
"The Jesuit Ratio Studiorum of 1599 and Some Lessons for Christian Colleges Today"
Alexander Pruss, Georgetown University
"A Franciscan Foundation for a Contemporary Catholic Curriculum"
Michael Chiariello, St. Bonaventure University
"Millennials and the Catholic Universtiy: Insights from the Benedictine Rule"
Fred Herron, St. John's University
Chair: David Carey, Whitman CollegeSession 5: Truth and Cultural Dialogue
"Catholic Tradition and the Claims of Modern Democracy"
Jeanne Heffernan, Villanova University
"Aquinas, the Catholic University, and Engagement"
Michael Dauphinais, Ave Maria University
"Truth, Dialogue, and Jacob's Well: A Model for Building the Culture of Life"
Deirdre McQuade, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Chair: Daniel McInerny, University of Notre DameSession 6: The Unity of Truth
"Catholic Vision: Luigi Giussani's Understanding of Non-Christians' Perceptions of the Truth"
Matthew Briel, University of Notre Dame
"21st Century Philosophy: Recovering the Study of the Whole"
Christopher Lutz, St. Meinrad School of Theology
"Love of Knowledge as an Intellectual Virtue"
Jay Wood, Wheaton CollegeSession 7: The Catholic Law School
"Cornerstones of a Catholic Law School: Ex Corde Ecclesiae , Veritatis Splendor , Evangelium Vitae and Fides et Ratio "
Michael Kenney, Ave Maria Law School
"The Theological Context of Catholic Legal Scholarship"
Kevin Lee, Ave Maria Law School
"A Critical Look at Jesuit Legal Education"
John Breen, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Chair: Rick Garnett, Notre Dame Law School
6:00-7:15 p.m. Dinner
9:00 p.m. Reception
9:00-10:15 a.m. Colloquium Sessions
Session 1: Panel Discussion: "Luigi Giussani and the Risk of Education"
Paolo Carozza, Notre Dame Law School
Msgr. Lorenzo Albacete, Responsible for North America Fraternity of Communion and Liberation
Chris Bacich, Risk of Education Student Center, New York
Chair: Patricia Powers, Loyola University ChicagoSession 2: Liberal Arts Curricula at the Catholic University
"The Challenge of Ex Corde Ecclesiae and Integrated Core Text(s) Programs"
Patrick Flynn, Benedictine University
"The Myth of the Great Books: Why the Great Books Are Not a Model of Catholic Higher Education"
Mark Roberts, Franciscan University of Steubenville
"Citizenship Education - A Model Built on the Liberal Arts of Catholic Tradition - A Perspective of an Evangelical"
David Bertch, College at Southwestern
Chair: Fred Crosson, University of Notre DameSession 3: Past Figures Address Current Conditions
" Ex Corde Ecclesiae and The Idea of a University "
Duane Bruce, St. Anselm College
"Newman on Mind and Materialism in the University"
Ronald Hustwit, The College of Wooster
"Thomas Merton, the Emerging Catholic Paradigm and the Catholic University"
Michael Herron, St. John's University
Chair: Sheryl Overmyer, Duke UniversitySession 4: Spiritual Aspects of the Intellectual Life
"Feasting on Truth by Fasting From Food: On the Epistemological Impact of Fasting"
Corinna Delkeskamp-Hayes, International Studies in Philosophy and Medicine
"Teaching the Shoah in Catholic Higher Education: Historical, Ethical and Religious Dimensions"
Robert Ventresca, King's University College at the University of Western Ontario
"The Spiritual Mission of the Catholic University in the New Evangelization"
Kelly Bowring, STD, Southern Catholic College
Chair: David Fagerberg, University of Notre DameSession 5: What Philosophers Can Take from Fides et Ratio
"The Ethicist as Evangelist: The Autonomy of Moral Philosophy and the New Evangelization"
Randall Colton, Eastern University
"John Paul II, Christian Faith, and the Soul of the University: Reflections on Ex Corde Ecclesiae and Fides et Ratio "
Eduardo Echeverria, Sacred Heart Major Seminary
"Words of Wisdom : A Philosophical Dictionary Inspired by Fides et Ratio"
John Carlson, Creighton University
Chair: Rev. Charlie Gordon, CSC, University of Notre DameSession 6: Prospective Students Evaluate Catholic Universities
"Character in Training: College Sports and the Student-Athlete"
Sarah Blahnik, Montrose School
"In Search of True Education"
Lauren Robbins, Montrose SchoolSession 7: Academic Freedom and Faculty Dissent
"Obedience of Faith and the Danger of Dissent"
Adrian Reimers, University of Notre Dame
"Should Christian Universities Adopt Lewis' Treaty?"
Jeff Green, University of Notre Dame
"The Catholic University and the Quest for Truth"
John Thomson, Duke University
Chair: Jeff Langan, University of Notre DameSession 8: Panel Discussion: "The Micah House Program of Saint Louis University: Integrating Faith, Community, Academics, and Service to the Poor"
Donald Stump (Director), Saint Louis University
Gregory Beabout (Philosophy component), Saint Louis University
Aaron Meyer, Micah House student
Gina Meyer, Micah House student
Brian Robinette (Theology component), Saint Louis University
Jody Sowell (Urban Studies component), Saint Louis University
10:15-10:45 a.m. Break, Refreshments
10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Invited Papers
Session 1: "Courage: A Necessary Virtue for the Catholic Philosopher"
Margaret M. Hogan, University of Portland
Chair: John Robinson, Notre Dame Law SchoolSession 2: "The Analogy of Truth"
Ralph McInerny, University of Notre Dame
Chair: Scott Moore, Baylor UniversitySession 3: Rev. Kevin Wildes, SJ, Loyola University New Orleans
12:15-1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:30-2:45 p.m. Invited Papers
Session 1: "The Scandal and the Splendor of Truth"
David Lyle Jeffrey, Baylor University
Chair: Margaret Tate, Baylor UniversitySession 2: "The Role of Philosophy at a Contemporary Christian University"
Rev. Kurt Pritzl, OP, The Catholic University of America
Paul Weithman, University of Notre Dame
Michael Beaty, Baylor University
Chair: Mary Keys, University of Notre DameSession 3: "Joy in Truth: Graduate Theological Education in the New Millenium"
Rev. Matthew Lamb, Ave Maria University
Chair: Rev. Michael Heintz, St. Matthew Cathedral (South Bend , IN)
2:45-3:15 p.m. Break, Refreshments
3:15-4:45 p.m. Colloquium Sessions
Session 1: Panel Discussion: "What Catholic Universities Can Learn from Non-Catholic"
Darin Davis, Saint Norbert College
James Krueger, University of Redlands
Laura Ramirez Krueger, University of Redlands
Margaret Watkins Tate, Baylor University
Christopher Toner, Air University
Chair: Don Schmeltekopf, Baylor UniversitySession 2: Panel Discussion: "Women, Families, and the Christian University "
Karen Stohr, Georgetown University
Amy Barrett, Notre Dame Law School
Nicole Garnett, Notre Dame Law School
Margaret M. Hogan, University of Portland
Chair: Amy McInerny, homeschooling mother and retired attorneySession 3: Panel Discussion: Natural Law
Daryl Charles, Union University
Mark Shiffman, Villanova University
Philip Goggans, Seattle Pacific University
Kevin Cooney, Union University
Chair: Carter Snead, Notre Dame Law SchoolSession 4: Teaching Principles of the Catholic Tradition
"Telling the Truth to Power"
Kevin McDonnell, Saint Mary's College
"Natural Law, Virtue, and the Character of a University"
Kyle Bertoli, University of Notre Dame
"Recovering the Christian Mind in the Christian University"
D. Christopher Ralston, Rice University
Chair: Thomas Scheck, University of Notre DameSession 5: Moral Philosophy as Christian, as Philosophy
"Christian Philosophy and Renewal of Catholic Intellectual Life"
Gregory Sadler, Ball State University
"Maritain's Moral 'Philosophy'"
Matthew Lomanno, University of St. Thomas, Houston, Tex.
"Philosophy in the Catholic University in an Age of Postmodernism.Rightly Understood"
Brian Clayton, Gonzaga University
Chair: Bob Barger, University of Notre DameSession 6: Forming Professionals
"The Dark Side of Mentoring"
Richard McClelland, Gonzaga University
"The Vatican Charter for Health Care Workers as a Resource and Guide for Catholic Programs in Medical and Mental Health"
Philip M. Sutton, Psychologist in Professional Practice (South Bend, IN)
Chair: Rev. James Foster, CSC, University of Notre DameSession 7: Catholicity and Curriculum
"The Task Ahead for a Catholic Liberal Arts Curriculum: To Teach Poetry As Thought, Not Subjective Feeling"
Rollin Lasseter, Catholic Schools Textbook Project
" Ex Corde Ecclesiae at Notre Dame and Brigham Young"
Benjamin Huff, University of Notre Dame
"The Role of Philosophy in the Renewal of Catholic Higher Education"
Tedmund Chan, Boston College
Chair: Bill Schmitt, University of Notre Dame
5:00 p.m. Mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart
7:00 p.m. Banquet
