Campus Ministry and the Center for Ethics and Leadership are showing the film Dead Man Walking. This is a powerful true story of one nun's encounter with the American death penalty beginning when she honors a deceptively simple request becoming a pen pal to a death row inmate.
Please join us the following week on Friday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m., for an interfaith gathering and presentation by Sr. Helen Prejean, whose experience is depicted in Dead Man Walking. Look for more information about her visit in your e-news.
 

Through his example, St. Francis reminds us that we are called to bring about justice and peace in our world, to end violence and war, poverty and oppression and to protect our fragile planet.
Pet owners everywhere celebrate the feast of St. Francis of Assisi on October 4 by having their pets blessed in the spirit of this patron saint of animals and ecology.  Campus Ministry and the Rev. Jennifer Veninga will be hosting a time for your pet to be Blessed.  Please make sure that your pet is controlled and dogs must be leashed. 
 

Sun Come Up - A film of the world's first "Climate Refugees"
Join in a viewing of the Academy Award-nominated film  which depicts some of the world’s first “climate refugees,” inhabitants of the Carteret Islands just north of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.
This film is being offered by The Catholic Coalition on Climate Change in commemoration of the Feast Day of St. Francis and is sponsored by Campus Ministry.

After several weeks of college, you might be ready to get away and recharge.  FRESHMEN ESCAPE is a chance to take a time out and reflect on your experiences during a weekend getaway led by upperclassmen.  You'll have the opportunity to meet new friends, discuss issues of college life, explore your faith, hang out and relax.  The event begins at 3:30 p.m on Oct. 5 and ends at 2 p.m. on Oct. 7.  Registration Deadline: Sept 28  

Founders Week begins  with masses at 10:30 am and 9 pm.  Reception in Mang House  follows both masses.
 

Founders Week.   The Brothers of Holy Cross challenge students to activities on the Ragadale lawn.    Refreshments available

Three scholars discuss the significance of learning about diverse faith traditions in today’s complex world as part of the Nostra Aetate program. Sharing their perspectives from three different academic contexts, the panelists will address the important role of studying these traditions at a Christian institution, and consider specific implications for St. Edward’s University.

• Dr. Richard Bautch, St. Edward’s University
• Dr. Whitney Bodman, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
• Dr. Sarah Tobin, Wheaton College, Massachusetts

The Nostra Aetate program explores the interreligious values reflected in the groundbreaking Vatican II (1965) document of the same name, which expressed a commitment to dialogue and understanding among diverse faith traditions.
Reception to follow the event.
 

One in four Texans has no health insurance. Without insurance, access to care and good health maintenance are near impossible. This talk will go over the basics of healthcare reform (Obamacare) and how it will impact the lives of Texans. Finally, the talk will cover what we still need to be fighting for as we head into the 2013 legislative session.
The talk will be given by Mimi Garcia, MA/MPP, Director of Healthcare Organizing, Engage Texas/Texas Well and Healthy. Event is sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Leadership.
 

 
Max Brooks, New York Times best-selling author of The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, has been called "the Studs Terkel of zombie journalism." World War Z was chosen as this year's common text that all incoming St. Edward's students read. Come hear Brooks talk about surviving a zombie apocalypse and how a zombie story gives people a fictional lens to discuss the real problems of the world.
 
A book signing will follow.
 
 

 
Sr. Helen Prejean (of "Dead Man Walking" fame) will be joined by Austin Faith Leaders to discuss the challenges of moving Texas away from a culture of vengeance toward a culture of accountability that does not rely on the death penalty; addressing the issue of the death penalty from the pulpit; and how faith leaders and people of faith can take a more proactive role in educating their congregations about the death penalty. 
 
To reserve your FREE tickets, please visit the link http://tcadp.org/sr-helen-prejean-conversation/. 
 

Come learn about the St. Edward's Master of Arts in Counseling program!
An Information Session is where you'll meet admission coordinators who can answer your questions. You'll hear a brief presentation about the Master of Arts in Counseling program and mingle with St. Edward's University faculty and staff over light refreshments. There is no cost to attend and guests are welcome.
To register, call our office at 512-448-8600 or register online,
www.stedwards.edu/admission/graduate/infosession. We will send you a confirmation along with parking information.

This talk expands on the origins of the Hollywood zombie by tracing it back to the crucial period of the U.S. occupation of Haiti (1915-1934). During this period, Haitian writers belonging to the Indigènes and Griots movements developed ideas about their local folk culture and the voodoo religion as the basis of a program of cultural resistance and national modernization. Micklethwait will connect these writers’ ideas about Haitian culture to the transmission of the zombie into American popular culture and discuss the implications of slavery and colonialism bound up in these images of the undead.

Do you love lamp? Then grab your friends and see University Programming Board’s presentation of Anchorman! Come for free food, ridiculous prizes, and a good laugh.

Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to attend The Lucian Symposium on Global Health and Infectious Disease.
The Symposium will begin with a Science session followed by presentations on global health concluding with a panel discussion on global health and human rights that will link the societal aspect with the science.
Science and global institutions can align in many ways to improve the health of developed and developing countries.
 
"Global Health and Infectious Disease" Lucian Symposium, co-sponsored by the School of Natural Sciences and the Kozmetsky Center, St. Edward's University.

Michael Worley, Fulbright Scholar Program, will be presenting.   Fulbright Scholar Programs offer U.S. faculty, administrators, and professionals grants to teach, conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields, or to participate in seminars.  They include both long-term and short-term opportunities.  Please RSVP at the more information tab below.

 
Mary Ann McDowell is an associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame. McDowell’s lecture will discuss how infectious diseases contribute substantially to slow economic and social progress in these countries and how the Eck Institute for Global Health at Notre Dame is taking a university-wide enterprise that recognizes health as a fundamental human right.
 

Muslims throughout the world celebrate Eid-Al-Adha. 
Join your  St. Edward’s University Muslim community in a feast honoring Abraham and his extraordinary obedience to God.
 
Sponsored by the Muslim Student Association & Campus Ministry
 
RSVP to Medina Bills at medinas@stedwards.edu
 

This photographic exhibit features work by Dorothy Tuma with interpretation by Wendy M. Wright, PhD. It explores the nature of the Catholic imagination as viewed through the lens of the many faces of the Virgin Mary as she is discovered in the “minority majority” Catholic archdiocese of Los Angeles. The product of a seven-year pilgrimage through this region, which is a microcosm of global Catholicism, these images reveal the rich textures of Catholic Marian experience and allow a glimpse into the exquisite tenderness and remarkable vigor with which she is embraced. The exhibit runs October 26- November 2.
Gallery Hours: Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Fine Arts Gallery
Public Lecture: Wendy M. Wright, PhD, will talk as part of The Most Reverend John McCarthy Lecture Series on the Catholic Church in the 21st Century on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 5 p.m., Mabee Ballroom.

Miles for a Mission is a non-competitive run/walk that supports outreach programs providing students with opportunities to enrich their education and improve communities.
SEU will be overrun with zombies to celebrate the 5th anniversary of Miles for a Mission and the university's Common Theme of How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse: Dystopia and Sustainability.
 
Participants will navigate a series of challenging obstacles throughout the 5K course in an attempt to reach the finish line-all while trying to avoid the undead. There will be a series of obstacles that will be physically challenging, but not impossible. 

A finalist for an Academy Award for Best Documentary, GASLAND is a gripping and timely film about current hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," which has become the largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history. Conceived of, directed, narrated, and filmed by Josh Fox, GASLAND premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and won six major awards.
Event will feature a showing of the documentary followed by Q&A with filmmaker Josh Fox. Event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Leadership with support from an NIFA HSI Education Grant.

At this speaker series, enjoy a free lunch while engaging in conversation with our speakers who share their own experiences of living out their faith as adults beyond college.
Joining us for lunch this week will be Roy Pequeno, Residence Director of Hunt, Le Mans, and Johnson Halls and SEU alum. He will be engaging us in a discussion about how his experiences working in service and social justice have influenced his spirituality.

R.S.V.P. at http://bit.ly/FHLrsvp or by emailing Jenny Eakin at jeakin@stedwards.edu.