| October 2007 |
Tuesday
Oct. 2
6:30 p.m. |
School of Management and Business Graduate Information Session
Mabee Ballroom C, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center
Prospective students interested in graduate business programs are invited to learn more about the programs and meet their admission coordinator. The session will include an overview of the MBA, MAHS, MSOLE, MSPM and MSCIS programs, admission requirements and application procedures. Please RSVP at http://www.excelatstedwards.com/infosessions. |
Connie Young
464-8837 |
Tuesday
Oct. 2
7 p.m. |
Celebrate Ramadan
Maloney Room, Main Building
Participate in this month-long celebration by joining in an Iftar dinner to break the daily fast. This event is sponsored by the Office of Campus Ministry and the Institute for Interfaith Dialog. Please RSVP to James Puglisi at jamesjp@stedwards.edu. |
James Puglisi
233-1693 |
Tuesday
Oct. 2
8 p.m. |
Welcome Days
Blockbuster Film Presented by the University Programming Board (UPB)
Jones Auditorium, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center |
Student Life
448-8422 |
Wednesday
Oct. 3
7 p.m. |
Documentary Screening — Lost Boys of Sudan
Jones Auditorium, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center
Winner of an Independent Spirit Award and named Best Documentary at the San Francisco International Film Festival, Lost Boys of Sudan follows two teenage Sudanese refugees on an extraordinary journey from Africa to America, offering a gripping and sobering peek into the myth of the American Dream. Wani Tombe, Assistant Professor of Economics at St. Edward's University, will discuss his personal experiences with the Sudan, including his most recent visit this summer. |
Jennifer Johnson
637-5648 |
Thursday
Oct. 4
4:30-7 p.m. |
Fleck Hall Re-Opening
Fleck Hall
The St. Edward’s community is invited to attend a rededication and blessing of newly renovated Fleck Hall, followed by an open house and reception. |
Laura Rivas
448-8740 |
Thursday
Oct. 4
7-8:30 p.m. |
6th Annual Sr. Mary Rose McPhee, DC, Lectures on Leadership and Spirituality — Leadership, Spirituality and the Environment by Father Richard Rohr
Jones Auditorium, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center
Fr. Rohr is the author of numerous books including Simplicity, The Wild Man’s Journey, Everything Belongs, Hope Against Darkness, and Job and the Mystery of Suffering.
$35/$20 Students and Seniors. For more information or to register call Seton Cove at 451-0272. |
Medina Salias
448-4899 |
Friday
Oct. 5
8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. |
6th Annual Sr. Mary Rose McPhee, D.C. Lectures on Leadership and Spirituality — Workshop: Contemplative Leadership in a Postmodern World by Father Richard Rohr.
Mabee Ballroom, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center
Fr. Rohr is the author of numerous books including Simplicity, The Wild Man’s Journey, Everything Belongs, Hope Against Darkness, and Job and the Mystery of Suffering.
$225/$180 Non-profit rate (includes continental breakfast and lunch). Pre-registration is required. For more information or to register call Seton Cove at 451-0272. |
Medina Salias
448-4899 |
Monday
Oct. 8
10 a.m.-2 p.m. |
Graduate and Professional School Fair
John Brooks Williams Natural Sciences Center
Planning on attending graduate school? Then you won't want to miss this! St. Edward's students come and network with graduate school representatives from all over the country. www.stedwards.edu/cpel. |
Career Planning Office
448-8530 |
Monday
Oct. 8
7:30 p.m. |
Journey to a Hate Free Millennium
Jones Auditorium, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center
The documentary, Journey to a Hate Free Millennium, features insightful looks at the Columbine shootings, the dragging death of James Byrd, Jr., and the Matthew Shepard murder. After the screening, director Brent Scarpo will |
Student Life
448-8422 |
Tuesday
Oct. 9
7-9 p.m. |
Perilous Preeminence: America in the World Today - A Lecture by Robert P. Schmuhl, PhD, American Studies Professor, Notre Dame
Jones Auditorium, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center
With its economic, political, military, scientific and cultural influence, America occupies the central role on the world stage today. This position, however, results in burdens and perils as well as opportunities and possibilities for global leadership. How is the U.S. viewed internationally today, and what are the consequences for America to be perceived as it is? To what extent did September 11, 2001, change thinking and attitudes, and what are the prospects for the future? Free. |
Jennifer Johnson
637-5648
jennj@stedwards.edu |
Tuesday
Oct. 9
7:30 p.m. |
The Visiting Writers Series Presents: A Reading by Edward Schwarzschild & Elisa Albert
Maloney Room, Main Building
Edward Schwarzschild is the author of Responsible Men, a San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year, a BookSense Notable Pick, and a finalist for the Rome Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the Samuel Goldberg and Sons Foundation Prize for Jewish Fiction. His latest book is The Family Diamond, a collection of stories about family, love, and loss, set in and around Philadelphia. |
Kate Rosati
464-8871 |
Wednesday
Oct. 10
4:30 p.m. |
Founder’s Week Mass
Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel
Join Father Rick Wilkinson, CSC, for a celebratory mass in honor of the newly Blessed Basil Moreau, founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross. The annual Founder’s Week Reception will follow on the Main Building Lawn. |
Laura Rivas
448-8740 |
Wednesday
Oct. 10
5:30 p.m. |
Founder’s Week Reception
Main Building Lawn
The St. Edward's community is invited to a reception in honor of Founder’s Week. This year the event pays special honor to recently beatified Blessed Basil Moreau, founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross. |
Pete Erickson
464-8821 |
Thursday
Oct. 11
5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. |
SEU Alumni Happy Hour
219 West (Corner of 4th and Lavaca)
Kick off a new year of fun programs and events for Austin area alumni by attending our annual Fall Happy Hour. Reconnect with friends and learn about ways you can become more involved at St. Edward's. http://www.stedwards.edu/alumni/about/chapters/austin.htm. |
John Newton
416-5805 |
Monday
Oct. 15
6:30 p.m. |
Master of Arts in Counseling (MAC) Information Session
Mabee Ballroom C, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center
Prospective students interested in the Master of Arts in Counseling program are invited to learn more about the program and meet their admission coordinator. The session will include a program overview, admission requirements and application procedures. Please RSVP at http://www.excelatstedwards.com/infosessions. |
Connie Young
464-8837 |
Monday
Oct. 15
7 p.m. |
The Kozmetsky Center of Excellence in Global Finance — Update: Congress
Jones Auditorium, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center
Panel discussion with Geoffrey D. Dabelko, director, Environmental Change and Security Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (WWIC); Kent Hughes, director, Science, Technology, America and the Global Economy, WWIC; and Donald Wolfensberger, director, Congress Project, WWIC. |
Jennifer Delgado
233-1678 |
Tuesday
Oct. 16
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. |
Advisor Development Series
Mabee Ballroom C, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center
Learn the university websites that will minimize time spent looking for information and maximize your effectiveness as an academic advisor. During this session Dr. Molly Minus will present a work-in-progress: a newly developed, Faculty Advisor Tips website. At the meeting, we will preview the site and share information and links to other advising resources on campus. After the short presentation, faculty will be invited to contribute their own ideas for the page. Ultimately, APSS and the deans’ offices will develop a well-designed site that all faculty and staff advisors will be invited to use in assisting students. |
Greg MacConnell
gregm@stedwards.edu |
Wednesday
Oct. 17
1-1:50 p.m. |
Lecture: “Choosing a Major and Maximizing Your College Experience” by Donald Asher
Mabee Ballroom C, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center
Donald, Asher, author of How to Get Any Job with Any Major and nine other career development books will present on "Choosing a Major and Maximizing Your College Experience." This topic is geared to any student undecided about a major and/or a career path. It will be especially interesting to freshman and sophomore students, but is open to any student at the decision-making stage of their career. |
Emily Salazar
448-8632 |
Wednesday
Oct. 17
6:30-8 p.m. |
Bound for Graduate or Professional School — Strategies to Gain Admission to Highly Competitive Graduate and Professional Programs
Maloney Room, Main Building
Donald Asher, author of Graduate Admission Essays, a best-selling guide to the graduate admissions process, will present. A reception will precede the lecture at 5:45 p.m. in the Maloney Room, Main Building. |
Emily Salazar
448-8632 |
Wednesday
Oct. 17
7 p.m. |
Movie: God Grew Tired of Us - Presented by University Programs
Movie: God Grew Tired of Us - Presented by University Programs
Orphaned by a tumultuous civil war and traveling barefoot across the sub-Saharan desert, John Bul Dau, Daniel Abol Pach and Panther Blor were among the 25,000 "Lost Boys" (ages 3 to 13) who fled villages, formed surrogate families and sought refuge from famine, disease, wild animals and attacks from rebel soldiers. Named by a journalist after Peter Pan's posse of orphans who protected and provided for each other, the "Lost Boys" traveled together for five years and against all odds crossed into the UN's refugee camp in Kakuma, Kenya. Free. |
Jennifer Johnson
637-5648
jennj@stedwards.edu |
Thursday
Oct. 18
noon |
New College Information Session
Professional Education Center (PEC)
Prospective students interested in New College, our adult undergraduate program, are invited to learn more about the program and meet the admissions team. The session will include a program overview, admission requirements and application procedures. Please RSVP at http://www.discoverstedwards.com/infosessions
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Connie Young
464-8837 |
Thursday
Oct. 18
5 p.m. |
The Most Reverend Bishop John McCarthy Lecture Series on the Catholic Church in the 21st Century
Jones Auditorium, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center
The Most Reverend Bishop John McCarthy Lecture Series on the Catholic Church in the 21st Century presents Charles E. Curran, S.T.D., Elizabeth Scurlock University Chair of Human Values Southern Methodist University. The event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow the event. Valet parking will be provided. Free admission. http://www.stedwards.edu/ethics/events.htm.
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Kate Rosati
464-8871 |
Friday
Oct. 19
6-8 p.m. |
Art Exhibit: Gerald Patrick/A Life’s Work — Opening Reception
Exhibit runs through Nov. 8
Fine Arts Gallery, Arts Building
Gerald Patrick (1946-2006) was a prolific Austin artist who — for over four decades — produced more works than could be included in one retrospective exhibition. The prints, drawings, and sculpture in this retrospective exhibit faithfully represent his vision. |
Stan Irvin
448-8685 |
Monday
Oct. 22
6:30 p.m. |
New College Information Session
Mabee Ballroom A, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center
Prospective students interested in New College, our adult undergraduate program, are invited to learn more about the program and meet the admissions team. The session will include a program overview, admission requirements and application procedures. Please RSVP at http://www.discoverstedwards.com/infosessions. |
Connie Young
464-8837 |
Tuesday
Oct. 23
7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. |
St. Michael's Catholic Academy Junior Class Retreat
Ragdale Center, Various Locations |
Steve Rodenborn
stevero@stedwards.edu |
Tuesday
Oct. 23
noon |
School of Management and Business Graduate Information Session
Professional Education Center (PEC), 9420 Research Blvd., Building 3
Prospective students interested in graduate business programs are invited to learn more about the programs and meet their admission coordinator. The session will include an overview of the MBA, MAHS, MSOLE, MSPM and MSCIS programs, admission requirements and application procedures. Please RSVP at http://www.excelatstedwards.com/infosessions. |
Connie Young
464-8837 |
Tuesday
Oct. 23
7-8:30 p.m. |
Global Warming and the Austin Climate Protection Plan
Jones Auditorium, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center
Interactive presentation by Mayor Will Wynn, hosted by the United Nations Student Alliance. |
United Nation Student Alliance
832-620-0355
seuglobal@yahoo.com |
Tuesday
Oct. 23
8 p.m. |
Outdoor Horror Film and Blood Drive
Holy Cross Lawn |
Student Life
448-8422 |
Wednesday
Oct. 24
6 p.m. |
"Texas Journey of Hope" Presented by Campus Ministry
Jones Auditorium, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center
The Journey of Hope...from Violence to Healing is a grassroots organization led by family members of murder victims who oppose the death penalty. Death row family members and exonerated death row inmates join the Journey for an educational speaking tour that addresses alternatives to the death penalty.
Marietta Jaeger Lane and Bill Pelke, President of Journey of Hope...From Violence to Healing, along with singer Charlie King and several others will be present from the Journey. |
Campus Ministry
448-8499 |
Thursday
Oct. 25
7 p.m. |
University Programs Presents John Bul Dau
Recreation and Convocation Center (RCC)
John Bul Dau is one of the featured men in Christopher Quinn's documentary, God Grew Tired of Us, and he has experienced journeys in life that most people never imagine. Born in war-torn Sudan, Dau is one of 27,000 Lost Boys forced to flee their villages when the northern government began attacking the south. Dau discusses taking responsibility and leading others to do positive things. He talks about how at age 13 he was thrown into leading 200 smaller boys across Sudan, and how it made him a stronger person. The speech shows audiences that when you start small - changing yourself, your family, and your home - you will grow as a leader and will be able to achieve greater change. Dau discusses taking responsibility and leading others to do positive things. Free. |
Jennifer Johnson
637-5648 |
Thursday
Oct. 25
7 p.m. |
Storytelling Apes presented by Professor Mary Pollock, Department of English, Stetson University
Maloney Room, Main Building
Storytelling Apes is an example of eco-criticism, an emerging branch of literary criticism which foregrounds issues of nature and the environment in the same way feminist criticism foregrounds issues of sex and gender. Professor Pollock takes this approach a step farther by applying the tools of literary criticism to the study of field narratives by primatologists. In showing how primatologists meet the challenge of creating monkey "characters" in books intended for both general and scientific audiences, she will discuss in some detail Karen Strier's book about Brazilian muriqui monkeys, Faces in the Forest, and Robert Sapolski's memoir of life among the baboons, A Primate's Memoir. |
Kate Rosati
464-8871 |
Friday
Oct. 26
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
Borderlands Workshop
Mabee Ballroom C, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center
The Center will sponsor Dr. Jack Hill, a Religious Studies professor from Texas Christian University, to run faculty workshops on “Building More Inclusive Institutions: Enabling Each Other to Teach More Effectively for Diversity and Social Justice.” His workshops for faculty focus on how various world views along the lines of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual identity, ability, political and religious affiliations, geographical location, and socio-economic status inform our self-identities in academic cultures. There will be two days of workshops — Oct. 26 and 29: the Oct. 26 workshop will consist of a faculty workshop in the morning, a discussion of Mr. Hill’s research during lunch, and a student panel in the afternoon.
Faculty members are welcome to attend all or part of the sessions. Please RSVP to Kate Rosati (464-8871) or kater@stedwards.edu. |
Kate Rosati
464-8871 |
Friday
Oct. 26
noon - 1 p.m. |
Brown Bag Dialogue on Global Understanding Initiative
Holy Cross Hall, Room 309
Attendees at the June 2007 Faculty Institute on Globalization and Society (FIGS) invite you to a brown-bag dialogue on ways to integrate the St. Edward's global understanding initiative into the classroom. Katherine Miles will initiate discussion by sharing her classroom experiences. |
Sue Currey
428-1333
nitac@stedwards.edu |
Friday
Oct. 26
1-4 p.m. |
CAMP Dia de los Muertos Altar Building
Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel
The College Assistance Migrant Program will be celebrating Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) by constructing an Ofrenda, or Altar, in the chapel for all to enjoy. Be a part of this unique process by joining us on Friday, Oct. 26, 2007, from 1-4 p.m. All are welcome. |
Linda Valdez
448-8625 |
Friday
Oct. 26
7 p.m. |
360 Discussion Group: Think, Question, Speak — “The Politics of Obesity”
Andre Hall Lounge
Is obesity personal or political? Is it a corporation’s or government’s responsibility to regulate personal choice? How does the food industry compare to the tobacco industry? With fluctuating standards of obesity, is it even an epidemic? View the 360 fall schedule of events at www.stedwards.edu/ministry. |
Campus Ministry
448-8499 |
Friday
Oct. 26
7:30 p.m. |
Omni Singers Performance
Mabee Ballroom, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center
The Omni Singers are a select group of singers and dancers who perform musical theater, show and pop music. Performances include singing, some choreography and acting depending upon the composition of the group. |
Michael McKelvey
428-1297 |
Saturday
Oct. 27
7:30 p.m. |
Omni Singers Performance
Mabee Ballroom, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center
The Omni Singers are a select group of singers and dancers who perform musical theater, show and pop music. Performances include singing, some choreography and acting depending upon the composition of the group. |
Michael McKelvey
428-1297 |
Monday
Oct. 29
8 a.m. - noon |
Borderlands Workshop
Mabee Ballroom C, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center
The Center will sponsor Dr. Jack Hill, a Religious Studies professor from Texas Christian University, to run faculty workshops on “Building More Inclusive Institutions: Enabling Each Other to Teach More Effectively for Diversity and Social Justice.” His workshops for faculty focus on how various world views along the lines of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual identity, ability, political and religious affiliations, geographical location, and socio-economic status inform our self-identities in academic cultures. There will be two days of workshops — Oct. 26 and 29: during the Oct. 29 workshop faculty can enjoy a discussion over breakfast on how various “isms” influence academic cultures and also discuss student competencies in the classroom.
Faculty members are welcome to attend all or part of the sessions. Please RSVP to Kate Rosati (464-8871) or kater@stedwards.edu. |
Kate Rosati
464-8871 |
Monday
Oct. 29
6:30-9:30 p.m. |
Halloween AIDS Benefit Bash
Mabee Ballrooms A & B, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center
Sponsored by AMSA, 45% of the proceeds will be going to AIDS Services of Austin. Driver F will perform. |
Jenny Truglio
jtrugli@stedwards.edu |
Monday
Oct. 29
7 p.m. |
Kozmetsky Center Monday Night at the Movies: Latin America through Film
Jones Auditorium, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center
The Kozmetsky Center invites you to the movies to explore the history of Latin America from the Conquest through the present. Incorporating Oscar winning feature films, as well as documentaries, the Center will explore the impact of the European encounter with the indigenous peoples of the continent in the sixteenth century, as well as contemporary issues such as the disappeared and dealing with authoritarian governments. Commentary by Dr. Margaret E. Crahan, Kozmetsky Center. |
Jennifer N. Delgado
233-1678 |
Monday
Oct. 29
7:30 - 9 p.m. |
St. Edward's Ghost Tour Fundraiser
Ragsdale Plaza
The St. Edward's University tour guides are hosting their annual St. Edward's Ghost Tours fundraiser. Come learn the ghost history of St. Edward's, the second most haunted place in Austin. Bring your friends and family for a fun-filled evening. There will be a $2 donation per person. |
Sarah Gehlman
448-8509
sarahbg@stedwards.edu |
Tuesday.
October 30 |
GradFest
Times/Location to be determined
One-stop shopping for graduation needs -- caps, gowns, announcements, class rings and more. The Registrar, Student Financial Services, Career Planning, Alumni Programs and more will be there so students can make sure they're on track with graduation requirements and learn about services to help with job hunting, applying to graduate school and networking with alumni. Plus, there will be great prizes and giveways. |
SEU Bookstore
448-8575 |
Tuesday
Oct. 30
5:30 p.m. |
Blessed Basil Moreau Lecture and Reception
Jones Auditorium and Lobby, Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center
Join St. Edward's University’s Brother George Klawitter, CSC, for a 30-minute lecture, followed by a screening of the video Basil Moreau: Legacy of Hope, by Marilyn Schultz, associate professor of Journalism. A reception sponsored by the Student Government Association will immediately follow in the Jones Lobby. |
Laura Rivas
448-8740 |
Wednesday
Oct. 31
noon-1 p.m. |
Brown Bag — Hecho en Tejas: An Anthology of Texas-Mexican Literature
Maloney Room, Main Building
All faculty and staff members are invited to a special reading of excerpts from "Hecho en Tejas: An Anthology of Texas-Mexican Literature" on Wednesday, Oct. 31. Attend the brown bag session for a panel discussion and readings from Dagoberto Gilb, Tammy Gomez, Christine Granados, and Rolando Hinojosa-Smith as they tour the state of Texas informing the public of existing literature as well as encouraging future writers. Feel free to bring your own lunch. Drinks and dessert will be provided. |
Natalia Leal
233-1442
natalial@stedwards.edu |
Wednesday
Oct. 31
6:30-8 p.m. |
Halloween on the Hilltop
Ragsdale Lawn
The St. Edward's University Communication Society will sponsor a Halloween event that you don't want to miss on Wednesday, Oct. 31. Join the Communication Society as they raise funds to send students to the National Conference. There will be games, food, trick-or-treating and prizes. Purchase a raffle ticket for $1, $3 or $5 to participate. Children, friends and families are welcome and encouraged to attend. Look for a table in Ragsdale early next week to purchase advance tickets. |
Communication Society
coso@stedwards.edu |
