The Human Journey Fall 2009 Colloquia Series
September 14, 2009 BEING A SUCCESSFUL FRESHMAN Edgerton Theatre
Monday 3:30-4:45 p.m.
What skills, attitudes, habits and strategies do you need to make your Freshman experience successful and satisfying? Why are the Four Core Questions an important part of the Core? What is the Catholic intellectual tradition and why is it important to understand this tradition?
Dean Mike Bozzone, Dean Michelle Loris, Professors Kathy LaFontana, June-Ann Greeley, and Jennifer McLaughlin (Mandatory for all Freshmen)
September 16, 2009 SHU in EL Salvador: A Mission of Solidarity University Commons
Wednesday 2:00 – 3:15 p.m.
This Colloquium will present the history of our mission in EL Salvador since the 1990’s and how that commitment puts into living practice the Core questions of meaning, purpose, and the common good.
Professors Reid, Gradie and students who have been to EL Salvador
September 17, 2009 Congressman Jim Himes University Commons
Thursday 8:00 p.m.
Congressman Jim Himes will be speaking on issues of social justice.
(sponsored by the Government and Politics Department and the College of Arts and Sciences)
September 21, 2009 Racing Odysseus University Commons
Monday 3:30-4:45 p.m.
Former College President, Dr. Roger Martin, will discuss his experience, at age 61, as a Freshman at St. John’s (Great Books). He will discuss “his journey of discovery as he falls in love again with Plato, Socrates, and Homer; as he joins the college crew team; and as he ponders the role of the liberal arts in society today.”
September 23, 2009 Fate or Free Will: The Odyssey Schine Auditorium
Wednesday 2:00-3:15 p.m.
Professors Greeley, McAllister, and Viggiano will discuss the role of fate and free will in The Odyssey.
September 28, 2009 Mountains Beyond Mountains Edgerton Theatre
Monday 3:30-4:45 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize winning author, will give the Student Affairs Lecture on his book Mountains Beyond Mountains.
September 30, 2009 Mass of the Holy Spirit 2:00 PM Chapel of the Holy Spirit
October 5, 2009 Being Your Best Self University Commons
Monday 3:30-4:45 p.m.
Professors Curran, Falcetta, Yeater, Stopper and Greeley address the flourishing of the human – the best self – from the perspectives of literature, history, psychology, biology, and religion. Their presentation asks us to think about how being the ‘best self’ develops in the context of the common good for society.
This Colloquium is only for students of Professors Curran, Falcetta, Yeater, Stopper, and Greeley
October 7, 2009 On Galileo: Faith, Reason, and the Church Schine Auditorium
Wednesday 2:00 – 3:15 p.m.
Galileo (1564-1642), an Italian scientist – physicist, mathematician, astronomer—shaped the course of modern science and is one of the greatest thinkers of all time. This year we celebrate the 400th year anniversary of Galileo’s development of the telescope. Galileo’s scientific presentation of heliocentrism as a proven fact was controversial during his time and put him at odds with the Church’s then literal interpretation of Scripture. This Colloquium addresses the dialogue between reason and faith, science and religion.
This Colloquium is only for students of Professors Curran, Yeater, Habboush, Kelly, Staples
October 14, 2009 Making Ethical Decisions: Case Studies From College Life
Wednesday 2:00 – 3:15 p.m. Schine Auditorium
Every college student faces ethical questions. Is it ethical to call in sick to your job in order to have time to study? Can it be moral to have premarital sex in order to test the relationship? We all face ethical questions in our everyday lives.
Professors Stiltner, Grodzinsky, and Ventimiglia will use case studies to discuss this age-old dilemma.
October 19, 2009 Engaging The Muslim World University Commons
Monday 3:30 – 4:45 p.m.
Professor of History at the University of Michigan, JUAN COLE will discuss his award winning book Engaging The Muslim World. Professor Cole has appeared on PBS’s Lehrer News Hour, ABC Nightly News, The Today Show, Charlie Rose, Anderson Cooper 360.
(sponsored by The Ryan-Matura Library)
October 21, 2009 Genocide and the Bystander University Commons
Wednesday 2:00 – 3:15 p.m.
Genocide is the organized attempt to deliberately and systematically destroy whole, or in part, an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group. The Bystander Effect is a social psychological term to describe a phenomenon in which individuals are less likely to help when other people are present.
Professor Grodzinsky, Greeley, Reid, and Castonguay
October 26, 2009 Anti Defamation League Workshop: A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE
Monday 3:30 – 4:45 p.m. University Commons
This unique workshop, sponsored by the Anti Defamation League, explores the experiences that consciously and unconsciously shape our identity, the assumptions we have about other people, and our world view.
Hadar Lubin, M.D. from the ADL is Clinical Director of the Posttraumatic Stress Center in New Haven, CT and a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University.
October 28, 2009 RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: A DIFFERENT MODEL OF JUSTICE
Wednesday 2:00 – 3:15 p.m. University Commons
Restorative justice is the opposite of retributive justice. Retributive justice seeks punishment to fit the crime. Restorative justice is a process of responsibility, forgiveness, and reconciliation between parties.
Are human persons capable of this challenge? Can we forgive and reconcile with those who have committed a crime against us?
Professors Kirven and Greeley
October 30, 2009 State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda University Commons
Friday
Dr. Ann Millin, Outreach Speaker, from the United States Holocaust Museum will present this special Colloquium discussing how the Nazi Party used modern techniques and technologies to sway millions with its vision of a Nazi Germany.
November 2, 2009 What Happened at Vatican II University Commons
Monday 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Author John W. O’Malley S.J. will discuss his book about the history and impact of Vatican II. Father O’Malley is University Professor at Georgetown University and he is one of the most respected and widely recognized church historians in North America.
(Sponsored by the President’s Office)
November 4, 2009 SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER Edgerton Theatre
Wednesday 2:00 – 3:15 p.m.
A dramatic presentation of human rights defenders from over 35 countries (Elie Wiesel, Desmond Tutu, Vaclav Havel et.al.).
Sponsored by the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial and produced by his daughter, Kerry Kennedy. This presentation will be performed by SHU faculty and students and is being directed by Professors June-Ann Greeley and Jennie-Rebecca Falcetta.
November 9, 2009 SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER Edgerton Theatre
Monday 3:30-4:45 p.m.
A dramatic presentation of human rights defenders from over 35 countries (Elie Wiesel, Desmond Tutu, Vaclav Havel et.al.).
Sponsored by the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial and produced by his daughter, Kerry Kennedy. This presentation will be performed by SHU faculty and students and is being directed by Professors June-Ann Greeley and Jennie-Rebecca Falcetta.
November 11, 2009 GATTACA: The Perfect Human? University Commons
Wednesday 2:00 – 3:15 p.m.
Gattaca is a film about the genetic engineering of perfect humans. But, there is no gene for the human spirit. This Colloquium uses film and discussion to explore the legal, ethical, and social implications of advances in human genetics.
Professors Deschenes and Stiltner
November 16, 2009 Us and Them University Commons
Monday 3:30-4:45 p.m.
Are our identities by race, gender, class, religion, ethnicity the underlying causes of global conflict and violence? Do these different identities necessarily lead to prejudice, hate, and violence? Are there ways to develop peace and community?
Professors McLaughlin, Jareb, DeNardis, Greeley
November 18, 2009 ECOLOGY and SPIRIT University Commons
Wednesday 2:00 – 3:15 p.m.
What is the human person’s relationship with nature? Is there a relationship between the transcendent and nature?
Professors Magee and Pierce
November 23, 2009 Empowerment Through Peace: “Pray the Devil Back To Hell”
Monday 3:30 – 4:45 p.m. University Commons
Award winning documentary film tells the dramatic story of a group of Christian and Muslim women of Liberia and their peace movement. Film clips and discussion.
Professors Kirven, Jauhari, and Greeley
November 30, 2009 Human Nature: Good or Evil? University Commons
Monday 3:30 – 4:45 p.m.
Are human beings inherently evil or is evil behavior induced by situational factors? Do human beings act by free will or are they merely products of genes and environment? Is it even possible to structure social institutions in order to minimize human evil?
This Colloquium is reserved only for students of Professors Curran, Falcetta, Yeater, Habboush, Greeley
December 2, 2009 Media Literacy and The Human Journey University Commons
Wednesday 2:00 – 3:15 p.m.
Our lives are bombarded by all forms of media but do we really know how to “read” and “understand” what these media are communicating to us about ourselves, others, and our world?
Professors Miller, Ross, Castonguay, and Golda
December 7, 2009 Promoting Human Rights in a Diverse World University Commons
Monday 3:30-4:45 p.m.
Students from the Honors Program will discuss the threats to human rights that exist in today’s world and introduce strategies for promoting respect for rights. The presentation will build on the students’ investigation in the course “Human Rights” and will highlight the role that can be played by college-age students in the U.S.
Professor Stiltner and the Honors Students
December 9, 2009 “St. Paul” University Commons
Wednesday 2:00-3:15 p.m.
His Eminence, Archbishop Demetrios of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America will be the honored guest and featured speaker at this Colloquium. His Eminence will be speaking on St. Paul, arguably one of the most influential thinkers and writers on Christianity.
December 14, 2009 Core Communities University Commons
Monday 3:30 – 4:45 p.m.
The Freshman Honors students will present on their work from Core Communities – the Honors Program’s Living – Learning Experience.
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