Wednesday, April 8, at 2 p.m.
Loris Forum | Martire Center
5401 Park Avenue, Fairfield
Our guest speaker is John P. Slattery, executive director of the Carl G. Grefenstette Center for Ethics in Science, Technology and Law at Duquesne University.
Wednesday, April 22 | 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
63’s Patio
Come outside and celebrate our second annual Earth Day Celebration! Enjoy a wide array of vendors and campus organizations all celebrating our Common Home. There will be live music, games, prizes and vendors from over 10 different organizations! 63’s will also have a special Earth Day menu so be sure to grab lunch and head outside!
Thursday, April 23 | 2-3 p.m.
Loris Forum at the Martire Center for the Liberal Arts
Join us as we share the latest results from our spring 2026 poll on sustainability and social justice. We will have an open and honest discussion about what these results mean for our community. This event is part of the Human Journey Colloquia Series.
As part of WSHU’s “Join the Conversation,” climate activist Wawa Gatheru will speak on the connection between social justice and sustainability.
Today many people believe that humans are the most intelligent, virtuous, successful species that ever lived. In this book talk, NYU primatologist Christine Webb will outline how human exceptionalism is an ideology that relies more on human culture than our biology, exposing many scientific studies’ biases against other species and revealing underappreciated complexities of nonhuman life. The guest speaker will be Christine Webb of Harvard University.
Led in collaboration with SHU Fit, these 30-minute walks will took place every Thursday at 12:15 p.m. Meet us at the Laudato Si’ Prayer Garden (outside Pios Kitchen on the first floor of the west building at West Campus) where we will begin with a prayer and then head to the walking paths. Let’s walk together toward wellness, connection and care for our common home!
A meditative sound session featuring crystal and Himalayan bowls, chimes, gongs, drums, bells, flutes and more. Led by certified instructor Diane Barnett of Grounded Meditation.
A campus planting event before the weather gets cold! We will provide small pots, soil and seeds for planting. Come celebrate the season, connect with nature and bring a little greenery into your space.
Following a shipwreck, a robot named Roz becomes stranded on a remote island and is forced to learn how to survive in the wild. If you are curious about what happens to her or the unexpected bonds she forms with the animals around her, make a date to watch The Wild Robot with us in the Martire Theater. Stick around after for an open conversation with Dr. June-Ann Greeley and Dr. Chelsea King! Co-Sponsored by: Laudato Si’ Office of Sustainability & Social Justice and the 50 First Days Program
