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2011-12 Program Highlights

 

David Biale: For Blood is the Life: Jews, Christians, and the Meaning of a Bodily Fluid

 


Dr. David Biale, an expert on Jewish history and a faculty member at the University of California-Davis, came to addressbiale.jpgthe members of the Providence College community on Thursday, March 22. As a guest of the 2011-2012 Interdisciplinary Faculty Seminar, Dr. Biale delivered a lecture called “For Blood is the Life: Jews, Christians, and the Meaning of a Bodily Fluid”, which addressed this year’s IFS theme of “Blood”. 

ifs2012.jpgNow in its sixth year, the IFS brings together up to eight faculty members from different academic disciplines in a collaborative teaching and learning experience each year. The current participants are Dr. Joan R. Branham, professor of art history (seminar leader); Dr. Kathleen A. Cornely, professor of chemistry; Chard deNiord, associate professor of English; Dr. Ian Christopher Levy, associate professor of theology; Dr. Patrick Macfarlane, assistant professor of philosophy; Jane Lunin Perel, professor of English and women’s studies; and Dr. Charles Toth, associate professor of biology.

Biale’s lecture was sponsored by the CTE, the Office of Academic Affairs, and the departments of art and art history, biology, chemistry and biochemistry, English,philosophy, and theology.​ For more information, please visit PC Now​.
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Anthony Cernera: Diversity, Dialogue, Self and Other​

Former Sacred Heart President Offers Views on Diversity Dialogue


Dr. Anthony J. Cernera, president of the International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU), recently addressed members of the College community as the Interdisciplinary Faculty Seminar (IFS) Guest Scholar.

Cernera, who served as president of Sacred Heart University for more than two decades, delivered “Diversity, Dialogue, Self and Other: Reflections on Fostering Dialogue and Understanding in the Midst of Conflict.” 

Cernera’s talk focused on the ecumenical strides that have been made since the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II) met nearly 40 years ago. He cited Vatican II’s declaration on the relation of the Catholic Church with non-Christian religions, Nostra Aetate, as a seminal turning point in interreligious dialogue.

“Out of that, people who had not trusted each other became friends,” he said.​
Before closing his talk, Cernera said creating a culture of dialogue and understanding at a Catholic college requires humility and thoughtfulness.
 
“What has happened in the last 50 years is truly extraordinary. This really needs to be taught, needs to be celebrated, and needs to be developed,” he said.
 
Hosted by members of the 2011 Interdisciplinary Faculty Seminar on Relationships:
  • Joseph Cammarano, Political Science
  • Lynne Lawson, Engineering/Physics/Systems
  • Angela Licia Carlson, Philosophy
  • Sandra Keating, Theology
  • Paul Maloney, Finance
  • Keith Morton, Public & Community Service Studies
  • Michael Spiegler, Psychology
  • Benjamin Yost, Philosophy
Sponsored by the Center for Teaching Excellence and the Office of Academic Affairs
 

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Rey Junco: Social Media and Student Engagement in Learning



Led by Dr. Rey Junco, an internationally recognized leader in understanding the impact of social media on higher education, this speaker presentation and panel discussion explored the pros and cons of using social media in the classroom. For more information about Rey Junco, please visit his website and blog, as well as a PC Now article featuring Dr. Junco.

  

Listening to Your Students: Professor Mark Hyde

A conversation with the 2010-2011 Joseph R. Accinno Teaching Award Recipient. "Effective teaching requires planning, preparation and organization -- setting clear learning objectives, developing effective assessment of those objectives, providing appropriate course material, preparing carefully for class meetings, and so on. But what teaching is about, ultimately, is student learning. From the student’s perspective, teaching is only the means to an end, their learning. By listening to your students carefully and in a variety of ways, you can determine with some precision how well you teach."

For more information about this year's Teaching Award Recipient, please see the PC Now article entitled Top Teacher Says 'Listen.'
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