Calendar of Events: Spring Semester 2012
January
Thursday, January 19
Works in Progress (Opening Session): The Common Good
Center for Catholic and Dominican Studies, 4:00 p.m.
Open to all faculty; light refreshments served
Co-sponsored with the Center for Teaching Excellence
Interested faculty should contact the Director of the Center for Catholic and Dominican Studies.
Wednesday, January 25
Martin Luther King as Pastor and Preacher: A Journey of Faith, Service, and Justice
Fr. Kenneth R. Letoile, O.P, Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC;
Rev. James E. Dove, Congdon Street Baptist Church, Providence;
and Dr. Terence McGoldrick, Department of Theology
Center for Catholic and Dominican Studies, 4:30 p.m.
Open to all
Co-sponsored with the Balfour Office of Multicultural Activities, Office of Student Affairs, Department of Theology, and Campus Ministry
Thursday, January 26
The Power of Language and Reality: Philosophy of Language and Aquinas' Doctrine of Being
The Annual St. Thomas Aquinas Lecture—A Quinn Family Lecture
Dr. David Twetten, M.S.L., Ph. D.
Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Marquette University
Aquinas Hall Lounge, 4:00 p.m.
Open to all; reception to follow in the Center for Catholic and Dominican Studies
February
Monday, February 6 – Friday, March 30
Exhibit: Music Engraving and the Church:
A Look at the Language of Sacred Music in Printed Form
Center for Catholic and Dominican Studies
Mondays - Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Fridays, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Open to all
Wednesday, February 8
Understanding the Spirituality of the Students We Serve
A Noontime Luncheon Presentation
Fr. Joseph Pescatello
Pastor, Mary Mother of Mankind Church, North Providence
(Former Campus Minister at Bryant University)
Center for Catholic and Dominican Studies, 12:00 noon
Open to all; reservations requested
Thursday, February 16
Mendicants and Merchants in Fifteenth Century Florence
Fr. John E. Allard, O.P., Assistant Professor of Theology
Center for Catholic and Dominican Studies, 4:00 p.m.
Open to all; light refreshments served
Also in February:
Works in Progress Forum (dates to be determined by the faculty forum)
March
Monday, March 5
New Staff Orientation to the Mission of the College
A Noontime Luncheon Presentation
Center for Catholic and Dominican Studies, 12:00 noon
Open to all new staff members of the College; reservations requested
Thursday, March 22
Multiculturalism, Language, and Parish Life
A Panel Discussion—A Noontime Luncheon Presentation
Center for Catholic and Dominican Studies, 12:00 noon
Open to all; reservations requested
Also in March:
Works in Progress Forum (dates to be determined by the faculty forum)
April
Tuesday, April 10 - Friday, May 18
Exhibit: Portraits of the Resurrection—The Easter Message in Artwork
Center for Catholic and Dominican Studies
Mondays - Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Fridays, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Open to all
Thursday, April 12
Sacrament Speak—The Languages of Sacraments
The Annual St. Catherine of Siena Lecture—A Quinn Family Lecture
Msgr. Kevin W. Irwin
The Msgr. Walter J. Schmitz, S. S., Professor of Liturgical Studies,
Professor of Liturgical Studies and Sacramental Theology,
School of Theology and Religious Studies, The Catholic University of America
Aquinas Hall Lounge, 4:00 p.m.
Open to all; reception to follow in the Center for Catholic and Dominican Studies
Monday, April 16
Dominicans in the Americas: 500 years of Preaching, Ministry, and Human Rights
The Dominican Heritage Series—A Noontime Luncheon Presentation
Center for Catholic and Dominican Studies, 12:00 noon
Open to all; reservations requested
Thursday, April 19
A Conversation with the President
Fr. Brian J. Shanley, O.P.
Center for Catholic and Dominican Studies, 4:00 p.m.
Open to all; reservations requested
Also in April:
Works in Progress Forum (dates to be determined by the faculty forum)
New Faculty End-of-Year Reception