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Submit Your Nomination for the Last Lecture Series by September 30

Published by Colin Shevlin on September 21, 2010 in Awesome Faculty, Presentations and Speaker. 0 Comments

Nominations are now being accepted for the Last Lecture Series event taking place in November. Susan Finale has more on the series and nominations:

Each semester a faculty member will be selected from student nominations to speak for the Last Lecture series. The Last Lecture series provides an informal format for selected faculty to share reflections from their life’s journey and to speak to students as if it was their last lecture ever. There are not any pre-determined boundaries for the program – the faculty member will be speaking from the premise, “If you knew this was your last lecture you would ever give, what would you share with students?”

Nominations from students will be accepted through September 30, 2010. The faculty member selected will be asked to speak during November 2010.

Nominations can be submitted via the website: http://www.slu.edu/lastlecture.xml or attach the nomination form and send via email to lastlect@slu.edu.

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Theology Club Welcomes James Alison on March 18 at 7 PM in the AB Auditorium

Published by Colin Shevlin on March 16, 2010 in Free Stuff, On Campus, Presentations and Speaker. 0 Comments


Dr. James Alison, world-renown theologian, will be speaking at SLU on Thursday, March 18, at 7 PM in the Anheuser-Busch Auditorium in Cook Hall.

A Catholic priest, Alison grew up in an Evangelical family in England and converted to Catholicism as a teenager. Allison studied at Oxford and earned his doctorate in theology from the Jesuit faculty in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. He is currently based in São Paulo, Brazil.

The abstract of Dr Alison’s presentation is as follows:

Every generation of Catholics, is seems, has to work its way through its own ecclesiolatry – its idolatrous attachment to false forms of power and belonging in the Church – in order to discover the truth of the ecclesial sign which is intrinsic to how God is saving us in Christ. How do we learn from, rather than merely be scandalized by, the size of the ever more visible gap between the ecclesiastical structure and the ecclesiastical body?

For more information about Dr Allison, visit www.jamesalison.co.uk or contact the Theology Club at slutheoclub@gmail.com.

 

SLU Solidarity With Palestine Shows Movie in the BSC on Thursday

Published by Colin Shevlin on March 16, 2010 in Free Stuff, Presentations and Student Group News. 0 Comments

SLU Solidarity with Palestine will be showing “Peace, Propaganda, and the Promised Land: US Media and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict” on Thursday, March 18 at 7 PM in the Busch Student Center, room 256. According to the group,

Through the voices of scholars, media critics, peace activists, religious figures, and Middle East experts, Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land carefully analyzes and explains how–through the use of language, framing and context–the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza remains hidden in the news media, and Israeli colonization of the occupied territories appears to be a defensive move rather than an offensive one. The documentary also explores the ways that U.S. journalists, for reasons ranging from intimidation to a lack of thorough investigation, have become complicit in carrying out Israel’s PR campaign. At its core, the documentary raises questions about the ethics and role of journalism, and the relationship between media and politics.

For more information, contact Amenah Arther at aarther1@slu.edu.

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Justice for Immigrants Aims to Raise Awareness on Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Published by Colin Shevlin on February 19, 2010 in Atlas Week, International, Presentations and Student Group News. 2 Comments

Justice for Immigrants is a Catholic Campaign sponsored by the US Bishops that began in 2004 and is focused on immigrant reform.

The primary objectives are to educate the public, including Catholic public officials, about Church teaching on migration and immigrants; to create political will for positive immigrant reform; to enact legislative and administrative reforms based on the principles articulated by the bishops; and to organize Catholic networks to assist qualified immigrants obtain the benefits of the reforms.

A vote on immigration reform is expected this spring. The Justice for Immigrants Campaign launched a postcard action, which is designed to put pressure on legislatures to support comprehensive immigration reform. Campus Ministry will be at mass on Sunday and in the Busch Student Center from 11 am- 1 pm during the week to collect signatures. The postcards will also be available in Campus Ministry for students who want to collect signatures on their own.

For more information, contact Ben Smyth at smythbk@slu.edu or visit justiceforimmigrants.org.

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Below is more information on the Justice for Immigrants events.

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The Missouri Bar and SLU Law Come Together to Provide an Educational Series on the Trial Process

Published by Colin Shevlin on February 16, 2010 in Law School and Presentations. 0 Comments

The Missouri Bar and Saint Louis University School of Law are sponsoring a public education series of seven presentations on Wednesday evenings from 7 to 9 pm in room 303 of the School of Law.

St. Louis area lawyers and judges will conduct the sessions, which include dramatic presentations and analysis of the trial process. After each reenactment, a law professional will interpret the action, and  provide an expert commentary on the trial as it happens.

I’m picturing Law and Order with no commercials and extra DVD commentary, but live and in person.

The cost is $25 for the entire series, as well as printed course material. To register, head to www.mobar.org/trial.

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