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Shu Celebrates 60 Years Of Catholic Education, Center For Catholic Studies

Anniversary Collections

Sacred Heart University recently marked two significant milestones: the Second Vatican Council’s 60th anniversary and the 60th anniversary of the University’s founding in the spirit of Vatican II.

Vatican II and Catholic Higher Education: Leading Forward Conference.

Shu Art Collection Exhibition, February 7-March 8, 2022, Art & Design Gallery

Sacred Heart University Art Collection

An exhibition of selected art owned by Sacred Heart University.

Lilly Fellows Program Grant To Fund Conference Honoring Vatican Ii, Shu Founding, Sacred Heart University

Events

Sacred Heart University has received a Lilly Fellows Program grant to develop and host a three-day, regional conference next October on Vatican II and Catholic Higher Education which will be held on the 60th anniversaries of the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II) and Sacred Heart University’s founding.

Integrating The Catholic Intellectual Tradition Into College Courses: An Annotated Bibliography Of Resources For Faculty, Nancy S. Delvecchio

Presidential Seminar on the Catholic Intellectual Tradition

To assist faculty with integrating the Catholic Intellectual Tradition into their courses, this annotated bibliography of book chapters and scholarly articles provides practical ways to include the CIT in their courses. Only resources which are freely available on the web or are in standard university-held publications were included to ensure reader accessibility.

Put Your Feet On The Ground Of History, Julie Mujic

History Faculty Publications

History majors at Sacred Heart University personified the quest for active and engaged learning with their eagerness to “put their feet on the ground of history.”

Brigid's Peace: An Examination Of The Influences Of The Catholic Intellectual Tradition On One Writer's Creative Work, Marie A. Hulme

Presidential Seminar on the Catholic Intellectual Tradition

The genesis of my novel, Brigid’s Peace, which I began in the spring of 2013 coinciding with my studies in the Presidential Seminar, was an interest in examining the need for luminosity, for transcendence, for beauty in the face of dark despair and evil. My work centers on the story of an Irish Catholic family living in Belfast, Northern Ireland during the time of sectarian conflict known as “the troubles,” but more specifically on the impact of events related to that time on one young woman, Brigid Donegan, an artist and one of seven sisters. Through a close, third person …

Government And Politics Newsletter, Issue 9, Sacred Heart University

Government and Politics Newsletter

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Government And Politics Newsletter, Issue 8, Sacred Heart University

Government and Politics Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Constitution Day 2012: The American Judiciary, Robert Berry

Librarian Publications

Robert Berry, research librarian for the social sciences at the Sacred Heart University Library, has written an essay about the role of the American Judiciary in interpreting laws of the United States government. The essay was written for the occasion of Constitution Day 2012 at Sacred Heart University.

Gilgamesh To Blade Runner: Teaching The Catholic Intellectual Tradition In Rscc104, Christopher J. Kelly

Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies Faculty Publications

Professor Kelly describes his teaching of the core curriculum course in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition at Sacred Heart University. He states "that our careful reading of Genesis, Augustine, Blade Runner, Gilgamesh, etc. provides them [students] with certain tools with which they will be able to reflect upon their own “contexts.” This is exactly what I ask them to do for their capstone project in the course. It is an assignment many are loathe to do because I keep it fairly vague, which requires them to do some self-initiated thinking and work. The payoff, however, has enormous potential. If I …

Refereed Articles Or Books Published During 2010-2011, College Of Arts & Sciences

SHU Faculty Publications

This is a bibliography of faculty scholarship from the College of Arts and Sciences at Sacred Heart University during the academic year 2010-2011.

The Chapel Of The Holy Spirit: Guide, Sacred Heart University

SHU Library Archives

The Chapel of the Holy Spirit at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield Connecticut was dedicated on September 27, 2009.

Constitution Day, 2008, Robert Berry

Librarian Publications

Robert Berry, the research librarian for the social sciences at the Sacred Heart University Library, has written an essay about the United States Constitution and the freedom of speech and expression. The essay was written for the occasion of Constitution Day 2008 at Sacred Heart University.

Constitution Day, 2007, Robert Berry

Librarian Publications

Robert Berry, the research librarian for the social sciences at the Ryan Matura Library, has written an essay about the Constitution and the American founding, on the occasion of Constitution Day 2007 at Sacred Heart University.

Mission Matters, Winter 2006, Center For Mission Education And Reflection

Mission Integration & Ministry Publications

Highlights: CURTIS Week -- Father Greg Boyle, "Gang" priest, to speak -- Mission matters: a personal viewpoint, by Jeffrey Cain, Ph.D. --New Center for Strategic Planning for Not-for-Profit Organizations -- New staff, Mandy and Mark Pittman -- Dolls for Mississippi.

The Catholic University In Transition: The Case Of Sacred Heart University, Charles T. Eby, Paul Siff

Anniversary Collections

As the University enters another phase in its development under its fifth president, Anthony J. Cernera, and with a new bishop heading the diocese, it has been worthwhile to step back and review its history. It sheds a great deal of light on the last three decades of American Catholic higher education.

History Of Sacred Heart University, Part 1, William H. Conley

SHU Library Archives

Reflections on the 'early days' of Sacred Heart University, from Vision to Realization. Written by William H. Conley, first president of Sacred Heart University.