Education Commons^™

Remarks Given At The Dedication Of The Library Of Sacred Heart University, Philip Scharper

SHU Library Archives

Remarks of Philip Scharper, editor-in-chief of the publishing house Sheed and Ward at the dedication of the Sacred Heart University Library in 1968. In his remarks, Mr. Scharper speaks about the Catholic Intellectual Tradition, and concludes --"An act of faith, then, as well as an act of dedication and consecration: for this library must be the beating heart, not only of the community of learning: as a Christian library, it must be the beating heart of a community of love."

Dedication Of The Sacred Heart University Library, September 28, 1968, Sacred Heart University

SHU Library Archives

Includes a statement by then President William H. Conley that Sacred Heart University was conceived in the innovative spirit of Vatican II and patterned upon a unique system of lay controlled education, committed to the traditional philosophy of Christian liberal education.

The Dedication includes the day's program and descriptions and floor plans of all three levels of the new library building.

Blueprint For Innovation: The Story Of Sacred Heart University, Sacred Heart University

SHU Library Archives

Sacred Heart University, a coeducational commuter institution located in the Bridgeport, Connecticut area, was conceived in the innovative spirit of Vatican II by the Most Rev. Walter W. Curtis and the Diocese of Bridgeport in 1962 and chartered as an independent corporation in February of the following year. Its unique system of lay control has become a “blueprint for innovation” within Catholic higher education. Through an integrated program of liberal education, the University concentrates on developing the moral and spiritual growth of students and service to the larger community.