Monday, December 14, 2009

St. Drogo's Cafe this week

All this week, Monday the 14th to Thursday the 17th we'll be providing caffeine and snacks to students studying and faculty marking at the university - 7:30-10:00 pm in the chaplains' office - W564. Come see us!

Friday, October 23, 2009

Defining Millenials

The Chronicle of Higher Education has a very interesting piece on the "Millenial Generation." Besides pointing out all the differing views of what if anything this definition defines it raises some very interesting questions about university education. Read it here.

The link comes from Duke's Faith and Leadership Blog. This Blog is really worth subscribing to - it has directed me to some fascinating articles.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Posting Secrets

Faith and Leadership has a really interesting post on the PostSecret.com site and whether or not young people are interested in the practice of confession. Read it here.

Friday, October 16, 2009

This Year's Lecture Series

“What I’ve Learned about being Human from Studying...”

Annual Lecture Series
Lethbridge Public Library
Thursdays
7:00 pm


October 22 - “What I’ve Learned about being Human from Studying my Dog: All Dogs Go to Heaven”
Erin Phillips, Chaplain, Ecumenical Campus Ministry

October 29 - “ What I’ve Learned about being Human from Studying Crickets: Sex on Six Legs”
Bill Cade, President and Professor of Biology, University of Lethbridge

November 5th - “What I’ve Learned about being Human from Studying Organizations: How Collectives Shape Who We Are and What We Do”
Janelle Enns Gordon, Professor of Management, University of Lethbridge

November 12th - “What I’ve Learned about being Human from Studying Canadian and Northwest Coast Native art: Sometimes It’s Necessary to Trespass Borders”
Les Dawn, Professor of Art, University of Lethbridge


Sponsored by Ecumenical Campus Ministry, the President’s Office, University of Lethbridge, the President’s Office, Lethbridge College, and Lethbridge Public Library

Valuing Liberal Education

On my blog I've posted this on the value of a liberal education.