Teach-In: Resistance and Justice, Understanding our Current Political Climate
Presented by the Center for the Study of Justice in Society (CSJS)
February 15, 2017
This will be an interdisciplinary Teach-In, focusing on the current political and cultural US climate. Professors from across the university, including nursing, engineering and business will speak about this. Each speaker will speak for 20 minutes at a time, and people are welcome to come in and leave, before and after each presentation, throughout the day, revolving door is ok and planned accordingly. Reception will follow.
in partnership with the Archdiocese of Seattle & St. James Immigrant Assistance
February 11, 2017
An opportunity for parishioners, service providers, community leaders, and interested volunteers to gather, discuss the current state of refugee/immigrant/migrant affairs locally and nationally, and explore the ways in which our shared faith inspires leadership and community engagement. The day will include panel discussions, breakout sessions, and opportunities for networking, closing with a mass with Auxiliary Bishop Eusebio Elizondo in the Chapel of St. Ignatius.
MC: Patty Repikoff, Pastoral Advocate for Mission, Catholic Community Services
Keynote: Amelia Derr, PhD, Assistant Professor of Social Work, Seattle University; Consultant for the City of Seattle Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs and Office for Civil Rights
Morning Panelists: Greg Schuler , St. Madeline Sophie Refugee Committee; Jose Ortiz , Skagit Valley migrant farmworkers support via St. Charles and Tri-Parish Food Bank; Mirya Roach , St. Vincent de Paul; Jennifer Ibach, Our Lady of Guadalupe & JustFaith Immigration Module
Afternoon Speaker: Patty Bowman, Executive Director, Intercommunity Peace & Justice Center
Interfaith Prayer for Peace
February 9, 2017
Clergy members, scholars, and students from a variety of spiritual and religious backgrounds will offer reflections on what their traditions say about bias and hate crimes and what it means to practice peace.
Deep Denial: The Persistence of White Supremacy in United States History and Life
A Reading with Rev. David Billings
February 8, 2017
David Billings is a white, Southern working class elder and lifelong antiracist organizer. Formerly a Methodist minister and in his fourth decade as core antiracist trainer with The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, he recently completed a book which documents the 400-year racialization of the United States and how people of European descent came to be called white. A master storyteller, Billings will read from Deep Denial, a work that is part popular history, part personal memoir. Sponsored by the Department of Anthropology, Sociology, and Social Work; Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture; Center for Jesuit Education; and Reignite the Mission.
The Teachings of Pope Francis: Towards a Vision of Social Justice and Sustainable Capitalism?
Symposium Schedule and Panels | Presented by the Seattle Law Review
February 4, 2017
A conversation about Pope Francis’s influence on the global dialogue about social justice, capitalism, and climate change and the implications of his teachings on law and policy. Closing Remarks, "Influential Voices: International Law and the Global South," by Steven Bender, Professor and Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Development, Seattle University School of Law.
Creativity, Resistance and the Syrian Revolution
January 30, 2017
Miriam Cooke is the author of Dancing in Damascus: Creativity, Resistance and the Syrian Revolution. Her writings have focused on the intersections of gender and war in modern Arabic literature and on Arab women writers' constructions of Islamic feminism.
Bias and Hate Crime in the Current Political Climate
Presented by Campus Ministry, The Office of Multicultural Affairs, International Student Center, The Office of Institutional Inclusion, and the Council on American Islamic Relations
January 31, 2017
We must take responsibility for preventing acts of hatred. Join us for a discussion about discrimination and hate crimes in the United States. We'll explore the connection to the Japanese internment; hear from a Muslim hate crime survivor; and learn about prevention.
Seeking Refugee: Forced to Flee
A Refugee Camp Simulation
January 21, 2017
10 am to 12:30 pm - St. James Cathedral Hall, 804 9th Ave, Seattle.
Join us for a unique, eye-opening experience on what it is like to enter a refugee camp. While no simulation can give you the full sense of the refugee experience, this simulation will help you to better understand the situation faced by refugees around the world. Of the 65.3 million forcibly displaced people worldwide, 21.3 million are refugees.
Immerse yourself in the difficulties and frustrations experienced by refugees throughout the process of resettlement at St. James Immigration Assistance's refugee simulation: Seeking Refuge: Forced to Flee. Participants will gain insights into the complexities of the process through a simulation facilitated by St. James Staff and volunteers.
Trung Pham, S.J. | “Cracking Power”
January 13, 2017
Tobya Art Gallery is pleased to present Vietnamese American artist, assistant professor and Jesuit priest Trung Pham. Father Pham’s one-man exhibition, “Cracking Power,” will feature a mix of his paintings and three dimensional works. The exhibit runs through Jan 31.
Sponsored by the Department of Art and Art History. Fr. Pham was a 2016-2017 ICTC Faculty Fellow.
An Examen at the Cusp of the Year: "A Pilgrim's Pondering"
A Winter Day of Reflection
December 31, 2016
Mary Hartrich, Facilitator
Unwind from the holidays--give yourself or someone else the gift of a one-day retreat! Join us at the cusp of the year for a quiet guided personal retreat, a Winter Day of Reflection, to ponder the pilgrimage you have undertaken the previous year, and to look toward your journey in the new year. Facilitator Mary Hartrich will lead you through the four movements of a modified Examen, each movement followed by abundant time for personal prayer, silent reflection, and journaling.
Simbang Gabi Mass
December 2, 2016
The SU United Filipino Club, in partnership with Campus Ministry, will be holding the Philippine Simbang Gabi (Advent Mass) this Friday at the Chapel of St. Ignatius. Simbang Gabi is a Filipino Advent Tradition, which represents the hopes of the Advent season. Join us and catch the unique carols and colorful Philippine Christmas lanterns on display. Some refreshments will be served after mass.
An Advent Evening of Prayer: "Welcoming the Stranger Home"
Fr. Trung Pham, S.J. and Catherine Punsalan, presenters
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
What would it mean to welcome and make a home in our hearts for the immigrant... the stranger... the Other? Might we encounter Beauty in an unexpected place? Jesus on earth? Contemplate the immigrant stories of the Holy Family, our presenters, and your own. Give yourself time this Advent to breathe during a hectic season and rest in an evening of silence, prayer, art, music, & reflection.
December 7, 2016
Mark Shriver, author of the much acclaimed book about his father Sargent Shriver, went in search for the heart and soul of the real Pope Francis in the slums of Argentina and the halls of the Vatican. Seattle U will host Mark for a discussion of his surprising, informative, and moving journey and his new book, Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis. Please join us for a free event with Mark Shriver, author of Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis (Random House).
A down-to-earth and deeply intimate portrait of Pope Francis and his faith, based on interviews with the men and women who knew him simply as Jorge Mario Bergoglio. By setting an example of humility and accessibility, Francis breathed new life into the Catholic Church, attracting the admiration of Catholics and non-Catholics alike. In Pilgrimage, Mark K. Shriver retraces Francis' personal journey, revealing the origins of his open, unpretentious style and explaining how it revitalized Shriver's own faith and renewed his commitment to the Church. Mark K. Shriver is president of Save the Children Action Network in Washington, D.C. Shriver created the Choice Program and is a former Maryland state legislator.
This Seattle U 125th Anniversary Event is in partnership with Elliott Bay Bookstore and The School of Theology & Ministry.
Additional information about Mark Shriver:
Mark as you will remember was our Commencement speaker in 2015.
Mark K. Shriver is President of Save the Children Action Network, where he leads an effort to mobilize Americans to end preventable maternal, newborn and child deaths globally and to ensure that every child in the U.S. has access to high-quality early childhood education. Shriver’s career fighting for social justice in advocacy and service organizations, as well as elected office, has focused on advancing the right of every child to a safe and vibrant childhood.
Shriver joined Save the Children in 2003, serving as Senior Vice President for U.S. Programs until 2013. In that capacity, he created and oversaw the agency’s early childhood education, literacy, health, and emergency preparedness and response programs in the United States.
Shriver was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1994 to 2002. In 1988, he founded the innovative Choice Program, which serves delinquent and at-risk youth through intensive, community-based counseling.
Shriver received his B.A. from The College of the Holy Cross in 1986 and a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University in 1993. He resides in Bethesda, Maryland with his wife and their three children.
Shriver’s New York Times and Washington Post best-selling memoir, A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent Shriver, was published in June 2012 by Henry Holt.
Flannery O’Connor: Documenting a (Catholic) Life of an American Master
featuring Fr. Mark Bosco, SJ, PhD
November 17, 2016
Fr. Mark Bosco, SJ, PhD will explore the life of Flannery O'Connor in light of his experience working on a full feature documentary on the writer, sharing two sections of a rough cut of the film. This lecture is free and open to the public.
Fr. Mark Bosco, SJ, PhD, is Director of the Hank Center for Catholic Intellectual Heritage
at Loyola University Chicago, where he also teaches English and Theology, and he is on the Boards of Trustees at Seattle University. His teaching and research interests include the intersection of theological discourse and literature, especially in light of the 20th century Catholic literary tradition. He has written on Graham Greene, Flannery O'Connor, and the aesthetics of Hans Urs von Balthasar.
Cosponsored by the Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture, Image journal, and the English Department at Seattle University.
November 6, 2016
Join fellow SU peers and colleagues for an evening of discussion and reflection on the ways in which our intersecting identities impact how we interact and operate in our lives. Dinner will be served; free and open to all.
Panelists include Rachel Doll O’Mahoney, Ali Mian, Melissa Oeser, and Christina Roberts.