Rome Seminar Readings

June 9-13, 2019

Participants will be expected to have read the following background materials before the beginning of the Rome Seminar. The list is broken down into nine weekly sets to enable attendees to pace themselves through the material.

 Week One: April 7-13                          

Concept: The history and role of ACCU

• Read “Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities” by Richard Yanikoski
• Read "ACCU: Connecting, Informing, Strengthening"
• Review the main sections of the ACCU website:
  • About ACCU
  • Programs and Events
  • Catholic Higher Education
  • News
  • Publications (Journal of Catholic Higher Education; Update)

  Week Two: April 14-20                         

Concept: Mission on campus

• Read brochures in the “Strengthening Catholic Identity” series (all brochures will be emailed to participants on April 12th for the following week's reading)
   

  Week Three: April 21-27                         

Concept: Grounding in Catholic higher education governing documents

• Read Ex Corde Ecclesiae
• Familiarize yourself with Veritatis Gaudium
• Review Michael Galligan-Stierle's presentation on Veritatis Gaudium and Ex Corde Ecclesiae
• Read "Canonical Reflections on the Application of "Ex Corde Ecclesiae" by Sharon Euart, RSM
• Watch "Ex Corde Ecclesiae: 25 Years to Today" by Sr. Andrea Lee, IHM & Barbara Humphrey McCrabb (ACCU 2016 New Presidents Institute; webinar link will be distributed via email to registered participants)

  Week Four: April 28-May 4                     

Concept: The unique role/model of Catholic higher education in the United States

• "We've Been Here Before: A Brief History of Catholic Higher Education in the America" by Michael T. Rizzi, Ed.D. in Journal of Catholic Higher Education
• "Catholic Higher Education as Transformation: With What Warrant? To What Ends? By What Means?" by Bernard G. Prusak, Ph.D. in Journal of Catholic Higher Education
• "Do Catholic Universities Still Have a Value Proposition?" by Scott Kelley
• Pope Benedict XVI's Address to Catholic Educators
• Pope Francis's Address to a Delegation from Villanova University
• "Modeling the Best of What Catholic Higher Education Has to Offer Society and the Church: Reflections by a Mission Officer and Faculty Member" by Alicia Cordoba Tait in Integritas
• ACCU's letter to Pope Francis on the sex abuse crisis
• A letter responding to the crisis from an ACCU member institution

Each week's readings will be added at the beginning of that week.