Rome Seminar Readings

Summer 2021 

 Week One:                                         

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:                                    

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:                                  

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:                                     

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.