Contents

• Introduction, Richard M. Liddy, Director of the Center for Catholic Studies

• The Vocation of the University and Religious Horizons, Patrick H. Byrne, Professor of Philosophy, Boston College

• Discovering Your Vocation: The Discernment of Discernment, Robert C. Bird, Assitant Professor of Finance and Legal Studies

• Confessions of a Heretic, George P. Browne, Associate Professor of History

• Why I Teach, Kristina Chew, Writing Instructor, Department of English

• On Vocational Discernment and Playing the Blues, Colleen M. Conway, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies

• My Vocation – My Calling, Lucia Crossley, Senior Business Consultant, Institute on Work

• Vocation and Community, Nancy Enright, Assistant Professor of Writing

• Values: Preservation and Adaptation, Stephen Finlan, Adjunct Professor of Religious Studies

• On Academic Freedom and Academic Vocation, David Ruel Foster, Associate Professor of Philosophical Theology

• Discerning Vocation in the Midst of Work, Marian Glenn, Professor of Biology

• One Sociologist’s Vocational Journey, Anthony L. Haynor, Assistant Professor of Sociology

• A Postmodern Spirituality of Education? Revered Paul A. Holmes, Vice President for Mission and Ministry

• A Call Within a Call, Richard M. Liddy, Director of the Center for Catholic Studies

• The Call from South Dakota, Joseph R. Marbach, Associate Professor of Political Science

• “Surprised by Joy” and “The Dismal Science,” Stephen Martin, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies

• Educatio Cristiana Animae Perfectio: Vocation of Teaching and the  Purpose of Faith in Education, Claudine Metallo, Adjunct Professor of Italian

• Reflections on Vocation, Roseanne Mirabella, Associate Professor of Executive Director of American Humantics

• Answering the Call: Vocation and the Validity of One’s Intention, Shamika A. Mitchell, Adjunct Professor of English

• How Educators Will – or Will Not – Effect Future Generations, Marietta Esposito Peskin, Associate Professor of Education

• And He Did It, Barrie Peterson, Associate Director of the Institute on Work

• Drawn to the Fire, William Toth, Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics

• Bibliography

• Biographies of the Participants

Unless otherwise indicated, all participants are from Seton Hall University.
Cover art by Susan Leshnoff and Arline Lowe
 

Contents

• Forward
  J. Michael Stebbins, Director, Gonzaga Institute of Ethics, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington

• Twelve Principles for Effective General Education Programs

• Preface
  Mel Shay, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

• Introduction
  Richard M. Liddy, Director of the Center for Catholic Studies

I. History of the Core at Seton Hall

• Where Were We? Reflections on the Core Curriculum
  Reverend Walter Debold, Professor Emeritus, Religious Studies

• The Seton Hall Core Curriculum 1856 1968
  Alan Delozier, Librarian Archivist and Assistant Professor

• General Education at Seton Hall: An Historical Review
  George Browne, Associate Professor of History

• The Core of Honors
  Gisela Webb, Director of the University Honors Program, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, and Faculty Fellow in the School of Diplomacy and International Relations

• Continuity in Change
  Al Hakim, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy

II. The Ideals of a Core

• A Mother's Perspective
  Marta Mestrovic Deyrup, Librarian and Assistant Professor

• Why Information Literacy in a Core Curriculum?
  Beth Bloom, Librarian and Associate Professor

• Reading Well: The Key to the Core
  Richard M. Liddy, Director of the Centerfor Catholic Studies

• Building a Caring Community: Civic Education and the Core Curriculum
  Roseanne Mirabella, Assistant Professor in the Graduate Department of Public and Healthcare Administration

• Vocation Education
  James VanOosting, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

• The "Core" of a Learning Community Making Connections between Student Affairs and Academic Affairs
  Dawn Williams, Dean for Community Development

• Clare College: A Possible Structure for the Core
  Stephen Martin, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies

• Catholic Education: Adapting to Change
  Nicholas Mazza. Doctoral Candidate in Higher Education Administration and Supervision

III. Future Possibilities

• It Was Always Winter but Christmas Never Came
  George Browne, Associate Professor of History

• Grounding the Liberal Arts Curriculum in The Future
  Anthony Haynor, Assistant Professor of Sociology

• In Search of Something of Value for the New Core
  Joseph Maloy, Associate Professor of Chemistry

• A Signature Experience
  Marian Glenn, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Diplomacy and International Relations, and Professor of Biology

• Bibliography on the Core Curriculum

• Biographies of the Participants

Cover Artwork by Dawn Williams
Unless otherwise indicated, all participants are from Seton Hall University.
 

Contents:

• Preface, Mel J. Shay, Provost

• Introduction, Agnes Hooper Gottlieb, Editor, Associate Professor of Communication

• I Have Called You by Name: Spirituality and the Academic Vocation, Elizabeth Johns, Facilitator, Chair, History of Art Department, University of Pennsylvania

• Themes and Readings for Summer Seminar 2000

• Spirituality and the Academic Vocation, Richard M. Liddy, Director, Center for Catholic Studies, University Professor of Catholic Thought and Culture

• The Participants

• Servant in Vocation: Service, Scholarship and Teaching, Vivienne Baldini, Manager of Academic Projects to the Provost

• Bloodline Destiny: Spirituality and an Academic Vocation, Regina Naasirah Blackburn, Assistant Professor of African American Studies and English

• God is Present in the Struggle, Robin L. Cunningham, Director of Academic Support Services for Student-Athletes

• Personal Observations by a Wide-Eyed Archivist on a Spiritual Quest in the Wondrous World of Academia, Alan B. Delozier, Librarian-Archivist and Assistant Professor

• The Web and the Classroom: Education in 2000 A.D., Marta Mestrovic Deyrup, Librarian and Assistant Professor

• Reflections on "Spirituality and the Academic Vocation," Nancy Enright, Senior Faculty Associate of English

• Just to Hear [God's] Voice Surround Me, Calling My Name, Johanna M. Nolan, Cataloger/Innovative Systems Librarian

• On Teaching in Higher Education, Peter M. Reader, Associate Professor of Commination

• God is on the Playing Field, Manny Schellscheidt, Head Coach, Men's Soccer

• Turning Down the Noise to Find God, Thomas Sowa, Associate Professor of Graduate Medical Education

• Libraries, Technology and Servant Leadership, Sister Anita Talar, Professor 

• Life Path, Spirituality and Community: My Journey to This Place, Dawn Williams, Dean for Community Development

• Biographies of the Participants

Contents:

• Preface, Mark Rocha, Provost

• Introduction, W. King Mott, Jr., Editor, Dean of Freshman Studies

• Themes and Readings for Summer Seminar 1999, Jerome Miller, Facilitator, Professor of Philosophy, Salisbury State University

• The University as an Open Space for Grace: Reflections on an Experience at Seton Hall, Jerome Miller, Facilitator, Professor of Philosophy, Salisbury State University

• The Role of Information Technology in Higher Education, Raquel Benbunan-Fich, Assistant Professor of Computing and Decision Sciences

• Birth and Death - Opportunities for Self-Transcendence, Wendy Budin, Associate Professor of Nursing

• The Wonder of Writing, Agnes Hooper Gottlieb, Associate Professor of Communication

• The Sociological Tradition and the Search for Meaning in Modern Life, Anthony L. Haynor, Assistant Professor of Sociology

• Re-Presenting History in Art, Jürgen Heinrichs, Assistant Professor of Art History

• Art as Spiritual Expression, Susan K. Leshnoff, Assistant Professor of Fine Arts

• In the Throe of Wonder: An Essay on Jerome Miller's Text, Richard M. Liddy, Director, Center for Catholic Studies, University Professor of Catholic Thought and Culture

• Accounting Statements and "Anecdote of the Jar," Athar Murtuza, Associate Professor of Accounting

• Untitled Rondinella, Thomas Rondinella, Assistant Professor of Communication

• Divine Madness: A Personal and Professional Perspective, Carolyn F. Rummel, Assistant Professor of Nursing

• Technology and Rebirth: Opening the World of Wonder Through Insightful Pedagogy, Rosemary W. Skeele, Associate Professor of Education

• The Provost's Kitchen, Jennifer J. White, Executive Assistant to the Provost

• The Theatricality of Wonderment, Deirdre Yates, Assistant Professor of Communication

• Biographies of the Participants

Contents:

• Preface, Monsignor Robert Sheeran, President, Seton Hall University

• Introduction, John R. Sowa, Jr., Editor, Assistant Professor of Chemistry

• Bibliography of Readings for Summer Seminar 1998

• Wisdom as the Goal of Information, John C. Haughey, S.J., Facilitator, Professor of Christian Ethics, University of Loyola Chicago 

Contemplation and Research

• Themes of Wisdom in Dialogue, Gisela Webb, Associate Professor of Religious Studies

• The Gardener and the Mathematician: A Tale of Two Wisdom Figures, John T. Saccoman, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science

• Re-Thinking Embodiment in the Light of the Incarnation, Judith Chelius Stark, Associate Professor of Philosophy

• Knowledge and Wisdom: "Where is the Politikon Zoon?" W. King Mott, Jr., visiting Professor of Political Science

• Science, Religion, and the Corrigibility of Quantum Mechanics, Joseph T. Maloy, Associate Professor of Chemistry

• Natural Law as a Wisdom Tradition, Michael P. Ambrosio, Professor of Law

Catholic Social Teaching

• Where Could Academic Freedom be Healthiest? The Case for Catholic Colleges, David R. Foster, Associate Professor of Philosophical Theology

• Social Justice, Catholic Schools, and Teacher Education, Richard Ognibene, Professor of Educational Studies

• The Wisdom of the Morally-Centered University, Mary F. Ruzicka, Professor of Professional Psychology and Family Therapy

• Seton Hall University and Catholic Social Teaching: A Consummation to be Wished, William J. Toth, Associate Professor of Christian Ethics

The Question of Wisdom

• "Wisdom" and the Transformation of the Disciplines, Richard M. Liddy, Director, Center for Catholic Studies, University Professor of Catholic Thought and Culture

• "The Saints and Poets, Maybe - They Do Some." Some Thoughts on the Place of Theater in a Catholic University, James P. McGlone, Professor of Communication

• Searching for Wisdom in the Modern Business Curriculum, Frederick J. Kelly, Professor of Finance

• Seeking Majesty in the Dust of the Moon, Arline Lowe, Assistant Professor of Art and Music

• Wisdom and the Teaching Profession, Albert B. Hakim, Director, Center for College Teaching, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy

• Can We Talk? John Ranieri, Assistant Professor of Philosophy

Biographies

Cover: Knowledge and Wisdom by Arline Lowe

Unless otherwise indicated all participants are from Seton Hall University.