AMU 2022 Symposium

On June 14-16, 2022 in St. Louis, Missouri,
over 100 Faculty, Staff, and Administration attended this AMU Sponsored Symposium.
Below are the presentations, outcomes, future projects and other resources that will be useful to our three Marianist Universities.
Our Promise and Purpose
Assessing the Signs of our Times
Responding to the Needs of Our World in a Marianist Way
Symposium Overview and Donor Appreciation
AMU Symposium Memories 2022
Symposium Itinerary




Selected Symposium Speaker Texts

Dustyn Ragasa
Religious Studies
Chaminade University of Honolulu
"Given Our Promise and Purposes, How Can We Respond to the Changing Complexities of Laying The Foundation for Engaging Future Generations of Students and Educators?"
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Kelly Bohrer
The Ethos Center
University of Dayton
“Birth Pangs of Social Transformation: A Talk for the AMU Symposium”
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Todd Hanneken
Theology Department
St. Mary’s University
“Responding to the Collective Angst in the Human Heart”
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"Charism" and Crisis Homily at closing Eucharist
"Years ago, when I was the provost at UD, a retired university administrator
told me that I should never let a crisis go to waste. Why? Because crises, he said,
“create new opportunities.” The crises we have been discussing at this meeting are
not only important, they are also difficult to address. What opportunities do they
create? Given that there are so many crises—environmental degradation, human
trafficking, racism, poverty, war, and the lack of respect for all living beings—to
name only a few, to how many of these should we respond? As members of
university communities, what competencies do we have to respond? In a world so
disfigured by greed, violence, egotism and war, what kind of difference, really, can
we make? " (read more)
Symposium Posters
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Dialogue Zone
Shifting to Online Services
Anchoring the Mission to the DEI Plan
The Role of EECE
Rising Up to Marianist Values
Restoring Peace in Our Communities
Professional Development: MEA
Open Educational Resources
New Faculty Mentors for Mission Program
Marianist Community Engagement
Lilly Fellows Collaboration Project
Increasing Prevalence and Persistence
Young adults going against the grain
Field Experiences with the Community
Community Collaboration on Advancing Equity
APO Haumana Program
UD's Diversified Leadership & Enrollment
Three Initiatives for Community Improvement
Promoting Healthy Hawai’i Communities