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RockhurstreportRecovery Is Campuswide EffortAstunned Rockhurst campus joined the rest of the nation Sept. 11 in grievingfor the lives lost in the terrorist attacks on our country. Students, facultyand staff organized several activities to offer support in response to the tragedy:• Campus Ministry held two special prayer services to remember thevictims, their families, our nation’s leaders and relief personnel. The Rev.Edward Kinerk, S.J., led both services, which focused on the mantra, “Lead usfrom hate to love, from violence to peace.” The first service, arranged just hoursafter the attack, included excerpts from the Qur’an and the Bible, a readingof the poem “Let There be Light,” by Frances W. Davis, and the singing of“Let There be Peace on Earth.” The second service, on Sept. 18, includeda reading of words by Mahatma Gandhi and closed with the singing of“America the Beautiful.”• Student Development staff members were available for students whoneeded spiritual or emotional support. The Counseling Center sent out aninformational e-mail to faculty and staff discussing the variety of emotionalreactions to expect from students and how the Rockhurst community could besupportive to them and one another.• A record number of students donated blood at a blood drive sponsoredby Residence Life, Community Blood Center and Student Senate. The Sept. 18drive collected 65 donations, including 38 from first-time donors.• Members of the Rockhurst community sent words of support in letters,cards and banners to Jesuit parishes, high schools, colleges and universities inNew York and Washington, D.C.• Student organizations collected donations for the American Red Cross.• The Office of Multicultural Affairs met with all international students todiscuss safety concerns.• Director of Campus Ministry Maureen Henderson wrote an essay titled“Lead Us From Hate to Love, From Violence to Peace” to help the Rockhurstcommunity cope with the variety of emotions prompted by the violence.Living andLearningWhether you want to increaseyour knowledge or share yourknowledge, you have a valuableresource at your service — theRockhurst Office of Lifelong Learning.Launched last year under theaegis of the College of Arts andSciences, the office is the primaryvehicle for the University’s efforts toenhance personal and professionalcontinuing education for alumni andthe community at large. A samplingof courses offered this fall includesComputerized Grant Seeking,Silversmithing, classes in foreignlanguage proficiency and a science/math/technology series for teachersfeaturing timely topics such as theHuman Genome Project.The office’s mission is to beflexible and responsive to the evolvingneeds and interests of the community.Its offerings can be for credit ornoncredit and may vary in time froman evening presentation to a weekendor weeklong workshop, to a regularcourse that meets intermittentlythroughout a semester. Sessions couldbe held on campus, at a work site,at the Rockhurst south campus oron the Web.“We’re looking to expand evenfurther the range of courses we offer,”said Mary Jo Coughlin, director ofLifelong Learning. “To do this, we’dlike to call on Rockhurst alumni to letus know what educational needsthey’ve identified in their workplaces.“Also, we want to draw on thewealth of talents and knowledge ouralumni have by inviting them to callus with ideas for workshops they’reinterested in presenting.”For more information, contactthe Office of Lifelong Learning at(816) 501-4164. For a currentschedule of course offerings, visitwww.rockhurst.edu, and click intoCenters/Special Programs, or e-maillifelonglearning@rockhurst.edu.ROCKHURST6
Students Explore Religion and Science TopicsCan questions of science impingeon theology? What models havephilosophers used to explain therelationship between science andreligion? Is evolution thought to bea threat to religion?These are only a few of the topicsstudents are discussing this semesterin “Religion and Science,” taught byBrendan Sweetman, Ph.D., associateprofessor of philosophy.Through an internationalcompetition, Sweetman was awardeda grant for the course from theCenter for Theology and the NaturalSciences, an international nonprofitorganization affiliated with theGraduate Theological Union inBerkeley, Calif. The center promotesthe creative interaction betweentheology and the natural sciencesthrough research, teaching and publicservice. Money for the center’s awardscomes from a grant by the JohnTempleton Foundation.One of the primary goals of thecourse, Sweetman said, is to helpstudents become informed thinkersabout the variety of issues surroundingreligion and science.“The Jesuit educational traditioncalls for students to be informedso they can discuss these issuesintelligently.”Guest lecturers from thedepartments of biology, physics, andtheology and religious studies havecontributed to classroom discussions.In addition to the Rockhurstgrant, the center awarded 99 grants touniversities across the United Statesand throughout the world. The grantalso will fund additional efforts topromote the discussion of scienceand religion on campus.retro rockhurstMay 17, 1954, was a big day for Rockhurst. Several dignitaries, including Gen. Carlos Romulo, Filipino diplomat andauthor, were on hand for the groundbreaking of Massman Hall and the second annual Rockhurst Day. During hislengthy career, Romulo served as secretary of foreign affairs for the Philippines, ambassador to the United States andpresident of the United Nations General Assembly. (From left: Rockhurst President the Rev. Maurice Van Ackeren, S.J.,Carlos Romulo and Mrs. Romulo)7 FALL 2001
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