Spring 2012 - Lourdes College

campus news briefsLectures enlighten studentsDuring spring semester,students had the opportunityto learn about a variety ofsubjects in art, history andtheology thanks to the efforts ofdedicated faculty.Brian Kennedy, PhD, Director ofThe Toledo Museum of Art, wasthe guest speaker at the secondannual Sr. Jane Mary Sorosiak,OSF Art Lecture Series.Attendees enjoyed an intriguinglecture on “Censorship in theArts.” Dr. Kennedy is a respectedhistorian, curator and arthistorian and has extensiveexperience in senior leadershippositions at art museums inIreland, Australia and the UnitedStates.In March, Richard Gaillardetz,PhD, addressed “ChurchAuthority and Ecumenism:Obstacle or Opportunity” at theperennial Ecumenical LectureSeries. In his presentation,Dr. Gaillardetz explored thedeeper issues underlyingquestions of church authorityin ecumenical dialogue andproposed some practicalmeasures that may advanceecumenical conversation.Dr. Gaillardetz is the JosephMcCarthy Professor of CatholicSystematic Theology at BostonCollege.Also in March, theDistinguishedSpeakerSeries inHistoryfocused on“The Warof 1812 inNorthwestOhio.” Guest lecturers includedJamie Oxendine and LarryNelson, PhD, who providedcontrasting perspectives ofthe War of 1812 in northwestOhio. Mr. Oxendine is theDirector of the Black SwampInterTribal Foundation as wellas a respected Native Americanspeaker, writer, teacher andstoryteller. Dr. Nelson is a HistoryProfessor with Bowling GreenState University and previouslyserved as Site Director for FortMeigs, a nationally accreditedmuseum and site of one ofOhio’s 1812 battlefields. UATLOURDES MAGAZINE | Spring 2012 57