Saint Mary’s welcomes Julie Nagashima, Ph.D. to present “Faculty Perceptions of University Character Education.” Based on recent research by Dr. Nagashima, this presentation is open to students, faculty, and staff of Saint Mary’s and will take place on November 10, 2021 at 3 pm on the Twin Cities campus.
The school of education welcomes Dr. Julie Sperry to lead “A Day of SELf, Discovery: Socio-Emotional Leadership Foundations” a full-day workshop as part of a new character-based professional development series for teachers and educational administrators.
The school of education welcomes Dr. Amy Johnston to facilitate “Relationships: The Real Priority in Education,” a full-day workshop as part of a new character-based professional development series for teachers and educational administrators. The workshop will take place on April 26, 2022 on the Minneapolis campus.
Saint Mary’s welcomes Justin M. Anderson, Ph.D. on May 2 to present “Thomas Aquinas, FSC? What Aquinas Could Say about Virtue in the Lasallian Tradition.” Earlier in the day, Dr. Anderson will lead a faculty seminar on his most recent book Virtue and Grace in the Theology of Thomas Aquinas.
Saint Mary’s hosts Minnesota Character Awards Saint Mary’s in partnership with Synergy & Leadership Exchange hosted the Character Recognition Awards luncheon on May 17 on its Minneapolis campus. Six schools, leaders and community programs were honored in four different categories: Minnesota Ethical Leadership Award, Minnesota Promising Practices Award, Promising Principal Award, and Champion of Character. The Minnesota Ethical Leadership Award celebrates community programs developing character strengths and ethical leadership skills in its participants. Two programs were recognized: Minnesota Rural Education Association and Resources for Recovery. The Minnesota Rural Education Association is a membership organization serving public school districts throughout Greater [...]
The school of education will host a Summer Institute for students in the Education Specialist (Ed.S.) program June 16 and 17 on its Minneapolis campus. The inaugural Summer Institute occurred last year and over 70 educators attended to participate in a variety of presentations including an introduction to a virtue-based approach to professional ethics for educational leaders.
Saint Mary’s welcomes Dr. Kristin Melley, the executive director of Dominican Veritas Ministries, to present to the inaugural cohort of students in the Catholic school leadership program.
Saint Mary’s has published a special issue of AXIS: Journal of Lasallian Higher Education dedicated to university character education.
Saint Mary’s is proud to welcome alumnus Michael Lehan to speak on “Athletics, Relationships, and Character” on Thursday, October 6. After a standout football career at Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota, Lehan continued to play four years at the University of Minnesota, where he was named team captain during his senior year. He would later get drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round in 2003 and go on to enjoy a six-year career with the Browns (2003-05), Miami Dolphins (2006-2008), and New Orleans Saints (2008).
Saint Mary's is excited to welcome Dr. Julie Sperry this year to lead a four-session profession development cohort on Character Education Leadership. Full scholarships are available for the first 75 who register.
As part of our university-wide focus on character and virtue education, Saint Mary's is happy to welcome James Arthur, Kristján Kristjánsson, and Andrew Peterson from the Jubilee Centre this fall.
Professor Kristján Kristjánsson, professor of character education and virtue ethics in the school of education at the University of Birmingham (UK) and deputy director of the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, will present “Universities as Schools of Friendship.”
