November 5 - 7, 2004
at the University of Notre Dame

Citizens & Disciples is an interactive conference on community-based learning in the context of faith. This conference is an opportunity for representatives from faith-related colleges and universities to gather, reflect and analyze the integration of service learning and Catholic social teaching in a workshop setting.

Attendees will have ample opportunity to share their experiences in a small group settings.

Discussion themes:
• Community Partnerships
• Theological Reflection
• Community-based Research
• Summer Service Learning
• Assessment of Service Learning

This conference is sponsored by the University of Notre Dame Center for Social Concerns and the Andrews McMeel Foundation.

Agenda in brief

Welcome Address:

Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., President Emeritus, University of Notre Dame, winner of many honorary degrees and the Congregational Medal of Honor.

Keynote Speaker -- Forming Citizens and Disciples:

George Lopez, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science and Fellow of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame.

Workshops:

Engaging Faculty
Rev. Bill Lies, C.S.C, Ph.D
Executive Director, Center for Social Concerns

Engaging the World, Learning the World: Research and Assessment of Student Development Via Civic Participation.
Jay Brandenberger, Ph.D
Director of Experiential Learning and Developmental Research, Center for Social Concerns.

Community Partnerships
Annie Cahill Kelly, M.A.,
Director of Community Partnerships and Service Learning, Center for Social Concerns.

Debra Stanley
Consultant, AIDS Ministries/AIDS Assist

Faculty Panel
Mary Beckman, Ph.D
Associate Director of Academic Affairs & Research, Center for Social Concerns.

Theological Reflection
Andrea Smith Shappell, M.A.
Director, Senior Transition Programs, Center for Social Concerns.

Summer Service Learning
Sue Cunningham, M.A.
Director of Summer Service Projects and Alumni/ae Relations, Center for Social Concerns.

Brunch with Monk

Edward “Monk” Malloy, CSC
President
University of Notre Dame