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NETWORKING FOR MISSION II

EDUCATING FOR LIFE…PROCLAIMING GOD’S GOODNESS

Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Education Conference

CO-SPONSORED BY EMMANUEL COLLEGE AND THE SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR

Thursday, July 12 - Sunday, July 15, 2012 EMMANUEL COLLEGE | 400 THE FENWAY | BOSTON, MA 02115 | USA

Schedule of Events Thursday, July 12, 2012 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Arrival/Registration Jean Yawkey Center 4:30 p.m.

Welcome Sr. Teresita Weind, SND, Congregational Leader, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Keynote Address: Educating for Life: The SND Mission Continues in the 21st Century Sr. Janet Eisner, SND, Ph.D., President, Emmanuel College, Boston, Mass.

Janet M. Daley Library Lecture Hall, Cardinal Cushing Library The story of Catholic education is a powerful and moving story. This presentation highlights the role of the Sisters of Notre Dame in education and how this educational mission continues to transform the lives of students and graduates. Why is Catholic education central to preparing students for life and work in this century? How do those who engage in SND-related ministries immerse themselves in understanding and carrying out the SND mission? Two Emmanuel students will speak about their experience of the impact of the SND mission.

Sr. Janet Eisner, SND, Ph.D., is President of Emmanuel College in Boston, having served in this position for three decades. Under Sister Janet Eisner’s leadership, Emmanuel College has experienced a period of exceptional innovation, achievement and growth. As a Catholic liberal arts and sciences college, Emmanuel College today is providing an outstanding education to record numbers of talented and diverse students. Throughout her tenure, Sister Janet has served on numerous boards and committees regionally and nationally. She holds an A.B. from Emmanuel College, an M.A. from Boston College and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Michigan, as well as Honorary Doctorates from Boston College and Northeastern University.

6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Reception in Honor of St. Julie’s Birthday followed by Opening Banquet Gymnasium, Jean Yawkey Center

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Friday, July 13, 2012 7:30 – 8:00 a.m.

Celebration of the Eucharist - Available Fenway Room, Administration Building 7:15 – 8:45 a.m.

Breakfast Main Dining Room, Jean Yawkey Center 9:00 a.m.

Keynote Address: 21st Century Education: Engaging the Next Generation of Students Joyce De Leo, Ph.D., Vice President of Academic Affairs, Emmanuel College, Boston, Mass.

Janet M. Daley Library Lecture Hall, Cardinal Cushing Library This presentation will highlight basic neuroscience in the context of neuroplasticity during learning. Learn how insights about brain function can be harnessed by teachers for use in their own classrooms to address particular challenges. The intimate link between emotions, cognition and learning will be discussed and how to utilize this information to explore innovations in teaching and learning for the next generation of students.

Joyce De Leo, Ph.D., is Vice President of Academic Affairs at Emmanuel College.

Previously, Dr. De Leo held the Irene Heinz Given Professor of Pharmacology and Anesthesiology and was the Chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at Dartmouth Medical School and was instrumental in developing and directing the college’s Neuroscience Center. She serves on numerous NIH study sections, international grant review boards and editorial boards and has published over 150 peer-reviewed manuscripts, reviews and chapters. She received her B.S. in Biology and Chemistry from the State University of New York at Albany and her Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.

10:30 – 11:45 a.m.

CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSIONS 1 12:00 p.m.

Lunch Main Dining Room, Jean Yawkey Center 2

1:30 – 2:45 p.m.

CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSIONS 2 3:15 – 4:30 p.m.

CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSIONS 3 6:00 p.m.

Dinner Main Dining Room, Jean Yawkey Center

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Saturday, July 14, 2012 7:15 – 8:45 a.m.

Breakfast Main Dining Room, Jean Yawkey Center 9:00 a.m.

Keynote Address: Reflecting Values in a Diverse Society Bart McGettrick, Dean of Education, Liverpool Hope University, United Kingdom Janet M. Daley Library Lecture Hall, Cardinal Cushing Library Professor McGettrick will discuss some of the global values that constitute a vision of education, formed in the Notre Dame tradition in the UK and elsewhere. He will address some of the challenges as well as the opportunities of educating with Christian values in mind in the modern world. This will be a journey of education on which “the footsteps will be more important than the signposts.”

Bart McGettrick is Dean of Education at Liverpool Hope University, the only ecumenical university in Europe. He has a long involvement in Teacher Education having been the principal of St. Andrew’s College Glasgow, previously the Notre Dame College. He has widespread international experience and is a Regent of Bethlehem University, Palestine, and is heavily involved in Christian Education in The Holy Land. He chairs a number of Boards of Governors of schools and other organizations.

10:30 – 11:45 a.m.

CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSIONS 4 12:00 p.m.

Lunch Main Dining Room, Jean Yawkey Center 1:30 – 2:45 p.m.

Keynote Address: Celebrating Diversity in Catholic Schools: Celebrating the Diversity of a Multicultural Environment While Striving for Unity Elizabeth Hayes Patterson, J.D., Associate Professor, Georgetown University Law School, Washington, D.C. Janet M. Daley Library Lecture Hall, Cardinal Cushing Library

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Although historian Arthur Schlesinger warned 20 years ago that multiculturalism would lead to disunity, the celebration of diversity and multiculturalism, particularly in the setting of Catholic schools, is an enriching and empowering experience. Professor Patterson will explore this theme through the prism of her own life as an African American woman born, baptized and raised in Boston and who attended Catholic schools from the third grade to and including law school.

Elizabeth Hayes Patterson, J.D., is an Associate Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center. Before joining the Law Center faculty in 1980, Professor Patterson served as Chair of the D.C. Public Service (Utilities) Commission and was a Commissioner of the D.C. Public Service Commission. She received her B.A. from Emmanuel College and studied French at the Sorbonne in Paris and at Stanford University, as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow. She holds a J.D. from Catholic University and honorary doctorates from the University of Toulouse and Emmanuel College, where she served as a Trustee from 1993 to 2011.

3:15 – 4:30 p.m.

CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSIONS 5 5:30 p.m.

Celebration of the Eucharist Gymnasium, Jean Yawkey Center 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Heritage Banquet Gymnasium, Jean Yawkey Center

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Sunday, July 15, 2012 7:15 – 8:45 a.m.

Breakfast Main Dining Room, Jean Yawkey Center 9:30 – 11:00 a.m.

Networking for Future Mission Sr. Rita Sturwold, SND, Past President, Mount Notre Dame High School, Cincinnati, Ohio Daniel Meixner, President, Chaminade-Julienne High School, Dayton, Ohio Gymnasium, Jean Yawkey Center 9:30 a.m.

Introduction to Proposing Next Steps

9:45 a.m.

Networking for Mission II: Meetings in Education Groups

10:30 a.m.

Large Group Sharing and Discussion of Proposed Next Steps to Network for Mission

11:15 a.m.

Commissioning Ceremony Sr. Teresita Weind, SND, Congregational Leader, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Gymnasium, Jean Yawkey Center

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Concurrent Workshop Sessions Overviews Concurrent Workshop Session 1 :: Friday, July 13, 2012 :: 10:30 – 11:45 a.m.

1.1 Transforming Urban Education One Student at a Time Sr. Mary Murphy, SND, Ph.D., Founding President, Notre Dame High School, Lawrence, Mass.

Maureen Murphy Wilkens Science Center, Room 102 In the tradition of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Notre Dame High School provides a Catholic college preparatory education enhanced by professional work experience for young men and women from families with limited income. Notre Dame High School is a proud member of the Cristo Rey Network of Schools. Join us for an interactive engaging discussion with students and members of the Notre Dame High School Community. Learn how NDHS impacts the lives of our students, their families and the city of Lawrence, Mass.

Sr. Mary Murphy, SND, Ph.D., began her work in Lawrence, Mass., in 1997 as the first Director of the Notre Dame Education Center, serving the adult immigrant community. When the Sisters of the Ipswich and Boston Units of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur agreed to “sponsor” a new unique high school for low income students in 2003, Sr. Mary Murphy became the founding President.

1.2 “How Good is the Good God!” in the 21st Century: The Spirituality of the Sisters of Notre Dame Sr. Camilla Burns, SND Ph.D., Faculty, Trinity Washington University, Washington D.C.; Adjunct Professor, Loyola University, Chicago, Ill. Administration Building, Room 332 “Our common aim is to express in our time, as Julie did in hers, that God is good” (Constitutions of the Sisters of Notre Dame). This statement acknowledges a traditioning process in the spirituality of St. Julie. The workshop explores a contemporary interpretation of “How good is the good God!” Sr. Camilla Burns, SND, Ph.D., holds degrees from Trinity College in Washington D.C., Notre Dame University in South Bend, Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, and a Ph.D. from Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, Calif. She was Congregational Leader of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur from 2002 to 2008 and she is currently a faculty member of Trinity University Washington and adjunct Professor at Loyola University Chicago.

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1.3 Contributions of Women’s Religious Congregations to the Empowerment of Women in Africa Sr. Eucharia Madueke, SND, Ph.D. Candidate in Development and Public Policy, Howard University, Washington, D.C. Maureen Murphy Wilkens Science Center, Room 111 The presentation will highlight how women educated by the Catholic nuns in Nigeria have attained upward social mobility. However, in some important areas, these women lack cultural empowerment because they are often caught between two worlds, the Western world and the world of their foremothers. The indigenous tradition has much to offer toward building and maintaining a harmonious society.

Sr. Eucharia Madueke, SND is a Ph.D. candidate in Development and Public Policy in the Department of African Studies at Howard University.

1.4 Learning to Serve/Serving to Learn: Building Transformational Communities Committed to Social Justice through Mutual Relationships and Civic Engagement Sr. Ann Kendrick, SND, A Founder of the Hope CommUnity Center, Apopka, Fla. Maria Desangles, Service Learning Coordinator, Hope CommUnity Center Administration Building, Room 432 Growing from 20 years of experience at the Hope CommUnity Center, the presenters, Sr. Ann Kendrick, SND and Maria Desangeles, will describe their experiences in Alternative Spring Break, service-learning programs, family homestays, working in the fields, socio-political economic contextualization, regular praxis and community organizing, as well as the Notre Dame Mission Volunteers/AmeriCorps Program.

Sr. Ann Kendrick, SND is one of the founders of the Hope CommUnity Center in Apopka Fla. Sr. Ann has a B.A. from Trinity Washington D.C., an M.A. from the University of Maryland, and honorary doctorates from Trinity Washington and Rollins College.

Maria Desangles is the service-learning coordinator at the Hope CommUnity Center. She has a B.A. from University of Central Florida and is an M.A. candidate at the University of Miami.

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Concurrent Workshop Session 2 :: Friday, July 13, 2012 :: 1:30 – 2:45 p.m.

2.1 Carrying the Light of Faith through Drama Virginia Byrne, M.Ed., Director/Teacher of Theater and Shakespeare, and Vocal Communication, Notre Dame Academy, Worcester, Mass.

Maureen Murphy Wilkens Science Center, Room 102 The session will help participants develop approaches of communicating St. Julie’s Mission using the Performing Arts.

Virginia Byrne has been the director of Theater and teacher of Theater and Shakespeare as well as Vocal Communication at NDA Worcester for over three decades. She is also an actor, director and writer of several original plays and musicals. In autumn 2011, she wrote, directed and produced “Carrying the Light of Faith” at NDA, which chronicled the journey of the first SNDs to America.

2.2 SND Leadership Lessons from St. Julie Sr. Patricia O’Brien, SND, Ed.D., Deputy Director of the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Bedford, Mass.

Administration Building, Room 332 This session will use the letters of St. Julie to highlight effective leadership practices. Participants will have an opportunity to reflect on how St. Julie’s leadership lessons might be applied in their school.

Sr. Patricia O’Brien, SND, Ed.D., is Deputy Director of the higher education commission of NEASC, the accrediting association for New England. Sister Pat has worked at Bridgewater State College, Emmanuel College, Cardinal Cushing High School and Notre Dame Academy in Worcester. She is chair of the Trinity University Board of Trustees and a member of the NDA-Worcester Board. Her B.A. is in psychology and her graduate degree is in education.

2.3 Popular Education through the Fe y Alegria Schools Sr. Marleny Bardeles Raymundo, SND, Principal of 30 Schools, Tambogrande, Peru Please note: Presentation in Spanish with English Translation Maureen Murphy Wilkens Science Center, Room 111 Sharing the experience of Popular Education with the population of Breves in the fight for the right to use potable water and explanation of the history of Theatre of the Oppressed, with the dynamics and games that help to understand situations of oppression.

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Sr. Marleny Albertina Bardales Raymundo, SND was born in Piura, Peru. She studied higher education at the National University of Piura, and received the title of secondary teacher. She also studied at the School of Superior Religious Education receiving a diploma as a teacher in Religion; she finished her studies with a master’s in education at the University Cesar Vallejo and a diploma in psychological pedagogy. She did Mission work with the Salesians, especially in the field of education in rural areas where there was the greatest need. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1997 and she worked as a teacher in the villages of Guaraguaos Alto and Malingas. Later she became the Director of one of the Educational Institutes, which is part of the Fe y Alegria #48 Maria Teresa se Jesus Gerhardinger. In 2009, she assumed the role of Directress of the Network of Fe y Alegria #48 which at that time consisted of 24 schools. Presently the network consists of 37 schools which are located in 3 different zones: Curvan, Malingas and Tejedores.

2.4 Classroom Technology: Resources for Global Education Sr. Paula Jurigian, SND, Program Director, Notre Dame Education Center, Boston, Mass.

Sr. Ellen McAdam, SND, Junior High Teacher, St. Patrick School and Education Center, Lowell, Mass.

Sr. Patricia Toce, SND, Theology Teacher, Notre Dame Academy, Hingham, Mass.

Administration Building, Room 432 In this presentation, we will demonstrate a variety of free educational tools to present content in the classroom. This presentation is for educators who are looking to begin using technology in their everyday teaching.

Sr. Paula Jurigian, SND is Program Director of the Notre Dame Education Center in Boston, Mass.

Sr. Paula has worked at Boston College, Emmanuel College, Bishop Fenwick High School and St. Patrick School, Lowell. Her B.A. is in psychology and her graduate degrees are in Pastoral Ministry and Higher Education Administration.

Sr. Patricia Toce, SND is currently a Theology teacher at Notre Dame Academy in Hingham, Mass.

She teaches bioethics and morality. Prior to beginning her ministry at NDA, Sr. Pat worked for many years at the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy as well as in both retail and long-term pharmacy care settings. Sr. Pat also worked in parish ministry as a Confirmation program coordinator and in youth ministry. She has a bachelor's degree in biology and pharmacy as well as graduate degrees in public health and pastoral ministry.

Sr. Ellen McAdam, SND is a junior high teacher at St. Patrick School and Education Center in Lowell, Mass. Her baccalaureate degree is in elementary education and she is working on her graduate degree in educational technology.

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Concurrent Workshop Session 3 :: Friday, July 13, 2012 :: 3:15 – 4:30 p.m.

3.1 Notre Dame Virtual School: A Decade of Networking Schools and a Global Vision for Our Future Sr. Kristin Hokanson, SND, Founder and Principal of the Notre Dame Virtual School Administration Building, Room 332 The Notre Dame Virtual School (NDVS) began 10 years ago. This workshop will share the many ways in which NDVS has connected Notre Dame schools globally during the past decade and discuss the vision for how NDVS can continue to connect Notre Dame schools and sponsored ministries in the future.

Sr. Kristin Hokanson, SND is the founder and principal of the Notre Dame Virtual School. Sr. Kristin holds advanced degrees in education and is a certified school administrator. She is also a certified Instructional Technology Specialist and a certified online teacher. She has presented workshops on technology to schools and organizations and is a technology consultant.

3.2 Theater of the Oppressed: Using Drama to Help Students Deal with Trauma Sr. Lucyann Diniz, SND, School Librarian, Maranjo, Brazil Please Note: Presentation will be in Portuguese with English Translation Maureen Murphy Wilkens Science Center, Room 102 The theater of the oppressed is original Brazilian theater, to help people reflect on their situations of oppression and take some action so they can change the situations of oppression in which they live.

It is political theater, communitarian and liberating. It uses the methodology of popular education.

Some sisters in Brazil are using this method of education as they live among the people, and accompany them in their social struggles.

Sr. Lucyane Diniz, SND holds a degree in Religious Studies at UEPA State University of Pará and Theater of the Oppressed.

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3.3 Apples Under Pressure: Teaching the Millennial Generation Sr. Mary Friel, SND, Ph.D., Psychology Professor, Manchester Community College, Manchester, Conn.

Sr. Mary Hayes, SND, Ph.D., Professor of History, Trinity Washington University, Washington, D.C. Maureen Murphy Wilkens Science Center, Room 111 Millennials, the largest generation in the U.S. population today, will be described with creative ways to enhance their development. This presentation will focus on the ways in which the educational ideals of St. Julie are presented to a highly diverse, millennial-age student body. The presentation will focus on ways to engage students who have little or no knowledge of the values and principles of Catholic Social Teaching, which were implicitly the values of St. Julie.

Sr. Mary Friel, SND, Ph.D., is presently a psychology professor at Manchester Community College in Manchester Conn., and Emeritus Professor of Education Psychology in the Connecticut State University System. A Sister of Notre Dame de Namur who loves the classroom!

Sr. Mary Hayes, SND, Ph.D., is a full-time professor of history at Trinity Washington University, where she has taught for 45 years. She teaches courses in United States History, emphasizing women’s history, African American women’s history and civil rights. She is currently conducting research on the life and times of St. Julie and for the past 20 years has presented papers at professional conferences on the history of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.

3.4 Teach the Community What They Need to Know for Justice and Leadership Susana García, Director of Enrollment Management, Notre Dame High School, San Jose, Calif.

Kathleen Quiazon, Director of Campus Ministry, Notre Dame High School, San Jose, Calif.

Administration Building, Room 432 Developing a distinctive Notre Dame, Catholic education in justice and leadership relies on the innovative integration of mission and charism into the learning community for students and adults.

Explore ways to create dynamic learning programs for students and cultivate mission-focused formation for adults.

Susana García is the Director of Enrollment Management at Notre Dame High School. With degrees in sociology /Spanish and an M.A. in spirituality from Santa Clara University, she now blends over 10 years of faculty experience (Campus Ministry/religious studies) with expertise in admissions recruitment, leadership development and marketing.

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Kathleen Quiazon is the Director of Campus Ministry for Notre Dame High School. With degrees in religious studies and music from Santa Clara University and the University of Minnesota, Kathleen spearheads programming for students and adults in Catholic spirituality, service and justice.

Kathleen is a member of the California Province Hallmarks Committee.

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Concurrent Workshop Session 4 :: Saturday, July 13, 2012 :: 10:30 – 11:45 p.m.

4.1 Catholic Social Teaching and the Legacy of Vatican II Sr. Mary Johnson, SND, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology and Religious Studies and Director of the Center for Mission & Spirituality, Emmanuel College, Boston, Mass.

Administration Building, Room 332 This session will provide an overview of the key principles of the social teachings of the Catholic Church. The social teachings comprise over 100 years of social analysis and theological reflection on issues ranging from industrialization in 1891 to immigration today, to name just two of many issues addressed in the documents. Focus will be placed on the documents of Vatican II and their contribution to Catholic Social Thought and to the development and growth of organizations and social movements that embody the teachings.

Sr. Mary Johnson, SND, Ph.D., is Professor of Sociology and Religious Studies and Director of the Center for Mission & Spirituality at Emmanuel College. She spent the 2011-2012 academic year as Senior Fellow at the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University.

4.2 The Missing Link: Engaging Parents/Guardians in the Education of the Adolescent Sr. Brigid Rose Tiernan, SND, Former Director of the Catholic Institute of Education, South Africa Zunelle de Ru, Head of School, St. Peter Claver School, Kroonstad, South Africa Administration Building, Room 432 Many parents/guardians feel inadequate in the face of and alienated from their adolescent children's educational process. We will share some ways in which we have tried to address and change this disempowering situation in South Africa.

Sr. Brigid Rose Tiernan, SND, born in Zimbabwe, has an M.A. in Educational Leadership. She has 12 years of secondary school teaching experience, and was Director of the Catholic Institute of Education, an umbrella service body for Catholic Schools in South Africa, for 12 years. She is also a member of School Governing Bodies.

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Zunelle De Ru was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, where she also matriculated and graduated. She is married and has three daughters. She has a B.A. in personnel management and is currently studying for a PGCE through the University of South Africa. She has 14 years of experience in the field of education, ranging from early childhood development to tertiary education, in the independent school sector, NGO sector and semi-state sector. Currently she holds the position of Head of School at St. Peter Claver School in Kroonstad, South Africa.

4.3 Human Trafficking and Why We Should Care About It Sr. Isabelle Izika, SND, Sociology Major, Emmanuel College, Boston, Mass.

Please note: Presentation in French with English Translation Maureen Murphy Wilkens Science Center, Room 111 This presentation on human trafficking will first recall the existence of slavery and its purpose and then look at human trafficking as a new form of slavery in this century. Who are the potential victims and why? She will use a movie called “Trapped,” which is about Nigerian women and girls sold in Italy. This presentation will target educators of primary and high school students and those who work with impoverished people. Building on the participants’ awareness of this phenomenon, she will teach them how to educate their own constituents on how to recognize this evil and what to do to protect them from being trafficked.

Sr. Isabelle Izika, SND is from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where she was successively a primary school teacher, an Assistant Director of Formation at the Novitiate, a Director of Formation with Affiliates, and at the same time worked in justice and peace as a human rights activist. Sr. Isabelle worked for one year as an intern at the United Nations on Social and Economic Development. She is now in her last year of studies in sociology at Emmanuel College and will receive her degree in December 2012.

4.4 Developing the Next Generation of Philanthropists Sr. Rita Sturwold, SND, Past President, Mount Notre Dame High School, Cincinnati, Ohio Roger Grein, CPA, Founder of the University Student Philanthropy Program and the High School Student Magnified Giving Program, Cincinnati, Ohio Maureen Murphy Wilkens Science Center, Room 102 In just four years, Magnified Giving has expanded from eight to 22 high schools, working with 30 teachers and approximately 1000 students from economically, culturally, and geographic diverse areas of southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky. The student philanthropy model provides students with the knowledge and experiences needed to manage student-directed grant funding, and connects students and faculty to the joy of serving their communities.

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Rita Sturwold, SND is the former President of Mount Notre Dame High School. For more than 40 years, Rita has served in Catholic schools, as a teacher and in various administrative roles, or worked on behalf of Catholic schools as an assistant superintendent and fundraiser for inner-city Catholic schools.

Roger F. Grein, CPA is the President and Founder of Magnified Giving. In just four years, Magnified Giving has expanded from eight to 22 high schools, working with 30 teachers and approximately 1000 students from economically, culturally and geographic diverse areas of southwest Ohio and northern Kentucky. The student philanthropy model provides students with the knowledge and experiences needed to manage student-directed grant funding, and connects students and faculty to the joy of serving their communities.

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Concurrent Workshop Session 5 :: Saturday, July 13, 2012 :: 3:15 – 4:30 p.m.

5.1 Heirs and Trustees of the Notre Dame Tradition: Evolving Best Practices for Keeping the Notre Dame Charism and Its Traditions Alive in Our Schools Today and Into the Future Sr. Anne Marie Niblock, SND, Head Teacher, Notre Dame RC Girls’ School, London, England and Discussion Panel Janet M. Daley Library Lecture Hall, Cardinal Cushing Library How do we as 21st century educators in Notre Dame learning communities ensure that we are being true to the living Notre Dame tradition we have inherited? This talk will explore, in practical ways, what that might mean. By giving examples from my own school and challenging us all to dare to be different, I hope to help us continue to be heirs of the past, women of the present and makers of the future.

Sr. Anne Marie Niblock, SND was born in Scotland. She is the Head teacher of Notre Dame RC Girls’ School in central London - a multicultural, comprehensive school for girls aged 11 to 16 years, where 70% of students speak a total of over 40 different languages.

5.2 Pour une Intégration de la Mission: Tentatives et Expériences Sr. Marie-Angèle Kitewo, SND, Mission Integration Coordinator, Notre Dame Academy, Worcester, Mass.

Please note: Presentation will be in French Maureen Murphy Wilkens Science Center, Room 102 The importance of Mission integration in our SND ministries.

Sr. Marie-Angèle Kitewo est SND pour plus de 50 ans. L’éducation est le champs de ses activités apostoliques pendant beaucoup d’années. Elle a un Ph-D dans le domaine de l’Anthropologie culturelle basée surtout sur la pensée relieuse. Pendant beaucoup d’années elle a enseigné - et continue à enseigner dans les Instituts Supérieurs et Universités du Congo pour préparer les futur(e)s enseignants / enseignantes du niveau des écoles secondaires. Actuellement, elle travaille pour l’intégration de la mission à Notre Dame Academy, Worcester, MA. Elle est aussi membre du Comité Exécutif de Conrad N. Hilton Fond pour Sœurs.

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5.3 Creating a Sustainable World in Light of the Earth Summit and Rio+20 Sr. Maura Browne, SND, Justice and Peace Coordinator, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Administration Building, Room 432 Sr. Maura was part of the SND delegation to the June 2012 UN Earth Summit and Peoples Forum in Rio de Janiero. This presentation will focus on the SND commitment to Justice and Peace issues in the light of these conferences.

Sr. Maura Browne, SND has been involved in teaching and administration at the primary and secondary levels for 25 years, 12 of those years in rural Kenya. She has also educated for justice and peace for 30 years at the Africa Faith and Justice Network and as the Justice and Peace Coordinator for the Sisters of Notre Dame. She is a graduate of Emmanuel College and Northeastern University School of Law and is a member of the Massachusetts Bar.

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SND Education Conference Planning Committee Sr. Lorraine Connell, SND, CFO, Sisters of Notre Dame Kristen Conroy, Assistant Vice President for Operations, Emmanuel College Sr. Maria Delaney, SND, Congregational Leadership Team, Sisters of Notre Dame Sr. Anne Mary Donovan, SND, Treasurer, Emmanuel College Sr. Janet Eisner, SND, President, Emmanuel College Sr. Mary Farren, SND, Ipswich Leadership Team, Sisters of Notre Dame Molly Honan, Associate Vice President of Marketing Communications, Emmanuel College Sr. Karen Hokanson, SND, Assistant Professor of Education, Emmanuel College Kelly Hoppe, Assistant to the Treasurer, Emmanuel College Sr. Margaret McCarthy, SND, Executive Director, Congregational Mission Office, Sisters of Notre Dame Sr. Rosemary Reynolds, SND, Guidance Counselor, Notre Dame High School, CT Sr. Rita Sturwold, SND, Past President, Mount Notre Dame High School, OH Sr. Susan Thornell, SND, Associate Dean, Emmanuel College Sr. Teresita Weind, SND, Congregational Leader, Sisters of Notre Dame Kristen Zapata, Operations Coordinator, Emmanuel College

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