75th Anniversary events in Minnesota
For directions/questions and to RSVP for events, please contact Nicole Lapides at nlapides@stritch.edu or (800) 347-8822, ext. 8806. Some events require further details and directions. Most events will include refreshments.
- May 31: Tour at the Minneapolis Institute of Art
Associate Professor Debra Bruers will facilitate a tour at the Minneapolis Institute of Art at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 31; admission is free. Explore MIA’s permanent collection that includes more than 83,000 objects, including world-famous works that span 5,000 years and represent the world's diverse cultures across all continents.
- June 3: Minnesota Commencement Ceremony
Join Cardinal Stritch University in celebrating its most recent graduates as they receive their diplomas during the ceremony held at St. Catherine's University.
- July (date to be determined depending on weather): Blue Planet Factoids and Organic Farm Field Trip
Peter Yearneau, veteran instructor of Environmental Science, is offering a unique field trip to an organic farm just outside of the Twin Cities. This is an educational adventure for the whole family. (Field trip)
- September (Saturday Faculty Meeting - date to be determined)
- Assisi Pilgrimage and Ethics Lecture
Dr. Bruce Loppnow, associate dean of the College of Business and Management, will give a feature presentation to the Minnesota faculty at the September faculty meeting. This presentation on his recent pilgrimage to Assisi, Italy, will engage the faculty on a personal and professional level. (8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Coon Rapids location)
- Assisi Heights Tour (date to be determined)
Assisi Heights is a spiritual center nestled in the hills of Rochester, Minn. Linda Brobeck, operations director for the college, will lead a tour of the facility and share information about this iconic site devoted to Franciscan understanding.
- Oct. 9: Fifth Annual Stritch Showcase Dinner
This annual fundraiser held on the main campus in Milwaukee invites the community to take a closer look at the University and support its mission. This event has raised more than $100,000 each year.
- October: Pakistan Culture and Spirituality (date to be determined)
Native Pakistani adjunct faculty members Arif and Seema Altaf will share their spirituality and culture in an interactive presentation that will help expand our understanding of this rich middle eastern culture. (Eden Prairie location)
Books for Africa
Throughout the 2012 calendar year, each Cardinal Stritch University site in Minnesota will be collecting books to be shipped to Africa to fill the multiple needs of people, schools, and educational programs across the continent.
The mission of Books for Africa is to end the book famine in Africa, create a culture of literacy and provide the tools of empowerment to the next generation of parents, teachers and leaders in Africa.
Books donated by publishers, schools, libraries, individuals and organizations are sorted and packed by volunteers who carefully choose books that are age- and subject-appropriate. We send good books, enough books for a whole class to use.
The books are shipped in sea containers paid for by contributions from people like you. It costs about 50 cents to send a book from the United States to Africa. Since 1988, Books for Africa has shipped more than 24 million books to 46 African countries. They are on once-empty library shelves, in classrooms in rural schools, and in the hands of children who have never before held a book. Each book will be read over and over again. When the books arrive, they go to those who need them most – children who are hungry to read, learn and explore the world in ways that only books make possible. Learn more at www.booksforafrica.org.