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Stritch opens 2021-22 academic year

<p>Stritch faculty and staff welcome members of the Class of 2025 to Opening Day Convocation.&nbsp;</p>

Stritch faculty and staff welcome members of the Class of 2025 to Opening Day Convocation. 

<p>Members of the Class of 2025, their families and Stritch faculty and staff gather for Opening Day Convocation.&nbsp;</p>

Members of the Class of 2025, their families and Stritch faculty and staff gather for Opening Day Convocation. 

<p>New students participated in a variety of on- and off-campus activities during Orientation.&nbsp;</p>

New students participated in a variety of on- and off-campus activities during Orientation. 

<p>Members of the Stritch Class of 2025 prepare to head off campus for New Student Service Day.&nbsp;</p>

Members of the Stritch Class of 2025 prepare to head off campus for New Student Service Day. 

<p>Stritch President Dr. Dan Scholz was interviewed by Kim Shine of CBS 58 and discussed the Franciscan value of the year: Creating a Caring Community.&nbsp;</p>

Stritch President Dr. Dan Scholz was interviewed by Kim Shine of CBS 58 and discussed the Franciscan value of the year: Creating a Caring Community. 

Cardinal Stritch University opened the 2021-22 academic year by welcoming students for Move-In Day activities and Orientation, which included Convocation and New Student Service Day.

This Blessings of the Brain prayer was prayed over the new students during Convocation:

God, Creator of all things and of human intellect,
bless these students with orderly thinking,
curiosity for the work of your creation,
and a creative spirit in their studies.

Lord Jesus, Son of God, help them remain focused.
Give them eyes to see the connections between their study and its value for life and service to others.
Energize them and get their brains working.
Send your Holy Spirit upon them to give them flexibility of thought and expression,
good memory and calm nerves,
the ability to organize their thinking
and comprehend theories and facts that they may express them with flair and clarity.
May your Spirit help them to overcome moments of discouragement and to rejoice in their accomplishments.

God our Wisdom, in whom we move, live, and have our being,
bless your sons and daughters.
Bless their brains and every part of their lives.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

2021-22 Welcome Message from Stritch President Dr. Dan Scholz

Stritch President Dr. Dan Scholz shares a welcome message with students, faculty and staff.