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Saint John\u27s Energy Evolution: Energy Production & Usage Throughout the History of Saint John\u27s
No full textTom Vogel has worked at the Saint John\u27s Power House in various positions since 1981. He currently serves as the Chief Operating Engineer, overseeing a staff of 6. Mr. Vogel\u27s years of service make him a phenomenal resource on the Power House\u27s energy evolution and a wonderful storyteller with firsthand knowledge of the changes that have occurred over the years – including the challenges faced and the progress made.
Gary Jorgensen has worked at Saint John’s since 1986 and has served as Physical Plant Director since December 2014. Prior to being appointed Physical Plant Director, Mr. Jorgensen served as Building and Facilities Manager for 7 years, where he managed the electrical, HVAC, carpentry, paint, and plumbing trades and gained an extensive knowledge of the campus’ building systems and infrastructure. Gary’s experience provides much insight into the operations of the Power House and the campus’ utility distribution system
Is Depression a Sin? A Christian Interpretation of Depression
No full textMore than 30% of Christians with mental illnesses report that their churches made them feel that their conditions were the result of sin. Is depression a sin or result of one’s sins? Is depression an evil? Resident Scholar Jessica Coblentz will introduce popular and academic Christian interpretations of depression and argue for an alternative theological interpretation that moves beyond sin and evil
A Garden Enclosed, A Fountain Sealed Up: Paradoxical and Generative Metaphors of Enclosure in Medieval Female Anchoritism
Get PDFIn addition to monastic and eremitic vocations, medieval women embraced with great fervor the anchoritic life. This unique method of separation produced a multiplicity of metaphorical language to describe the experience of the anchoress and her enclosure. This essay examines a cross section of that metaphorical language, focusing on those which are principally generative and paradoxical
Not yet the end of the world : political cultures of opposition and creation in the global youth climate justice movement
Get PDFBased on participant observation and in-depth interviews with two dozen young climate justice activists at the U.N. climate summit COP19 in Warsaw, Poland, in November 2013, this research uses the concepts of “political cultures of opposition and of creation” to analyze the political orientations, discourse, and actions of global climate justice activists attempting to impact the negotiation of a universal climate treaty. Capturing relationships among experience, emotions, ideology, idioms, and organization, the concepts of political cultures of opposition and of creation shed light on the ability of these actors to fashion social movements of their own making. Through an analysis of actions in which youth delegates from divergent political cultures within the global climate justice movement worked collectively to realize a common vision, the formation and frictions of the larger global climate movement is made more legible to observers
SJU Class of 2017 Commencement Celebration
No full textMay 14, 2017 One Hundred Sixtieth Year Abbey & University Church Saint John\u27s University Dan Whalen was the guest speaker and Ramond Mitchell was the student speaker
