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Saint John\u27s Bible Gallery Anniversary Conference in London, England
Get PDFFrom November 4th to 11th, 2023, The Saint John\u27s Bible Gallery Team celebrated the 25th anniversary of the commissioning of the Saint John\u27s Bible by undergoing a pilgrimage through some of the most prominent Anglican institutions in the United Kingdom. On the evening of November 7th (my birthday) I attended the Anniversary Dinner Celebration and shared my valuable experiences as a student intern at the Saint John\u27s Bible Gallery with my fellow attendees. Attending this special event allowed me the opportunity to connect and network with professionals in the gallery and museum industry, which is what I would like to do for a career. I was also able to make connections with artists and museum staff who work in London. During the spring semester of my Junior year, I studied abroad in London and made connections with staff at a small museum. It was wonderful to go back to London and meet more people and get advice about their careers. When I returned, I applied what I learned to the final semester of my Undergraduate experience at CSB/SJU
Representations of Gender in Math-Related Films
Get PDFThis project analyzes how four popular math-related films - Hidden Figures, Mean Girls, Good Will Hunting, and A Beautiful Mind - either follow, resist, or reconfigure gender stereotypes in mathematics. It includes close readings of specific scenes in each of the films, along with broader analysis of the effects of how women and men are represented differently. It concludes forward-looking focus, providing suggestions for how future math-related movies can depict a more realistic and inclusive version of the field of mathematics. Ideally, this will help improve one part of the larger issue of gender disparities in math
Mental Health and Theologies of Suffering
Get PDFTheologies of suffering have been used by theologians, ministers, and faithful alike to try to understand why God allows innocent suffering. These ideas have been applied to wars, violence, starvation, grief, mental health challenges, and the list goes on. The primary focus of this project is the impact that theologies of suffering have had on the perception of mental health, the experience of those enduring the suffering, and the stigma surrounding treatment. While certain theological narratives are helpful for an individual to find meaning in their own pain, theologians must be careful of uninvited application of scholarship to another’s lived experience. Similarly, those who accompany a friend or loved one in their journey with mental illness should lead with compassion and support, not judgement or prescriptions. Perhaps theologies of suffering should not exist solely to extract meaning from suffering, but to seek the best course of action for encountering suffering in a productive way
CSB Class of 2024 Commencement Celebration
No full textMay 11, 2024One-Hundred and Ninth YearClemens Field House S.L. Haehn Campus Center Saint Joseph, MN
Katie Boylan, a 1999 College of Saint Benedict graduate and executive vice president and chief communications officer for Target Corporation, delivered the College of Saint Benedict commencement address at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 11 in Clemens Field House on the CSB campus.
Boylan addressed the 2024 Saint Ben’s graduating class of 344 undergraduate women and 14 nursing master’s and doctoral graduates.
Eileen Otto, a summa cum laude graduating political science major from Delano, Minnesota was the student commencement speaker.
In her role at Target, Boylan leads the company’s internal and external communications, overseeing employee engagement, executive positioning and corporate, financial and brand communications. She also oversees Target’s corporate responsibility and sustainability team. Boylan joined Target in January 2011, and has held various communications leadership positions with the company.
Prior to joining Target, Boylan was a senior vice president at Edelman, a global communications marketing firm. Earlier in her career, she held roles at Weber Shandwick and Burson Marsteller where she developed communications programming for leading companies such as Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Burger King, Land-O-Lakes and Hormel.
In addition to her Target responsibilities, Boylan serves on the board for Second Harvest Heartland, one of the nation’s largest hunger relief organizations
Godfrey Diekmann Center Graduate Symposium 2024: In the Key of Change
No full textEmily Heidick grew up in Minnesota before completing her Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education and Master of Arts in teaching English to speakers of other languages at Wheaton College. She then was an English Learner teacher before being a third grade classroom teacher in Chicago. After using her free time to read and write about theology she decided to further her theological education in the Master of Theological Studies program and is particularly interested in ecclesiology. She is also the digital communications graduate assistant at Liturgical Press
A Short Supplemental Reading List for The Environment: Issues in Justice, Conflict and Peacebuilding
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Reshaping Identity Politics: Capitalising on Shari‘a Debate in the Sudan
Get PDFThe relationship between religious identity, ethnic identity, and politics has always been a problematic one, especially in plural societies like Sudan. This article is an attempt to understand the reasons behind the insistence of the popular parties of the Muslim majority in Northern Sudan on establishing shar’ia law as the law of the land. By using secondary data on party programmes, public opinion, and an analysis of political events, I reconstruct the evolution of the debate in order to identify its prime movers. My conclusion is that this debate emerged as a result of the quest for a national identity by the majority group, who are predominantly Muslim and identify as Arab. Contrary to the common belief that principles of identity politics generally only apply to minority groups, I argue that the constant pressure from popular parties in Sudan to apply shari’a law shows that where the identity of the majority group is unclear or problematic, there is a tendency to use strong cultural symbols as an aid to political mobilisation by elites who claim to meet the presumed demands of the public. Raising the banner of shari’a is an effective way not only to exclude non-Muslims from playing central roles in national politics, but also to undermine the roles of other politically moderate Muslim