The Tools for Teaching Conference is an opportunity for faculty to start their semesters with a chance to learn about research done by their peers as well as focus on new pedagogy skills and tools to enhance their teaching and learning throughout the academic year.
The vision of Marian University is to provide an education that profoundly transforms lives, society, and the world. In the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), we execute this by providing our students with personalized faculty attention and opportunities to conduct rigorous project and laboratory based activities. It is our goal that our students graduate ready to successfully enter their careers or graduate studies. We believe the URS contributes to our students' successes with the following objectives:
<ul><li>Celebrate student achievement in research</li>
<li>Create a platform for dissemination of knowledge</li>
<li>Foster a sense of community across all divisions of CAS</li>
<li>Improve student communication with a diverse audience</li>
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When the Sisters of St. Francis of Oldenburg founded Marian College in Indianapolis in 1937, they realized their vision of a rigorous, exemplary liberal arts education for women focused on empowering its students to effect positive and enduring change in the world. At a time in our nation’s history when most women were denied the formal educational opportunities available to men, Marian College fostered the development of transformative women leaders. The Sisters’ stated resolve “to do the best that can be done” in building the school informed the institution’s fundamental understanding of its academic mission: “Marian College endeavors to permeate every aspect of its curriculum with the spirit of Franciscan joy, so that its students…may contribute constructively to the home, the Church, the civic community, and the world.” Since its inception, a Marian education developed leaders intent on improving the lives of others. From their strength as a community they provided a model of collaborative, inspiring leadership dedicated to the realization of a more just and equitable world through academic excellence and social responsibility.
This project is a collection of oral histories delivered by numerous Sisters of St. Francis. While discussing their own personal histories, they also provide a deep and genuine insight of life and service "in community", at their convent in Oldenburg, Indiana. The goal of this collection is to preserve their legacy so that it may be applied across curriculums that include models of leadership, service, and international relations.
Note: Interviews were conducted by Professor Mary Ellen Lennon between 2014-2016. Processing of the audio and transcription content was performed by Hackelmeier Memorial Library staff. Loose transcriptions were based on guidelines established by Baylor University. Record bibliographic structure was inspired by the Jefferson Digital Commons First Women at TJU collection. Use of Oldenburg convent images were kindly granted by Beverly Wilson at the Oldenburg Franciscan Center. Photographs were generously provided by Pulitzer Prize winning photographer and Marian University faculty member Bill Foley.
Inspired by the knowledge that the most pressing and enduring societal challenges of today and tomorrow are global in nature and the fundamental belief that integrative global learning is the essential heartbeat of a meaningful college education, the ‘Women’s Rights and Gender Empowerment’ archive features collaborative study abroad, student research. In collaboration with Partners of America and in partnership with Professor Ana Paula Costa at the Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, the first “Women’s Rights and Women’s Empowerment in the Western Hemisphere: A Global Perspective” was offered for students to travel and research in Porto Alegre, Brazil from June 1-June 10 of 2017. In the spring semester leading up to their travel, students studied the impact of international charters and diverse international efforts on the elimination of discrimination against women and girls, and the achievement of equality between women and men in the specific context of Brazil. Students selected specific projects on women and gender; the projects invited students to first explore their issue in the United States, and then to develop a comparative analysis in Brazil.
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