College Convocation scheduled for Sept. 1

All faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend the College Convocation and Mass of the Holy Spirit on Tuesday, Sept. 1. These events mark the official opening of the academic year at the undergraduate College. The Convocation will begin at 11:15 a.m. in the gymnasium. Mass will follow in St. Thomas More Chapel at 12:10 p.m. Staff members should clarify with their respective supervisors whether or not a particular office may be closed during the Convocation.

Brother Charles Kitson, FSC, will be the guest speaker. His talk is titled “GOOGLING GOD: A Lasallian Search.” The impetus for his presentation is the book, “GOOGLING GOD: Religious Landscape.” He will be using the Gospel challenge to follow Christ by getting out of our “boats” — within a Lasallian context.

Brother Charles currently serves as the Institute’s Secretary for the Lasallian Family and Association. This position finds him traveling around the Lasallian world fostering and animating lay partners to greater participation in the charism of the founder, Saint John Baptist De La Salle. He will coordinate the many Lasallian Volunteer movements around the world as well as mentor the newly formed group known as “Young Lasallians.”

The truncated class schedule is:

7:45-9 a.m. classes meet 7:45-8:45 a.m.
9:15-10:30 a.m. classes meet 8:55-9:55 a.m.
10:45 a.m. to noon classes meet 10:05-11:05 a.m.
12:15-1:30 p.m. classes meet 1:40-2:35 p.m.
1:45-3 p.m. classes meet 2:50-3:45 p.m.

Classes that normally meet after 3 p.m. will start at 4 p.m. and end at the discretion of the instructor.