Thursday, November 1, 2012

Fox presents keynote speech at Lasallian symposium


Mary Catherine Fox, Ph.D., presented one of two keynote speeches at the Symposium on Lasallian Research, held on the Twin Cities campus Oct. 29-30. The symposium was co-sponsored by the RELAN  (North America and Canada) region of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and the university’s Institute for Lasallian Studies.

Dr. Fox’s speech, titled, “Capturing Our Time for Theirs: Considerations for the Context of our Future” addressed the reasons why Lasallian research is needed. Her talk included specific research questions in the areas of Lasallian history, heritage, identity, pedagogy and Lasallian art and music. Participants attending the symposium included Brothers and partners from districts across the United States, Australia and Italy.