Registration is now open for the 23rd Annual National Conference: 

October 18-20, 2013 at the University of Scranton

The 23rd Annual LFP National Conference, Faith and Academic Freedom in Civic Virtue, will take place October 18 through 20 at The University of Scranton, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. You will be invited to think about how we as individuals and faith-based institutions bring the values of faith and academic freedom to the service of civic virtue.  As universities with faith missions, our collective commitment to civic engagement arises directly from our devotion to open conversation, ecumenism, and the search for truth, amongst our institutions and in the world beyond our campus boarders.  

Rev. Mark Ravizza, SJ	Patricia McGuire, Esq.	Rob Kapilow

Three speakers have been invited to spark this dialogue, representing three distinct narratives: Rev. Mark Ravizza, S.J., Associate Professor of Philosophy and Senior Fellow, the Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education at Santa Clara University; Patricia McGuire, Esq., President of Trinity Washington University; and, Rob Kapilow, internationally renowned composer, commentator, author, and conductor. 

In addition, you will be invited to share in an Evening of Jazz, including a pre-concert presentation by Grammy Award-winning writer, acclaimed musician, and jazz historian Loren Schoenberg and a special performance featuring The University of Scranton’s Jazz Ensemble and guest soloist and legendary jazz trombonist Wycliffe Gordon.  The National Conference will also introduce you to the City of Scranton, with hotel accommodations at either the historic Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel or the Hilton Scranton & Conference Center, both in downtown Scranton and within easy walking distance to campus.

The Second Cohort of Lilly Graduate Fellows, which completed its three-year fellowship last year, will also attend this year’s National Conference. The Graduate Fellows will attend a Reunion Conference the two days prior to the National Conference. For more information, see the University of Scranton's conference website.

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2012 National Conference: Incorporating Service: The Body at Work

The Lilly Fellows Program National Network of Church Related Colleges and Universities recently held its annual National Conference at the University of Indianapolis.  Here, official representatives of the Network colleges and universities met to consider a significant issue of faith and learning, exchange ideas and practices regarding their mission, and foster the whole range of Network programs and activities.   This year, the theme of the national conference was Incorporating Service: The Body at Work. Attendees were invited to think about how service has been enacted in the history of various church-related colleges and universities as well as to reflect theologically about what it means to embody service and how  to make service more integral to the missions of LFP institutions of higher education.

The three speakers were:  Dr. Jeff Bouman, Director of Service Learning at Calvin College Dr. Samuel Wells, Dean of the Chapel at Duke University Dr. Regina Wolfe, Wicklander Senior Fellow in the Institute of Business and Professional Ethics at DePaul University		Dr. Jeff Bouman
Dr. Samuel Wells		Dr. Regina Wolfe

In addition, UIndy’s Theatre Department staged a one-act play during the dinner on the first evening of the conference authored by Jim Ream, Chair of the Department of Theatre.  The National Confce also introduced participants to the First Cohort of Lilly Graduate Fellows, which completed its three-year fellowship last year, who also attend this year’s National Conference.  The Graduate Fellows attended a Reunion Conference the two days prior to the National Conference.  Participants were treated to the wonderful hospitality of the University of Indianapolis and had a chance to explore the city of Indianapolis during the conference.

To see previous National Conferences, click here.

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