Conversations on Jesuit Higher Education Panel to Feature SLU's Julie O'Heir

03/16/2023

Conversations on Jesuit Higher Education will host a webinar on Thursday, March 23, featuring panelists discussing "More than a Slogan: New Perspectives on Cura Personalis." Prison Education Program Director Julie O'Heir will be a panelist. 

The webinar will be at 2 p.m.

Care of the whole person--'cura personalis'--has provided a valuable touchstone in Jesuit higher education. But as a broad array of colleges and universities lay claim to the ideal of holistic education, what might this mean for Jesuit institutions going forward?

What particular resources can deepen and enrich our vision of whole-person development and care within Jesuits contexts? And what new approaches can help ensure that 'cura personalis' remains a vital tradition going forward?

The webinar will take a critical look at a cherished slogan--and offers possibilities for ensuring that it remains more than a slogan.

The panelists are: 

• Julie O'Heir, Director, Prison Education Program, Saint Louis University
• Debra Mooney, Vice President for Mission and Identity, Xavier University
• Rev. Trung Pham, S.J., Associate Professor of Fine Arts, Seattle University
• Gabriel Velez, Assistant Professor of Developmental Psychology, College of Education, Marquette University

The panel will be moderated by Nancy Dallavalle, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Fairfield University.

To attend, register online.