Seminars on Ignatian Leadership - Spring Semester 2024 - Schedule Handout

Sep 29, 2026

Seminars on Ignatian Leadership for the Center for Mission and Identity cover weekly themes across the Spring Semester 2024, held Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. A session-by-session lineup pairs topics such as Ignatius and leadership origins, Jesuit education and “signs of our times,” discernment and the daily examen, and communal discernment with guest facilitators from across the university. The schedule also includes breaks and a final awards celebration with President Colleen M. Hanycz.

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Week 1-4

January 18 - February 8

Week 5-8

February 15 - March 14

Week 9-12

March 21 - April 18

Final events

May 7

Center for Mission and Identity Seminars on Ignatian Leadership Spring Semester 2024 Thursdays, 11:30 a.m.– 1:00 p.m. at the Center for Mission and Identity [www.xavier.edu/xsil](www.xavier.edu/xsil) | Week | Date | Topics and Guest Facilitators | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | January 18 | St. Ignatius and Our Leadership Origin Stories
• Joe Shadle, Executive Director, Mission and Identity
• Ivy Banks, JD, VP, Institutional Diversity and Inclusion
• Greg Christopher, VP, Institutional Strategy and Director of Athletics | | 2 | January 25 | The Signs of Our Times and Jesuit Education
• Miti Von Weissenberg, PhD, Assoc. Professor, History
• Debra Mooney, PhD, VP, Mission and Ministry | | 3 | February 1 | Xavier’s Values: Gifts and Curas for Ignatian Leadership
• Stephen Yandell, PhD, Assoc. Dean, College of Arts and Sciences / Assoc. Professor, English
• Rachel Chrastil, PhD, Provost & Chief Academic Officer | | 4 | February 8 | Core Ignatian Leadership Principles
• Colleen M. Hanycz, PhD, President
• Gary Massa, VP, University Relations
• Ellen Heekin, Sr. Teaching Professor, Economics
and Director, Center for Women in Business & Leadership | | 5 | February 15 | The First Principle and Foundation and Ignatian Freedom
• Eric Sundrup, SJ, Associate VP for Mission and Ministry / University Chaplain
• Michele Matherly, Professor, Accountancy and Former Associate Dean, WCB | | 6 | February 22 | Ignatian Discernment and the Daily Examen
• Jim McCann, SJ, Jesuit Scholar, Mission and Identity and Faculty member, Political Science
• Laura Ruwe, Director, Advancement Systems
• Chris Barbour, Asst. Dean, College of Professional Sciences | | 7 | February 29 | An Ignatian Way of Proceeding: Ignatian Communal Discernment
• Debra Mooney, PhD, VP, Mission and Ministry
• Panel of Past Chairs of Staff Committee and Faculty Committee | | | March 7 | No Session Due to Spring Break | | 8 | March 14 | The UAPs and Laudato Sí
• Joe Shadle, Executive Director, Mission and Identity | | 9 | March 21 | What is “Jesuit” and “Catholic” about Jesuit Catholic Education? Part 1
• Niamh O’Leary, PhD, Assoc. Professor, English / Chair of Core Curriculum Committee
• Teresa Young, PhD, Assoc. Professor, Education/Director Faculty Program
• Supaporn Kradtap-Hartwell, PhD, Professor, Chemistry / Dir., Center for Teaching Excellence | | | March 28 | No Session Due to Easter Break | | 10 | April 4 | What is “Jesuit” and “Catholic” about Jesuit Catholic Education? Part 2
• Jeff Coleman, VP, Risk Management
• Sophie Stewart, Asst. Director, Student Involvement
• Marcus Mescher, PhD, Assoc. Professor, Theology | | 11 | April 11 | Ignatian Belonging
• Ivy Banks, JD, VP, Institutional Diversity and Inclusion | | 12 | April 18 | Ignatian Pause: Capstone Projects & Final Reflections | | | May 7
2:00-4:00 p.m. | Faculty & Staff Awards Celebration with President Hanycz |

FAQs

When and where are the seminars held during the Spring Semester 2024?

The seminars run on Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Center for Mission and Identity.

What happens on March 7 and March 28?

There is no session on March 7 due to Spring Break, and no session on March 28 due to Easter Break.

What events are scheduled at the end of the semester?

The schedule concludes with “Ignatian Pause: Capstone Projects & Final Reflections” on April 18, followed by the Faculty & Staff Awards Celebration with President Hanycz on May 7, 2:00–4:00 p.m.

Sep 29, 2026

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