Faculty Staff and Monastic Communities
College of Saint Benedict Inauguration Week
April 16 – April 22
All Week
Exhibit at Monastery Art and Heritage Place
- The Living Tradition of the Anishinabeg Culture
- This exhibit is open to the public
Saturday, April 16
Inaugural Day of Service
- Kick-off at 9 a.m., Haehn Campus Center, O'Connell's
- This event is open to all students, faculty, staff and members of the monastic communities.
Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Event
- 9 a.m., Exhibits and Presentations
- Noon, Lunch by invitation, please contact mtamm@csbsju.edu for information.
- The exhibits and presentations are open to all students, faculty, staff and members of the monastic communities.
Sunday, April 17
Student Mass
- 6 p.m., at Sacred Heart Chapel
- Reflection by President Baenninger
- This event is open to the public
Monday, April 18
Women’s Lives Symposium: “Women and Power”
- 7:30 p.m., Haehn Campus Center, Alumnae Hall
- Discussants: President MaryAnn Baenninger, Terri Barreiro, Diane Berthel, S. Ephrem Hollermann, OSB, U.S. Court of Appeals MN District Judge Diana Murphy, Patricia Murphy, Patty Wetterling.
- The event is open to the public
Tuesday, April 19
Renaissance Award Campus Celebration to Honor Janet Dolan, President and CEO of Tennant Company
- 9:30 a.m., Haehn Campus Center, Alumnae Hall
- Free breakfast for all
- This event is open to the campus community
Wednesday, April 20
Faculty Symposium: Islam in Dialogue with Other Religions and Worldviews
- 2:30 p.m., Haehn Campus Center, Alumnae Hall
- Presenters/Paper Titles: Jon Armajani - “Sacred Texts and Traditions: The Virgin Mary in Islam and Christianity," Noreen Herzfeld - “Explaining the Unexplainable: Jinn, Demons and the Role of Spiritual Experience,” Purnima Dhavan - "Honor and Violence: Re-examining the Concept of ‘Holy War’ in Eighteenth Century Panjab.”
- Faculty Reception – following the symposium at 4:00 p.m., Haehn Campus Center, Alumnae Hall
- This event is open to faculty, staff, students and members of the monastic communities. For information, contact jarmajani@csbsju.edu.
Blazer 20-Year Anniversary Celebration
- 6:30 p.m., Reception, Haehn Campus Center, O’Connell’s
- 7 p.m. Program, Haehn Campus Center, O’Connell’s
- This event is open to the public. For information, contact kmcneil@csbsju.edu.
Thursday, April 21
Monastery Founders Celebration
- 11:30 a.m., Haehn Campus Center, O'Connell's
- 11:30 a.m., Dr. Emilie Amt presents Medieval Benedictine Women in the Community: A Case Study
- 12:30 a.m., Founders Luncheon, Haehn Campus Center, Alumnae Hall
- This event is open to faculty, staff and members of the Order of Saint Benedict. RSVP is required, please contact mrenslow@csbsju.edu for information.
Support and Administrative Staff Program and Reception
- 2:30 p.m., Haehn Campus Center, Alumnae Hall
- 2:30 p.m., Dr. Elizabeth Paul presents: The College Transition
- 3:30 p.m., reception
- This event is open to faculty, staff and members of the monastic communities. For information, contact arassier@csbsju.edu
Friday, April 22
Inaugural Eucharist
- 2 p.m., Sacred Heart Chapel, Saint Benedict’s Monastery
- This event is open to faculty, staff, students, members of the monastic communities and guests. For information, contact eschroeder@csbsju.edu. Seating is limited.
Installation
- 3:45 p.m. Robing and line-up for processors
- 4:30 p.m., Installation Ceremony, Haehn Campus Center, Field House
- This event is by invitation. For information contact lreif@csbsju.edu.
Inaugural Banquet Reception
- Immediately following installation ceremony, Haehn Campus Center, Claire Lynch Hall
- This event is by invitation. For information, contact mrenslow@csbsju.edu.
Dance
- 7:30 p.m., Haehn Campus Center, Alumnae Hall
- Music by "The Girls" and The All-Star Band. Band members include Lori Dokken, Debbie Duncan, Judi Donaghy and Erin Schwab on piano, bass guitar and drums.
- This event is by invitation
Fireworks
- At sunset – outside on the campus mall
- This event is open to the public