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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