Student Schedule of Events
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, Alumnae Hall
- This event is open to all students, faculty, staff and members of the monastic communities. For information contact servlearn@csbsju.edu.
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
Delta Epsilon Sigma Society Celebration
- 10:30 a.m. Scholars Mass, Sacred Heart Chapel
- 11:30 a.m. Luncheon and Induction Ceremony, Haehn Campus Center, Alumnae Hall
- This event is by invitation. For information, contact mwaggoner@csbsju.edu.
Student Mass
- 6 p.m., at Sacred Heart Chapel
- Reflection by President Baenninger
- This event is open to the public
CSB Student Celebration with President Baenninger
- 7 p.m., celebrate with the president, Haehn Campus Center, Field House
- This event is open to all CSB students. For information, contact sathmann@csbsju.edu.
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. For information, contact aatkins@csbsju.edu.
Tuesday, April 19
Renaissance Award Campus Celebration to Honor Janet Dolan, President and CEO of Tennant Company
- 9:40 - 10:50 a.m., Haehn Campus Center, Alumnae Hall
- Free breakfast for all
- This event is open to the campus community. RSVP by calling Molly Renslow at 5198 or by e-mail mrenslow@csbsju.edu.
CSB/SJU Baenninger Bash
- 8 p.m., Haehn Campus Center
- A Pie-in-the-face booth and other activities, late night breakfast, carnival food and fun!
- This event is open to all CSB/SJU students; it's sponsored by the Joint Events Council and the CSB and SJU Senates. For information contact ahambrick@csbsju.edu.
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."
- 4 p.m., Faculty Reception – following the symposium, 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.
Friday, April 22
Inaugural Eucharist
- 2 p.m., Sacred Heart Chapel, Saint Benedict’s Monastery
- This event is open to faculty, staff, students, and members of the monastic communities. Seating is limited. For information contact eschroeder@csbsju.edu.
Installation Ceremony
- 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 inforamtion contact lreif@csbsju.edu.
Student Reception with President Baenninger
- Immediately following installation ceremony, Haehn Campus Center, O’Connell’s
- This event is open to all CSB students. For information contact sgidlow@csbsju.edu.
Fireworks
- At sunset – outside on the campus mall
- This event is open to the public