Alum College Sessions 2025

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Green Tea, Hospitality, and Health

8:30 AM SJU, Saint John’s Pottery Studio

Richard Bresnahan ’76, artist in residence  How did green tea traditions evolve over time, and what are the benefits to crafting the perfect brew? Gather around the irori tea table at The Saint John’s Pottery with Director and Artist-in-Residence Richard Bresnahan ’76 to learn about the intriguing history of the Japanese tea ceremony, tea-related art… [...]

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The Maurice Effect

1:30 PM

How an Unlikely Friendship Serves as a Unique Pathway to Love with David Charpentier ’89 Charpentier ’89 will read passages from his recent memoir, The Boy Who Promised Me Horses, and discuss how his friendship with Maurice Prairie Chief can serve as a model in our attempts to love those around us. [...]

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What’s So Special about CSB and SJU?

1:15 PM CSB, HAB 128B

A Conversation about Benedictine Values and How They Are Present in Your Lives – Rodger Narloch ’91, Psychology Professor & Director of the Benedictine Institute  When people try to explain what’s so special about CSB and SJU, they often say that there’s just “something in the water. [...]