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2009-10 Lecture Series: Women in a Special Place: Women and the Norbertine Liberal Arts Experience
In 1952, St Norbert College admitted women for the first time. In taking that step it was ahead of most Catholic higher education institutions of its time. In the last forty-six years, women have taken their place in leadership roles as faculty, staff and students, and in curriculum, programming and community outreach. St. Norbert College is also unique as the only Norbertine college in the world.
In conjunction with the St. Norbert College Center for Norbertine Studies, the Killeen Chair of Theology and Philosophy will look honestly, yet respectfully and hopefully at the ways the Norbertine identity has intersected with and impacted understandings of gender. The programs and lectures this year will first of all, examine original Norbertine ideas about women and the participation of women in the medieval Norbertine order.
How did Norbertine notions about contemplation and community service affect ideas about women and their vocations? Relatedly, how have those ties to the Norbertine past impacted decisions about women in the history of the college? Secondly, the series will also consider and critique ways in which the ideals of the “liberal arts” higher education intersect with and support Catholic/Norbertine educational ideals, particularly in relation to the educational experiences of women. In what ways are they contradictory or in tension? A particular focus will be the expectations women have brought to St. Norbert College. How have these changed over time, how/ have they been met, and how have women alumni of St. Norbert integrated their experiences here with their lives beyond college? Finally, the programs will suggest possible goals for a community of men and women working within the Norbertine, Catholic and liberal arts traditions.
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The Killeen Chair of Theology and Philosophy is a resource that underscores the importance of theology and philosophy in a Catholic liberal arts education and highlights the commitment of St. Norbert College to provide an education that is personally, intellectually and spiritually challenging.
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| 2008-09 Lecture Series |
All events are free and open to the public |
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009
6:30 p.m. sacred music by candlelight
7 p.m. lecture
Old St. Joseph Church
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"'Most Pleasing in Christ': Premonstratensian Sisters in the Middle Ages"
Shelley Wolbrink
Associate Professor History
Director, Medieval Studies
Drury University
This lecture is co-sponsored by Killeen Chair, the Center for Norbertine Studies and the Office of Mission and Heritage.
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Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009
7 p.m.
Fort Howard Theater, Bemis International Center |
"Jane Addams' Struggles with the Life of Art and the Art of Life"
Dr. Charlene Haddock Seigfried
Professor of Philosophy and American Studies
Purdue University
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Thursday, April 8, 2010
7 p.m.
Fort Howard Theater, Bemis International Center |
"We Were the Change: The Stories of Women From the First Coeducational Classes of St. Norbert College"
Panel discussion by St. Norbert College women
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