ADOLFO NICOLÁS, S.J. Superior General

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1 JULY 7 10, 2015

2 Clearly, the question of the challenge of globalization for the mission of Jesuit higher education needs to be answered by each institution, in its unique social, cultural, and religious circumstances. But I wish to emphasize that it is also a question that calls for a common and universal response, drawn of course from your diverse cultural perspectives, from Jesuit higher education as a whole, as an apostolic sector. ADOLFO NICOLÁS, S.J. Superior General

3 WELCOME EXPANDING THE JESUIT HIGHER EDUCATION NETWORK COLLABORATIONS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE I am delighted to welcome you to the July 2015 Melbourne conference. This meeting, which follows on the conversations we had in Mexico City in 2010, is focused on Expanding the Jesuit Higher Education Network: Collaborations for Social Justice. This week we look forward to a series of discussions and presentations designed to highlight current collaborative projects taking place around the world, and to brainstorm both regionally and as a group about future opportunities. We will also see a newly-created video on Social Justice and the Jesuit University which includes an interview with Father General Adolfo Nicolás. This book includes background reading, project descriptions, speaker biographies and additional information related to our conference. I want to express my deepest gratitude to everyone at Australian Catholic University for hosting us this week and for partnering with us in organizing this global effort. I am also grateful to our colleagues at the University of Melbourne and at Newman College for generously welcoming us on their campuses for evening receptions as well as mass on Wednesday night. I hope and trust our time together will be fruitful and inspiring. AMDG, Michael J. Garanzini, S.J. Secretary for Higher Education, Society of Jesus 3

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5 SCHEDULE TUESDAY, JULY 7 6:30 p.m. WELCOME RECEPTION Hosted by the University of Melbourne WEDNESDAY, JULY 8 Our Social Justice Mission 8:30 a.m. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST AT ACU 9:30 a.m. OPENING WELCOME Michael J. Garanzini, S.J. Secretary for Higher Education, Society of Jesus 9:45 a.m. ACU WELCOME Greg Craven Vice-Chancellor, Australian Catholic University 9:50 a.m. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY Linc Yow Yeh Coordinator, Jim-Baa-Yer Indigenous Higher Education Unit Australian Catholic University 10:00 a.m. INTRODUCTION TO VIDEO Paxti Alvarez, S.J. Secretary, Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat (Spain) 10:30 a.m. VIDEO: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND THE JESUIT UNIVERSITY MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA JULY 7 10,

6 11:15 a.m. SESSION ONE HOW SOCIAL JUSTICE IS MANIFESTED IN THE UNIVERSITY Gonzalo Inguanzo Arteaga, Ph.D. Vice President for Academic Affairs, Iberoamericana University Puebla (Mexico) Francisco José Virtuoso, S.J. President, Andrés Bello Catholic University (Venezuela) 12:15 p.m. LUNCH 1:30 p.m. SESSION TWO BEST PRACTICES IN FACULTY DEVELOPMENT FOR MISSION Jorge Humberto Peláez Piedrahita, S.J. President, Javeriana University (Colombia) Pedro Rubens, S.J. Rector of the Catholic University of the Pernambuco, President of the International Federation of Catholic Universities, and Vice President of AUSJAL (Brazil) 2:45 p.m. COFFEE/TEA BREAK 3:00 p.m. SESSION THREE PANEL: SERVICE LEARNING AND STUDENT FORMATION PROGRAMS Susana Di Trolio Rivero, Ph.D. Secretary General, Association of Latin American Jesuit Universities (AUSJAL; Venezuela) Joel Tabora, S.J. President, Ateneo de Davao University (Philippines) 4:30 p.m. ADJOURNMENT/FREE TIME TBA SHUTTLES FROM ACU TO NEWMAN COLLEGE 6:00 p.m. MASS Newman College, with music by the Newman College Choir 7:00 p.m. OPENING BANQUET DINNER Hosted by Newman College 6 EXPANDING THE JESUIT HIGHER EDUCATION NETWORK: COLLABORATIONS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

7 THURSDAY, JULY 9 International Jesuit Collaborations 7:30 a.m. MASS (Optional) Australian Catholic University 7:30 a.m. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 8:30 a.m. SESSION FOUR TRANSFORM THINKING TRANSFORM THE WORLD: JESUIT COMMONS: HIGHER EDUCATION AT THE MARGINS 10:00 a.m. COFFEE/TEA BREAK Father Peter Balleis, S.J. International Director, Jesuit Refugee Service Father John Fitzgibbons, S.J. President, Regis University (United States) Mary McFarland, Ph.D. International Director, Jesuit Commons: Higher Education at the Margins and Professor, Gonzaga University (United States) 10:30 a.m. SESSION FIVE INTERNATIONAL JESUIT ECOLOGY PROJECT: HEALING EARTH ELECTRONIC TEXTBOOK IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, ETHICS, SPIRITUALITY, AND ACTION George McGraw Director, DigDeep Right to Water Project (United States) Lazar Savarimuthu, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Human Resource Management, Loyola Institute of Business Administration (India) Michael Schuck, Ph.D. Co-Director, International Jesuit Ecology Project and Associate Professor of Theology, Loyola University Chicago (United States) Nancy Tuchman, Ph.D. Co-Director, International Jesuit Ecology Project, Director, Institute for Environmental Sustainability, and Professor of Biology, Loyola University Chicago (United States) Pedro Walpole, S.J. Director for Research, Institute of Environmental Science for Social Change, Ateneo de Manila University Campus and Coordinator of Reconciliation with Creation for the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (Philippines) MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA JULY 7 10,

8 12:15 p.m. LUNCH AND REMARKS Jim Triggs Executive Director of the Heritage Program, The Saint John s Bible, Saint John s University (United States) 1:30 p.m. SESSION SIX DEVELOPING SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS: JESUIT BUSINESS SCHOOL COLLABORATION Rodolfo Rudy Ang Member of the Faculty, Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines) Thane Kreiner, Ph.D. Executive Director, Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship and Howard and Alida Charney University Professor, Santa Clara University (United States) Madhukar Shukla, Ph.D. Chairperson, Fr. Arrupe Centre for Ecology and Sustainability and Professor, Strategic Management and OB, XLRI Jamshedpur (India) 2:45 p.m. SESSION SEVEN COLLABORATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA: AUSJAL PRESENTATION 4:00 p.m. COFFEE/TEA BREAK Fr. Fernando Fernández Font, S.J. President, Iberoamericana University Puebla (Mexico) and President, AUSJAL Fr. Luis Ugalde, S.J. Secretary for Education of the Conference of Provincials in Latin America 4:15 p.m. SESSION EIGHT THE IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY PROJECT Fr. Joseph Christie, S.J. Professor of Decision Sciences, Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai (India) 5:00 p.m. ADJOURNMENT Dinner on your own 8 EXPANDING THE JESUIT HIGHER EDUCATION NETWORK: COLLABORATIONS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

9 FRIDAY, JULY 10 Exploring Future Collaborative Opportunities 7:30 a.m. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 8:30 a.m. SESSION NINE 9:30 a.m. SESSION TEN TOWARD A JESUIT DIGITAL NETWORK Damian Saccocio, Ph.D. Principal, Course Gateway (United States) COLLABORATION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN AFRICA 10:30 a.m. COFFEE/TEA BREAK 11:00 a.m. SESSION ELEVEN Ron Anton, S.J. Senior Advisor, Executive Education, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University (United States) GLOBAL JESUIT CASE SERIES 11:30 a.m. SESSION TWELVE Jim Joseph Dean, Madden School of Business, Le Moyne College (United States) ONLINE MASTER S DEGREE PROGRAM FOR JESUIT EDUCATION AND PEDAGOGY 12:15 p.m. LUNCH AND REMARKS Jose Mesa, S.J. Secretary for Secondary and Pre-Secondary Education, Society of Jesus (United States) Archbishop Angelo Vincenzo Zani Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education (Vatican City) MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA JULY 7 10,

10 1:30 p.m. SESSION THIRTEEN REGIONAL MEETINGS Delegates are asked to meet by region and to address two questions: Are there collaborations which we should advance and promote within our region? Are there recommendations for action at the level of the Society? (i.e., recommendations for the Secretary for Higher Education) 3:00 p.m. COFFEE/TEA BREAK 3:30 p.m. GENERAL ASSEMBLY Reports from the Regional Meeting Discussions 5:30 p.m. CLOSING MASS Australian Catholic University 6:30 p.m. COCKTAIL RECEPTION 7:15 p.m. CLOSING BANQUET DINNER 10 EXPANDING THE JESUIT HIGHER EDUCATION NETWORK: COLLABORATIONS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

11 INVITATIONS Conference participants are warmly invited to two special evening events. TUESDAY, JULY 7 Welcome Reception p.m. Woodward Conference Centre Level 10, Melbourne Law School University of Melbourne 185 Pelham Street, Carlton Professor Margaret Sheil, Provost, University of Melbourne invites all conference participants to a welcome reception to mark the commencement of the 2015 Melbourne Conference on Jesuit Higher Education. WEDNESDAY, JULY 8 Mass and Dinner Mass: 6.00 p.m., Chapel of the Holy Spirit Dinner: 7.00 p.m., College Dining Room Newman College, University of Melbourne Rev. W. J. Uren, S.J., Rector, and Sean Burke, Provost, Newman College, invite all conference participants to join members of the Jesuit communities in Melbourne for Mass and Dinner. Dress for both events is clerical or business casual. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA JULY 7 10,

12 ANNOUNCEMENT UPCOMING CONFERENCE International Congress on Religious Tourism and Jesuit Heritage Manresa and Barcelona, Spain June 20 23, 2016 Join us in the Ignatian city of Manresa where Ignatius of Loyola experienced his biggest illumination for the first International Congress on Religious Tourism and Jesuit Heritage. The Congress will explore the fascinating 500-year-old Jesuit Heritage and the links with the huge development of tourism experienced over the last century. Bringing together heritage and tourism, we anticipate that there will be speakers and delegates from many countries, professions, communities and academic fields. By merging their knowledge and experience, we will identify the challenges that confront us, develop strategies with regards to making the right choices and achieve a positive outcome for all. The benefits of religious tourism have been widely documented and this congress will highlight the importance of an integrated approach that uses Jesuit Heritage and Religious Tourism to improve the human condition, transform spaces and boost the economy. A warm and cordial invitation is extended to all presenters and delegates to explore and reflect on the proposed subject. The Congress represents a real opportunity to hold discussions, present debates and share opinions in order to build an international research community about Religious Tourism and Heritage, as well as a network of professionals to preserve the present Jesuit heritage and pass it on to future generations by means of tourism. The conference will explore these themes: Heritage, Religious tourism and Technology Management of religious tourism destinations Design of products and experiences of spiritual and religious tourism Pilgrimage Routes Heritage, spirituality and personal growth Information: 12 EXPANDING THE JESUIT HIGHER EDUCATION NETWORK: COLLABORATIONS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

13 SPEAKERS WEDNESDAY, JULY 8 Our Social Justice Mission 9:30 a.m. OPENING WELCOME Michael J. Garanzini, S.J. Secretary for Higher Education, Society of Jesus For the past fourteen years, Father Michael J. Garanzini, S.J. has served as the President and CEO of Loyola University Chicago. As of July 1, 2015, Fr. Garanzini assumed his new role as Chancellor at Loyola while also concurrently serving as the Secretary for Higher Education for the Society of Jesus. 9:45 a.m. ACU WELCOME Greg Craven Vice-Chancellor, Australian Catholic University Professor Greg Craven, lawyer and academic, commenced as Vice- Chancellor of Australian Catholic University (ACU) in February An expert in public law, Professor Craven has published numerous journal articles and four books, including Conversations with the Constitution (University of New South Wales Press, 2004). A regular contributor to public debate, he is a columnist for The Australian and The Catholic Leader. Professor Craven is a member of the Higher Education Standards Panel, Chair of the Teacher Education Ministerial Advisory Group (TEMAG), Vice-President of the Australian Higher Education Industrial Association (AHEIA) Executive Committee, a member of the National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC) and of the Truth, Justice and Healing Council. Professor Craven is a member of Universities Australia (UA) and Chair of the Standing Group on Quality and Regulation. UA is the peak body representing Australian universities. Professor Craven has is also a member of the Expert Advisory Panel for the White Paper on the Reform of the Federation. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA JULY 7 10,

14 SPEAKERS WEDNESDAY, JULY 8 Professor Craven is a member of the NSW Vice-Chancellors Committee and the Victorian Vice-Chancellor s Committee. He is also the NSWVCC representative on the Teacher Education Policy Advisory Committee for the Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards (BoSTES) and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law. Prior to his appointment at ACU, Professor Craven served as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Strategy & Planning) at Curtin University of Technology in Western Australia, where he also held the position of Professor of Government and Constitutional Law, having previously served as Executive Director of the John Curtin Institute of Public Policy. He was also a member of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) Advisory Council. Professor Craven was Foundation Dean and Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame Australia, and Reader in Law at the University of Melbourne. He also served as Crown Counsel to the Victorian Government from :50 a.m. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY Linc Yow Yeh Coordinator, Jim-Baa-Yer Indigenous Higher Education Unit, Australian Catholic University 10:00 a.m. INTRODUCTION TO VIDEO Father Paxti Alvarez, S.J. Secretary, Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat (Spain) Born in Bilbao (Spain) in Joined the Society of Jesus in Regency in Cambodia in accompanying handicapped people, many victims of landmines. Studies of Theology in Bilbao. Ordained in Working in Alboan, an NGO for international cooperation, for 10 years. Coordinator of the apostolic planning of Loyola Province for 5 years. PhD in the area of migration. Since 2011 Secretary for Social Justice and Ecology in Rome. 10:30 a.m. VIDEO: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND THE JESUIT UNIVERSITY 14 EXPANDING THE JESUIT HIGHER EDUCATION NETWORK: COLLABORATIONS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

15 11:15 a.m. SESSION ONE HOW SOCIAL JUSTICE IS MANIFESTED IN THE UNIVERSITY (the curriculum, centers of excellence and research, projects with the poor) The relationship between the application of courses of study at the Iberoamerican University, and the work of professors and their impact on attainment of the social justice mission of an educational institution entrusted to the Society of Jesus. We will share the central goal of our social outreach plan and describe the mechanisms through which the university engages in various community projects. We will specifically address the mechanisms that exist at the academic level: the chair of Social Service, the chairs of Social Commitment and Institutional Identity and Leadership, as well as volunteers from the undergraduate schools. We will also address the experience of the Social Park as a platform for the social commitment of students and professors, and the recently created experience, Viva El Barrio. We will refer especially to the concrete projects which have been developed, and the structure of how they have been brought forth. Dr. Gonzalo Inguanzo Arteaga, Ph.D. Vice President for Academic Affairs, Iberoamericana University Puebla (Mexico) Academic vice-rector of the Iberoamerican University Puebla, Mexico. Doctorate in Education from the Iberoamerican University in Puebla. Licentiate in Psychology from the University of Havana, Cuba; Master s in Psychology from the University of Development of Puebla State. He was Director of the department of Health Sciences at the Iberoamerican University of Puebla and researcher at the National Center for Sciences in Cuba. Fr. Francisco José Virtuoso, S.J. President, Andrés Bello Catholic University (Venezuela) Rector of the Andrés Bello Catholic University (UCAB) in Venezuela. Vice president of AUSJAL. Doctorate in History from the Andrés Bello Catholic University. General studies in Humanities and Philosophy. Licentiate in Political Sciences. Baccalaureate in Theology. He holds a Master s in Venezuelan Political Ideas. He was Director of the Gumilla Foundation Center and a national and international elections observer. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA JULY 7 10,

16 SPEAKERS WEDNESDAY, JULY 8 1:30 p.m. SESSION TWO BEST PRACTICES IN FACULTY DEVELOPMENT FOR MISSION The presentation will give a brief explanation of statutory reform regarding the governance of the schools, which sparked an internal debate and generated deep concerns about the impact it might have on the identity of the University. These concerns were shared by members of the community, the Jesuit Curia, and the Congregation for Catholic Education in Rome. At this time, the university community recognizes that what was considered a threat has become a great opportunity to work in depth on a central theme of our university life. Through the presentation, participants will understand how professors from each of the schools participate in the formulation of challenges that the department will face in years to come; elements that arise in this dialogue between the Rector and faculty constitute important input that will be expressed in the letter of appointment. Also included are the deliberations of the Board where initial candidates are analyzed, a short list is drawn up and with that a Rector is chosen. The letter of appointment is the result of a rich collective construction (contributions of faculty and the University Board), and is the roadmap to manage the coming years. Fr. Jorge Humberto Peláez Piedrahita, S.J. President, Javeriana University (Colombia) Rector of the Pontifical Javeriana University, Columbia. Doctorate in Moral Theology from the Gregorian University in Rome. Licentiate in Philosophy. He holds a Master s in Political Science from Javeriana. He was Dean of the Middle College in the schools of Theology and Medicine, and Academic Vice-Rector at the Pontifical Javeriana University. Fr. Pedro Rubens, S.J. Rector of the Catholic University of Pernambuco, President of the International Federation of Catholic Universities, and Vice President of AUSJAL. Pedro Rubens Ferreira Oliveira was born in Brazil in 1961, a Jesuit since 1981 and ordained priest in : Bachelor in Philosophy and Theology from the Jesuit Faculty of Philosophy and Theology of Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais, Brazil) : Regency at Colegio Nobrega, and State Diploma in Philosophy at the Catholic University of Pernambuco (Recife, Brazil) : Bachelor in Theology from the Jesuit Faculty of Philosophy and Theology of Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais, Brazil) : Masters and doctorate in Theology from the Jesuit Faculty of Paris (Centre Sèvres) : Professor of Theology and Methodology at the Jesuit Faculty of Philosophy and Theology of Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais, Brazil) present: Rector of the Catholic University of Pernambuco, where he is a professor of theology and also forms part of a research group in theology and religious sciences. After 2012, he was elected President of the International Federation of Catholic Universities. 16 EXPANDING THE JESUIT HIGHER EDUCATION NETWORK: COLLABORATIONS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

17 3:00 p.m. SESSION THREE PANEL: SERVICE LEARNING AND STUDENT FORMATION PROGRAMS We will present the formative inter-university experience of the Program of Ignatian Latin American University Leadership (PLIUL) that is offered by the Jesuit universities of Latin America. Since 2007 AUSJAL has offered the PLIUL, a program which uses a semi-personal teaching methodology that combines classroom sessions with virtual work via E-Learning, aimed at undergraduate students from AUJSAL universities. We will explain the purpose of this program, the profile of the graduate, and the three areas of formation: focus on identity and spirituality, socio-political axis and the tools for leadership. Similarly, we will analyze lessons learned and best practices derived from the Leadership Program, as an educational experience that uses collaboration among Latin American Jesuit universities and information technology to strengthen the formation of persons who are conscious, competent, compassionate and committed to the promotion of social justice. Susana Di Trolio Rivero, Ph.D. Secretary General, Association of Latin American Jesuit Universities (AUSJAL; Venezuela) Secretary General of Association of Latin American Jesuit Universities. Doctorate in International Studies from the University of Deusto (Spain) and Ph.D. candidate in public policy and public administration from American University in Washington, DC. She has an MBA from ISEA in Venezuela, and a specialization in Economics from Colorado University in the United States. She was a consultant to the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington D.C. Fr. Joel Tabora, S.J. President, Ateneo de Davao University (Philippines) Fr. Joel Tabora, S.J. is the current President of Ateneo de Davao University. He chairs the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities in Asia Pacific (AJCU-AP), as well as the National Advocacy Commission of the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP). He is President of the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) as well as of the Davao Association of Catholic Schools (DACS). He also serves as the National Vice President of the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines. He is a board member of Xavier University, Ateneo de Zamboanga University, the Catholic Ministry for Deaf People, the CEAP, and the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA) in the Philippines. Prior to his appointment at Ateneo de Davao University, Father Tabora served as President of Ateneo de Naga University ( ). MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA JULY 7 10,

18 THURSDAY, JULY 9 Our Social Justice Mission 8:30 a.m. SESSION FOUR TRANSFORM THINKING TRANSFORM THE WORLD: JESUIT COMMONS: HIGHER EDUCATION AT THE MARGINS Today over 51 million people experience forced human migration, often living in isolation without access to higher education (UNHCR). This means the world is denied the informed voices of many. Jesuit Commons: Higher Education at the Margins (JC:HEM), an initiative of the Society of Jesus, exists so those who live at the margins where they are unserved or underserved by higher education, can gain access. As a collaborative-integrative organization, JC:HEM benefits from the collective wisdom of the Jesuit network. In this presentation panelists will bring to life what it means to collaborate across geographic boundaries, to bridge Universities, on-site partners and students at the margins. A candid discussion will address the benefits, the joys, and the challenges of collaboration and of navigating the network. The panel perspective will be multifaceted and includes the view of on-site partners, addressed by Jesuit Refugee Service, the view of Universities addressed by Regis University, and the view of JC:HEM, including reflections from students, site coordinators, and faculty. Father Peter Balleis, S.J. International Director, Jesuit Refugee Service Over the last 20 years, Peter Balleis S.J. has worked in a number of management roles in humanitarian work with the Society of Jesus. Although he was appointed as International Director of JRS on 1 November 2007, Fr Balleis is no stranger to JRS. At the end of 1994, he took up his first position with JRS in west Tanzania, responding to the Rwandan refugee crisis. It was only six months after the genocide and Fr Balleis was asked to go to Tanzania to prepare the groundwork for a more comprehensive JRS intervention. The following April, he was appointed regional director of the new JRS Southern Africa Region. In this period, Mozambican refugees were starting to return home from Malawi and JRS was involved in assisting the repatriation process. 18 EXPANDING THE JESUIT HIGHER EDUCATION NETWORK: COLLABORATIONS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

19 In 2000, before taking up his role as International Director, Fr Balleis worked as the Jesuit mission procurator in Germany where he was responsible for fundraising for and funding of development and refugee projects throughout the world. Father John Fitzgibbons, S.J. President, Regis University (United States) Rev. John P. Fitzgibbons, S.J., most recently served as the associate provost for faculty development at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He served on the University of San Francisco (USF) Board of Trustees from June 2001 through June In addition, he was elected to the Gonzaga University Board of Trustees in July He served as vice president for administration and interim dean of the College of Professional Studies at USF from June 2007 to June He was appointed superior and director of novices at the Novitiate of the North American Martyrs in St. Paul, Minn., from Father Fitzgibbons taught English at Creighton University from 1996 to 2001 and at Marquette University from 1993 to While at Creighton, he was director of the Jesuit Humanities Program and served on the executive council of the College of Arts and Sciences. Father Fitzgibbons holds a Ph.D. in English from Loyola University Chicago; an S.T.M. in moral theology from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley; an M.Div. from the Weston Jesuit School of Theology; an M.A. in English from the University of Chicago; and a B.A. in philosophy and English from Saint Louis University. A native of Omaha, Neb., he entered the Wisconsin Province of the Society of Jesus in 1973 and was ordained a priest in He continues to be active in research scholarship, especially in the relationship of religion and culture. Regis University is known for preparing its students to be leaders of positive change. Father Fitzgibbons said. And strong partnerships with local businesses and the community will allow us to continue delivering on that promise. Mary McFarland, Ph.D. International Director, Jesuit Commons: Higher Education at the Margins and Professor, Gonzaga University (United States) As the International Director of Jesuit Commons: Higher Education at the Margins (JC:HEM), Dr. Mary McFarland is accountable for global leadership of the vision and mission of JC:HEM. She works closely with MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA JULY 7 10,

20 SPEAKERS THURSDAY, JULY 9 the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) and other partners in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East and with University partners around the world to ensure those at the margins have access to higher education. Her time on-site at JC:HEM locations ensures a first hand understanding of what access to higher education means to the students. Dr. McFarland has served on several Boards, she is a past Fellow of the Robert Wood Johnson nurse executive group, and she was Dean of the School of Professional Studies at Gonzaga University where she continues her appointment as Professor of Nursing. 10:30 a.m. SESSION FIVE INTERNATIONAL JESUIT ECOLOGY PROJECT: HEALING EARTH ELECTRONIC TEXTBOOK IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, ETHICS, SPIRITUALITY, AND ACTION In late 2011 a worldwide collaborative International Jesuit Ecology Project (IJEP) was conceived a living environmental science text that provides the scientific basis of the primary environmental threats to the planet, while integrating an ethical analysis of the conflicts, formation in an environmental spirituality, and a call for action. The text is called Healing Earth and is a project developed within the Jesuit Higher Education Directorate in service to teachers and students in Higher Ed, upper level Secondary Ed, students and adult learners who are living in refugee camps around the world, and to all of those at the margins without access to textbooks. During the past three years, 90 Jesuits and Jesuit colleagues including students, university faculty, high school teachers and principals, language translators, scholars, and online production specialists from 11 countries representing all six regions of the world have participated in designing, writing, editing, evaluating, and piloting all aspects of the Healing Earth living text. In fall of 2015 chapters of the Healing Earth text will be used in pilot mode in seven high schools and four universities around the world. January 1, 2016 is the formal living textbook launching date where faculty and teachers in English, Spanish, and potentially Polish speaking countries will have access to use the textbook in its entirety. We encourage you to consider adopting this text for your Environmental Science courses: For questions, contact ijep@luc.edu. George McGraw Director, DIGDEEP Right to Water Project, Los Angeles, California Mr. McGraw runs the DIGDEEP Right to Water Project in Los Angeles, which he founded. He holds a B.A. from Loyola University Chicago and a degree in International Law from the United Nations University for Peace (UPEACE) in San José, Costa Rica. He has worked for several foreign 20 EXPANDING THE JESUIT HIGHER EDUCATION NETWORK: COLLABORATIONS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

21 governments and has consulted for the United Nations Development Programme in Afghanistan. His organization DIGDEEP brings sustainable, clean water to communities around the world, while helping Americans to use their own resources more intelligently. Mr. McGraw speaks, writes, and consults for out-lets such as law reviews, universities, TEDx, and the Huffington Post. Lazar Savarimuthu, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Human Resource Management, Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Loyola College, Chennai. Dr. Lazar Savarimuthu is an Associate Professor at Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Loyola College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He is also the Associate Director of C.K. Prahalad Centre for Emerging India. He holds a doctoral degree in Sociology. His research interests have focused on rural development, social consciousness, conflicts, social movements, and cultural studies. He has published three books and a number of articles in journals. His recent article on Land Acquisition and Public Resistance was published in Economic Reforms and Inclusive Growth (2013). Michael Schuck, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Theology, Loyola University Chicago Co-Director, International Jesuit Ecology Project Founding Director, The Joan and Bill Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage Dr. Schuck holds a doctoral degree in ethics and society from the University of Chicago Divinity School, two master s degrees in religious studies and political science from the University of Chicago, and a bachelor s degree in history from St. Louis University. Dr. Schuck is interested in Roman Catholic social thought, theological and philosophical ethics, social theory, and current moral problems. He has contributed many published articles for book chapters, journals, encyclopedias, and reviews among which are John Courtney Murray s American Stories in Finding God in All Things: Celebrating Bernard Lonergan, John Courtney Murray, and Karl Rahner edited by Mark Bosco and David Stagaman (New York: Fordham University Press, 2007), Pope Benedict XVI s Caritas in Veritate, Concilium: International Review of Theology 5, 2009, and That They be One: Social Teaching of the Papal Encyclicals, (Georgetown University Press, 1998). MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA JULY 7 10,