Notre Dame hosts conference for executives in Catholic higher education | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Notre Dame hosts conference for executives in Catholic higher education Notre Dame hosts conference for executives in Catholic higher education Published: November 17, 2011 Author: Michael O. Garvey and Jennifer A. Monahan Presidents and trustees of 14 Catholic institutions of higher learning met last week (Nov. 6 to 8) at the University of Notre Dame for a three-day conference on the maintenance and strengthening of their Catholic identity. The conference, “What We Hold in Trust,” was sponsored by Notre Dame’s Institute for Church Life, and hosted by Notre Dame theologian John C. Cavadini, McGrath-Cavadini Director of the institute. The executives attending the conference discussed and heard lectures on such topics as hiring for mission, the application of canon and civil law in Catholic university life, the development and evaluation of distinctively Catholic curricula, and the indispensable role of theology in a Catholic college or university. “Trustees of Catholic colleges and universities have a fiduciary responsibility for the Catholic character, identity, and mission of their institutions,” Cavadini said. “In order to serve effectively, they must fully understand what their responsibilities entail and develop the practical skills necessary for fulfilling them.” Conference speakers from Notre Dame’s faculty and administration included Notre Dame president Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.; John Affleck-Graves, executive vice president; Carolyn Y. Woo, Martin J. Gillen Dean of the Mendoza College of Business; Rev. John Coughlin, O.F.M., professor of law and concurrent professor of theology; Christian Smith, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Sociology; and Rev. Robert E. Sullivan, associate professor of history and associate vice president for academic mission. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend gave a keynote address. “The purpose of the conference,” noted Cavadini, “is to begin to form trustees in the areas around Catholic identity. Our role is not to teach other universities how to be like the University of Notre Dame. Rather, we hope to provide a forum for discussion among the unique and varied institutions that share our Catholic identity and mission, so that we might consider together the themes and issues that are common to each of our campuses and come to a better understanding of how we might best fulfill our distinctive institutional missions.” Contact: John C. Cavadini, 574-631-5510 Cavadini.1@nd.edu Posted In: Faith Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related October 03, 2022 dCEC to Award 2023 ND Evangelium Vitae Medal to Robert P. George September 22, 2022 In memoriam: Rev. Richard Warner, C.S.C., longtime leader for Notre Dame, Congregation of Holy Cross September 15, 2022 In new book on global Catholicism, Provost John McGreevy explores modern history, current challenges of the Church September 15, 2022 Death penalty abolitionist Sister Helen Prejean to speak at Notre Dame September 14, 2022 Apostolic nuncio to Great Britain to deliver the 2022 Keeley Vatican Lecture For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn