Wednesday, July 25–Saturday, July 28, 2018, Emmanuel College, Boston, Massachusetts
More than 200 professionals engaged in the educational and healthcare ministries of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur around the globe gathered on Emmanuel College's Fenway campus from July 25-July 28 for Networking for Mission III. Attendees from 10 countries-including Belgium, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Nigeria, Peru, South Africa, DR Congo and the United Kingdom-and a dozen states across the U.S. participated in a series of vibrant discussions and interactive workshops focusing on the SNDdeN mission in the 21st century.
"Catholic Identity—The Idea, Our Institutions and American Society," Fr. J. Bryan Hehir, Harvard Kennedy School; Archdiocese of Boston
"Challenges of St. Julie’s Times Resonate with Ours Today," Sr. Roseanne Murphy, SNDdeN, Notre Dame de Namur University
"Is Education Still at the Heart of Our Notre Dame Mission?," Sr. Anne Marie Niblock, SNDdeN, Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls’ School, London
"Catholic Social Teaching—No Longer a Secret," Sr. Mary Johnson, SNDdeN, Trinity Washington University; Billiart Center for Social Justice
"Spiritual Leadership for Today's World," Sr. Teresita Weind, SNDdeN. Congregational Leader for the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
"The Call to Public Holiness in Chaotic Times," Sr. Simone Campbell, SSS, Executive Director of NETWORK and “The Nun on the Bus”
In May 2019, Emmanuel College was selected as one of 100 Boston-area nonprofits to receive a $100,000 grant through Cummings Foundation's "$100K for 100" program. The grant will help support service initiatives through Emmanuel's Cardinal Seán O'Malley Center for Mission & Ministry.
Since graduating from Emmanuel College in 2016, Atka Bol has not only flourished in her commitment to service, she has let it take her across the world.
Elementary education major Amie Knowles '20 traveled more than 4,000 miles to Rome, where she volunteered to teach English at a local primary school—and learned to connect with her major in a new way.
Although half a world away in Pakistan, Justin Prairie '05 is never far from Emmanuel and Boston. A foreign service officer with the U.S. State Department, Justin currently works on political and military affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan.
When Meghan Larkin '19 was a first-year student at Emmanuel, she paid close attention to her resident assistants (RAs) and became inspired by the effort they put into creating a positive living environment.
When Rachael was applying to college, she hadn't quite figured out what she wanted to study. There were several routes she could take on the path to her future, but deciding on one seemed impossible. It was then that she realized she needed to attend a school that could support all of her interests.
During her academic year at Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University in Russia, political science major Ellison Chang '18 has learned to "live in the moment" and embrace the unfamiliar.
Emmanuel is a place where students broaden their sense of what’s possible and prepare for inspiring careers in an ever-changing world. Be here.
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