Michael Galligan-Stierle, Ph.D. Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities [email protected]
The Eleventh Annual
ACCU Rome Seminar for University
Presidents and Administrators
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History of ACCU
ACCU was founded by
Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas J. Conaty, Rector of The Catholic University
of America.
He was appointed president
at its first meeting
on April 12, 1899.
Mission
What are the goals
of ACCU?
Mission
To serve as the collective voice
of U.S. Catholic higher education
To strengthen and promote
Catholic identity and mission
of its member institutions
through programs and services.
Mission
How is ACCU
the voice of
Catholic higher education?
The Voice of Catholic Higher Education
Media
Church
Government
Higher Education
Mission
What programs and services does ACCU
provide to foster vibrant Catholic identity?
Programs and Services
ACCU Annual Meeting
- New Presidents
- Mission Officers
- Chief Academic Officers
- Charism Group Meetings
- Interfaith Youth Care Rome Seminar Campus Ministry Directors
Programs and Services
Trustees Study USA and Irish American Scholars Collaborative Programs:
- Collegium- BC Administrator’s Institute (IACHE)- USD Mission Integration Institute (MII)- ASACCU
Resources & Publications
Journal of Catholic Higher Education
Update, quarterly e-newsletter
Principles of Good Practice for Student Affairs at Catholic Colleges and Universities
Catholic Social Teaching: A Vision Statement
Sustainability and Catholic Higher Education:
A Toolkit for Mission Integration
Fair Trade and Catholic Higher Education
Strengthening Catholic Identity pamphlet series
Research, Studies, Reports
Country Portrait
What are the
U.S. Catholic higher education
statistics?
CHE by the Numbers
• There are 248 Catholic degree-granting higher education institutions in the U.S.
• 229 enroll undergraduate students in programs leading to a bachelor's degree.
• 11 institutions grant associate degrees.• 14 are women's colleges.*
*Granting undergraduate degrees only to women; graduate
degrees may be granted to both genders.
How Many Graduate Degrees?
• 210 Catholic universities award graduate degrees:• 93 award either a research doctorate or
professional doctorate. • 19 institutions grant only graduate
degrees.
How Many Students?
In U.S. higher education…• CHE serves approximately 1 million of the
21 million total students. • Of those 1 million students, 650,000 are
Catholic.• Of all 21 million college students, 6.5 million
are Catholic..
Most CHE Programs• Liberal Arts core containing…
2 Philosophy, 2 Theology, 1 Morals/Ethics• Curricular and co-curricular activities grounded in
Faith & Reason, Catholic Intellectual Tradition, Catholic Social Teaching.
How Many Graduate?
• 54.2% of Catholic higher education students complete a bachelor’s degree program in four years (as compared with 39.0% of students enrolled in public institutions)
• 69.8% of Catholic college students earn a bachelor’s degree in six
years (compared with
60.3% of public institution
peers)
.
Other CHE Facts
• 28.7% of CHE undergraduate students study abroad, compared with the national average of 9.3%.
• 50% of ACCU institutions are listed on the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Role.
• 37.2% of CHE presidents are female, compared with 22.7% at other four-year colleges and universities.
2015 ACCU Delegation
Name and Position Institution and its Profile Unique Catholic Mission Program
-Pervasive
-Selective & In-Depth
Why Are We Here?
To interact with the Roman Curia
on issues of
Catholic higher education
To teach (“Delegation”) To learn (“Student”)
Understanding
The Roman Curia
The Holy Father
Secretariat of State
Diplomatic Services Offices DicasteriesCommissions and
Committees
Tribunals (Judicial)
Congregations (Executive)
Pontifical Council’s(Promotionals)
Catholic Education
The Roman Curia
Bishop of Rome“…authentic power is service”
“…to embrace with tender affection
the whole of humanity, especially the poorest, the
weakest, the least important”
“…to serve the Gospel with renewed love”
“…a shepherd should smell like his sheep” Pope Francis
Congregations
Bishops Catholic Education Causes of Saints Divine Worship and the Discipline of the
Sacraments Doctrine of the Faith Eastern Churches Evangelization of Peoples Clergy Institutes of Consecrated Life and
Societies of Apostolic Life
Congregation for Catholic Education
His Excellency Msgr. Giuseppe Versaldi Cardinal Prefect
Archbishop Angelo Vincenzo Zani
Secretary
Congregation for Catholic Education Title given by John Paul II in Pastor Bonus (1988)
Divided into two sections:
Office for Universities Office for Catholic Schools
Prefect, Secretary, Under-Secretary
Guiding Documents: Canon Law (1983), Ex corde Ecclesiae (1990), U.S. Application (2001)
Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith
Archbishop Luis F. Ladaria Ferrer, S.J.,Secretary
His Excellency Msgr. Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Cardinal Prefect
Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and
Societies of Apostolic Life
His Excellency Msgr. João Bráz de Aviz,
Cardinal Prefect
Rev. Henry (Hank) Limoncelli, OMI Official
Structural Relationship between Catholic Church and Catholic Education
Pope
Catholic College/University
Religious Order Local Bishop
Catholic Identity & Local Bishop
Even if it is in fact Catholic, no university is to bear the title or
name of Catholic university without the consent of
competent ecclesiastical authority.
(The Code of Canon Law, 808)
Structural Relationship between Catholic Church and Catholic Education
Pope
Catholic College/University
Religious Order Local Bishop
• Jesuit: 28• Franciscan: 19• Dominican: 17• Sisters of Mercy: 16• Benedictine: 14• Diocesan: 11• Holy Cross: 9• Sisters of Saint Joseph: 9• Independent: 9• Sisters of Charity: 8• Basilian: 6
• Lasallian: 6• Sisters of Notre Dame de
Namur: 4• Ursuline: 4• Christian Brothers: 3• Society of Mary: 3• Augustinian: 3• Vincentian Fathers: 3• School Sisters of Notre
Dame: 2• Servants of the Immaculate
Heart of Mary: 2
CHE Religious Order Schools
Pontifical Councils Laity Promoting Christian Unity Family Justice and Peace Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People Cor Unum Health Pastoral Care Legislative Texts Culture
Inter-Religious Dialogue Social Communications
Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
Most Rev. Brian Farrell
Secretary
Rev. Msgr. Mark Langham
Official
Pontifical Council of Justice and Peace
His Eminence Cardinal
Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson
President
Dr. Flaminia Giovanelli
Undersecretary
Pontifical Council for Culture
His Eminence Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi
President
Pontifical Commissions Cultural Heritage of the Church
Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei
Pontifical Commission Sacred Archeology
Pontifical Biblical Commission
International Theological Commission
Interdicasterial Commission for the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Pontifical Commission for Latin America
… America is a microwave culture; we want things done fast.
The Holy See is a crock pot culture, in which problems and questions are allowed
to stew, with one office adding something here,
another there.
--John AllenThe Word From Rome
May 28, 2004
Curia Meeting Protocol
Formal European Educational Model
-stand, lecture, take notes, questions
How to ask a question:
- begin with appreciation of one content concept;
- offer question related to speech seeking further
development;
- convey appreciation.
JESUSGo and teach all nations (Mt 28:18-20)
We do not teach others
because they are Catholics;
We teach others
because we are Catholic.
Importance of Catholic Universities
The mission that the Church…
entrusts to Catholic universities
holds a … vital importance
because it concerns
the very future of humanity.
(Ex corde Ecclesiae, Conclusion)
Church’s … Best Instrument
…a Catholic University is without a doubt
one of the best instruments that the Church
offers to our age which is searching
for certainty and wisdom…
the Church should never fail
to interest herself in this Institution.
(EcE, 10)
When In Rome…
…Do as the Romans Do.
Some Practical Issues
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