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Thursday, July 12 - Sunday, July 15, 2012 EMMANUEL COLLEGE | 400 THE FENWAY | BOSTON, MA 02115 | USA

NETWORKING FOR MISSION II EDUCATING FOR LIFE…PROCLAIMING GOD’S GOODNESS

Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Education Conference

CO-SPONSORED BY EMMANUEL COLLEGE AND THE SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR

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Schedule of Events

Thursday, July 12, 2012

1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Arrival/Registration

Jean Yawkey Center

4:30 p.m.

Welcome

Sr. Teresita Weind, SND, Congregational Leader, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur

Keynote Address: Educating for Life: The SND Mission Continues in the 21st Century

Sr. Janet Eisner, SND, Ph.D., President, Emmanuel College, Boston, Mass.

Janet M. Daley Library Lecture Hall, Cardinal Cushing Library

The story of Catholic education is a powerful and moving story. This presentation highlights the role

of the Sisters of Notre Dame in education and how this educational mission continues to transform

the lives of students and graduates. Why is Catholic education central to preparing students for life

and work in this century? How do those who engage in SND-related ministries immerse themselves

in understanding and carrying out the SND mission? Two Emmanuel students will speak about their

experience of the impact of the SND mission.

Sr. Janet Eisner, SND, Ph.D., is President of Emmanuel College in Boston, having served in this

position for three decades. Under Sister Janet Eisner’s leadership, Emmanuel College has

experienced a period of exceptional innovation, achievement and growth. As a Catholic liberal arts

and sciences college, Emmanuel College today is providing an outstanding education to record

numbers of talented and diverse students. Throughout her tenure, Sister Janet has served on

numerous boards and committees regionally and nationally. She holds an A.B. from Emmanuel

College, an M.A. from Boston College and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Michigan, as

well as Honorary Doctorates from Boston College and Northeastern University.

6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Reception in Honor of St. Julie’s Birthday followed by Opening Banquet

Gymnasium, Jean Yawkey Center

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Friday, July 13, 2012

7:30 – 8:00 a.m.

Celebration of the Eucharist - Available

Fenway Room, Administration Building

7:15 – 8:45 a.m.

Breakfast

Main Dining Room, Jean Yawkey Center

9:00 a.m.

Keynote Address: 21st Century Education: Engaging the Next Generation

of Students

Joyce De Leo, Ph.D., Vice President of Academic Affairs, Emmanuel College, Boston, Mass.


This presentation will highlight basic neuroscience in the context of neuroplasticity during

learning. Learn how insights about brain function can be harnessed by teachers for use in

their own classrooms to address particular challenges. The intimate link between emotions,

cognition and learning will be discussed and how to utilize this information to explore

innovations in teaching and learning for the next generation of students.

Joyce De Leo, Ph.D., is Vice President of Academic Affairs at Emmanuel College.

Previously, Dr. De Leo held the Irene Heinz Given Professor of Pharmacology and

Anesthesiology and was the Chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at

Dartmouth Medical School and was instrumental in developing and directing the college’s

Neuroscience Center. She serves on numerous NIH study sections, international grant review

boards and editorial boards and has published over 150 peer-reviewed manuscripts, reviews

and chapters. She received her B.S. in Biology and Chemistry from the State University of

New York at Albany and her Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the University of Oklahoma Health

Sciences Center.

10:30 – 11:45 a.m.

CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSIONS 1

12:00 p.m.

Lunch


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1:30 – 2:45 p.m.


3:15 – 4:30 p.m.


6:00 p.m.

Dinner


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Saturday, July 14, 2012

7:15 – 8:45 a.m.

Breakfast


9:00 a.m.

Keynote Address: Reflecting Values in a Diverse Society

Bart McGettrick, Dean of Education, Liverpool Hope University, United Kingdom


Professor McGettrick will discuss some of the global values that constitute a vision of

education, formed in the Notre Dame tradition in the UK and elsewhere. He will address

some of the challenges as well as the opportunities of educating with Christian values in

mind in the modern world. This will be a journey of education on which “the footsteps will

be more important than the signposts.”

Bart McGettrick is Dean of Education at Liverpool Hope University, the only ecumenical

university in Europe. He has a long involvement in Teacher Education having been the

principal of St. Andrew’s College Glasgow, previously the Notre Dame College. He has

widespread international experience and is a Regent of Bethlehem University, Palestine, and

is heavily involved in Christian Education in The Holy Land. He chairs a number of Boards of

Governors of schools and other organizations.

10:30 – 11:45 a.m.


12:00 p.m.

Lunch


1:30 – 2:45 p.m.

Keynote Address: Celebrating Diversity in Catholic Schools: Celebrating the

Diversity of a Multicultural Environment While Striving for Unity

Elizabeth Hayes Patterson, J.D., Associate Professor, Georgetown University Law School,

Washington, D.C.


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Although historian Arthur Schlesinger warned 20 years ago that multiculturalism would lead

to disunity, the celebration of diversity and multiculturalism, particularly in the setting of

Catholic schools, is an enriching and empowering experience. Professor Patterson will

explore this theme through the prism of her own life as an African American woman born,

baptized and raised in Boston and who attended Catholic schools from the third grade to

and including law school.

Elizabeth Hayes Patterson, J.D., is an Associate Professor of Law at the Georgetown

University Law Center. Before joining the Law Center faculty in 1980, Professor Patterson

served as Chair of the D.C. Public Service (Utilities) Commission and was a Commissioner of

the D.C. Public Service Commission. She received her B.A. from Emmanuel College and

studied French at the Sorbonne in Paris and at Stanford University, as a Woodrow Wilson

Fellow. She holds a J.D. from Catholic University and honorary doctorates from the

University of Toulouse and Emmanuel College, where she served as a Trustee from 1993 to

2011.

3:15 – 4:30 p.m.


5:30 p.m.

Celebration of the Eucharist


6:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Heritage Banquet


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Sunday, July 15, 2012

7:15 – 8:45 a.m.

Breakfast


9:30 – 11:00 a.m.

Networking for Future Mission

Sr. Rita Sturwold, SND, Past President, Mount Notre Dame High School, Cincinnati, Ohio

Daniel Meixner, President, Chaminade-Julienne High School, Dayton, Ohio


9:30 a.m. Introduction to Proposing Next Steps

9:45 a.m. Networking for Mission II: Meetings in Education Groups

10:30 a.m. Large Group Sharing and Discussion of Proposed Next Steps to

Network for Mission

11:15 a.m.

Commissioning Ceremony

Sr. Teresita Weind, SND, Congregational Leader, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur


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Concurrent Workshop Sessions Overviews Concurrent Workshop Session 1 :: Friday, July 13, 2012 :: 10:30 – 11:45 a.m.

1.1 Transforming Urban Education One Student at a Time

Sr. Mary Murphy, SND, Ph.D., Founding President, Notre Dame High School, Lawrence, Mass.

Maureen Murphy Wilkens Science Center, Room 102

In the tradition of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Notre Dame High School provides a Catholic

college preparatory education enhanced by professional work experience for young men and

women from families with limited income. Notre Dame High School is a proud member of the Cristo

Rey Network of Schools. Join us for an interactive engaging discussion with students and members

of the Notre Dame High School Community. Learn how NDHS impacts the lives of our students,

their families and the city of Lawrence, Mass.

Sr. Mary Murphy, SND, Ph.D., began her work in Lawrence, Mass., in 1997 as the first Director of

the Notre Dame Education Center, serving the adult immigrant community. When the Sisters of the

Ipswich and Boston Units of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur agreed to “sponsor” a new unique

high school for low income students in 2003, Sr. Mary Murphy became the founding President.

1.2 “How Good is the Good God!” in the 21st Century: The Spirituality of the Sisters of

Notre Dame

Sr. Camilla Burns, SND Ph.D., Faculty, Trinity Washington University, Washington D.C.; Adjunct

Professor, Loyola University, Chicago, Ill.

Administration Building, Room 332

“Our common aim is to express in our time, as Julie did in hers, that God is good” (Constitutions of

the Sisters of Notre Dame). This statement acknowledges a traditioning process in the spirituality of

St. Julie. The workshop explores a contemporary interpretation of “How good is the good God!”

Sr. Camilla Burns, SND, Ph.D., holds degrees from Trinity College in Washington D.C., Notre

Dame University in South Bend, Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, and a Ph.D. from Graduate

Theological Union in Berkeley, Calif. She was Congregational Leader of the Sisters of Notre Dame de

Namur from 2002 to 2008 and she is currently a faculty member of Trinity University Washington

and adjunct Professor at Loyola University Chicago.

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1.3 Contributions of Women’s Religious Congregations to the Empowerment of Women in

Africa

Sr. Eucharia Madueke, SND, Ph.D. Candidate in Development and Public Policy, Howard University,

Washington, D.C.


The presentation will highlight how women educated by the Catholic nuns in Nigeria have attained

upward social mobility. However, in some important areas, these women lack cultural

empowerment because they are often caught between two worlds, the Western world and the

world of their foremothers. The indigenous tradition has much to offer toward building and

maintaining a harmonious society.

Sr. Eucharia Madueke, SND is a Ph.D. candidate in Development and Public Policy in the

Department of African Studies at Howard University.

1.4 Learning to Serve/Serving to Learn: Building Transformational Communities Committed

to Social Justice through Mutual Relationships and Civic Engagement

Sr. Ann Kendrick, SND, A Founder of the Hope CommUnity Center, Apopka, Fla.

Maria Desangles, Service Learning Coordinator, Hope CommUnity Center


Growing from 20 years of experience at the Hope CommUnity Center, the presenters, Sr. Ann

Kendrick, SND and Maria Desangeles, will describe their experiences in Alternative Spring Break,

service-learning programs, family homestays, working in the fields, socio-political economic

contextualization, regular praxis and community organizing, as well as the Notre Dame Mission

Volunteers/AmeriCorps Program.

Sr. Ann Kendrick, SND is one of the founders of the Hope CommUnity Center in Apopka Fla. Sr.

Ann has a B.A. from Trinity Washington D.C., an M.A. from the University of Maryland, and

honorary doctorates from Trinity Washington and Rollins College.

Maria Desangles is the service-learning coordinator at the Hope CommUnity Center. She has a

B.A. from University of Central Florida and is an M.A. candidate at the University of Miami.

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Concurrent Workshop Session 2 :: Friday, July 13, 2012 :: 1:30 – 2:45 p.m.

2.1 Carrying the Light of Faith through Drama

Virginia Byrne, M.Ed., Director/Teacher of Theater and Shakespeare, and Vocal Communication,

Notre Dame Academy, Worcester, Mass.


The session will help participants develop approaches of communicating St. Julie’s Mission using the

Performing Arts.

Virginia Byrne has been the director of Theater and teacher of Theater and Shakespeare as well as

Vocal Communication at NDA Worcester for over three decades. She is also an actor, director and

writer of several original plays and musicals. In autumn 2011, she wrote, directed and produced

“Carrying the Light of Faith” at NDA, which chronicled the journey of the first SNDs to America.

2.2 SND Leadership Lessons from St. Julie

Sr. Patricia O’Brien, SND, Ed.D., Deputy Director of the Commission on Institutions of Higher

Education, New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Bedford, Mass.


This session will use the letters of St. Julie to highlight effective leadership practices. Participants will

have an opportunity to reflect on how St. Julie’s leadership lessons might be applied in their school.

Sr. Patricia O’Brien, SND, Ed.D., is Deputy Director of the higher education commission of NEASC,

the accrediting association for New England. Sister Pat has worked at Bridgewater State College,

Emmanuel College, Cardinal Cushing High School and Notre Dame Academy in Worcester. She is

chair of the Trinity University Board of Trustees and a member of the NDA-Worcester Board. Her

B.A. is in psychology and her graduate degree is in education.

2.3 Popular Education through the Fe y Alegria Schools

Sr. Marleny Bardeles Raymundo, SND, Principal of 30 Schools, Tambogrande, Peru

Please note: Presentation in Spanish with English Translation


Sharing the experience of Popular Education with the population of Breves in the fight for the right

to use potable water and explanation of the history of Theatre of the Oppressed, with the dynamics

and games that help to understand situations of oppression.

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Sr. Marleny Albertina Bardales Raymundo, SND was born in Piura, Peru. She studied higher

education at the National University of Piura, and received the title of secondary teacher. She also

studied at the School of Superior Religious Education receiving a diploma as a teacher in Religion;

she finished her studies with a master’s in education at the University Cesar Vallejo and a diploma in

psychological pedagogy. She did Mission work with the Salesians, especially in the field of education

in rural areas where there was the greatest need. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur

in 1997 and she worked as a teacher in the villages of Guaraguaos Alto and Malingas. Later she

became the Director of one of the Educational Institutes, which is part of the Fe y Alegria #48 Maria

Teresa se Jesus Gerhardinger. In 2009, she assumed the role of Directress of the Network of Fe y

Alegria #48 which at that time consisted of 24 schools. Presently the network consists of 37 schools

which are located in 3 different zones: Curvan, Malingas and Tejedores.

2.4 Classroom Technology: Resources for Global Education

Sr. Paula Jurigian, SND, Program Director, Notre Dame Education Center, Boston, Mass.

Sr. Ellen McAdam, SND, Junior High Teacher, St. Patrick School and Education Center, Lowell, Mass.

Sr. Patricia Toce, SND, Theology Teacher, Notre Dame Academy, Hingham, Mass.


In this presentation, we will demonstrate a variety of free educational tools to present content in the

classroom. This presentation is for educators who are looking to begin using technology in their

everyday teaching.

Sr. Paula Jurigian, SND is Program Director of the Notre Dame Education Center in Boston, Mass.

Sr. Paula has worked at Boston College, Emmanuel College, Bishop Fenwick High School and St.

Patrick School, Lowell. Her B.A. is in psychology and her graduate degrees are in Pastoral Ministry

and Higher Education Administration.

Sr. Patricia Toce, SND is currently a Theology teacher at Notre Dame Academy in Hingham, Mass.

She teaches bioethics and morality. Prior to beginning her ministry at NDA, Sr. Pat worked for many

years at the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy as well as in both retail and long-term

pharmacy care settings. Sr. Pat also worked in parish ministry as a Confirmation program

coordinator and in youth ministry. She has a bachelor's degree in biology and pharmacy as well as

graduate degrees in public health and pastoral ministry.

Sr. Ellen McAdam, SND is a junior high teacher at St. Patrick School and Education Center in

Lowell, Mass. Her baccalaureate degree is in elementary education and she is working on her

graduate degree in educational technology.

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Concurrent Workshop Session 3 :: Friday, July 13, 2012 :: 3:15 – 4:30 p.m.

3.1 Notre Dame Virtual School: A Decade of Networking Schools and a Global Vision for

Our Future

Sr. Kristin Hokanson, SND, Founder and Principal of the Notre Dame Virtual School


The Notre Dame Virtual School (NDVS) began 10 years ago. This workshop will share the many

ways in which NDVS has connected Notre Dame schools globally during the past decade and discuss

the vision for how NDVS can continue to connect Notre Dame schools and sponsored ministries in

the future.

Sr. Kristin Hokanson, SND is the founder and principal of the Notre Dame Virtual School. Sr.

Kristin holds advanced degrees in education and is a certified school administrator. She is also a

certified Instructional Technology Specialist and a certified online teacher. She has presented

workshops on technology to schools and organizations and is a technology consultant.

3.2 Theater of the Oppressed: Using Drama to Help Students Deal with Trauma

Sr. Lucyann Diniz, SND, School Librarian, Maranjo, Brazil

Please Note: Presentation will be in Portuguese with English Translation


The theater of the oppressed is original Brazilian theater, to help people reflect on their situations of

oppression and take some action so they can change the situations of oppression in which they live.

It is political theater, communitarian and liberating. It uses the methodology of popular education.

Some sisters in Brazil are using this method of education as they live among the people, and

accompany them in their social struggles.

Sr. Lucyane Diniz, SND holds a degree in Religious Studies at UEPA State University of Pará and

Theater of the Oppressed.

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3.3 Apples Under Pressure: Teaching the Millennial Generation

Sr. Mary Friel, SND, Ph.D., Psychology Professor, Manchester Community College,

Manchester, Conn.

Sr. Mary Hayes, SND, Ph.D., Professor of History, Trinity Washington University, Washington, D.C.


Millennials, the largest generation in the U.S. population today, will be described with creative

ways to enhance their development. This presentation will focus on the ways in which the

educational ideals of St. Julie are presented to a highly diverse, millennial-age student body. The

presentation will focus on ways to engage students who have little or no knowledge of the values

and principles of Catholic Social Teaching, which were implicitly the values of St. Julie.

Sr. Mary Friel, SND, Ph.D., is presently a psychology professor at Manchester Community College

in Manchester Conn., and Emeritus Professor of Education Psychology in the Connecticut State

University System. A Sister of Notre Dame de Namur who loves the classroom!

Sr. Mary Hayes, SND, Ph.D., is a full-time professor of history at Trinity Washington University,

where she has taught for 45 years. She teaches courses in United States History, emphasizing

women’s history, African American women’s history and civil rights. She is currently conducting

research on the life and times of St. Julie and for the past 20 years has presented papers at

professional conferences on the history of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.

3.4 Teach the Community What They Need to Know for Justice and Leadership

Susana García, Director of Enrollment Management, Notre Dame High School, San Jose, Calif.

Kathleen Quiazon, Director of Campus Ministry, Notre Dame High School, San Jose, Calif.


Developing a distinctive Notre Dame, Catholic education in justice and leadership relies on the

innovative integration of mission and charism into the learning community for students and adults.

Explore ways to create dynamic learning programs for students and cultivate mission-focused

formation for adults.

Susana García is the Director of Enrollment Management at Notre Dame High School. With

degrees in sociology /Spanish and an M.A. in spirituality from Santa Clara University, she now blends

over 10 years of faculty experience (Campus Ministry/religious studies) with expertise in admissions

recruitment, leadership development and marketing.

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Kathleen Quiazon is the Director of Campus Ministry for Notre Dame High School. With degrees

in religious studies and music from Santa Clara University and the University of Minnesota, Kathleen

spearheads programming for students and adults in Catholic spirituality, service and justice.

Kathleen is a member of the California Province Hallmarks Committee.

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Concurrent Workshop Session 4 :: Saturday, July 13, 2012 :: 10:30 – 11:45 p.m.

4.1 Catholic Social Teaching and the Legacy of Vatican II

Sr. Mary Johnson, SND, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology and Religious Studies and Director of the

Center for Mission & Spirituality, Emmanuel College, Boston, Mass.


This session will provide an overview of the key principles of the social teachings of the Catholic

Church. The social teachings comprise over 100 years of social analysis and theological reflection on

issues ranging from industrialization in 1891 to immigration today, to name just two of many issues

addressed in the documents. Focus will be placed on the documents of Vatican II and their

contribution to Catholic Social Thought and to the development and growth of organizations and

social movements that embody the teachings.

Sr. Mary Johnson, SND, Ph.D., is Professor of Sociology and Religious Studies and Director of the

Center for Mission & Spirituality at Emmanuel College. She spent the 2011-2012 academic year as

Senior Fellow at the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University.

4.2 The Missing Link: Engaging Parents/Guardians in the Education of the Adolescent

Sr. Brigid Rose Tiernan, SND, Former Director of the Catholic Institute of Education, South Africa

Zunelle de Ru, Head of School, St. Peter Claver School, Kroonstad, South Africa


Many parents/guardians feel inadequate in the face of and alienated from their adolescent

children's educational process. We will share some ways in which we have tried to address and

change this disempowering situation in South Africa.

Sr. Brigid Rose Tiernan, SND, born in Zimbabwe, has an M.A. in Educational Leadership. She has

12 years of secondary school teaching experience, and was Director of the Catholic Institute of

Education, an umbrella service body for Catholic Schools in South Africa, for 12 years. She is also a

member of School Governing Bodies.

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Zunelle De Ru was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, where she also matriculated and

graduated. She is married and has three daughters. She has a B.A. in personnel management and is

currently studying for a PGCE through the University of South Africa. She has 14 years of experience

in the field of education, ranging from early childhood development to tertiary education, in the

independent school sector, NGO sector and semi-state sector. Currently she holds the position of

Head of School at St. Peter Claver School in Kroonstad, South Africa.

4.3 Human Trafficking and Why We Should Care About It

Sr. Isabelle Izika, SND, Sociology Major, Emmanuel College, Boston, Mass.

Please note: Presentation in French with English Translation


This presentation on human trafficking will first recall the existence of slavery and its purpose and

then look at human trafficking as a new form of slavery in this century. Who are the potential

victims and why? She will use a movie called “Trapped,” which is about Nigerian women and girls

sold in Italy. This presentation will target educators of primary and high school students and those

who work with impoverished people. Building on the participants’ awareness of this phenomenon,

she will teach them how to educate their own constituents on how to recognize this evil and what

to do to protect them from being trafficked.

Sr. Isabelle Izika, SND is from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where she was successively a

primary school teacher, an Assistant Director of Formation at the Novitiate, a Director of Formation

with Affiliates, and at the same time worked in justice and peace as a human rights activist. Sr.

Isabelle worked for one year as an intern at the United Nations on Social and Economic

Development. She is now in her last year of studies in sociology at Emmanuel College and will

receive her degree in December 2012.

4.4 Developing the Next Generation of Philanthropists

Sr. Rita Sturwold, SND, Past President, Mount Notre Dame High School, Cincinnati, Ohio

Roger Grein, CPA, Founder of the University Student Philanthropy Program and the High School

Student Magnified Giving Program, Cincinnati, Ohio


In just four years, Magnified Giving has expanded from eight to 22 high schools, working with 30

teachers and approximately 1000 students from economically, culturally, and geographic diverse

areas of southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky. The student philanthropy model provides students

with the knowledge and experiences needed to manage student-directed grant funding, and

connects students and faculty to the joy of serving their communities.

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Rita Sturwold, SND is the former President of Mount Notre Dame High School. For more than 40

years, Rita has served in Catholic schools, as a teacher and in various administrative roles, or worked

on behalf of Catholic schools as an assistant superintendent and fundraiser for inner-city Catholic

schools.

Roger F. Grein, CPA is the President and Founder of Magnified Giving. In just four years, Magnified

Giving has expanded from eight to 22 high schools, working with 30 teachers and approximately

1000 students from economically, culturally and geographic diverse areas of southwest Ohio and

northern Kentucky. The student philanthropy model provides students with the knowledge and

experiences needed to manage student-directed grant funding, and connects students and faculty

to the joy of serving their communities.

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Concurrent Workshop Session 5 :: Saturday, July 13, 2012 :: 3:15 – 4:30 p.m.

5.1 Heirs and Trustees of the Notre Dame Tradition: Evolving Best Practices for Keeping the

Notre Dame Charism and Its Traditions Alive in Our Schools Today and Into the Future

Sr. Anne Marie Niblock, SND, Head Teacher, Notre Dame RC Girls’ School, London, England and

Discussion Panel


How do we as 21st century educators in Notre Dame learning communities ensure that we are

being true to the living Notre Dame tradition we have inherited? This talk will explore, in practical

ways, what that might mean. By giving examples from my own school and challenging us all to dare

to be different, I hope to help us continue to be heirs of the past, women of the present and makers

of the future.

Sr. Anne Marie Niblock, SND was born in Scotland. She is the Head teacher of Notre Dame RC

Girls’ School in central London - a multicultural, comprehensive school for girls aged 11 to 16 years,

where 70% of students speak a total of over 40 different languages.

5.2 Pour une Intégration de la Mission: Tentatives et Expériences

Sr. Marie-Angèle Kitewo, SND, Mission Integration Coordinator, Notre Dame Academy,

Worcester, Mass.

Please note: Presentation will be in French


The importance of Mission integration in our SND ministries.

Sr. Marie-Angèle Kitewo est SND pour plus de 50 ans. L’éducation est le champs de ses activités

apostoliques pendant beaucoup d’années. Elle a un Ph-D dans le domaine de l’Anthropologie

culturelle basée surtout sur la pensée relieuse. Pendant beaucoup d’années elle a enseigné - et

continue à enseigner dans les Instituts Supérieurs et Universités du Congo pour préparer les

futur(e)s enseignants / enseignantes du niveau des écoles secondaires. Actuellement, elle travaille

pour l’intégration de la mission à Notre Dame Academy, Worcester, MA. Elle est aussi membre du

Comité Exécutif de Conrad N. Hilton Fond pour Sœurs.

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5.3 Creating a Sustainable World in Light of the Earth Summit and Rio+20

Sr. Maura Browne, SND, Justice and Peace Coordinator, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur


Sr. Maura was part of the SND delegation to the June 2012 UN Earth Summit and Peoples Forum in

Rio de Janiero. This presentation will focus on the SND commitment to Justice and Peace issues in

the light of these conferences.

Sr. Maura Browne, SND has been involved in teaching and administration at the primary and

secondary levels for 25 years, 12 of those years in rural Kenya. She has also educated for justice and

peace for 30 years at the Africa Faith and Justice Network and as the Justice and Peace Coordinator

for the Sisters of Notre Dame. She is a graduate of Emmanuel College and Northeastern University

School of Law and is a member of the Massachusetts Bar.

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SND Education Conference Planning Committee Sr. Lorraine Connell, SND, CFO, Sisters of Notre Dame

Kristen Conroy, Assistant Vice President for Operations, Emmanuel College

Sr. Maria Delaney, SND, Congregational Leadership Team, Sisters of Notre Dame

Sr. Anne Mary Donovan, SND, Treasurer, Emmanuel College

Sr. Janet Eisner, SND, President, Emmanuel College

Sr. Mary Farren, SND, Ipswich Leadership Team, Sisters of Notre Dame

Molly Honan, Associate Vice President of Marketing Communications, Emmanuel College

Sr. Karen Hokanson, SND, Assistant Professor of Education, Emmanuel College

Kelly Hoppe, Assistant to the Treasurer, Emmanuel College

Sr. Margaret McCarthy, SND, Executive Director, Congregational Mission Office, Sisters of Notre Dame

Sr. Rosemary Reynolds, SND, Guidance Counselor, Notre Dame High School, CT

Sr. Rita Sturwold, SND, Past President, Mount Notre Dame High School, OH

Sr. Susan Thornell, SND, Associate Dean, Emmanuel College

Sr. Teresita Weind, SND, Congregational Leader, Sisters of Notre Dame

Kristen Zapata, Operations Coordinator, Emmanuel College

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