The Jesuit Channel The Jesuit Channel features lectures, speeches, interviews, videos and discussions that address issues related to the mission of Jesuit higher education. The Channel uses the power of technology to make these educational forums come alive through audio-visual effects. It is a place where Jesuit institutions can share innovative and important ideas and present information, much of it academic in nature, in a fresh format.
The Jesuit Channel's focus is on topics related to Jesuit pedagogy, its history, and the many traditions and values that constitute Jesuit higher education in all of its simplicity and complexity. The content of the videos or downloads that are submitted by colleges and universities for the Jesuit Channel, which was launched in October 2007, must be relevant to the area of Jesuit higher education.
The following categories will be covered on the Jesuit Channel:
- Groundbreaking academic achievement; research
- Mission and identity issues
- Community service, engagement
- Leadership development
- Social Justice
- International engagement, globalization
One of the advantages of the Channel is to connect with other Jesuit educational networks around the world to encourage dialogue on international affairs and issues relating to globalization. Currently, all content is in English, but there is a possibility that as the Channel grows and develops that other languages will be represented.
FEATURED VIDEOS:
October 2007: This month, the Channel features an interview with Dr. Ronald Modras from Saint Louis University, who discusses the topic of Ignatian Humanism. The interview is part of a series of interviews produced by Fairfield University for their "Voices of Others" DVD.
December 2007: Featuring Dean Brackley, S.J., Professor of Theology and Ethics at the Universidad Centroamericana (UCA), this video, produced by the University of Scranton, summarizes the extraordinary drama of migration from El Salvador to the United States. It explains why people leave and how very many are being deported back. Note: The video can be accessed using RealPlayer.
January 2008: In January 2008, the Georgetown-produced documentary, Pedro Arrupe: His Life and Legacy, was made available to the public. The following is a description of the film, found on the back of the DVD. Note: The video can be accessed using RealPlayer or QuickTime.
Pedro Arrupe, S.J. has been called "The Second Founder" of the Society of Jesus. Confronted by momentous world events that helped shape his interior life, Arrupe was chosen to lead the Jesuits through a tumultuous period of ecclesial and cultural renewal after the Second Vatican Council.
In the spirit of Ignatius Loyola who sought the greater glory of God and the well being of humankind, Arrupe championed a spirituality meant to engage the world rather than to retreat from it. As a result, Arrupe leaves a legacy that enriches not only Jesuits, but the world at large.
His legacy is one of "men and women for others," committed to human dignity, the common good, and the integration of lay men and women into the Jesuit mission -- the service of faith and the promotion of justice.
April 2008: In April 2008, AJCU President Rev. Charles Currie, S.J. was interviewed on NPR by Claudio Sanchez for his opinion of Pope Benedict XVI's recent speech to Catholic educators from across the country. The following is a brief synopsis of the program, taken from NPR's website:
Morning Edition, April 18, 2008 - Pope Benedict met Thursday with a private audience of Catholic educators at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. His message was about the nature and cultivation of Catholic identity on campus.
Unlike Pope John Paul II, who lectured Catholic university leaders 18 years ago for watering down their institutions' "Catholic identity," Pope Benedict - a former college professor - spoke to them Thursday as one of their own.
Catholic identity, he said, is not about course offerings or the number of Catholic versus non-Catholic students and faculty on campus. It's about faith, he said: In Catholic institutions, students must be able to grow in the knowledge of Christ and his teachings.
August 2008: Fr. Charles Currie, S.J., president of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU), gives a candid interview to the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) about his path to leadership in Jesuit higher education, the challenges faced by higher education today, why he is inspired by Teilhard de Chardin, S.J., and the advice he would give to college graduates. Please click here for more information on the interview.
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