September 2011 Newsletter
There will be plenty of time for interaction with the speakers as together we discuss ways to strengthen our local communities. This is a day you won’t want to miss. Registration is $20 ($15 for students) or $25 at the door. You can register online here, and see the conference schedule below.
HUMAN SCALE AND THE HUMAN GOOD: Creating Healthy Communities in a Global Age September 24th, 2011 Knott Auditorium Has human life gotten “too big”? How does globalization affect human communities? Can a liberal education teach students to think locally?
Session 1, 9:15 am – 10:30 pm Mobility and the Crisis of Community Patrick Deneen, Georgetown University Allan Carlson, Hillsdale College Christine Rosen, The New Atlantis Session 2, 10:45 pm – 12:00 pm Fostering Vital Places Mark T. Mitchell, Patrick Henry College Jason Peters, Augustana College John Schwenkler, Mount St. Mary’s Univeristy Session 3, 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm Localism, Globalism, and the Christian Life Josh Hochschild, Mount St. Mary’s University Rod Dreher, American Conservative Magazine David Cloutier, Mount St. Mary’s University Session 4, 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm The Habits of Local Community: Reports from the Trenches Caleb Stegall, Stegall Law Firm Will Morrow, Whitmore Farm Philip Bess, University of Notre Dame
Lunch with Keynote Speaker Bill Kauffman (for paid registered guests) 12:15 pm – 1:45 pm
Hosted by the College of Liberal Arts and co-sponsored by Front Porch Republic and the Tocqueville Forum Faith * Discovery * Leadership * Community
A Joke from the Bar Jester
Two guys are sitting in a bar. The first one says, “Did you know lions have sex ten to fifteen times a night?”
The second one says, “Really? Damn! I just joined the Rotary Club!”
~Jason Peters (with a hat tip to Bill Kauffman
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