In coordination with the St. Ambrose College of Arts and Sciences annual theme, Re/Building Community, The Academy for the Study of Saint Ambrose of Milan hosts this panel to discuss how our patron offers many opportunities for scholarly and interdisciplinary study and how in executing such studies, we find Ambrose to be at the center of SAU’s mission.
In 2018, ASSAM hosted an international conference, “Ambrose of Milan: (Re-) Constructing Community”; which featured over thirty papers and a musical performance by the SAU Chamber Singers, who performed Dr. Bill Campbell's new arrangements of Ambrosian hymns. Our own SAU community accounted for twelve papers. This panel is largely composed of the authors of those papers.
These panelists, including those new to Ambrose, are prepared 1) to share with you their work, 2) to discuss how that work speaks to the objectives of their discipline/department, and finally 3) to share how their studies help us to fulfill our SAU mission.
Panelists
Dale Blesz, PhD, Education
Sandra Cassady, PhD, VP for Strategic Initiatives; Dean, College of Health and Human Services
Pat Connelly, PhD, English
Matthew Coomber, PhD, Theology
Micah Kiel, PhD, Theology
Fr. George McDaniel, PhD, Professor Emeritus of History
Tracy Schuster-Matlock, PhD, Assoc. VP Assessment & Institutional Research
Dave O’Connell, DBA, Management
Melissa Sharer, PhD, Master of Public Health Director, Center for Health Sciences Education
Moderated by the Co-Directors of ASSAM
Fr. Bud Grant, PhD, Theology
Ethan Gannaway, PhD, History
Panel Discussion
A short description of the panelist’s work and how it relates to discipline/department objectives
Open discussion on Ambrose and the SAU mission from each one's own unique perspective
Questions and Comments: Expected from the audience!
Reception and Exhibitions
Please share in the food and drink and fellowship after the event and engage the exhibitions on display.
One has been curated by ASSAM, which puts Ambrose's voice through quotes at the center of SAU. The second has been curated by the honors students in Fr. Bud and Ethan’s Honors LLC, “Caesar and Christ.”