Wilber Peace and Justice Symposium
posted on: March 14, 2008
St. Ambrose University will hold the first Wilber Peace and Justice Symposium.
Wednesday,
March 26
7 p.m.
Rogalski Center
Ripley and Lombard Streets, one block west of Harrison Street
Associate Professor of Theology Mara Adams, who is receiving the Wilber Award for research in peace and non-violence, will give the keynote, “Merton and DePaul: the Interface of Contemplative Action.” Assistant Professor of Philosophy Jessica Gosnell and 2007 SAU graduate Adam Vilmont, who received the Wilber student award last year, will also speak. A panel discussion will follow and will include Rev. Brian Miclot, professor of philosophy, and Rev. William Dawson, professor emeritus. The symposium is free and open to the public. A reception will follow.
The Wilber Symposium is made possible through a gift from Charles K. and Mary Ellen Wilber, of South Bend, Ind. Charles Wilber is Emeritus Professor of Economics and Fellow of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. The Wilbers are supporters of the Peter Claver Catholic Worker House in South Bend and other peace and social justice initiatives.
For more information, contact Miclot at 563/333-6129.