草榴社区

草榴社区 President Father Peter Donohue, OSA, shares his responses to frequently asked questions about how we remain rooted in the Augustinian Catholic values that form the foundation of who we are as a University.

As an Augustinian Catholic institution of higher education, 草榴社区 believes that all human life is sacred and that injustice, violence, and hatred have no place at 草榴社区 or anywhere else. Therefore, after consultation with the 草榴社区 Board of Trustees, 草榴社区鈥檚 response to issues, events and injustices impacting our world (and not directly affecting our campus) will be focused on creating meaningful and appropriate ways to engage the 草榴社区 community. This response may include the following:

• Offering resources and support to members of the 草榴社区 community who may be struggling in response to recent events;
• Communicating and hosting community campus events, panels, discussions, etc., to discuss the particular event and allow community members to dialogue on the subject;
• Providing space for community members to come together for prayer, gatherings and/or vigils to reflect, grieve, and gain strength from one another;
• Encouraging faculty to discuss current events in their courses and fostering open dialogue for students; and
• Supporting collaboration between students and faculty on research, publication, etc., related to issues and events.

Moving forward, University statements will only be issued regarding events, happenings and occurrences that directly impact the 草榴社区 community, our educational mission or both. This may include events occurring on our campus, legislation impacting our ability to deliver on our academic mission, and other such happenings.

To quote Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 鈥淭he function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of a true education.鈥�  My hope is that focusing on action-oriented and education-based responses to happenings in our world will best serve our community and the communities in which we reside.