Loyola University Chicago

Each year, the Center sponsors a three-day symposium on a topic relevant to the Catholic intellectual heritage.  Symposia involve speaker presentations, panels of faculty respondents, and attendee discussion.  To propose a symposium topic or receive information on an upcoming symposium, contact the Center.

Past Symposiums

September 27 & 28, 2007 – “Human Sexuality:  A Dialogue Across Disciplines”

1st Interdisciplinary Panel – 9/27
Dr. Patti Jung, Dr. Robert DiVito, Dr. Fred Kniss, Dr. John McCarthy, Dr. Paul Mueller, Dr. David Ozar
McCormick Lounge – 1:00 pm–3:30 pm

1st Keynote Address – 9/27
“Evolutionary Biology and Human Sexuality”
Dr. Joan Roughgarden, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Stanford University
Crown Center Auditorium – 4:00 pm-5:30 pm

2nd Keynote Address – 9/27
“Human Sexuality, Catholic Intellectual Heritage, and Interdisciplinary Dialogue”
Dr. Stephen Pope, Dept. of Theology, Boston College
Crown Center Auditorium – 6:30 pm-8:00 pm

2nd Interdisciplinary Panel – 9/28
Dr. Anna Vigen, Dr. Frank Catania, Dr. Pamela Caughie, Dr. Anne Figert, Dr. Terry Grande, Dr. Jon Nilson, Dr. Susan Ross
McCormick Lounge – 9:00 am-11:30 am