Center for Ethics & Leadership

Alvernia University's 2010-2011 Ethics, Leadership & Community Lecture Series is sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Leadership and the Holleran Center for Community Engagement. For more information, please contact the Holleran Center by phone at 610-790-1925 or by e-mail.

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2010-2011 Ethics, Leadership & Community Lecture Series Schedule

Please continue to check this website throughout the summer for updates on the 2010-2011 Lecture Series schedule.

All events are held in the Bernardine Franciscan Conference Center, 460 Saint Bernardine Street on the grounds of the Sacred Heart Convent, adjacent to the Alvernia campus, and are free and open to the public. A wine and cheese reception follows all afternoon events.

Directions to the Bernardine Franciscan Conference Center

From Route 422 turn onto Lancaster Avenue (222 South). Move into the left lane. At the second light (Queen City Restaurant is on the corner) turn left onto Route 10 (Morgantown Road). Travel approximately 0.7 mile to Upland Avenue. Turn right and follow Upland Avenue through three stop signs and over a small bridge. Turn left onto Saint Bernardine Street and proceed one block to stop sign. Proceed through stop sign. The entrance to the Sacred Heart Convent and the Conference Center is immediately ahead on the right.

Event Archives

2009-2010 Ethics, Leadership & Community Lecture Series Schedule

Creativity for Peace

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Bernardine Lecture Hall

A Panel Discussion with Mayors

Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Bernardine Franciscan Conference Center

Annual Hesburgh Lecture

Monday, April 12, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Bernardine Franciscan Conference Center

“Sharing His Blessings: The Christian-Jewish Dialogue, a Vision of Shalom”

Rabbi Howard Hirsch and Bishop Richard Hanifen
Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 4:00pm
Bernardine Franciscan Conference Center

“Faces Seen, Hearts Unknown: The Human Landscape of Mexican Migration”
The Annual Hesburgh Lecture, cosponsored with Notre Dame Club of Reading

Dr. Gilberto Cárdenas, Director of the Institute of Latino Studies, Notre Dame
Thursday, March 26, 2009, 7:30pm
Bernardine Franciscan Conference Center

“Six Weeks in Washington: The New Administration”
The Alvernia University Faculty Series

Dr. Tim Blessing and Dr. Takele Mojire
Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 4:00pm
Bernardine Franciscan Conference Center

“Truth-Seeking, Fair Reporting: Ethics in Journalism”
The Annual Batdorf Lecture in Ethics

A Panel Discussion of Journalists
Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 4:00pm
Bernardine Franciscan Conference Center