Eleventh Annual
ACCU Rome Seminar
for University Presidents
and Administrators
The
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Michael Galligan-Stierle, Ph.D.
Association of Catholic
Colleges and Universities
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History of ACCU
ACCU was founded by
Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas J. Conaty,
Rector of The Catholic University
of America.
He was appointed president
at its first meeting
on April 12, 1899.
Mission
What are the goals
of ACCU?
Mission
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To serve as the collective voice
of U.S. Catholic higher education
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To strengthen and promote
Catholic identity and mission
of its member institutions
through programs and services.
Mission
How is ACCU
the voice of
Catholic higher education?
The Voice of Catholic
Higher Education
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Media
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Church
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Government
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Higher Education
Mission
What programs and
services does ACCU
provide to foster vibrant
Catholic identity?
Programs and Services
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ACCU Annual Meeting
- New Presidents
- Mission Officers
- Chief Academic Officers
- Charism Group Meetings
- Interfaith Youth Care
Rome Seminar
Campus Ministry Directors
Programs and Services
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Trustees
Study USA and Irish American Scholars
Collaborative Programs:
Collegium
BC Administrator’s Institute (IACHE)
USD Mission Integration Institute (MII)
ASACCU
Resources & Publications
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Journal of Catholic Higher Education
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Update, quarterly e-newsletter
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Principles of Good Practice for Student Affairs
at Catholic Colleges and Universities
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Catholic Social Teaching: A Vision Statement
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Sustainability and Catholic Higher Education:
A Toolkit for Mission Integration
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Fair Trade and Catholic Higher Education
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Strengthening Catholic Identity pamphlet series
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Research, Studies, Reports
Country Portrait
What are the
U.S. Catholic higher education
statistics?
CHE by the Numbers
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There are 248 Catholic degree-granting
higher education institutions in the U.S.
229 enroll undergraduate students in
programs leading to a bachelor's degree.
11 institutions grant associate degrees.
14 are women's colleges.*
*Granting undergraduate degrees only to women; graduate
degrees may be granted to both genders.
How Many Graduate
Degrees?
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210 Catholic universities award graduate
degrees:
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93 award either a research doctorate or
professional doctorate.
19 institutions grant only graduate
degrees.
How Many Students?
In U.S. higher education…
• CHE serves approximately 1 million of the
21 million total students.
• Of those 1 million students, 650,000 are
Catholic.
• Of all 21 million college students, 6.5 million
are Catholic..
Most CHE Programs
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Liberal Arts core containing…
2 Philosophy, 2 Theology, 1 Morals/Ethics
Curricular and co-curricular activities grounded in
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Faith & Reason,
Catholic Intellectual Tradition,
Catholic Social Teaching.
How Many Graduate?
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54.2% of Catholic higher education students
complete a bachelor’s degree program in four
years (as compared with 39.0% of
students enrolled in public institutions)
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69.8% of Catholic college students earn a
bachelor’s degree in six
years (compared with
60.3% of public institution
peers)
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Other CHE Facts
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28.7% of CHE undergraduate students study
abroad, compared with the national average
of 9.3%.
50% of ACCU institutions are listed on the
2013 President’s Higher Education
Community Service Honor Role.
37.2% of CHE presidents are female,
compared with 22.7% at other four-year
colleges and universities.
2015 ACCU Delegation
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Name and Position
Institution and its Profile
Unique Catholic Mission Program
-Pervasive
-Selective & In-Depth
Why Are We Here?
To interact with the Roman Curia
on issues of
Catholic higher education
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To teach (“Delegation”)
To learn (“Student”)
Understanding
The Roman Curia
The Holy Father
Secretariat of State
Diplomatic Services
Offices
Dicasteries
Commissions and
Committees
Tribunals (Judicial)
Congregations (Executive)
Catholic Education
Pontifical Council’s
(Promotionals)
The Roman Curia
Bishop of Rome
“…authentic power is service”
“…to embrace with tender
affection
the whole of humanity,
especially the poorest, the
weakest,
the least important”
“…to serve the Gospel
with renewed love”
“…a shepherd should smell
like his sheep”
Pope Francis
Congregations
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Bishops
Catholic Education
Causes of Saints
Divine Worship and the Discipline of the
Sacraments
Doctrine of the Faith
Eastern Churches
Evangelization of Peoples
Clergy
Institutes of Consecrated Life and
Societies of Apostolic Life
Congregation for Catholic Education
His Excellency Msgr. Giuseppe Versaldi
Cardinal Prefect
Archbishop Angelo Vincenzo Zani
Secretary
Congregation for Catholic Education
Title given by John Paul II in Pastor Bonus (1988)
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Divided into two sections:
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Office for Universities
Office for Catholic Schools
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Prefect, Secretary, Under-Secretary
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Guiding Documents: Canon Law (1983), Ex corde Ecclesiae
(1990), U.S. Application (2001)
Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith
His Excellency Msgr. Gerhard Ludwig Müller,
Cardinal Prefect
Archbishop Luis F. Ladaria Ferrer, S.J.,
Secretary
Congregation for
Institutes of Consecrated Life and
Societies of Apostolic Life
His Excellency Msgr. João Bráz de Aviz,
Cardinal Prefect
Rev. Henry (Hank) Limoncelli, OMI
Official
Structural Relationship between
Catholic Church and Catholic Education
Pope
Religious Order
Local Bishop
Catholic College/
University
Catholic Identity & Local Bishop
Even if it is in fact Catholic, no
university is to bear the title or
name of Catholic university
without the consent of
competent ecclesiastical
authority.
(The Code of Canon Law, 808)
Structural Relationship between
Catholic Church and Catholic Education
Pope
Religious Order
Local Bishop
Catholic College/
University
CHE Religious Order Schools
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Jesuit: 28
Franciscan: 19
Dominican: 17
Sisters of Mercy: 16
Benedictine: 14
Diocesan: 11
Holy Cross: 9
Sisters of Saint Joseph: 9
Independent: 9
Sisters of Charity: 8
Basilian: 6
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Lasallian: 6
Sisters of Notre Dame de
Namur: 4
Ursuline: 4
Christian Brothers: 3
Society of Mary: 3
Augustinian: 3
Vincentian Fathers: 3
School Sisters of Notre
Dame: 2
Servants of the Immaculate
Heart of Mary: 2
Pontifical Councils
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Laity
Promoting Christian Unity
Family
Justice and Peace
Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
Cor Unum
Health Pastoral Care
Legislative Texts
Culture
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Inter-Religious Dialogue
Social Communications
Pontifical Council for
Promoting Christian Unity
Most Rev. Brian Farrell
Secretary
Rev. Msgr. Mark Langham
Official
Pontifical Council of Justice and Peace
His Eminence Cardinal
Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson
President
Dr. Flaminia Giovanelli
Undersecretary
Pontifical Council for Culture
His Eminence Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi
President
Pontifical Commissions
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Cultural Heritage of the Church
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Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei
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Pontifical Commission Sacred Archeology
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Pontifical Biblical Commission
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International Theological Commission
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Interdicasterial Commission for the Catechism of the
Catholic Church
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Pontifical Commission for Latin America
… America is a microwave culture;
we want things done fast.
The Holy See is a crock pot culture,
in which problems and questions are allowed
to stew,
with one office adding something here,
another there.
--John Allen
The Word From Rome
May 28, 2004
Curia Meeting Protocol
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Formal European Educational Model
-stand, lecture, take notes, questions
How to ask a question:
- begin with appreciation of one content concept;
- offer question related to speech seeking further
development;
- convey appreciation.
JESUS
Go and teach all nations (Mt 28:18-20)
We do not teach others
because they are Catholics;
We teach others
because we are Catholic.
Importance of Catholic Universities
The mission that the
Church…
entrusts to Catholic
universities
holds a … vital importance
because it concerns
the very future of humanity.
(Ex corde Ecclesiae, Conclusion)
Church’s … Best Instrument
…a Catholic University is without a doubt
one of the best instruments that the
Church
offers to our age which is searching
for certainty and wisdom…
the Church should never fail
to interest herself in this Institution.
(EcE, 10)
When In Rome…
…Do as the
Romans Do.
Some Practical Issues
 Helpful
Information
 Behavior
 Protocol
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