The Forum provides opportunities for CSB/SJU community members to offer public presentations on their scholarly and other interests. Presentations are informal, generally lasting about 40 minutes, followed by a question and discussion period to end the hour. The Forum was on hiatus from March 2020 through Spring 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Submissions from 2011

(Presentation) Social, Institutional, and Behavioral Explanations of Consumption and Borrowing of Low-Income Households: Theory and Policy Remedies, Parker Wheatley

(Presentation) Measuring the Sublime - Advances in the Assessment of Philosophical Dispositions, Charles W. Wright

(Presentation) Metacognitive skills: Practice makes perfect?, Julie Strelow

(Presentation) The future is now - CSB/SJU's summer pilot study of online education, Mary Jepperson, Michelle Li-Kuehne, and Ernest Diedrich

(Presentation) Authority and taxonomies of age in King Lear, Matthew Harkins

(Presentation) How (not) to open a book, Rachel Melis

(Presentation) Mindfulness for educators, Linda R. Tennison, Michael Livingston, Annette Atkins, and Patsy Murphy

(Presentation) Politics and Caribbean women in the 21st century, Danae O'Brien

(Presentation) Sustainability and comedy: The Bourgeois Gentleman by Moliere, Kaarin S. Johnston

(Presentation) Finding her VOICE: Powerful and transformative stories from Sisters of the Monastery, Julie Phillips, Christian Morris OSB, and Lucinda Mareck OSB

(Presentation) A world of possibility: CSB at 100, Part 1, Annette Atkins

(Presentation) How special was World War II's 'Greatest Generation'?, Kenneth M. Jones

(Presentation) Geng village's storytelling tradition: Preserving China's intangible cultural heritage, Zhihui Sophia Geng, Taylor Peterson, Shazreh Ahmed, Katlynn Nelson, Abbie Helminen, and Philip Whitcomb

Submissions from 2010

(Presentation) Modernization and the destruction of culture in Vietnam: The case of women street vendors, Trang Pham

(Presentation) How to understand Ethiopia!, Steven Thomas

(Presentation) From Earth Day to an environmental studies major in 40 short years, Thom Woodward, Carmen Fernholz, and Jean Lavigne

(Presentation) God, love and masks: Two women having words, Jessica Harkins and Betsy Johnson-Miller

(Presentation) Why do I have to take the language requirement? How can I do well even if I am not good with languages?, Tania Gomez

(Presentation) About Vienna's multi-ethnical identity history and influence of national minorities, Adreas Raab

(Presentation) Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall: The painful space between shrugs and hugs in the collapse of GDR, Anna Lisa Ohm

(Presentation) Are marketers robbing kids of their childhood?, Rick Saucier

(Presentation) Have a great idea, but no money? The Student Philanthropy Fund can give it to you, Student Philanthropy

(Presentation) God, dogs and eco-spirituality: A dog sledding retreat experience, unknown

Submissions from 2009

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(Presentation) The 2009 Benedictine Heritage Tour: Overview of the experience, Lisa M. Lindgren, Brian Jose, Doris Matter, Carol Johannes, and Peggy L. Roske

(Presentation) The crisis of journalism: Daunting challenge or perfect opportunity, Katie Johnson

(Presentation) John C. Calhoun's consensus model of government, Jim Read

(Presentation) Studying abroad: Myths and realities of funding and surviving your study abroad experience, Mark Sonkin

(Presentation) Discovering our Benedictine roots, Katie Ebben, Marita Vivering, and Megan Sinner

(Presentation) A kind of heresy: Assessment of student learning in philosophy, Charles W. Wright

(Presentation) Feel good activities or de-escalating tensions?: Assessment of Tracking Two diplomacy in India-Pakistan relations, Manju Parikh

(Presentation) Behind the Pine Curtain in the rebellious 1960s: Student power, co-ed living, and free speech, Tom O'Connell, Joe Farry, and Kenneth M. Jones

(Presentation) Be peace, be joy, be hope: Mindfulness training with Thich Nhat Hanh, Kelly R. Kraemer

(Presentation) Could robots have souls?, Michael Livingston and Noreen L. Herzfeld

(Presentation) The ethics of single mothers and Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter, Steven W. Thomas

(Presentation) Consumer privacy: An oxymoron?, Lisa M. Lindgren

(Presentation) So, does this mean that Michael Chartschenko will be remembered (again)? OR does a memorial dedicated at 11:00 AM on October 26, 2002 actually have its origin in events that took place at ca. 8:00 AM on May 4, 1945?, Gregory Schroeder

(Presentation) A greener future for CSB/SJU, Andrew Hatzenbihler and Michael Carr

(Presentation) Will our children have faith?, Jeffrey J. Kaster

(Presentation) The wonders of tropical geometry, Kristen Nairn

(Presentation) Survival of the Andean bear and the role of undergraduate assistants in international field research, Kristina Timmerman

(Presentation) Māori decolonization, education, and nation identity in New Zealand, Julie L. Davis, Michael J. Borka, Sam Johnson, Jeffrey J. Kamakahi, and Cynthia N. Malone

(Presentation) Cultural dimensions and gender discrimination law in the U.S. workplace: Hofstede's theories of individualism and masculinity, Virginia Arthur, Jean Didier, and Wendy Klepetar

Submissions from 2008

(Presentation) Being in charge: The moral significance of choice, Erica Stonestreet

(Presentation) Exploring Kanji: A historical, categorical, and cultural study on one of the world's most interesting writing systems, Catherine Hansen

(Presentation) unknown, Allison J. Spenader

(Presentation) unknown, James Michael Makepeace

(Presentation) Creating negative stereotypes: Theater's responsibility for spreading racism aimed at African Americans, Kaarin S. Johnston

(Presentation) Slaves, mules and cotton: gang labor on Antebellum southern plantations, John F. Olson

(Presentation) The Psychological Profiles of Presidential Candidates John McCain and Barack Obama, Aubrey Immelman

(Presentation) Christian self-giving and the resistance of victim-survivors: A surprising confluence, Anna Mercedes

(Presentation) Not what I ordered: Reflections on life in Sarajevo, Noreen L. Herzfeld

(Presentation) Theology, Kari-Shane Davis

(Presentation) The leadership attitudes and beliefs of incoming first year students at CSB/SJU, Donald Fischer, Maribeth Overland, and Laura Adams

(Presentation) The value of experiential learning communities: Are internships in a community worth more than internships alone?, G. Claire Haeg and Matthew Lindstrom

(Presentation) South India today: Reflections of a summer faculty study tour, Manju Parikh, Cynthia Curran, Ellen Ellickson, Jean Lavigne, Wendy Klepetar, Madhu Mitra, Sucharita Sinha Mukherjee, and Peggy Retka

(Presentation) The little white pill: contraception and its influence on the 'un-hooked' dating practices of today's young men and women, Kari-Shane Davis

(Presentation) unknown, Emily Esch

(Presentation) The Tao of Lagom: a Middle Way for the Middle Kingdom, John Hasselberg

(Presentation) unknown, Kurt Sorensen

(Presentation) unknown, Parker Wheatley

(Presentation) Austrian communities and their struggles to remember the victims of the Third Reich: long-term debates, books, arts, education in the culture of remembrance since 1945; plus commentary on wreats and cigars, Gregory Schroeder

(Presentation) From bumps in the road to the edge of chaos: the nature of change in adult lives, Elizabeth Keenan

(Presentation) Skin in the game: the importance of family-based peace groups in the anti-war movement today, Kelly Kraemer

(Presentation) unknown, John Van Rooy

(Presentation) Why the Book of Psalms?, Mary Jane Berger OSB

(Presentation) Environmental student internships abroad: tales from the Southern Hemisphere, Sophia Gossman and Molly Roske

Submissions from 2007

(Presentation) The Psychological Profiles of the Top-Tier Republican and Democratic Candidates for President, Aubrey Immelman

(Presentation) The war for Christmas: on the risks of sacralising the secular, Shane A. Miller

(Presentation) unknown, Melissa Hand

(Presentation) Chicago and Lake Street reconstruction, Joal Reeves

(Presentation) Gut reactions & moral judgment: new contributions from moral psychological and neuroscience, Charles W. Wright

(Presentation) Sara Rudick and transracial adoptive maternal practice, Jean Keller

(Presentation) unknown, Jerome Tupa OSB

(Presentation) Promoting self management in heart failure patients through education and telemonitoring, Carrie Hoover

(Presentation) A case study in global solidarity: the St. Cloud-Homa Bay partnership, Ronald Pagnucco

(Presentation) You’ve been Facebooked: examining student use of Facebook at CSB/SJU, Kelly A. Berg, Abbe Coen, and Megan Mastrian

(Presentation) Is environmentalism a religion?, David Gordon Brown, Ernest Diedrich, William Lamberts, and Derek R. Larson

(Presentation) Service-learning and civic engagement: a longitudinal assessment of experiential education, Karyl Daughters

(Presentation) Gender differences in students’ identification with CSB/SJU: a social psychological analysis, Pamela L. Bacon

(Presentation) Waves of warblers: the spring migration in Minnesota, Marcus Webster

(Presentation) Turkish entry into the European Union and the Austrian memory of the Turkish Wars, Gregory Schroeder

Submissions from 2006

(Presentation) The search for truth as a response to naturalism: are science and theology joined at the hip?, Vincent M. Smiles

(Presentation) Matching electrical needs with the output of solar panels: important considerations and some possible applications, Lynn Schultz

(Presentation) Values, beliefs and development, Jeffry Jacob

(Presentation) Scandinavian myths and other humours: A faculty study group report on Norway and Sweden., Ernest Diedrich, John Hasselberg, Derek R. Larson, Matthew Lindstrom, M. Sheila Nelson, and John Yoakam

(Presentation) Public policy, religion, and John Dewey’s “Common Faith”, John Brandl

(Presentation) Poetry reading, Lawrence Schug

(Presentation) The stain of transcendence in the early Wittgenstein, Brian Armstrong

(Presentation) Use of the internet as a business tool by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs): a descriptive study of small Minnesota-based manufacturers’ internet usage, Lydia MacKenzie

(Presentation) Speaking of language: the conversations of English learners during small-group reading lessons, Michael J. Borka

(Presentation) The evolution of the African National Congress: from revolutionaries to social democrats?, Gary Prevost

(Presentation) Faith based approaches to problem gambling, John Yoakam

(Presentation) Developing case studies: a multimedia approach, Rick D. Saucier, Virginia Arthur, and Jane Kathman

(Presentation) Creativity, communication and relationship satisfaction: the form and function of creativity in close romantic relationships, Karyl Daughters

(Presentation) Crackpots in the Commonwealth: neo-populists party emergence in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, G. Claire Haeg

(Presentation) Sport as a vehicle for social change, Janna LaFountaine

Submissions from 2005

(Presentation) Is the US losing its edge?: innovation and competitiveness in the global economy, Sanford L. Moskowitz

(Presentation) Understanding the exercise patterns of CSB students, Donald Fischer

(Presentation) After the bubble: the survival and evolution of internet markets for business-to-business exchange, Parker Wheatley

(Presentation) Mother Benedicta Riepp and Abbot Boniface Wimmer play cards: an epistological 'raise you one', Jill Zasadny