Lectures and Events
Submissions from 2014
(Presentation) Vegetation and climate history of the St. John’s Abbey Arboretum (Collegeville, Minnesota) based upon lacustrine fossil pollen, Emily Kiolbasa
(Presentation) Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D status and anaerobic performance in female collegiate basketball players, Anna Krieger
(Presentation) Capital gains tax and its effect on investment, Andrew Long
(Presentation) The Affordable Care Act’s effects on small businesses, Alyssa K. Mason
(Presentation) Classification of biorenewable multiblock copolymers, Sean Pickthorn
(Presentation) A periodized, 52-week training program for a women’s ice hockey team, Katie Schwab
(Presentation) Gender construction through adolescent sexting, Elizabeth A. Severson
(Presentation) Ring-opening polymerization of lactones and lactides: An organic chemistry lab synthesis, Erin Wissler
(Presentation) Comparing dietary patterns of college students when eating in America versus eating in China: Impact on nutrition intake, body weight and waist circumference, Maoxinyu (Daisy) Wu
(Presentation) The Eucharistic prayers (anaphoras) attributed to Philoxenos of Mabbug (†523) in the light of his theology of Eucharist, Roger-Youssef Akhrass
(Presentation) 2014 CSB State of the College, MaryAnn Baenninger
(Presentation) The Unruly Pilot: Address to New Members of Phi Beta Kappa (Theta of Minnesota), April 23, 2014, Noreen L. Herzfeld
(Presentation) Ecological Footprints: Climate Change from a Franciscan Perspective, Dawn Nothwehr OSF
(Presentation) Politics & a Pint: Tax Code, Stacy Penk
(Presentation) What Does Democracy Look Like? Cuba, Its ALBA Allies, and the United States, Arnold August
(Presentation) Sex and Other Matters: It's Not a Matter of Who's Right, Timothy Sedgwick
(Presentation) Why are Scandinavians so happy?, John Hasselberg
(Presentation) Artfully Engaged in God's Redemptive Purposes for the World: Christian Formation and Integration around Scripture, Mary Schertz
(Presentation) Adoring Adorno: A Door to Aesthetics in a Postmodern Age?, Wendy Sterba
(Presentation) The Art of Leadership, Notker Wolf OSB
(Presentation) Latin American Immigration and the Law, Mary Kraemer
(Presentation) Theater of Public Policy, Stacy Penk
(Presentation) Lumen Gentium, Ecumenism, and the Pope Francis Factor, Denis Madden
(Presentation) Trying to be Perfect: The Latest Adventures in the Syriac Book of Steps, Robert A. Kitchen
(Presentation) Religious Diversity in the Middle East, Paul Haidostian
(Presentation) Saint John's Sweet Tradition: Maple Syrup, Melissa J. Bach
(Presentation) The Classroom at the End of the World - When Glamour Beckons, Can Benedictine Values Compete?, Gerald Schlabach
(Presentation) A Great Leap Forward: The Great Depression and U.S. Economic Growth, Alexander J. Field
(Presentation) Digital Natives-Digital Immigrants Engaging the Google Generation, Michael Ross
(Presentation) Creating Worlds Onstage: The Theater Director's "Concept" as Production Blueprint, Kaarin S. Johnston
(Presentation) Paul, the Apostle, Michael Patella OSB and František Trstenský
(Presentation) Praying in a Modernist Space: Thoughts on Marcel Breuer's design for the Abbey and University Church, David Paul Lange OSB
(Presentation) The Embodiment of Love: The Eucharist as a Mystery to be Celebrated, Believed, and Lived, Michael Driscoll
(Presentation) The Nature and Nurture of Intuition, Thomas Q. Sibley
(Presentation) In Quest of the Jewish Mary: The Mother of Jesus in History, Theology and Spirituality, M. Christine Athans
(Presentation) Massive Spying and Governmental Secrecy Are Unethical, Illegal, and Counter-productive, Coleen Rowley
(Presentation) Beyond Basic Exercise Guidelines: Is Sitting Really the New Smoking?, Mary Stenson
(Presentation) Lunch & Learn - The History of Eichstätt, Ephrem Hollermann OSB
(Presentation) Panel Commentary on Harvest of Empire: The Untold Story of Latinos in America, Edwin Torres, Francisco Segovia, and Mary Bellman
(Presentation) Liturgy as the Heart of Pope John Paul's Social Encyclicals, Charlotte Joy Martin
(Presentation) Update on Germany: Shifting Priorities and Overcoming Crises, Anna Lisa Ohm and Austin Eighan
(Presentation) Faith as a Transformative Force in El Salvador, Dennis Beach OSB
(Presentation) Making the World a Wilder Place: The World Wilderness Congress and Public Perceptions of Antarctic Wilderness, Molly C. Kelly, Kathy Larrea, Stephanie J. Pinkalla, and Jessica O'Reilly
(Presentation) What Can Christian Ethics Learn From Evolutionary Examinations of Altruism?, Stephen Pope
(Presentation) Access & Excellence, Past, Present, & Future: The Inspirational Legacy of Martin Luther King as a Challenge for Educators Today, Lisa Flores
(Presentation) Benedicta Arts Center at 50: A History, Peggy L. Roske
(Presentation) Fires at St. John's, Peggy L. Roske
(Presentation) Lake Sagatagan's Pickerel Point Bridges, Peggy L. Roske
(Presentation) Observatory Hill (SJP site), Peggy L. Roske
(Presentation) Saint Benedict's 50 Years Ago: 1964-1965, Peggy L. Roske
(Presentation) Saint Benedict's Master Plans (1960s-1990s), Peggy L. Roske
(Presentation) Saint Benedict's Teresa Hall at 100, Peggy L. Roske
(Presentation) Twins at Saint John's, Peggy L. Roske
(Presentation) United Way Promotion on the Campuses, Peggy L. Roske
Submissions from 2013
(Presentation) A Year End Look at the Economy, Louis D. Johnston, Gary Eichten, and Chris Farrell
(Presentation) Politics & a Pint: The Farm Bill, Parker Wheatley
(Presentation) Agent Based Modelling Across the Curriculum, Jennifer Galovich
(Presentation) Sacrosanctum Concilium, Ecumenical Dialogue, and Engagement with the World, Massimo Faggioli
(Presentation) Homo Religiosus: Does Spirituality Have a Place in Neo-Aristotelian Virtue Ethics?, David McPherson
(Presentation) The Deep South: Beauty, Brutality, and the Mystery of a Great Paradox, Barb Matz
(Presentation) The Brazilian Turnaround: A Serious Country at Last, Al Montero
(Presentation) Pope Francis and the Jewish People: From Catholic-Jewish Relations in Argentina to Catholic-Jewish Relations around the World, Mordechai Levin
(Presentation) From the Dark Ages to Cold War Europe, from Ethiopia to the Middle East and India, and on to Timbuktu: How Benedictines Can't Stop Preserving Endangered Manuscripts, Columba Stewart OSB
(Presentation) Night Gliders: Nocturnal Denizens of Saint John's Abbey Arboretum, Kristina Timmerman
(Presentation) The Integration of Spirituality and Sexuality on Today's College Campus, Jennifer Beste
(Presentation) First Body(ies): Photographs of CSB/SJU made from egg, clay and ash, Scott K. Murphy and Sienna Kuhn
(Presentation) Keeping the 'Catholic' in Catholic Higher Education: Strategies for Church and Academy, William C. Graham and William Cahoy
(Presentation) Discover Your Future, Alicia Petus and Mark Mortrude
(Presentation) Using open datasets and simulations in laboratories, Jim Crumley
(Presentation) Brewing History & The Local Craft Beer Movement, Jeannie Kenevan
(Presentation) The Science and Psychology of Survival, Thomas Kroll
(Presentation) The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Past, Present, and Future of CSB/SJU Alcohol and Other Drug Use and Misuse, Lori Klapperich
(Presentation) Community Reading, Mara Faulkner OSB, Karen L. Erickson, Lawrence Schug, Bob Thimmesh, Betsy Johnson-Miller, Rachel Marston, and Mary Willette Hughes
(Presentation) Modeling the Tryptophan Operon in E.coli, Jennifer Galovich
(Presentation) Biomimicry: Nature Inspired Innovation, Jakki Mohr
(Presentation) The Art of Improvisation: Music and Spirituality, Robert Koopmann OSB
(Presentation) Sustainability and Sports: Lecture & Panel, Jonathan Casper, Derek R. Larson, Tom Stock, Carol Howe-Veenstra, and Brad Sinn
(Presentation) Reclaiming Our Democracy: Challenging Global Poverty and Climate Change through Civic Action, Sam Daley-Harris
(Presentation) Supporting Student Development and Academic Success: CSB's Residential Life Learning Plan, Shelby Wentworth
(Presentation) Married Saints? Come to Know Georges & Pauline Vanier, Mary Frances Coady
(Presentation) Images and Observations From My Time in Pakistan, Brian Jose
(Presentation) Designing a Church for Saint John's in the Mid-20th Century: What the Architect and the Monks Had in Mind, David Paul Lange OSB
(Presentation) Hank Greenberg: Baseball Star, Jewish Hero, American Legend, John Rosengren and David Wirtschafter
(Presentation) Woman Up: How Feminist Theory Can Strengthen Economics, Nancy Folbre
(Presentation) Anglican Choral Music in a New Elizabethan Age: Herbert Howells and Distances, John-Bede Pauley OSB
(Presentation) Fixing a Broken System in Washington: Opportunities and Warnings, John Keller
(Presentation) The Politics of Judicial Supremacy, Seth W. Greenfest
(Presentation) Conscience and Courage in Public Life - The 7th Annual Eugene J. McCarthy Lecture, Cokie Roberts
(Presentation) Minnesota Lakes: Past, Present & Future, William Lamberts
(Presentation) Dark Night of the Soul, Jenell Paris and Janel Bakker
(Presentation) Science Education in the Field: Flying Squirrel Population Sampling, Kristina Timmerman
(Presentation) Forgiveness in the Service of Justice, Margaret Farley
(Presentation) What's a Winter Greenhouse? A look inside the student-run Full Circle Greenhouse, Connor Klausing and Stephanie Pinkalla
(Presentation) SJU Convocation 2013, Karen L. Erickson
(Presentation) CSB Convocation 2013, Chris Schaller
(Presentation) SJU Class of 2013 Commencement Celebration, John Klassen OSB, Michael Hemesath, John Loonan, Dennis Dease, Rita Knuesel, William John Cahoy, and Joseph R. DesJardins
(Presentation) CSB Class of 2013 Commencement Celebration, Rita Knuesel, Sharon Nohner OSB, MaryAnn Baenninger, Lynn Newman, Deniese DeVaan, Alivia Tison, Joseph R. DesJardins, Michaela Hedican OSB, and Judy Zimmer
(Presentation) Telling CSB's story: Preparing for the centennial year, Peggy L. Roske, Liz Knuth, Meg Flannery, and Megan Girgen
(Presentation) Integrating Your Inner Reptile, Benjamin Faber
(Presentation) Peer Mediation in United States High Schools, Alexander Celeste and Patrick Buller