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What does it mean to live out one’s vocation as teacher and scholar in a Catholic college or university? What spiritual and intellectual wells can keep us fresh and nurtured throughout an academic career in such a place? Those are the questions Collegium explores.

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Doshie Piper, 2025 Collegium Visionary Award Winner

This past weekend, four-time mentor Doshie Piper received the 2025 Collegium Visionary Award at a special luncheon gathering with her colleagues at University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio Texas, several of whom were Collegium alums. Doshie accepted this award to rousing applause and a strong sense of solidarity with the entire community.

Notes From Alums

Together with her mathematics students, Collegium alum Maritza Branker curated a very well-received exhibit that breaks down perceived barriers between the logical rigor of math and free-flowing creativity. Castellani Art Museum, part of Niagara University, will host the exhibit, “Beyond Numbers: Mathematical Patterns, Shapes, and Flow,” until March 30, 2025. See details at this link.

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Using Lectio Divina to Prepare For Teaching

Mentor alum Elizabeth Keenan talks with Collegium Director Karen Eifler about how to use the ancient prayer form of Lectio Divina (sacred reading) for a few minutes before class in order to be able to focus on the often overwhelming topics she explores with her Social Work students.