Michael Galligan-Stierle, Ph.D. Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities mgs@accunet.org

The Eleventh Annual

ACCU Rome Seminar for University

Presidents and Administrators

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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

To serve as the collective voice

of U.S. Catholic higher education

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

Media

Church

Government

Higher Education

Mission

What programs and services does ACCU

provide to foster vibrant Catholic identity?

Programs and Services

ACCU Annual Meeting

- New Presidents

- Mission Officers

- Chief Academic Officers

- Charism Group Meetings

- Interfaith Youth Care Rome Seminar Campus Ministry Directors

Programs and Services

Trustees Study USA and Irish American Scholars Collaborative Programs:

- Collegium- BC Administrator’s Institute (IACHE)- USD Mission Integration Institute (MII)- ASACCU

Resources & Publications

Journal of Catholic Higher Education

Update, quarterly e-newsletter

Principles of Good Practice for Student Affairs at Catholic Colleges and Universities

Catholic Social Teaching: A Vision Statement

Sustainability and Catholic Higher Education:

A Toolkit for Mission Integration

Fair Trade and Catholic Higher Education

Strengthening Catholic Identity pamphlet series

Research, Studies, Reports

Country Portrait

What are the

U.S. Catholic higher education

statistics?

CHE by the Numbers

• 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?

• 210 Catholic universities award graduate degrees:• 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• Liberal Arts core containing…

2 Philosophy, 2 Theology, 1 Morals/Ethics• Curricular and co-curricular activities grounded in

Faith & Reason, Catholic Intellectual Tradition, Catholic Social Teaching.

How Many Graduate?

• 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)

• 69.8% of Catholic college students earn a bachelor’s degree in six

years (compared with

60.3% of public institution

peers)

.

Other CHE Facts

• 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

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

To teach (“Delegation”) To learn (“Student”)

Understanding

The Roman Curia

The Holy Father

Secretariat of State

Diplomatic Services Offices DicasteriesCommissions and

Committees

Tribunals (Judicial)

Congregations (Executive)

Pontifical Council’s(Promotionals)

Catholic Education

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

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)

Divided into two sections:

Office for Universities Office for Catholic Schools

Prefect, Secretary, Under-Secretary

Guiding Documents: Canon Law (1983), Ex corde Ecclesiae (1990), U.S. Application (2001)

Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith

Archbishop Luis F. Ladaria Ferrer, S.J.,Secretary

His Excellency Msgr. Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Cardinal Prefect

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

Catholic College/University

Religious Order Local Bishop

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

Catholic College/University

Religious Order Local Bishop

• 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

• 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

CHE Religious Order Schools

Pontifical Councils Laity Promoting Christian Unity Family Justice and Peace Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People Cor Unum Health Pastoral Care Legislative Texts Culture

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 Cultural Heritage of the Church

Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei

Pontifical Commission Sacred Archeology

Pontifical Biblical Commission

International Theological Commission

Interdicasterial Commission for the Catechism of the Catholic Church

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 AllenThe Word From Rome

May 28, 2004

Curia Meeting Protocol

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.

JESUSGo 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

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