Gerber Institute for Catholic Studies

Feast of St. Brigid
2020-02-03 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Dugan Gorges Conference Center, 3100 McCormick, Wichita, Kansas, 67213
Please plan on going us for our annual celebration of the Feast of St. Brigid to bring a little light to the days of winter.
Monday, February 3, 3:00-5:00 in the Dugan Conference Center.
This is a faculty and staff only event.
Stay tuned for more details as we get closer.

"Beauty From Ashes" Art Exhibit
2019-12-06 17:00 - 19:00 | Steckline Gallery
CALL FOR ENTRIES:
Artists encouraged to submit original work of all media for consideration in Steckline Gallery’s annual Juried Exhibition on the theme Beauty from Ashes, sponsored by the Gerber Institute. Artists are invited to use this opportunity to share their reflections on the fires at Notre Dame. Chosen works will be displayed at Steckline during December 2019 with opening reception and awards on First Friday, December 6, 5-7 pm.

Work must be original and created within the past three years. Awards include $500, $250 and $150 cash prizes. Artists may submit up to 5 works, no entry fee is required. Work may be submitted into early October online at, https://newmanu.wufoo.com/forms/qtgi25p0oxtgsa/
The Selections and Awards Jurors for the Beauty from Ashes Juried Exhibition are Father Adam Grellinger and Christopher Gulick. Fr. Grellinger is a Wichita native and Newman alum, he currently serves as University Chaplin, Director of Campus Ministries, and Prof. of Theology at Newman. Gulick is a Wichita based, internationally exhibited, kinetic sculptor and author.
For more information, contact Steckline Gallery Director, Shannon Johnston at 316-942-4291 ext. 2542 or johnstons@newmanu.edu.

Prayer Breakfast
2019-10-24 08:00 - 09:00 | Dugan Gorges Conference Center, 3100 McCormick, Wichita, Kansas, 67213
Celebrate in prayer the canonization of St. John Henry Newman at the university’s annual prayer breakfast. Full schedule can be found below.
Please RSVP using the following link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/newman-university-prayer-breakfast-tickets-74882035183

SCHEDULE:
8:00 a.m. Breakfast Buffet Opens
Prelude
Tracy McGarey, Executive Assistant
8:15 a.m. Welcome and Opening Prayer
Dr. Joshua Papsdorf, Director of the Gerber Institute for Catholic Studies
8:20 a.m. What is “Canonization?”
Video from the Canonization of Cardinal Newman
8:35 a.m. Sharing of Stories from Pilgrimage
Dr. Noreen Carrocci, President
Dr. Diana Crook, 1985 Alumnae
8:50 a.m. Song: Lead Kindly Light
Newman University Troubadours
Closing Prayer – Fr. Adam Grelinger, Chaplain

Lunch and Learn - Reflections from Guatemala
2019-09-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Roths Alumni Center
Please join us for a Lunch and Learn on Tuesday, September 17th in the Alumni Center. A number of students will share their experiences from their trip to Guatemala this past summer with Prof. Bontrager and Dr. Sarah Evans. In addition to their intensive work in Spanish, the students engaged in service and learning and explored the history and faith of the region.
Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP via the following link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4CA5A628A7F85-guatemala

Lunch and Learn: Dr. Kenneth Pennington - "Dance to the Music of Torture"
2019-09-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Roths Alumni Center
The Gerber Institute is proud to sponsor the Wichita Catholic Diocese’s Red Mass and the keynote speaker, Dr. Kenneth Pennington, Professor Emeritus of the Catholic University of America. Dr. Pennington will be on campus to offer a lunch and learn presentation on September 12th.
Dr. Pennington will be speaking on torture in the history of canon law.
To sign up and reserve your spot and lunch, please visit the following link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4CA5A628A7F85-drpennington

How Catholic Art Saved the Faith
2019-08-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Performance Hall, 3100 McCormick Ave, Wichita, KS, 67213
Author and Art Historian, Elizabeth Lev, will be here to talk about her newest book.

Catholic Tradition and the Arts
2019-08-12 08:00 - 2019-08-14 17:00 | Roths Alumni Center
Summer Symposium 2019
This three day conference will focus on the theme of Catholic Tradition and the Arts. There will be several workshops and presentations.
Scholarships are available to Newman facility who wish to participate in the entire symposium. The workshops and presentations are open sessions, where all staff and faculty are invited and welcome to attend.

Florovsky Conference
2019-06-05 08:00 - 2019-06-08 17:00 | Kansas

A Student's Medical Mission Experience
2019-03-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Roths Alumni Center
Come Join us for a Lunch and Learn and hear from Kimmy Stewart, a Newman student, about her medical mission experience.
To RSVP: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0B44ADAA2CA3FD0-astudents

Not like a tame lion: Aslan as a supposal of Christ.
2019-03-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Kansas
This lecture will take place on Friday, March 1, 2019 following a performance of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Guest lecturer Mark Hall will lecture on some of his insight in this work and be able to answer questions.

Mark R. Hall, Ph.D., is Professor of English and Dean of the College of Arts and Cultural Studies at Oral Roberts University. Along with his studies in English, he has completed three additional master’s degrees in Biblical Literature, Theological and Historical Studies, and Biblical Literature (Advanced Languages). He continues to write articles on Biblical topics as well as C. S. Lewis and the Inklings. He has been one of the editors of two books: C. S. Lewis and the Inklings: Discovering Hidden Truth (2012) and C. S. Lewis and the Inklings: Reflections on Faith, Imagination, and Modern Technology (2015). His article “Glossolalia and Groaning: A Manifestation of God’s Grace” is included in the book The Truth about Grace, edited by Vinson Synan, published in 2018.

Truth in Many Tongues: Religious Conversion in the Early Spanish Empire
2019-02-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Kansas
Dr. Wasserman-Soler examines how the Spanish Crown and its churchmen managed an empire of unprecedented linguistic diversity. During the sixteenth century, the monarchy made only sporadic efforts to propagate Spanish throughout its vast territories. At the same time, Spanish churchmen used a wide array of languages in their evangelization efforts: Arabic, Castilian, Latin, Nahuatl, Otomi, and many others. Wasserman argues that churchmen employed surprisingly flexible methods of
communication. Through a series of case studies, he demonstrates how Catholic churchmen
repeatedly made space for languages other than Spanish. Altogether, the process by which Spanish became a global language was far from linear.

End of Life: Embrace it Well
2019-02-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Dugan Gorges Conference Center, 3100 McCormick, Wichita, Kansas, 67213
The Gerber Institute for Catholic Studies Presents: End of Life: Embrace it Well.
This Lunch and Learn will feature Travis Pearson presenting Choosing the right tool to effectuate your desires and Fr Tom Welk presenting End-of-Life Care and Related Ethical Issues (Making end of life planning decisions consistent with our Catholic Faith).
RSVP: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0B44ADAA2CA3FD0-endoflifeembrace

The Black Investors Showcase
2019-02-12 10:00 - 16:00 | Kansas
To commemorate Black History Month, February 2019, the Black Student Union (BSU) at Newman University has several events planned to highlight the positives, strengths, and talents of African Americans and provide educational opportunities throughout the month.
One of the major events include a one day exhibit from the Institute of Black Inventions and Technology, “The Black Inventors Showcase.” This exhibit displays more than 100 inventors and innovators, such as Lewis Latimer, a son of escaped slaves who invented carbon filaments for light bulbs; George Washington, the man who founded the city of Centralia, Wash.; and Philippa Duke Schuyler, a child prodigy who became famous for her musical talents during the Harlem Renaissance. This African American showcase will take you on a journey through the African American experience from West Africa to present day America. This exhibit will also include a video entitled “Roots of African Civilization,” that the Newman Community will have opportunity to view.
The Institute of Black Invention and Technology is a traveling museum that showcases over 100 Black inventors, their inventions, portraits, patent drawings, replicas, representative models, and biographies. This event will offer opportunities to infuse faith and spirituality into the Black History month celebrations with the campus community. BSU has also invited other local Catholic and public schools to participate. We will be celebrating the historical and ongoing social, spiritual, artistic and economic contributions of African-American communities.
This exhibit is sponsored by the Gerber Institute for Catholic Studies.

Feast of St. Brigid
2019-02-01 15:30 - 17:00 | Dugan Gorges Conference Center, 3100 McCormick, Wichita, Kansas, 67213
The Gerber Institute of Catholic Studies invites the Faculty and Staff to join in the celebration of the Feast of St. Brigid.

Friday, February 1st
3:30pm-5:00pm
Dugan Gorges Conference Room

Gerber Sponsored Jet Friday
2019-02-01 08:30 - 10:00 | Kansas
Join us for the Gerber Sponsored Jet Friday. Learn about the Bishop Gerber Award for Excellence in Catholic Scholarship.

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Feast of St. Ambrose Celebration
2018-12-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Roths Alumni Center
Newman Staff and Faculty are invited to join us for a celebration of the Feast of St. Amborse on December 7th. In addition to snacks, beverages will be provided drawing on Ambrose’s status as the patron saint of bees and honey.
Stay tuned for more details.

Dante's Inferno with Stanley Lombardo
2018-11-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Jabara Theater, 3100 McCormick, Wichita, KS, 67213, United States
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Join the Departments of Theater, English and the Gerber Institute for Catholic Studies on November 28th at 7:00pm a presentation on Dante’s Inferno by Dr. Stanley Lombardo from the University of Kansas. The presentation will take place in the Jabara Theater on the Newman University campus.
Following Dr. Lombardo’s talk there will be performances of Dante by Newman students.

Lunch and Learn - Wendy Glick of Catholic Charities
2018-11-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Roths Alumni Center
Please save a spot on your calendars to join us on November 7th from noon to 1:00pm in the Alumni Center for a Lunch and Learn presentation by Wendy Glick, Executive Director for Catholic Charities in Wichita.
Wendy will be sharing stories and thoughts from her work serving the hungry and homeless at The Lord’s Diner and Catholic Charities over the last 20 years . . . walking along side people in poverty; personal experiences that strengthened her faith, and being open to God’s plan.
Free lunch will be provided. Please RSVP via this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b4ca5a628a7f85-the

Faithful Journeys: Living fully in the final chapters of life
2018-11-02 08:00 - 16:00 | Dugan Gorges Conference Center, 3100 McCormick, Wichita, Kansas, 67213
Click Here for Full Agenda and Sponsors

Click Here for Updated Resources Handout

Links to Slides from Presentations:
Elliot Bedford – Ethical Tools and Resources
Catherine Powers and Jerry Brungardt – The Role and Promise of Palliative Care for the Seriously Ill and Dying
Rev. Dan Mindling – Engaging in the Conversation of Accompaniment
John Carney and John Morris – Advance Care Planning
Links to Videos of Talks: Coming Soon

Join us for an exploration of “end of life” issues. During this enlightening one-day conference (Nov. 2, 2018, 8am–4pm), you will examine this important topic from multiple perspectives. National and regional Catholic leaders from clinical, ecclesial, ethical and advocacy arenas will actively engage with participants in a robust examination of:

patient centered advance care planning,
medical and ethical shared-decision making,
palliative care, and
public policy and advocacy issues in the public square.

Click Here to Register Online

Who will benefit from Faithful Journeys?

Clinicians and Health care professionals and students – physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and pastoral care and healthcare professionals
Patients and families, caregivers, pro-life supporters and advocates
Clergy and faith leaders

Presentations include:

Accompaniment on the Journey –Spiritual and cultural obligations – What is the Church’s Prophetic Pastoral Voice? What is prudential judgment?
Ethical Dimensions – Consideration for Institutional providers in any setting – Acute, Long term care, home and community-based settings
Advance Care Planning – Values, patient preferences and the role of conscience
The healing power of Palliative Care – Relying on the role of palliative care to bridge patient preferences and values with treatment goals and care plans (Ira’s new article in America)
Engaging the “People in the Pew” – new models for educating patients and families

Conference Faculty:

Elliott Bedford, PhD, Ethicist, Ascension Health (Indianapolis, IN)
Bishop Emeritus Stephen Blaire (Stockton CA)
Gerard Brungardt, MD, University of Kansas Medical School – Wichita (Wichita, KS)
John G. Carney, Center for Practical Bioethics (Kansas City, MO)
J Daniel Mindling, OFM Cap, Mt. St Mary’s University (Emmitsburg, MD)
John Morris, PhD, Rockhurst University (Kansas City, MO)
Catherine Powers, MD, Catholic Community Hospice (Kansas City, KS)
MC Sullivan, Archdiocese of Boston Palliative Care Office (Boston, MA)
Rev. Thomas A Welk, CPPS, DMin., Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice (Wichita, KS)

Click here to Register Online
Registration –
$25 Volunteer, Student, Community member, Parish Ministry
$50 Professionals
$75 Professionals seeking continuing education*

*Physicians: Via Christi Hospitals in Wichita are accredited by the Kansas Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Via Christi Hospitals in Wichita designate this live activity for a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

*Nursing: Via Christi Hospitals in Wichita are approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for 7.1 contact hours applicable for RN, LPN and LMHT re-licensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing approved Provider Number: LT: 0062-0738.

*Allied health professionals: Verification of attendance will be issued for hours attended.

Scholarships for students and volunteers are available. Contact Monica Borger Borgerm@newmanu.edu

SPONSORED BY THE GERBER INSTITUTE FOR CATHOLIC STUDIES, CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF WICHITA OFFICE OF RESPECT LIFE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, ASCENSION VIA CHRISTI, HARRY HYNES HOSPICE, AXIOM HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND NEWMAN UNIVERSITY

Mysteries and Miracles of the Universe: Lunch and Learn with Dr. Huschka
2018-10-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Roths Alumni Center
Please join us Tuesday, October 23rd, from 12:05-1:00pm in the Alumni Center for a Lunch Learn with our own Dr. Ryan Huschka.
The following is a brief description in his own words: “The fundamental goal of science is to explain the mysterious universe we live in. Given the vast number of scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs that occur each and every day, it is easy to assume that we know quite a bit about the physical world. Come learn about what we know and do not know about the Universe. SPOILER ALERT: The truth is, we have no idea! Lastly, I am fascinated by the astonishing miracles of the Catholic Church, so I will spend some time explaining a few of my favorites!”
Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP via Sign Up Genius:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b4ca5a628a7f85-mysteries
If you have any questions, please contact Joshua Papsdorf, papsdorfj@newmanu.edu or ext. 2148.

Prayer Breakfast
2018-10-11 08:00 - 09:00 | Dugan Gorges Conference Center, 3100 McCormick, Wichita, Kansas, 67213
Join the Newman University Community at the Annual Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, October 11th at 8:00am. The program will feature song, scripture, and fellowship from our students, staff, faculty and alumni.
All are welcome.
To RSVP: http://newmanprayerbreakfast2018.eventbrite.com?s=85850281
Questions: Email Monica at borgerm@newmanu.edu

The Abolitionist and the Border Ruffian: A Conflict Between Higher Law and Secular Law
2018-09-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Performance Hall, 3100 McCormick Ave, Wichita, KS, 67213
A presentation by Gary Jenkins.
All are welcome to this open event.

About the presenter:
Gary Jenkins retired from the Kansas City Police Department in 1996 after a 25-year career. Gary attended the UMKC School of Law and graduated in 2000. He was admitted to the Missouri Bar and he continues to practice law today. He is a Board member of the Kansas City Police Pension System and The Jackson County Historical Society. During the past 10 years, Gary produced three documentary films. Negroes To Hire: Slave Life in Antebellum Missouri in 2009; Freedom Seekers: Stories From the Western Underground Railroad in 2012; Gangland Wire in 2013.
Mr. Jenkins authored John Brown and The Last Train in 2007, The Immortal 10: A Story From the Kansas Underground Railroad in 2017 and Leaving Vegas: How FBI Wiretaps Ended Mob Domination of Las Vegas Casinos in 2017
Additionally, Mr. Jenkins created a Smartphone app titled Kansas City Mob Tour. This app utilizes maps, text, photos and video to conduct the user on a tour of famous Kansas City mob sites.
Mr. Jenkins produces and co-hosts a true crime podcast titled Gangland Wire Crime Stories.

Lunch and Learn: Dr. Stephen Barr
2018-09-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Roths Alumni Center
Join the Gerber Institute for Catholic Studies in a Lunch and Learn featuring Dr. Stephen Barr. Dr. Barr is a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Delaware, and will be speaking about the partnership of faith and science.
Lunch will be provided. RSVP: Click Here.
Questions, please contact Monica Borger borgerm@newmanu.edu

Summer Symposium: Newman's View of Education
2018-08-13 - 2018-08-15 | Roths Alumni Center
Summer Symposium this year will feature of the theme of “Newman’s View of Education”. The 3 day conference will feature Bud Marr, President of the National Institute for Newman Studies, who will give 2 presentations. The rest of the conference will consist of workshops and discussion time around Newman’s idea of educating the whole person. The Conference is open to all faculty and staff.

Questions: Contact Josh Papsdorf or Monica Borger.

Florovsky Week
2018-07-10 - 2018-07-14 | Kansas
Eighth day Institute presents:
Florovsky Week: returning to the sources for christian unity
July 10th-July 14th

A Discussion of Ideas
2018-04-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Roths Alumni Center
Come join the discussion of how The Gerber Institute can further engage in meaningful discussion around Catholic intellectual tradition and thought.

Newman University Lit Fest
2018-04-12 19:00 - 20:00 | Kansas
Newman University and the Gerber Institute present the keynote speaker for the 19th Annual Lit Fest: “Magic Happens: A Celebration of Harry Potter”. Travis Prinzi will be speaking on Saving Dumbledore: Moral Imagination and Forgiveness in Harry Potter’s Death.
Travis Prinzi is an author and speaker on the intersection of fantasy and politics, myth and culture in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter novels. John Granger, the ‘Hogwarts Professor,‘ has said, “There is no more insightful commenter on the Harry Potter novels than Travis Prinzi.”
Has been a featured speaker and led panel discussions at multiple Harry Potter conferences and has lectured on everything from Harry Potter to religion to education to hit TV shows like The Office at university campuses and libraries in the United States and Canada. He authored Harry Potter and Imagination a year after the final novel was released. He collects and edits the best in Harry Potter scholarship, having edited multiple volumes, including Hog’s Head Conversations and
Harry Potter for Nerds volumes 1 and 2.
Prinzi holds graduate degrees in education and theology from the University of Rochester and Northeastern Seminary, and he’s done graduate work in Family Therapy at the University of Rochester. In his Muggle life, he maps people’s hearts when they’re not beating properly. He lives in wine country in the Finger Lakes with his wife Tyanna, daughters Sophia and Lily, sons Jack and Ethan, and their dogs Casper and Stella.
Thursday, April 12th
7:00 PM
Jabara Theatre

Newman University Prayer Breakfast
2018-03-15 07:30 - 08:30 | Dugan Gorges Conference Center, 3100 McCormick, Wichita, Kansas, 67213
Join the Newman Community and the Gerber Institute for Catholic Studies for the 2018 Prayer Breakfast. This year’s Prayer Breakfast will once again feature our students, staff, faculty and alumni in Raising Our Voices in Solidarity.
The Breakfast will start at 7:30 am with the presentation starting at 7:45 am and ending around 8:30 am.
To RSVP: Click Here.

How Faith Relates to Health Care Provided at Guadalupe Clinic
2018-03-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Kansas
Join the Gerber Institute for the next Lunch and Learn in the series of how healthcare and faith are intertwined.
Jane McGuire, Director of Nursing at the Guadalupe Clinic, will share her story about how her faith relates to the health care provided at Guadalupe Clinic, and how her faith has played a part when working with patients in her career.
March 12th at noon. Location TBA.
Lunch will be provided. RSVP: Monica Borger borgerm@newmanu.edu

Catholic Anthropology & The Application to Therapeutic Practice
2018-02-15 11:50 - 12:50 | Roths Alumni Center
The Gerber Institute for Catholic Studies welcome Fr. Joe Tatro as he presents “Catholic Anthropology & The Application to Therapeutic Practice.”
Fr. Tatro is a diocesan priest who is currently assigned to Catholic Charities of Wichita, Cana Counseling. Fr. Joe received his undergraduate degree from Benedictine College in Atchison, KS, his Masters of Divinity from Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD and his M.S. from The Institute for the Psychological Sciences (IPS) in Arlington, VA. He received his doctoral degree from IPS. Fr. Joe has been a Catholic priest of the diocese of Wichita since 2000 and has served as an Associate Pastor, Pastor, Associate Vocations Director, Diocesan Master of Ceremonies, and University Chaplain and Director of Campus Ministry. Fr. Joe is interested in developing strong therapeutic relationships to enhance his work in psychological assessment, couple and family work, and individual work with adults and adolescents.
Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP: borgerm@newmanu.edu or 316-942-4291 ext 2422
