Monday, February 21. 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 5
Catholics urged to unite, help others
By Ryan Devlin
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Kansan staff writer
The Rev. James Ronan gives the keynote speech during the Kansas Catholic College Student Convention Friday night. College students from across the state converged in Lawrence for a weekend of religious arouth. Photo by Craig Bennet/KANSAN
Unity and mission were the themes of the Kansas Catholic College Students Convention held this weekend at the Holiday Inn Holidome, 200 McDonald Drive.
More than 280 students from across the state attended the event, now in its 28th year.
The Rev. Vince Krische of the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center, the event's sponsor, said the convention was a response to Pope John Paul II's January 1999 letter to the Catholic Church in America. The letter stressed a stronger unity among the churches in North, Central and South America.
Students were greeted on Friday night by a large banner that said "Aloha" and were given Hawaiian leis, which they wore throughout the evening.
"What we're trying do is to give students the vision of how they can use their education and their leadership to build a better society." Krische said.
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Krische said the Hawaiian motif was in tune with the "American" theme of the Pope's letter and helped to create a relaxed atmosphere for the convention.
opening prayer by Archbishop James Keleher, of the Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kan. After the prayer, the keynote speech was delivered by the Rev. James Ronan, former
The convention began with an
secretary of Latin American affairs for the U.S. Bishop's Office in Washington D.C. Ronan's speech touched on the need for all Catholic students to engage in missionary work.
He told students that being a missionary was an expression of the maturity of their faith. He urged them to go to Latin America to share their faith with others on the continent but also to remember to be missionaries in their everyday lives.
"Your fidelity to prayer says a lot to your neers." Ronan said.
The three-day convention also featured several other events, including a speech by the Rev. Pat Tobin, who worked closely with Mother Theresa, and a performance by the New Dawn Native Dancers.
Justen Phelps, Wichita sophomore, said the convention was a unique opportunity to meet other Catholic students from the area.
“It's an opportunity for us to get together, to have a good time, to get to know each other better and to build unity between Catholics.” Phelps said.
Katie Keel, Lawrence sophomore and co-chairwoman of the convention's coordinating committee, said she hoped the convention helped students realize they had the power to bring about change.
"Our emphasis as Catholics and Christians is to bring about a world that is better tomorrow than it is today," Keel said. "The message for students is that they are the ones who can to do this."
Italian campuses serve as sites for KU courses
By Doug Pacey
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Kansan staff writer
Aerial photo of the campus in Paderna Del Gappa, Italy, where 33 students will study during spring break. Contributed photo
Not many college classes involve field trips, but one class at the University of Kansas is taking a long, international one.
Tracy Russo's class, COMS 560/BUS 649 Organizational Connections, Communication Challenges for Distributed Organizations, will go to the Consortium International University in Italy during spring break.
Russo said that the students also would take two day-trips to Venice and Verona.
"We'll be in class a fair amount of the time," said Russo, professor of communications studies. "We're going to talk in class about how distributed organizations affect our lives."
The students will stay at the University's campus in Paderno Del Gappa, which is in northern Italy. The University leases land there from a private high school.
"We're going to do some work, but the trips to Venice and Verona will be fun," said Lindsay Lockton, Leawood sophomore. "Our teacher joked and told us to try and make it to class and not have too much fun there."
It won't all be fun and games, though, for the 33 students, Russo said.
"Even when we take our trips to Venice and Verona the students will have to do a little work," she
said.
The University utilizes the Italian campus yearlong.
The University of Kansas is the coordinating university for 28 American institutions that participate in the Consortium. This means that students from any institution involved in the program will receive KU credit.
The University also operates a campus at a monastery in Asolo, Italy.
In Asolo, the University offers an MBA program. Graduates of this program receive a degree from from the University of Kansas.
campuses last summer, said Cassie Cooper, coordinator for the Italy programs in the School of Business.
The University sent more than 70 graduates to the two
Cooper did not know how much the University paid to lease the campuses, and a representative from the Consortium in Paderno said that she could not give out that information.
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