Founder's Week 1997

“Let us love God, but let it be with the strength of our arms and the sweat of our brow.”  --St. Vincent de Paul

The Gospels tell us that it is not enough to merely wish others well -- we must work to help make others well. Through service, St. Vincent de Paul, known during his life as the “Father of the Poor,” and declared the “patron of all charitable endeavors” by the Church, showed every Christian that love is best expressed through deeds.

Vincentian Service is the theme of our 1997 Founder's Week events. Through lectures, presentations, seminars, discussions, the entire University community explore the ways that we can help change lives by following Vincent's example.

Calendar of Events

Founder's Week photography exhibits located in the Library and Faculty Club on the Queens campus.

Saturday, January 25
Commencement
Staten Island campus

Sunday, January 26
Commencement
Queens campus

Monday, January 27
Founder's Mass/Awards
12:15 p.m.
Lourdes Chapel, Queens campus
Founder's Recognition Recipients

Law School Lecture
1 - 2 p.m.
Law School, Queens campus
Speaker: Peter Edelman - "Welfare Reform"

Faculty Luncheon
12 - 1 p.m.
Spellman Hall, Staten Island campus
Speaker: Rev. James Maher, C.M. - "Welfare, Work and the Poor: A Vincentian Perspective"

Supper Seminar
6 - 7:30 p.m.
Marillac Terrace, Queens campus
Speaker: Rev. Donald O'Connell, C.M. - "Vincent de Paul: Model for the Millennium"

Tuesday, January 28
Panel on Service Learning
11:10 a.m. - 12:35 p.m.
UC Lecture Hall, Conference Room A, Queens campus

Film - Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
6:30 p.m.
Bent Hall Auditorium, Queens campus

Wednesday, January 29
Volunteer Fair/Service Opportunities
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Marillac Terrace, Queens campus

Brown Bag Lunch - Service/Public Policy
12 -1 p.m. and 1 - 2 p.m.
Council Hall, Queens campus

Film - Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
1:30 p.m.
Game Room, Staten Island campus
Dr. Mark Kiley and Catholic Worker

Supper Seminar
6:45 p.m.
Cafeteria, Staten Island campus
Speaker: Rev. David O'Connell, C.M. - "Vincent de Paul: Model for the Millennium"

Thursday, January 30
Vincent de Paul Lecture
11:15 a.m.
Gym, Staten Island campus
Speaker: Kenneth Himes - "The Role of Charity in the American Catholic Church"

Vincentian Convocation
8 p.m.
Marillac Auditorium, Queens campus
Mary Ann Glendon - Vincentian Chair of Social Justice Lecture

Friday, January 31
Spirit Day
Staten Island campus

Saturday, February 1
Service Day - Into the Streets
All Day
Staten Island campus

Mission Possible - The Sequel
7:30 p.m.
Marillac Terrace, Queens campus

Sunday, February 2
Service Day (Back to Basics)
All Day
Queens campus