Dr. Charlotte McCorquodale |
The Institute
at Mount Mercy College will offer the first annual Pope John XXIII
Symposium on Thursday, June 5, 2008. The theme of this first Symposium
is “Christian Youth and Modern Culture.” The day will
feature a keynote address by Dr. Charlotte McCorquodale, co-author
of the 2004 study National Study of Youth and Religion: Analysis
of the Population of Catholic Teenagers and their Parents.
A $75 registration
fee is made payable to Mount Mercy College. Groups of three or
more are $65 each. Take an additional $10 off if you register
before December 1, 2007. Registration is transferable but nonrefundable.
Lunch and refreshments are included in the registration fee.
Responding
to McCorquodale, the following three participants will enrich
the discussion from pastoral, psychological and theological perspectives:
Kevin Feyen, the director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for
the Archdiocese of Dubuque; Dr. Melody Graham, social psychologist,
specializing in adolescent and woman’s issues; and Dr. Charlotte
Martin, chair of the Religious Studies Department at Mount Mercy
College.
Special rates
are available for organizations that send three of more participants.
For questions about the symposium, please contact Dr. Charlotte
Martin at 319-363-1323 ext. 1551 or chmartin@mtmercy.edu.
For questions about registration, download a brochure or contact
Tom Castle, Dean of the Institute, at 319-363-1323 ext 1843 or
tom@mtmercy.edu.
