e. Subsidiaries of DeSales University 1. The Salesian Center for Faith and Culture Fr. Thomas Dailey, OSFS, continues in his position as the director of the Salesian Center for Faith and Culture. His annual report highlights the following activities that relate directly to the Strategic Plan: 2010-2015 of the university. The Salesian Center’s online library offers 188 links to Salesian publications relevant to the integration between character development and Salesian Christian Humanism, four of which are newly authored by the staff of the Salesian Center and posted this year. The staff of the Salesian Center has now authored 57 of these publications. The Salesian Center, with the assistance of the office of human resources, guided the newly launched program for new full-time employees at DSU. “inculturation” This program orients new employees to Christian Humanism and Salesian spirituality in a three part process: normal on-boarding procedures (through resources); job specific training and orientation (at the departmental level); and an introduction to the mission of DeSales University (through the Salesian Center for Faith and Culture). The Salesian Center continued its Insights” series open to the entire “Salesian campus community; five noontime sessions were held, with a total audience of 62 people. Staff of the Salesian Center teach two undergraduate courses (TH 281 with Fr. Pocetto and TH 356 with Fr. Dailey), whose content and outcomes are specifically tied to Salesian Christian Humanism. Through its for Ethics in the Workplace, the Salesian Center has assisted with the development of the Fleming Institute for Business Ethics. Members of the Forum’s board of directors routinely serve as judges for the ethics bowl competition. The university’s interest in Salesian leadership continues to be advanced through the Salesian Leadership Institute, which in 2012 will have graduated six classes of leaders. For the next academic year, the institute will have 12 seniors and 13 juniors enrolled in the two-year program. Participants in the program continue to be heavily involved in student life programming and activities. In 2012 the university’s two commencement awards were given to senior students in this institute. This institute will remain a center for character and leadership thanks to the Ryan Family Foundation, which has agreed, in principle, to donate $385,000 over the next five years to create a permanent endowment (with gifts totaling
e. Subsidiaries of DeSales University 1. The Salesian Center for Faith and Culture Fr. Thomas Dailey, OSFS, continues in his position as the director of the Salesian Center for Faith and Culture. His annual report highlights the following activities that relate directly to the Strategic Plan: 2010-2015 of the university. The Salesian Center’s online library offers 188 links to Salesian publications relevant to the integration between character development and Salesian Christian Humanism, four of which are newly authored by the staff of the Salesian Center and posted this year. The staff of the Salesian Center has now authored 57 of these publications. The Salesian Center, with the assistance of the office of human resources, guided the newly launched “inculturation” program for new full-time employees at DSU. This program orients new employees to Christian Humanism and Salesian spirituality in a three part process: normal on-boarding procedures (through resources); job specific training and orientation (at the departmental level); and an introduction to the mission of DeSales University (through the Salesian Center for Faith and Culture). The Salesian Center continued its “Salesian Insights” series open to the entire campus community; five noontime sessions were held, with a total audience of 62 people. Staff of the Salesian Center teach two undergraduate courses (TH 281 with Fr. Pocetto and TH 356 with Fr. Dailey), whose content and outcomes are specifically tied to Salesian Christian Humanism. Through its for Ethics in the Workplace, the Salesian Center has assisted with the development of the Fleming Institute for Business Ethics. Members of the Forum’s board of directors routinely serve as judges for the ethics bowl competition. The university’s interest in Salesian leadership continues to be advanced through the Salesian Leadership Institute, which in 2012 will have graduated six classes of leaders. For the next academic year, the institute will have 12 seniors and 13 juniors enrolled in the two-year program. Participants in the program continue to be heavily involved in student life programming and activities. In 2012 the university’s two commencement awards were given to senior students in this institute. This institute will remain a center for character and leadership thanks to the Ryan Family Foundation, which has agreed, in principle, to donate $385,000 over the next five years to create a permanent endowment (with gifts totaling
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