What's New in the Region
International Council on Communication Outlines Plan of Action
The Institute's reconstituted International Council on Communication (ICC) recently concluded its first meeting in Rome from December 3-6. Discussions focused on the need to establish a culture of communication in the Institute through the implementation of the Communication Service's lines of action as specified in Circular 456. Activities to be undertaken were identified, addressing the areas of institutional identity, organizational structure, editorial and professional development. (More...)
The new members of the International Council on Communication include (l-r) Mr. Eli Austa (RELEM), Brother Marius Boya (RELAF), Brother Jorge Gallardo (General Councilor), Mr. Michael Rapatan (PARC), Ms. Celine Quinio (USA-Toronto), Brother José A. Warletta (Coordinating Secretary for Communication Service), and Brother Alexander Gonzales (RELAL).
Bethlehem University USA Development Office Moves to DC
Bethlehem University in the Holy Land has relocated its USA Development Office to Washington, DC. The new office is located in the Hecker Center at St. Paul's College in a wing adjacent to the offices of Christian Brothers Conference.
Available on this website is a collection of reflections and prayers during the octave of Christmas by Brother Mark Brown, FSC. The booklet is based on John Baptist de La Salle's Meditations for the week of Christmas.
News Updates from CTIE in Nairobi
Brother Dennis Lee, FSC (LI-NE) recently launched the e-newsletter CTIEhappenings to keep Lasallians in the United States informed about Christ the Teacher Institute for Education (CTIE) and the context in which it exists. CTIE is an affiliated degree program of St. Mary's University of Minnesota and is based in Tangaza College, Nairobi, Kenya. It prepares over 200 students to be secondary school teachers in Africa.
Brother Dennis is CTIE Campus Minister and is also responsible for development efforts for the program. The Christmas issue of CTIE happenings has just been released. For the latest issue of the newsletter, go to the News Section of this website. If you would like to be included in the CTIEhappenings mailing list, please contact Brother Dennis at dennisleefsc@gmail.com.
This year's Huether Lasallian Conference gave Lasallian educators a powerful surge of the Lasallian mission as hundreds gathered in St. Louis, Missouri, from November 20-22, to discuss "Global Learning and Social Responsibility through Lasallian Education." In his opening remarks, Superior General Brother Álvaro Rodríguez Echeverría, FSC, set the stage for the three-day dialogue with his powerful message. "Globalization is not only a phenomenon of integration into markets but also of knowledge," he said.
Distinguished Lasallian Educators Awardees
are Honored
The Huether 2008 Lasallian Conference concluded with the traditional Distinguished Lasallian Educator Awards Dinner honoring six Lasallian educators who have dedicated themselves to the charism of our Founder, St. John Baptist de La Salle. The Distinguished Lasallian Educators in 2008 are Mr. Christopher Barczak of Calvert Hall College High School in Baltimore, Maryland; Brother Frederick Mueller, FSC, of La Salle Academy in Providence, Rhode Island; Mr. James Shannon of Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee; Mr. Frank Sferra, AFSC, of Mullen High School in Denver, Colorado; Dr. Karen Nicholson of Manhattan College in Bronx, New York; and Mr. Michael Richards of San Miguel High School in Tucson, Arizona.
