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Buckley Center 214, MSC 179
5000 N Willamette Blvd.
Portland OR 97203
503-943-7702
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Garaventa Center: Current Events

Spring 2013

Friday, April 19
Holocaust Remembrance Day
4:00 p.m., Buckley Center room 163

Holocaust survivor, Miriam Greenstein, will speak in commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day. She survived the death camps in Europe before immigrating to Portland to live with an uncle and aunt. Greenstein is the author of "In the Shadow of Death, A Young Girl's Survival in the Holocaust" (2010) and a frequent speaker for the Oregon Holocaust Resource Center. Event is co-sponsored with the Multicultural Programs in Student Activities.

Wednesday, April 24
Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film: The Avengers
Rev. Charlie Gordon, C.S.C. and Karen Eifler
7:15 p.m., Shiley Hall 319

Hosts Karen Eifler (education) and Rev. Charlie Gordon, C.S.C. (theology) invite audience members to explore a sacramental worldview in popular contemporary films.

Thursday, June 20- Saturday, June 22
The Impact of Catholic Education in America: Past, Present, and Future

The Garaventa Center's 2013 conference will focus on the history of Catholic Education in America and the conditions, programs and circumstances which have allowed Catholic schools to flourish across the nation. Conference is co-sponsored with the UP School of Education.

Keynote Speaker: Thomas Groome "Catholic Schools: From and for Faith" 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 20th

Register Now! Early Bird registration rate available through April 30th.
Get conference details.

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