Michael Galligan-Stierle, Ph.D. Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities

1. The Tenth Annual ACCU Rome Seminar for University Presidents andAdministrators Michael Galligan-Stierle, Ph.D. Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities mgs@accunet.org www.accunet.org

2. History of ACCU ACCU was founded by Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas J. Conaty, Rector of The Catholic University of America. He was appointed president at its first meeting on April 12, 1899.

3. Mission What are the goals of ACCU?

4. Mission • To serve as the collective voice of U.S. Catholic higher education • To strengthen and promote Catholic identity and mission of its member institutions through programs and services.

5. Mission How is ACCU the voice of Catholic higher education?

6. The Voice of Catholic Higher Education • Media • Church • Government • Higher Education

7. Mission What programs and services does ACCU provide to foster vibrant Catholic identity?

8. Programs and Services • ACCU Annual Meeting - New Presidents - Aspiring Presidents - Mission Officers - Charism Group Meetings • Rome Seminar • Peace & Justice • Campus Ministry

9. Programs and Services • Trustees • Study USA and Irish American Scholars • Collaborative Programs: - Collegium - BC Administrator’s Institute (IACHE) - ASACCU

10. Resources & Publications • Journal of Catholic Higher Education • Update, quarterly e-newsletter • Principles of Good Practice for Student Affairs at Catholic Colleges and Universities • Catholic Social Teaching: A Vision Statement • Sustainability and Catholic Higher Education: A Toolkit for Mission Integration • Strengthening Catholic Identity pamphlet series • Research, Studies, Reports

11. Country Portrait What are the U.S. Catholic higher education statistics?

12. CHE by the Numbers • There are 245Catholic degree-granting higher education institutions in the U.S. • 211enroll undergraduate students in programs leading to a bachelor's degree. • 16 institutions grant associate degrees. • 14are women's colleges.

13. How Many Graduate Degrees? • 204Catholicuniversities award graduate degrees: • 88 award either a research doctorate or professional doctorate. • 19 institutions grant onlygraduate degrees.

14. How Many Students? In U.S. higher education… • CHE serves approximately 1 million of the 21 million total students. • Of those 1 million students, 650,000 are Catholic. • Of all 21 million college students, 6.5 million are Catholic..

15. Most CHE Programs • Liberal Arts core containing… 2 Philosophy, 2 Theology, 1 Morals/Ethics • Curricular and co-curricular activities grounded in • Faith & Reason, • Catholic Intellectual Tradition, • Catholic Social Teaching.

16. How Many Graduate? • 57.8% of Catholic higher education students complete a bachelor’s degree program in four years (as compared with 37.1% of students enrolled in public institutions) • 74.5% of Catholic college students earn a bachelor’s degree in six years (compared with 62.8% of public institution peers) .

17. Other CHE Facts • 28.7% of CHE undergraduate students study abroad, compared with the national average of 9.3%. • 50% of ACCU institutions are listed on the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Role. • 37.2% of CHE presidents are female, compared with 22.7% at other four-year colleges and universities.

18. 2014 ACCU Delegation Name and Position Institution and its Profile Unique Catholic Mission Program -Pervasive -Selective & In-Depth

19. Why Are We Here? To interact with the Roman Curia on issues of Catholic higher education • To teach (“Delegation”) • To learn (“Student”) Understanding

20. The Holy Father Secretariat of State Diplomatic Services Offices Dicasteries Commissions and Committees Tribunals (Judicial) Congregations (Executive) Catholic Education Pontifical Council’s (Promotionals) The Roman Curia

21. The Roman Curia

22. Bishop of Rome “…authentic power is service” “…to embrace with tender affection the whole of humanity, especially the poorest, the weakest, the least important” “…to serve the Gospel with renewed love” “…a shepherd should smell like his sheep” Pope Francis

23. Congregations • Bishops • Catholic Education • Causes of Saints • Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments • Doctrine of the Faith • Eastern Churches • Evangelization of Peoples • Clergy • Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

24. Congregation for Catholic Education His Excellency Msgr. ZenonGrocholewski Cardinal Prefect Archbishop Angelo Vincenzo Zani Secretary

25. Congregation for Catholic Education Title given by John Paul II in Pastor Bonus (1988) • Divided into two sections: • Office for Universities • Office for Catholic Schools • Prefect, Secretary, Under-Secretary • 31 members: cardinals, archbishops, and bishops; 25 staff members; 31 consultants (these numbers are from last year when Office for Seminaries was in this Congregation) • Guiding Documents: Canon Law (1983), Ex corde Ecclesiae (1990), U.S. Application (2001)

26. Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith His Excellency Msgr. Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Cardinal Prefect Archbishop Luis F. Ladaria Ferrer, S.J., Secretary

27. Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life His Excellency Msgr. João Bráz de Aviz, CardinalPrefect Archbishop José Rodríguez Carballo,O.F.M.,Secretary

28. Structural Relationship between Catholic Church and Catholic Education Pope Religious Order Local Bishop Catholic College/ University

29. Catholic Identity& Local Bishop Even if it really be Catholic, no university may bear the title or nameCatholic university without the consent of the competent ecclesiastical authority. (The Code of Canon Law, 808)

30. Structural Relationship between Catholic Church and Catholic Education Pope Religious Order Local Bishop Catholic College/ University

31. CHE Religious Order Schools • Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur: 4 • Ursuline: 4 • Christian Brothers: 3 • Society of Mary: 3 • Vincentian Fathers: 3 • School Sisters of Notre Dame: 2 • Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary: 2 • Jesuit: 28 • Franciscan: 19 • Dominican: 17 • Sisters of Mercy: 16 • Benedictine: 14 • Holy Cross: 9 • Sisters of Saint Joseph: 9 • Sisters of Charity: 8 • Basilian: 6 • Lasallian: 6

32. Pontifical Councils • Laity • Promoting Christian Unity • Family • Justice and Peace • Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People • Cor Unum • Health Pastoral Care • Legislative Texts • Culture • Inter-Religious Dialogue • Social Communications

33. Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity Most Rev. Brian Farrell Secretary Rev. Msgr. Mark Langham Official

34. Pontifical Council of Justice and Peace His Eminence Cardinal Peter KodwoAppiahTurkson President Dr. FlaminiaGiovanelli Undersecretary

35. Pontifical Council for Culture His Eminence Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi President

36. Pontifical Commissions • Cultural Heritage of the Church • Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei • Pontifical Commission Sacred Archeology • Pontifical Biblical Commission • International Theological Commission • Interdicasterial Commission for the Catechism of the Catholic Church • Pontifical Commission for Latin America

37. … America is a microwave culture; we want things done fast. The Holy See is a crock pot culture, in which problems and questions are allowed to stew, with one office adding something here, another there. --John AllenThe Word From Rome May 28, 2004

38. Curia Meeting Protocol Formal European Educational Model -stand, lecture, take notes, questions How to ask a question: -begin with appreciation of one content concept; -offer question related to speech seeking further development; -convey appreciation.

39. JESUSGo and teach all nations (Mt 28:18-20) We do not teach others because they are Catholics; We teach others because we are Catholic.

40. Importance of Catholic Universities The mission that the Church… entrusts to Catholic universities holds a … vital importance because it concerns the very future of humanity. (Ex corde Ecclesiae, Conclusion)

41. Church’s … Best Instrument …a Catholic University is without a doubt one of the best instruments that the Church offers to our age which is searching for certainty and wisdom… the Church should never fail to interest herself in this Institution. (EcE, 10)

42. When In Rome… …Do as the Romans Do.

43. Some Practical Issues • Helpful Information • Behavior • Protocol • Safety