The official welcoming event to the new school year for the University community Celebrate Spirit! is set for Tuesday, Sept. 10 inside of the Student Fitness Center. The Mass of the Holy Spirit begins at 11:30 a.m.
The presider for Celebrate Spirit! is Vice President for Mission Integration Fr. Charles Oduke and the guest homilist is Marilyn Lacey, RSM. The event is hosted by University Ministry, Mission Integration, and the College for Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.
All are invited to wear red, orange or yellow as part of the event. Following Mass at 11:30 a.m., a free lunch will be provided in the Fountain Lounge of the Student Union at 1 p.m. Click here to volunteer at Celebrate Spirit!
This year’s theme is Radical Hospitality inspired by the charism and values of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas and Society of Jesus. Radical hospitality involves three steps — remembering, welcoming and belonging — that get to the root of membership as the practice of welcoming yourself and others by remembering that we belong to a global community and the totality of being.