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Conversation with Books, June 7, 2025
Saturday, June 7, 2025
4 - 5:30 p.m.
HYBRID
Location: Rauenhorst Ballroom, Coeur de Catherine, ��ɫӰ�� and online. If you are joining us virtually a link will be sent to you that morning.
Join Lydia Butler Fasteland ’12, MLIS’17 and Taylor Harwood ’15 for a conversation about romance novels from an intersectional feminist lens. 

Balancing the Scales: Progress Amid Challenges
Every year, ��ɫӰ��'s School of Business produces the Minnesota Census on Women in Corporate Leadership, a research study that examines the representation of women on boards of directors and as executive officers in Minnesota's largest publicly held companies. In the 2024 Census, both women’s representation on boards and in executive officer roles inched forward ever so slightly, downshifting to a rate of progress not seen in eight years. Researchers throughout the country have noted a similar slowdown and attribute it to the anti-DEI climate, which has gained traction over the last year. Fortunately, this year’s Census report offers a few actionable insights extracted from focus groups and surveys fielded for the first time as part of the Census data collection. Join Diane Fittipaldi, recently retired associate professor of Business Administration, and Anupama Pasricha, Dean, School of Business, for a discussion on the 2024 census.
 

Alumni from all class years are invited back to campus for a special Evening With St. Kate’s celebrating the retirement of President ReBecca Koenig Roloff ’76. The program will feature parting reflections from Becky on her St. Kate’s presidency and alumni celebration of her leadership

Every year, ��ɫӰ��'s School of Business produces the Minnesota Census on Women in Corporate Leadership, a research study that examines the representation of women on boards of directors and as executive officers in Minnesota's largest publicly held companies. In this year's census, Minnesota firms made room at the table for women, but not every table and not all women. Join Diane Fittipaldi, associate professor of Business Administration, and Anupama Pasricha, Dean, School of Business, for a discussion on the 2023 census

A tradition since 1965! Enjoy a lively panel discussion about the best new fiction and non-fiction, with a few reading insights from Professor Kristen Lillvis to enhance our backgrounds in reading.
Panelists include Professor of English and Mary Alice Muellerleile '60 Endowed Chair Kristen Lillvis, along with alumnae readers Judie Martens Flahavan ’60 and Ruth Haag Brombach ’60.     

From Internment to the College Gates: Japanese_American Students at St. Kate's, 1943-1953
Presented by Amy Shaw, Head of Archives and Special Collections, ��ɫӰ�� Library

During World War II, 120,000 Japanese Americans – two-thirds of them American citizens – were detained in internment camps by the U. S. War Relocation Authority. ��ɫӰ�� 4,000 of these prisoners were granted early release from the camps to attend colleges in the Midwest and further east.  This is the story of 25 of these students who came to St. Kate’s during the war and its aftermath.  Encouraged by the Sisters of St. Joseph, these young women worked with enthusiasm and resolve toward baccalaureate degrees, nursing credentials, and teaching certificates.  Drawing on archival research, oral histories, and other resources, Amy Shaw has traced many of these students from their original homes on the West Coast, to the camps, to St. Kate’s, and beyond.
 

2022 Minnesota Census of Women in Corporate Leadership

A Seat at the Table. Every year, ��ɫӰ��'s School of Business produces the Minnesota Census on Women in Corporate Leadership, a research study that examines the representation of women on boards of directors and as executive officers in Minnesota's largest publicly held companies. In this year's census, Minnesota firms made room at the table for women, but not every table and not all women. Join us to learn more.

 
We are in a period of re-imagining our workspaces, contemplating work with purpose and revisiting career choices. Conversations on the “great resignation” and “quiet quitting” are causing us to reflect on the silent battle of choice versus responsibility. Choosing to let go of a career, or a professional identity, especially after we have invested years building it, can be difficult. This online workshop will provide tips to help you develop awareness about when it may be time for a change and tools to help you explore a career transition or exit. Hosted by Monica (Dillon) Huntsberry ’88, content curator and host for RevelEleven.

 
A tradition since 1965! Enjoy a lively panel discussion about the best new fiction and non-fiction, with a few reading insights from Professor Kristen Lillvis to enhance our backgrounds in reading.
Panelists include Professor of English and Mary Alice Muellerleile '60 Endowed Chair Kristen Lillvis, along with Corinne Burrell MLIS '23, alumnae readers Judie Martens Flahavan ’60 and Ruth Haag Brombach ’60.   The list of books is available below and books can be purchased at the St. Kate’s bookstore.


you might enjoy.

Women are a driving force in the economy — gaining ground with men on earnings, achieving higher rates of post-baccalaureate degrees, and opening businesses at an exciting rate. However, many women still lack an important part of financial wellness: confidence. In this workshop, we will identify common money perspectives and how to flip them, share tips for being proactive with your finances, and learn strategies to reduce debt and build assets to build money management confidence. Hosted by Shannon Doyle '97 from LSS Financial Counseling - a program of Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota.
 

Presented by Diane Fittipaldi, MBA, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Business Administration
Watch this presentation on the findings of the Minnesota Census of Women in Corporate Leadership for alumni and friends. Every year, ��ɫӰ��'s School of Business produces the Minnesota Census on Women in Corporate Leadership, a research study that examines the representation of women on boards of directors and as executive officers in Minnesota's largest publicly held companies. In this year's census, Minnesota firms made room at the table for women, but not every table and not all women.

In celebration of Women’s History Month, and in collaboration with Alumni Relations, the Center for Women, and University Library Archives, join a discussion of The Fierce Life of Grace Holmes Carlson: Catholic, Socialist, Feminist led by author Donna T. Haverty-Stacke. Grace Holmes Carlson is a 1929 graduate of the College of St. Catherine; she later became a beloved teacher and administrator of St. Mary’s Junior College, now part of ��ɫӰ��.

  A tradition since 1965! Enjoy a lively panel discussion about the best new fiction and non-fiction, with a few selections to enhance our backgrounds in reading. , 
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, Reunion 2021, Prayer Leader Sister Karen Hilgers, Music by Rosie Romportl, Choir Director Ginny Claessens McDonald '57, First Reading by Sister Sharon Howell and alumna celebrant Mary Albright Michel '71, Storyteller is Sister Therese Sherlock and the reflection on the readings is written and offered by Sister Joan Mitchell.

, Reunion 2021, presented by ReBecca Koenig Roloff '76.

presented by Sharon Radd, EdD, Associate Professor and Program Director of the MA-Organizational Leadership program. with link to resources.

, presented by Presented by Megan Kalina and Sally Adams.  with links to resources.

, presented by Julie Beckel Nelsen ’91, MBA, assistant professor of business administration. with links to resources.

, presented by Bill McDonough, PhD, professor of theology and coordinator of graduate theology. .

presented by Todd Deutsch, MFA, professor of art and art history. to the Storytelling Collective

by Ada Deer and Theda Perdue, University of Oklahoma Press, 2019. Margret McCue-Enser, assistant professor of communication studies, will present her research on "Ada Deer,"  a Menominee spokesperson and Native American Rights advocate. 

by Jane Carroll, History, International Studies and Women’s Studies, Sister Mona Riley Endowed Chair in the Humanities.

  Integrated Learning at ��ɫӰ�� is a multidimensional expression of an active Liberal Arts pedagogy. Located at the intersection of creative energy and critical reflection, the Integrated Learning Series is one way we partner academics with activism, the paper with the performance, and the campus with the community. It is the array of courses, activities, speakers, events, performances and exhibitions that coalesce into our ways of knowing. The Integrated Learning Series is the web that binds our learning experiences together and the narratives that connect our collective community.

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