Minutes of the
Townhall Meeting
on the Next SLU President
3:00pm-5:00pm: Friday, May 10, 2013
Carlo Auditorium, Tegeler Hall, Saint
Louis University
Attendance: c. 40-45
including students, staff, faculty,
alumni, & Jesuits
Facilitator: Bonnie Wilson (Department of
Economics, John Cook School of Business)
Recorder: Tomás O’Sullivan (Department of
Theological Studies, College of Arts and Sciences)
OPENING
The meeting opened with a
welcome to all participants from the facilitator on behalf of the contributing
editors of the Heithaus Haven. She suggested we are gathered to share, to learn
from one another, and to begin to discern the qualities and characteristics of
our next president. Out of respect for the fact that we are gathered in a
Catholic, Jesuit institution, she invited all, whether Jesuit or not, whether
Catholic or not, to join in silence for an opening prayer.
The prayer offered thanksgiving
for the Jesuits, who share their mission with us; for the administrators and
benefactors of the university; for Fr. Biondi as he discerns his new role; for
Mr. Adorjan and the trustees as they embark on the task of finding a new
president; for our students, currently in the midst of their exams; and for the
least among us; and asked for the blessing of being gracious to others and of
knowing ourselves.
