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No Night Without A Telescope (11/22/2009)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	11/22/2009	Start Time:	6:00 PM
End Date:	11/22/2009	End Time:	8:00 PM

Villanova University Main Campus - Mendel Hall
Room: 455A

In celebration of the International Year of Astronomy, Villanova’s Public Observatory is participating in the “No Night Without a Telescope” program. On Sunday evenings, beginning at 6:00 p.m., the Villanova University Astronomy Department will open to the public. Weather permitting, we will train our telescope on Jupiter so that you can witness, as Galileo did for the first time 400 years ago, the four major moons that orbit that planet. If available, our own moon and other deep-sky astronomical objects will also available for viewing.

The Villanova Black Cultural Society presents "The Corner" (11/23/2009)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	11/23/2009	Start Time:	5:00 PM
End Date:	11/23/2009	End Time:	6:00 PM

Villanova University Main Campus - Sullivan Hall

Over six weeks, the Villanova Black Cultural Society presents the gritty reality based HBO miniseries The Corner in six one-hour installments. The Corner, from award-winning writer/director Charles S. Dutton, chronicles with unflinching authenticity the bleak landscape of Dutton's old neighborhood, West Baltimore, as it is ravaged by the human horrors of drug addiction. Dutton's compassionate approach to his characters, who deliver superb performances, allows the viewer to sense a ray of hope penetrating otherwise unbearable lives.

The Villanova Black Cultural Society presents "The Corner" (11/30/2009)

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	11/30/2009	Start Time:	5:00 PM
End Date:	11/30/2009	End Time:	6:00 PM

Anonymous 4: Music for Advent & Christmas (12/1/2009)

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	12/1/2009	Start Time:	7:00 PM
End Date:	12/1/2009	End Time:	9:00 PM

Villanova University Main Campus - St. Thomas of Villanova Church

Villanova University is proud to present the a cappella quartet Anonymous 4 in a special seasonal program "Music for Advent and Christmas."

Featuring a repertoire of medieval music and chant, Anonymous 4 is renowned for virtuoso ensemble singing in ingenious programs that interweave musical, literary, and historical scholarship with contemporary performance intuition.

Anonymous 4 has performed in major venues and festivals throughout North America, Europe and the Far East. The ensemble has appeared on numerous radio and television programs, including Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion," "CBS Sunday Morning," A&E's "Breakfast With the Arts," and NPR’s “Weekend Edition.” The group's award-winning recordings have risen to the top of Billboard's classical chart and have sold nearly 1.5 million copies worldwide.

Handel's Messiah (12/5/2009)

Sat, 5 Dec 2009 19:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	12/5/2009	Start Time:	2:00 PM
End Date:	12/5/2009	End Time:	5:00 PM

Villanova University West Campus - St. Mary's Hall
Room: Chapel

Join us for a musical afternoon featuring select portions of George Frederick Handel's monumental Messiah performed by the Villanova Voices and Villanova Singers. The musical afternoon opens at 2 p.m. with the a cappella group Haveners & Spires, followed by the Villanova Voices and the Villanova Singers singing a variety of Christmas selections. The program will conclude with Christmas portions of Handel's masterpiece.

The Villanova Black Cultural Society presents "The Corner" (12/7/2009)

Mon, 7 Dec 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	12/7/2009	Start Time:	5:00 PM
End Date:	12/7/2009	End Time:	6:00 PM

Global Web-conference Briefings: "Agricultural Trade and the Global Food Crisis" (12/9/2009)

Wed, 9 Dec 2009 19:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	12/9/2009	Start Time:	2:00 PM
End Date:	12/9/2009	End Time:	3:00 PM

Villanova University Main Campus - Falvey Memorial Library
Room: Viewing Room 3

Monthly Web-conference Briefings on Issues of Pressing Global Concern by Catholic Relief Services and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. September 9: "Immigration: Root Causes and Solutions;" November 11: "The Afghanistan Crisis: What is the Role of the U.S. Military in Delivering Humanitarian Assistance;" December 9: "Agricultural Trade and the Global Food Crisis." All are scheduled 2-3 p.m., Falvey Library, Viewing room 3. Sponsored by the University Partnership with Catholic Relief Services

The Relevance of the Franciscan Tradition - V (2/2/2010)

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 21:30:00 GMT

Start Date:	2/2/2010	Start Time:	4:30 PM
End Date:	2/2/2010	End Time:	6:00 PM

Villanova University Main Campus - Driscoll Hall
Room: Auditorium - Room 132

The Relevance of the Franciscan Tradition

A Celebration of 800 Years of Franciscan Contributions to Education, Spirituality, Peacemaking and Ecology

Franciscan Theology of the Environment
Sr. Dawn Nothwehr, O.S.F.
Catholic Theological Union
February 2, 2010 – 4:30 p.m.
Driscoll Hall Auditorium

Sr. Northwehr is Associate Professor of Ethics at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. Her research interests include empowerment of the poor and vulnerable, human/environmental relations, relations in moral disagreement, friendship, and marriage.

Her research has involved how to deal with the “Other” that is created when moral disagreement occurs, and how Franciscan theology shapes eco-theology and ecological ethics. She is the author of Mutuality: A Formal Norm for Christian Social Ethics and editor of Franciscan Theology of the Environment: An Introductory Reader.

The series is part of a six lecture program sponsored by the Office for Mission and Ministry.

The Relevance of the Franciscan Tradition - VI (3/17/2010)

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:30:00 GMT

Start Date:	3/17/2010	Start Time:	4:30 PM
End Date:	3/17/2010	End Time:	6:00 PM

Villanova University Main Campus - Driscoll Hall
Room: Auditorium - Room 132

The Relevance of the Franciscan Tradition

A Celebration of 800 Years of Franciscan Contributions to Education, Spirituality, Peacemaking and Ecology

Franciscan Contributions to Science and Religion
Sr. Ilia Delio, O.S.F.
Washington Theological Union
March 17, 2010 -4:30 PM
Driscoll Hall Auditorium

Ilia Delio, OSF, a Franciscan Sister of Washington D.C., is Professor and Chair of Spirituality Studies at Washington Theological Union in Washington, DC. She is also an associate fellow of Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown University.

She has written extensively in the area of Franciscan theology and spirituality, as well as on various themes in science and religion. She lectures nationally and internationally in Franciscan theology, contemporary spirituality and science and religion. Her books include Simply Bonaventure, The Humility of God, Care for Creation and Christ in Evolution.

The series is part of a six lecture program sponsored by the Office for Mission and Ministry.

College of Nursing Open House for High School Juniors (4/18/2010)

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:00:00 GMT

Start Date:	4/18/2010	Start Time:	1:00 PM
End Date:	4/18/2010	End Time:	4:00 PM

The Villanova University College of Nursing will welcome high school juniors on Sunday, April 18, 2010 to learn more about challenging and enriching nursing careers and Villanova's variety of learning and leadership opportunities for students.

Check back later for online registration.