Advancing Gonzaga: How you can grow in your role as a practitioner of Jesuit Education
In this session you will learn:
- How to practice Jesuit education when you talk to others about Gonzaga
- What the characteristics of a Jesuit education look like in a Gonzaga graduate
- How the university community practices life-long learning in and out of the classroom
- How a Gonzaga education positions graduates for the future
Session Resources
View Dr. Maccarone and Dr. Kretchmar-Hendricks presentation slides
Read Jesuit Schools of Humanities Yesterday and Today by John W. O'Malley, S.J.
Presenters
Ellen M. Maccarone, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy; Faculty Advisor to the President at Gonzaga University
Dr. Ellen M. Maccarone is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Faculty Advisor to the President. She joined the Gonzaga faculty in 2005. She specializes in various applied ethics subjects and is best known on campus for teaching a course called “Ethics of Eating” which explores issues in food ethics and asks students to think about their personal moral commitments as they relate to their own food choices. Dr. Maccarone also serves as the university representative to and President of the Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life—Spokane Board of Directors
Molly Kretchmar-Hendricks, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology & University Core Director at Gonzaga University
Molly Kretchmar-Hendricks, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology and the University Core Curriculum Director at Gonzaga University, where she where she has served for over 25 years. She received her B.A. in Theatre Arts (minor in psychology) from Loyola Marymount University in 1987 and her Ph.D. in Child Development and Family Relationships from the University of Texas in 1995. She also completed advanced training in parent-infant attachment. Her research has focused on attachment-based interventions, particularly in the realm of foster care, and she was a research affiliate on the Circle of Security project. She has presented at multiple conferences and has published a number of articles as well as a book, Creating Compassionate Foster Care: Lessons of Hope from Children and Families in Crisis, with co-author, Janet Mann. She teaches courses in developmental psychology, risk and resilience, and attachment theory. Dr. Kretchmar-Hendricks served as Chair of the Psychology Department for over a decade before becoming the University Core Curriculum Director. For the past five years, she has overseen the implementation of a new University Core. When she is not at Gonzaga, she is enjoying time with family (including two teenage children) or training as a competitive equestrian.