EL 227

Lawrence Jesky: Balancing Two Different Lives

Mindy McClelland (EL 227)

Greensburg, Penn. -- Learning to balance both a hectic life as an associate professor and also coaching a high school sports team has allowed Lawrence Jesky to understand the unique life style of a student athlete.

The Campus Archivists: Unearthing the past, preserving history

Kate Cielinski (EL 227)

GREENSBURG, Penn. -- Located in a darkened corner on the ground floor of Reeves Library is the Archives, an office dedicated to the preservation and organization of Seton Hill University’s (SHU) recorded history. The cramped space is stocked floor to ceiling with assorted boxes, age-worn papers, and yellowed photographs all waiting to be treated by the Archives’ coordinators, William Black and Sr. Mary Alma Vandervest.

Why Teach the Holocaust in Catholic Schools

Tiffany Brattina (EL 227)

GREENSBURG, Penn. -- On November 9, 2003 teachers and catechists from around the country gathered at Seton Hill University to attend the Sixth Annual Holocaust Education Conference, sponsored by SHU’s National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education, to discuss the different areas of the Holocaust.

Conference Calls for Cooperation, Contemplation

Jessica Prokop (EL 227)

GREENSBURG, Penn. -- The National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education’s sixth Holocaust Education conference brought controversy to light and called for individuals to take action to preserve the memory of history's darkest hour.

The primary focus of this year’s conference, held at Seton Hill University November 8-10, was teaching the Holocaust in Catholic schools. A series of six talks featured Holocaust survivors, educators, and filmmakers.