Richard Leider: The Power of Purpose
Please note: Due to an unforeseen medical situation, this event has been rescheduled from it’s original date of Tuesday, October 10th, 2023 at 6 p.m. to Tuesday, February 6th, 2024 at 6 p.m.The approximate run time of the event is 60 minutes followed by a Q&A. What is a purposeful life? It’s a fulfilling life with a clear answer to the question: “Why do you get up in the morning?” Purpose is not just for a special few, but something each one of us is born with and can unlock at any age. Fundamental to happiness, health, and longevity, naming your purpose can give you the will to not just live, but to live long and well. Join us for this exciting purpose-filled journey with Richard Leider. An international bestselling author of eleven books including three best-sellers which have sold over one million copies, his latest book, Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Old?: The Path of Purposeful Aging is the defining book on purposeful aging. Widely viewed as a pioneer of the global purpose movement, his work is regularly featured in many media sources, and his PBS Special – “The Power of Purpose” – was viewed by millions of people. This event is produced in partnership with the Edina Innovation Lab.The Lab works with entrepreneurs and established business owners throughout the Twin Cities to grow and evolve their businesses in an ever-changing environment. Many small business owners have found their passion, but may need help getting to the next level. That’s where the Lab comes in, providing guidance on finance and accounting, marketing, relationship management, sales, legal, media marketing strategies, employee recruitment, and human resources. The connections created through the Lab’s programs last far beyond the courses, creating a solid network of like-minded professionals, in a community where everyone thrives. *ASL interpretation will be provided at this show.*For patrons who would like to control the volume of their listening experience, assistive listening devices and sensory ear plugs are available upon request at the Ticket Office. More info at: www.oshag.stkate.edu/accessibility
A Conversation with Junauda Petrus
The approximate run time is 90 minutes with no intermission. Join us for an evening of critical conversation and creative magic as author, Junauda Petrus shares her writing, art, and activism. Petrus is author of The Stars and the Blackness Between Them, a Coretta Scott King Honor book and the 2023 St. Kate’s One Read for Racial Justice book. Attendance is most impactful in person for this event. However, if you are unable to attend in person, you may join by livestream. The livestream and the in-person option are both free. The livestream does not require a ticket but you must register at the link below:Livestream Registration To attend in-person, proceed with booking a ticket on this webpage. Have a question for Junauda? Link to google form to submit your questions to Junauda Petrus for the Q&A portion of the event:Link to Google Form*ASL interpretation will be provided.*For patrons who would like to control the volume of their listening experience, assistive listening devices and sensory ear plugs are available upon request at the Ticket Office. More info at www.oshag.stkate.edu/accessibility
Courageous Leadership: Our Efforts to Educate Women & Girls in Afghanistan
This Event is free, but seats are reserved and advance booking is strongly recommended. The lecture portion will run approximately 60 minutes.This event celebrates truly courageous Afghan social entrepreneurs. They are refugees from their homes, relentlessly working to bring Afghan women and girls education and hope. We will be joined by speakers Pashtana Zalmai Khan Durrani, Founder of LEARN Afghanistan, and Roya Mahboob, Founder & CEO of Digital Citizen Fund. These amazing women will be discussing their leadership journeys and their experiences creating organizations that directly address literacy for women in Afghanistan and beyond. Attendees will hear about action items they can take within their own communities and how they can contribute to improved literacy worldwide. In 2012, Pashtana was featured in the #100Timestalks and was among the BBC 100 Most Influential Women list in 2021. In 2013, Roya was recognized for her work in TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World and is a member of the 2014 Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards, Civic Innovators, and Young Leader of World Economic Form. The School of Business and the Katie Leadership Impact Program could not be more excited to host these amazing speakers and help bring their stories to the Katie Community and beyond.
Goodman Lecture: Mediterranean Mixing: Pagans, Jews and Christians in Roman Antiquity
The Roman Empire encompassed a near-countless variety of ethnic groups, and accordingly, a numberless population of gods. Most of the time, everyone (gods and humans) got along. Pagans dropped into Jewish sacred spaces (both local synagogues and, before 70 CE, the temple in Jerusalem), and Jews lived within pagan sacred spaces: the diaspora city itself was a pagan religious institution. We will explore the ways that a pragmatic religious pluralism prevailed in the Empire, as well as the ways that certain conditions could disrupt this status quo. How can we account for pagan anti-Christian persecutions? And how does a lasting legacy of Christian anti-Judaism emerge and develop in this same period of time?Paula Fredriksen is an Aurelio Professor of Scripture emerita at Boston University and a Distinguished Visiting Professor at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.The annual Goodman Lecture is an endowed lecture with a mission of strengthening Jewish-Christian understanding.
