Dialogue Programs - Colloquium

The Center Valley Forum

Click here for a schedule of events during the current academic year.

The  Salesian Center for Faith & Culture sponsors a campus-wide discussion series at DeSales University.

The purpose for this series is twofold:

• to examine public issues and concerns, particularly as these impact American culture in the following areas:

  • Law & Society

  • Science & Healthcare

  • Communications & Media

  • Commerce &  Finance

  • Religion & Faith

• as a result of the discussions, to appropriate and to share those values of university life that are consonant with the tradition of Salesian Christian Humanism.

Each forum will feature a panel of 3-5 guests, selected on the basis of their particular expertise in the subject area being discussed.  Each panel will usually include a faculty or staff member from DeSales University.

Meetings of The Center Valley Forum are scheduled to take place twice each year, usually in early October and late March.  Ordinarily, the forum takes place on a Wednesday evening (7:00 to 8:30 PM ) in one of the rooms in the University Center. 

The format for each 90-minute meeting is similar:

• introduction of the topic, by the moderator

• presentation of positions, by the guest panelists

• discussion with the audience

ALL members of the university community -- trustees, administration, faculty, staff, and students -- are invited and encouraged to participate in The Center Valley Forum.  The discussion events are also open to the public, free of charge.

Click here for a schedule of events during the current academic year.

Click here for a schedule of previous events in the series.