AJCU-CITM 2021 hosted by Georgetown University

The Examen is one of the most important forms of daily prayer that St. Ignatius of Loyola entrusted to his companions, and--by extension--to each of us who wish to seek and find God in all things. The Examen is a habit, or practice, whereby one reviews the events of one’s day--the large things, and small--in order to discern the movements of one’s heart and spirit, and to reflect on those moments where we might find God calling us into a deeper sense of awareness of, and communion with, ourselves, our communities, our common home, and our God.

This year, we commemorate the 500 year anniversary of one of the most significant events in the life of St. Ignatius: his being struck in the leg by a cannonball at the Battle of Pamplona. This event forever changed Ignatius’s life, and started him on a journey of spiritual and religious insight. Today, not only the Jesuits, but their lay collaborators as well, follow in Ignatius’s footsteps through the practice of the Examen. In this Ignatian year, we invite you to join us in an Examen to help deepen our sense of belonging and purpose in our work at Jesuit institutions. We invite you to take a moment and reflect on the ways in which your gifts and talents can continue to meet the needs of the world.

Please join this Examen for prayerful reflection before the Opening Ceremony for AJCU-CITM 2021!

Reflections on the focus of this year’s conference: how the global pandemic has affected our institutions during this time, how prepared we were, the challenges we faced and how we addressed them, the roles that teaching and learning centers, academic continuity planning, and IT investments have played in addressing this massive disruption, the lessons we have learned, and what they mean for the future.

The John Main Center at Georgetown University is committed to developing an ecumenical community of meditation, inspired by the teaching of Fr. John Main, OSB (1926 – 1982).

Its aim is to encourage the daily personal practice of meditation and to nurture the experience of community that it creates. The Center offers regular sessions devoted to the practice of silence in the Christian tradition of meditation.

Join us at this optional meditation lead by staff at the John Main Center. Please do not share this Zoom link.

Just prior to the pandemic, the panelists had two books released that explored the future of higher education: Academia Next (Alexander) and Learning Innovation and the Future of Higher Education (Kim & Maloney). In a conversation moderated by Randy Bass, Georgetown's Vice President for Strategic Education Initiatives, the panelists will discuss the relevance of their works post-COVID, as well as the changes and challenges they see higher education facing over the next few years.

The Annual Business Meeting of the CITM, chaired by Jagun Gudur, CITM President

The John Main Center at Georgetown University is committed to developing an ecumenical community of meditation, inspired by the teaching of Fr. John Main, OSB (1926 – 1982).

Its aim is to encourage the daily personal practice of meditation and to nurture the experience of community that it creates. The Center offers regular sessions devoted to the practice of silence in the Christian tradition of meditation.

Join us at this optional meditation lead by staff of the John Main Center.  Please do not share this Zoom link. 

Our Sponsor Showcase will be held from 2:00-3:30 PM EDT!  We will be joined by IT professionals from Traction-On-Demand, Salesforce, Ellucian, Informatica, Kuali, Splunk, Workday, Xerox, and Apporto.

You can join the session by clicking here.

Once you have joined, select breakout rooms and then select a room from this list of Sponsor Showcase Breakout Rooms.

These sessions are intended to be open spaces for you to talk with sponsors and are intended to be like sponsor booths at an in-person conference.  Visit rooms that interest you and thank you for joining our Sponsor Showcase today!   We are deeply appreciative of the support our 15 sponsors have provided to make AJCU-CITM 2021 possible.

The John Main Center at Georgetown University is committed to developing an ecumenical community of meditation, inspired by the teaching of Fr. John Main, OSB (1926 – 1982).

Its aim is to encourage the daily personal practice of meditation and to nurture the experience of community that it creates. The Center offers regular sessions devoted to the practice of silence in the Christian tradition of meditation.

Join us at this optional meditation lead by staff of the John Main Center.   Please do not share this Zoom link.