Celebrations and Announcements

Student meets with Pope Francis

First year student Keiry M. Sosa Velazquez met virtually with Pope Francis (you read that right) a few days ago as part of the Synod on Synodality. She was one of 16 students who shared their thoughts on migration and refugees. Way to go, Keiry! Read her story here.

How to help Ukraine

Many are wondering how to support Ukraine. Please see this collection of possibilities. Also, junior student Olivier Sokolowski is organizing a collection of medical supplies. Read his story in Regis Life. Here is a list of the specifics of what he is looking for, in several languages. Donated items can be dropped off in the Dayton Memorial Library.  

Join upcoming talk in the Regis Chapel

Patrick Saint-Jean, S.J. will give a talk “Ignatian Imagination as a Tool for Racial Justice” in the St. John Francis Regis Chapel on Thursday March 10 at 6:30 p.m. Saint-Jean, a Jesuit in formation who is teaching in the department of psychology at Creighton University, is a passionate practitioner of Ignatian Spirituality and Black Spirituality. You can find more details about the event as well as the registration for the live stream here.

Regis Nursing is #1

The Loretto Heights School of Nursing has been named #1 by Niche.com once again as the best college for Nursing in Colorado. Among other honors, Regis University was named #2 for “best value colleges in Colorado” and #2 for “best small colleges in Colorado.” We are so proud of all of the LHSON staff and faculty. Thank you for all your hard work! Congratulations and big thanks to Dean Cathy Witt and Assistant Deans Patsy Cullen and Phyllis Graham-Dickerson! 

Amador reflects on grace in op-ed

An op-ed by Associate Dean Tristen Amador was published in the Denver Post’s YourHub section. In “Moving forward, together, with grace,” she discusses how to receive grace and extend it to others: “A lot of people use the word grace in the context of faith, while others use it more generally to mean kindness, consideration or goodwill. Regardless of how it is defined, giving or receiving grace can be useful and positive.” Thanks to Tristen for this beautifully written piece. Read more here. 

Supporting Indigenous Sisters - An International Print Exchange 

For the month of March, The Dayton Memorial Library’s Fireside Gallery will host an exhibition of this professional print portfolio exchange, which involves a group of 16 artists; 8 of Indigenous background and 8 of varied backgrounds. The Indigenous artists were invited by Melanie Yazzie, Professor of Art Practices and Head of Printmaking at the University of Colorado. The other artists were invited by Catherine Prose, Professor of Art at Midwestern State University.  

The portfolio was created to help begin a conversation on many levels about missing and murdered Indigenous women. The images from all the women artists act as an advocacy for change and for voicing the dark present history. What we believe connects us in our support of our sisterhood to be safe and healthy. We want to help further a conversation on many levels as women supporting each other. And as Women, we all have had our individual and collective experiences in keeping our bodies and families safe. We asked that for this portfolio the artists reach into their own experiences as a female walking this earth. We see the rise of hashtags becoming movements like #blacklivesmatter, #metoo, #nastywomen, #womenrising, #resist, #nomorestolensister, and #MMIW and want to join and speak about what we have experienced or witnessed and are still witnessing and experiencing as women. Since the creation of this portfolio, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announces the creation a special unit to investigate missing and murdered Native Americans.  

An opening reception will take place Thursday, March 17, 4-6 p.m.  

Participating Artists: 

Maile Andrade – Kilauea, Hawaii, USA 

Amy Cordova – Oaxaca, Mexico 

Krysten Farrier – Wichita Falls, Texas, USA 

Anna Hoover- Anchorage, Alaska, USA 

Vicki Meek – Dallas, Texas, USA 

Dilara Miller – Boulder, Colorado, USA & Mersin, Turkey 

Sylvia Montero-Denver, Colorado, USA 

Andi Newberry – Wichita Falls, Texas, USA 

Morgan Page – Wichita Falls, Texas, USA 

Sue Pearson – Whakatane, New Zealand 

Catherine Prose – Wichita Falls, Texas, USA – project co-organizer 

Rebecca Ramos, Aptos, California, USA 

Jaune Quick-to-See-Smith, Corrales, New Mexico, USA 

Jordan Vigil, Denver, Colorado, USA 

Lorena Williams, El Paso, Texas, USA 

Melanie Yazzie – Boulder, Colorado, USA – project co-organizer 

To submit an item for the next edition of the Provost’s Digest, please email provost@regis.edu and have your item in by Thursday, March 10, one week before the next edition is published.