University center seeks to bring Catholic values to U.S. culture

Published: 2004-12-06

PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) -- The University of Portland will establish a new center to study Catholic life and American culture. The university, run by the Holy Cross Fathers, will use a $1 million endowment from Silvio and Mary Garaventa of Concord, Calif., to establish the Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture. Its first executive director will be Margaret M. Hogan, who holds the university's McNerney-Hanson chair in ethics. The center, which will be dedicated in the spring, will have as its goal bringing Catholic values to bear on the development of American culture by integrating studies in the various colleges with the public and personal lives of students, faculty, staff, alumni and others. "The center seeks no less than to contribute significantly to the transformation of culture in America," said a release about the center.

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