Category: Father Jay Fostner

ACCU’s Rome Seminar-Understanding the Catholic Mission

Father Jay Fostner is the Vice President for Mission and Student Affairs at St. Norbert College in De Pere, WI. Outside of his academic and administrative duties at the college, Father Jay Fostner is a member of Association of Catholic College and Universities (ACCU), an organization that serves as the voice of Catholic programs in higher education in the USA, and carries out its mission in several ways through programs such as the annual Rome Seminar.

College presidents, senior administrators, and faculty leaders who belong to ACCU travel to Rome to experience first-hand the spiritual and intellectual heritage of the Catholic Church. The program is coordinated by the staff of the Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas, and ACCU staff. It offers participants an in-depth tour of the Eternal City and the Vatican, including conversations with officials from the Holy See and Rome’s pontifical universities.

As a part of the seminar, attendees learn about the different charisms, or spiritual gifts. They visit significant religious sites of the Catholic order, and they hold conversations with the Pontifical Councils of Culture, the Promotion of the New Evangelism, and Promoting Christian Unity, in addition to having discussions with representatives from the Congregation for Catholic Education.

Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities Membership Benefits

Based in De Pere, WI, Father Jay Fostner has been working at St. Norbert College as the vice president for mission and student affairs since 2011. Father Jay Fostner consistently attends the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) annual conference, where he keeps current with his profession.

An association serving nearly 950,000 students in over 200 catholic institutions in the US, the ACCU was created to strengthen these colleges and universities and promote the catholic mission in higher education. ACCU members are also nonprofit, and their catholic identity is confirmed by a credible source such as the Vatican Index or The Official Catholic Directory. ACCU acts as a voice of catholic higher education by representing members with the US Department of Education and other public bodies.

Member organizations, colleges, or universities can take advantage of numerous benefits. For instance, ACCU members receive access to valuable resources, such as copies of the Journal of Catholic Higher Education, a subscription to the association’s quarterly newsletter, and access to tailored research and special reports about catholic higher education. Other benefits of ACCU members are consultations on best practices, and opportunities to network with other institutions’ leaders through the ACCU Annual Meeting, the annual Peace & Justice Meeting, and other events.

Advantages of Attending a Catholic College

Father Jay Fostner, of De Pere, WI, is a former vice president of mission and student affairs at St. Norbert College. During his tenure with St. Norbert, Father Jay Fostner also spent time teaching and oversaw numerous presentations about student development at Catholic colleges.

Catholic higher learning institutions are in the minority in the United States, but they offer numerous benefits to students attending them. For starters, a faith-based education that fosters a relationship with God is more conducive to retaining values and beliefs that can help students on their path to independence and self-reliance.

Furthermore, faculty at Catholic colleges have more to offer than simple academic guidance. While academic achievement is a priority, faculty are also encouraged to help students with spiritual guidance and maintain a God-focused mindset as well.

Catholic colleges are also more active in providing tools and activities that can help minimize harmful behaviors. Through proper guidance and proactive action, Catholic colleges take an active role in the prevention of these behaviors and take that role seriously.

ASACCU Looks Forward to 2021 Conference

Father Jay Fostner of De Pere, WI is a well-credentialed clinical psychologist and professor who started as a counselor and assistant professor of psychology at St. Norbert College. In addition to his role as vice president for Mission and Student Affairs at the college. Father Jay Fostner serves on the board of the Association of Student Affairs at Catholic Colleges and Universities (ASACCU).

ASACCU looks forward to the 2021 Conference after the organization decided to cancel the 2020 Conference which was scheduled for July because of the coronavirus pandemic. After the 2020 Conference Planning Committee and the ASACCU Board considered the guidelines of the State of Pennsylvania and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, they decided that it will be for the best interest of ASACCU members to cancel the 2020 Conference. Members who have paid their registration fees in advance received their full refund in May, while those who have submitted program proposals have the option to share their proposals in the 2021 Conference.

The 2021 Conference is scheduled for July 20-23, 2021. The venue will be at Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania. The theme of the conference is “Gathering Around the Table: Nourishment for Restless Hearts.” The highlights of the 2021 Conference include the ASACCU Mission Integration Awards and the closing keynote speech by Fr. James Martin, SJ.