Hesburgh Lecture

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School is pleased, together with the Notre Dame Alumni Club, to host the Hesburgh Lecture for 2009. The year's Hesburgh Lecture brings to the Twin Cities one of Notre Dame's outstanding scholars to speak on a subject of great interest to us all - the moral formation of young people. Please review the announcement below and join us for an engaging and informative evening.

Notre Dame Hesburgh Lecture Series at Cristo Rey

Thursday, December 10, 2009

7:00 PM

Moral and Character Education in Catholic Schools

The moral formation of children-the teaching of "values"-is an important promise of Catholic education, yet the terms of reference for how this is to be done is surprisingly controversial. Is it simply a matter of liturgy and catechesis? These remarks sort out the issues in contemporary moral and character education and show how these might apply in the context of Catholic schools.

Daniel Lapsley

Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology

Fellow, Institute for Educational Initiatives

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Daniel Lapsley grew up in a small steel town near Pittsburgh. He received his Ph.D. in educational psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1982. Lapsley is a specialist in adolescent development and moral psychology and moral education. He won the Class Fellow Award of the ND Class of '88, and an Outstanding Teaching Award from Sorin College. He also served as the Hall Fellow of Flanner Hall and Pasquerilla East. He is the author or editor of five books and is widely published in the areas of adolescent social cognition, personality and moral development.