by Daniela Guillen | Nov 30, 2021 | Stories
During a colorful fall weekend, the Midwest Academy of Management hosted its annual conference at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. With the academy board deciding that “teaching and researching must continue on,” this year’s conference was hosted in-person...
by Daniela Guillen | Nov 30, 2021 | Stories
As in my essay on silence, my first lessons on generosity came from my parents. While both parents were known for being generous in the community, it was my mother’s lesson I clearly remember, and it has guided me through the years. When I was young, my mom, Isha,...
by Daniela Guillen | Nov 30, 2021 | Stories
Meet Generosity She loves to watch the sunrise. She has kind, happy eyes. Knowing her gives your life a lift and shine. In class, Generosity sits in the middle of the room. She is unselfish and motivated by shared goals. She puts the community needs before her own,...
by Daniela Guillen | Nov 30, 2021 | Stories
The importance of virtues have reemerged in the ethos of higher education over the past 20 years. Society in general and academia in particular have realized education is more than just the inculcation of skills and facts, but the moral development of the learner....
by Daniela Guillen | Nov 30, 2021 | Stories
I would like to think that gratitude and the Lasallian virtue of generosity are complementary ideas; forever linked through philosophy and application. Brother Agathon, the fifth Superior General of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (1777-1795), offers us this...
