  {"id":236,"date":"2017-09-19T11:32:33","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T15:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/jesuit-identity\/?page_id=236"},"modified":"2025-09-17T15:58:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T19:58:04","slug":"mission-examen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/jesuit-identity\/mission-examen\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission Examen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2023-2024, Âé¶¹´«Ã½AVPeter\u2019s University concluded its second Mission Priority Examen process, co-chaired by Rev. Andrew Downing, S.J., Vice President for Mission and Ministry and Dr. Maryellen Hamilton, Professor of Psychology. They were helped by a representative group of faculty, staff and students that formed the Mission Examen Committee.<\/p>\n<p>The Mission Examen process is mandated by the Superior General of the Jesuits, Very Rev. Arturo Sosa, S.J., at the request of the Holy See\u2019s Congregation of Catholic Education. In a nutshell it seeks to determine if the Âé¶¹´«Ã½AVPeter\u2019s University Community is interested in maintaining its Jesuit and Catholic identity in the future and how that identity can be bolstered. It involves a year-long process of examining the seven characteristics of Jesuit higher education (see the document below) by the Âé¶¹´«Ã½AVPeter\u2019s University Community and culminates with a site visit by a team of Jesuits and lay colleagues of the UNE and Maryland Provinces of the Society of Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>The first Mission Examen took place during the 2017-2018 academic year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/135\/files\/2025\/09\/SPU-MPE-Report-03-25-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Executive Summary (PDF)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/135\/files\/2025\/09\/Characteristics-of-Jesuit-Higher-Education.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seven Characteristics of Jesuit Higher Education (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>University\u00a0Members of the Examen Committee<\/h2>\n<h3>Co-chairs<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Rev. Andrew Downing, S.J., Vice President of Mission and Ministry<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Maryellen Hamilton, Professor, Department of the Psychology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Faculty and Staff<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Virginia Bender, Ph.D., Special Assistant to the President for Planning and Chief of Staff<\/li>\n<li>Rebecca Conley, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics &amp; Statistics, Director of Faculty Development<\/li>\n<li>Rev. Joseph Constantino, S.J., Superior of the Jesuit Community and Trustee<\/li>\n<li>Amarilys Crisostomo, undergraduate, Class of 2024<\/li>\n<li>Devin Heyward, Ph.D., Director of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Associate Professor of Sociology, Urban Studies, Anthropology, and Gender &amp; Sexuality Studies<\/li>\n<li>Christina Mortellaro, Ph.D., Chair and Assistant Professor of Biology, Director of Core Curriculum and Student Learning Outcome Assessment<\/li>\n<li>Jan Reimer, M.Ed., Director, Office of Student Involvement<\/li>\n<li>Lauren Squillante, Administrative Assistant, Honors, Philosophy &amp; History<\/li>\n<li>Stephanie Squires, Ph.D., Dean, Caulfield School of Education<\/li>\n<li>WeiDong Zhu, Ph.D., College of Arts and Sciences, Professor of Physics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Members of the Visiting Team<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Vincent D. Rougeau, J.D., President, College of the Holy Cross (Visiting Team Chair)<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Cosacchi, Ph.D., Vice President for Mission and Ministry, University of Scranton<\/li>\n<li>Maura Mast, Ph.D., Dean, Fordham College at Rose Hill<\/li>\n<li>Douglas Woods, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Graduate and Professional Studies and Dean of the Graduate School, Marquette University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2023-2024, Âé¶¹´«Ã½AVPeter\u2019s University concluded its second Mission Priority Examen process, co-chaired by Rev. Andrew Downing, S.J., Vice President for Mission and Ministry and Dr. Maryellen Hamilton, Professor of Psychology. They were helped by a representative group of faculty, staff and students that formed the Mission Examen Committee. 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