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What does it mean to live out one’s vocation as teacher and scholar in a Catholic college or university? What spiritual and intellectual wells can keep us fresh and nurtured throughout an academic career in such a place? Those are the questions Collegium explores.

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2026 Thomas M. Landy Award Recipient

Dr. Rodger Narloch is a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Benedictine Institute at St. John’s and St. Ben’s. He is also a graduate of St. John’s and went on to earn his M.A. and Ph.D. in developmental psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a focus on identity development in emerging adulthood and the processes of decision-making that facilitate happiness. In addition to his service as Psychology Department Chair for nine years, he has consistently led efforts to foster the Catholic and Benedictine mission.

2025 Thomas M. Landy Award Recipient

“What do you need? How can I help?”

These are the first two questions David Crowley always asks when anybody related to Collegium approaches him. Then he goes about doing everything within his power to make those things happen, always with a smile on his face and clear readiness to do more, to imagine more for Collegium. For these reasons, he is a superb candidate to receive the Thomas M. Landy Award for Service to Collegium.

Latest Booster Shot

Collegium Booster Shot: Fostering Constructive Dialogue

As we head into fall course prep and committee meetings, this Collegium Booster Shot on fostering constructive dialogues with students and colleagues is a must-listen, no matter what you teach or administer. Collegium alum (and new board member) Cara Cunningham-Warren and her colleague at University of Detroit-Mercy Law School Courtney A. Griffin chat with Collegium director Karen Eifler about several strategies they have developed to foster genuine dialogue—not debate or discussion—in the classroom and around conference tables of every sort.