Seeds of Compassion: Nurturing Early Childhood Development Globally in Catholic Communities

November 9th, 2024
12:00pm - 2:00pm
205/206 McKenna Hall, University of Notre Dame

Join us for a panel conversation featuring professor and director of the GC-DWC, Neil Boothby, in conversation with Dr. Carrie Quinn, pediatrician and executive director of the Mount Sinai Parenting Center and co-chair of the University of Notre Dame’s (UND) For Good Initiative, and Wendy Angst, professor and director of the Powerful Means Initiative and Impact Consulting Minor at UND’s Mendoza College of business. All three panelists serve children and their families in different vocational capacities, but their work is aligned by the science of early childhood development (ECD) and how it complements Catholic social teaching. Titled Seeds of Compassion: Nurturing Early Childhood Development Globally in Catholic Communities, the panel conversation will touch on various themes such as Notre Dame’s unique position to be a strong agent of global change in unifying scientific knowledge with the wisdom of the church, strategies to bolster ECD programs for children enduring crisis, and how Catholic Social Teaching underscores the imperative to cater to marginalized children, while scientific insights guide the methodologies to achieve this. Moderated by the Director of the Center for Educational Research and Action (ERA) and Professor of Psychology, Nicole McNeil, the event’s conversation will provide a forum for rich dialogue about evidence-based solutions to some of the most pressing issues facing today’s vulnerable youth.

Immediately following the panel, please join us for appetizers, fellowship, and conversation.