February 12, 2009
Scholar in Residence and former U.S. Senator Dave Durenberger and New America Foundation Senior Research Fellow Guy Clifton headlined a luncheon forum to discuss health care policy.
Follow the link below to view the discussion:
http://real.csbsju.edu/asxgen/mccarthy/2009-02-12HealthPolicyCrisisAndSolutions.wmv
February 20, 2009
Health Policy Crisis and Solutions
Faith, Ethics, and Health Care
February 11, 2009
A conversation with:
- Sen. Dave Durenberger, SJU '55
- Bernie Evans, Professor of Pastoral Theology and Virgil Michel Ecumenical Chair in Rural Social Ministries
- Toby Pearson, Exec. Director of Catholic Health Association of MN
- Kathleen Twohy, CSBSJU Nursing Department Chair
Follow the link below to view the discussion:
http://real.csbsju.edu/asxgen/mccarthy/2009-02-12FaithEthicsHealthCare.wmv
The Future of Policy and Partisanship
February 10, 2009
A panel discussion featuring Sen. Dave Durenberger, Sen. Mark Dayton, Rep. Mark Kennedy, Sen. Rod Gramms.
Follow the link below to view the discussion:http://real.csbsju.edu/asxgen/mccarthy/2009-02-11DaveDurenberger.wmv
February 17, 2009
Dave Durenberger conducts second McCarthy Residency
01/23/2009
Former Minnesota Sen. Dave Durenberger, a 1955 graduate of Saint John’s University, conducts the second annual Eugene McCarthy Residency Feb. 9-13 at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University.
Highlighting the residency will be two panel discussions which are free and open to the public, including one that includes three former senators and a former representative from Minnesota.
“Improving Congress: Advice and Debate from Former Members of the Republican and Democratic Parties,” is at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10 at room 204C, Gorecki Dining and Conference Center, CSB. The panel consists of Durenberger, who served in the U.S. Senate from 1978-95; former Sen. Rod Grams, who served from 1995-2001; former Sen. Mark Dayton, who served from 2001-07; and former Rep. Mark Kennedy, a 1979 graduate of SJU who served in Congress from 2001-07. Lori Sturdevant, an editorial writer and columnist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune newspaper, is the moderator of the discussion.
Durenberger will also be part of a panel, “Faith, Ethics and Health Care” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11 at Room 264, Quadrangle Building, SJU. That panel includes Bernard Evans, associate professor of theology at CSB and SJU and the Virgil Michel Chair in Theology; Kathleen Twohy, professor of nursing and chair of the department at CSB and SJU; and Toby Pearson, executive director of the Catholic Health Association of Minnesota.
An invitation-only luncheon and discussion with Durenberger and Dr. Guy Clifton, a neurosurgeon, clinical investigator, administrator and health policy advocate who is now devoting himself to health policy reform, is at 11:45 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 at room 204C, Gorecki Dining and Conference Center, CSB. Although the event is free, you must register by Feb. 2 with Stacy Penk by calling 320-363-3266, or by e-mail at
During his residency, Durenberger will speak to political science, nursing and senior ethics seminar classes at CSB and SJU.
Born in St. Cloud, Durenberger was the son of long-time SJU athletic director George Durenberger. While attending SJU, he was involved in Army ROTC, becoming the program’s first cadet battalion commander and the top honor cadet. He went on to serve in the Army as a military intelligence officer from 1956-63.
In 1978, Durenberger defeated Minneapolis businessman Bob Short in a special election to complete the unexpired term of Sen. Hubert Humphrey, who had passed away earlier that year. He was reelected in 1982 (defeating Dayton) and 1988 (defeating Skip Humphrey). During his tenure in the Senate, Durenberger served as chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence, and chairman of the Health Subcommittee of the Senate Finance Committee.
Durenberger is currently a senior health policy fellow at the University of St. Thomas, and chairs the National Institute of Health Policy, a program of St. Thomas’ Opus College of Business. He was also named by Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty to lead the Minnesota Citizens Forum on Health Care Costs.
Durenberger’s visit is sponsored by the
February 11, 2009
Professor to discuss green design at SJU
February 11, 2009
Times staff report
COLLEGEVILLE — A professor and author from the University of Oslo in Norway will be visiting St. John's University on Feb. 18 to speak about green building.
Chris Butters will give a lecture at 7 p.m. in Room 264 of the Quadrangle Building.
Butters will speak on "Green Design in the 21st Century: Lessons from the World."
He will show examples of state-of-the art buildings and urban development in Europe that have high social qualities and almost zero energy use or climate emissions and discuss issues related to creating a sustainable world.
A consultant and designer of sustainable communities and buildings in Europe, Scandinavia and Asia, Butters spent a decade in Bhutan as a consultant architect for schools and hospitals.
Butters' speech is free and open to the public.
January 6, 2009
McCarthy Center sponsors participation in Student Conference on United States Affairs
From Nov. 5 through 8 the McCarthy Center for Public Policy sent Sean Suter and Jenny Schwope to participate as student delegates in the Student Conference on United States Affairs held at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.
This annual conference brings together college students from across the country and around the world to discuss American foreign policy.
December 13, 2008
Peace, Poetry and Politics
“Peace, Poetry and Politics” examines the role of poetry as a form of social protest and as a means of calling for peace and justice. The program is sponsored by the Literary Arts Institute of the College of Saint Benedict and the Eugene McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement in collaboration with Graywolf Press. The program will feature three writers who will respond to the topic: Fred Marchant, a Graywolf poet and one of the first Marine officers honorably discharged as a CO during the Vietnam War; Brenda Hillman, a noted poet with seven books of poetry who is also an energetic activist with Code Pink’ and Nick Flynn, also a Graywolf poet and memoirist who has just completed a new book exploring Abu Ghraib and torture.
The program will recall the poetry of protest in World War II and in Vietnam, highlighting Graywolf’s recent publication of a collection of poems by William Stafford titled Another World Instead. The book centers around Stafford’s experience as a conscientious objector during World War II. Eugene McCarthy, an alumnus of Saint John’s, was an admirer of Stafford; in fact, he read Stafford’s poems on the Senate floor and was able to recite the poems from memory. And McCarthy was himself a poet. We will use these past events and experiences as a means to illuminate the situation on the current war-fronts and to explore these questions: do words have any effect on a nation at war? Is the declaration of conscientious objection a public or private act? How does a nation imagine itself at war and can that imagination be enlarged or transformed?
There will be two presentations with this lively group of writers, one on campus on February 5th in Alumnae Hall (HCC) at 7:30 PM and the other in Minnesota Public Radio’s UBS Forum in St. Paul on February 6 at 7:00. Registration will be required for the St. Paul event.
Please visit the McCarthy Center events calendar for a full list of events sponsored by the McCarthy Center.
December 12, 2008
State-based public policy internships
The Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University is offering a fellowship program for students who wish to intern at public policy think tanks in their home states. This fellowship also involves two weeks of training in Washington.
Participating think tanks in Minnesota include the Center for the American Experiment and the Freedom Foundation. Applicants should apply to the Koch Summer Fellowship Program at GMU.
Opportunity for publication: Encyclopedia on U.S. Government and the Environment
The U.S. Government and the Environment: A Reference Encyclopedia is edited by Dr. Matt Lindstrom and will be published by ABC-CLIO in 2010. This two-volume encyclopedia covers the actors, institutions, events, issues, politics, and policies related to U.S. environmental politics and policy from historical and contemporary perspectives
There are currently over two hundred entries ranging in length from 250 to 2000 words. Authors will be paid a stipend for all accepted work. To get a copy of the list of entries or to propose entries, please contact the encyclopedia editor, Dr. Matt Lindstrom at mlindstrom@csbsju.edu or (320) 363-3364.
Professors, government professionals, graduate students, independent authors and other experts will be issued contracts and deadlines upon acceptance by the editorial team.
November 23, 2008
Internship Listing: Sen. Klobuchar
Each year opportunities are made available to bright and dynamic college students to view, first hand, the workings of government. While you are here, we hope to do several things to make this the most productive experience you have had to date. We will:
- Clearly define expectations
- Offer a rigorous curriculum
- Provide for diverse learning experiences
- Solicit input for further development of the program
For some of you this may be your first internship, and for others, this may be another in a line of internship experiences. Regardless, we have planned this program with the expectation that you will all leave the Office of Senator Klobuchar with skills that can be applied to whichever future endeavor you explore.
It is important to Senator Klobuchar that you leave with a diverse experience. Our aim is to go far beyond just a "bullet point" on your resume and introduce you to public service and the legislative system.
Below you will find more detail about the experiences available in our Minnesota and Washington offices and how to apply.
What can you expect from an internship in Minnesota ?
In the Twin Cities office, you will work directly with congressional aides on a wide range of issues.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Answering phones and assisting constituents with requests
- Assisting constituent advocate staff with casework and related tasks
- Assisting outreach staff with research, event planning and other work in key communities
- Assisting the scheduling and communications staff
- Helping to plan and participation in a monthly community service project
- Other assigned tasks
Every effort is made to match interns with staff based upon interests and previous experience and positions will be filled based on office needs.
Full and part-time unpaid internships are available. If your institution allows or requires college credit, accommodations can be made.
How to apply for an Internship in Minnesota
Please submit the following:
- Application Form (Download)
- Cover Letter Demonstrating Your Writing Skill
- Resume
- Short Writing Sample
- Three References
Internships for the Minnesota program are available for the following four sessions:
- Summer Session
June through August
Deadline: May 15th - Fall Session
September through December
Deadline: September 15th - Spring Session
January through May
Deadline: December 15th - January Session
Deadline: December 15th
If you would like to be considered for this program, please send your application materials by mail, email, or fax to:
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
Office of Senator Amy Klobuchar
1200 Washington Avenue South, Suite 250
Minneapolis , MN 55415
Phone: 612-727-5220
Fax: 612-727-5223
Email: Joe_Campbell@Klobuchar.senate.
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