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FST Zoom Lecture – Little Flowers Everywhere: Integrating the Charism in a Small, Liberal Arts, Franciscan University – Sarah Kohles, OSF (Online; Partner Event)
May 14 @ 10:00 pm – 11:00 pm EDT
Free
Hosted by the Franciscan School of Theology Presented by Sister Sarah Kohles, OSF
Higher education today faces significant challenges, and a strong grounding in the Franciscan tradition can offer both stability and inspiration. In this lecture, Sister Sarah Kohles, OSF explores how the Franciscan charism takes root within a small, liberal arts university — not through rigid structures, but through responsive, relational, and mission-driven practices.
Drawing on real questions that arise in campus life, she reflects on how a community might articulate its Franciscan identity, weave Franciscan values into the general education curriculum, and empower a Franciscan Mission Team to cultivate the tradition across the university. Over time, these efforts become a bouquet of “little flowers” — small but meaningful expressions of the charism that shape the life of the campus.
Sister Sarah Kohles, OSF serves as Assistant Professor of Theology and Executive Director of Mission and Catholic Integration at Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, Iowa.
The lecture will be recorded, and all registrants will receive the recording. It will also be posted on FST’s YouTube channel after the event.
