Where Do We Go from Here? The 2024 Lasallian Research Seminar on Association for Mission | AXIS: Journal of Lasallian Higher Education

Matt J. Nowakowski, Ed.D.

Abstract

From October 28 to November 1, 2024, fifty Lasallian educators and researchers from five continents convened in Rome for the 2024 Lasallian Research Seminar on Association for Mission. Through lectures, multilingual group discussions, and community, participants explored the evolving meaning of association for mission, emphasizing its spiritual foundations—consecration, mission, and community. Brother Pedro Maria Gil Larraňaga’s framework of educational fruitfulness, community commitment, and divine presence guided reflections. Four meta-themes emerged: building communities for mission, institutional transition, inclusivity, and faith in God’s plan. This article presents key insights from lectures and group reports to support future Lasallian association development.

Full Text

Where Do We Go from Here? The 2024 Lasallian Research Seminar on Association for Mission

Keywords

Association, community, divine presence, inclusivity

See Full Issue: Vol 16, No 2 (2025)

About the Author

Matt J. Nowakowski, Ed.D. is the Managing Editor of AXIS: Journal of Lasallian Higher Education. He is a retired faculty member and administrator from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and graduate of the Buttimer Institute. He was named a Distinguished Lasallian Educator at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota in 2020.