The Lasallian Mission at the Tertiary Level

Álvaro Rodríguez Echeverría, FSC

ABSTRACT

This paper shares the reflections of Brother Álvaro Rodríguez Echeverría, FSC (former Superior General of the brothers of the Christian Schools) on the importance of the highly diverse network of Lasallian university centers, technical and agricultural institutes, higher-learning institutions that may or may not be affiliated with another university, colleges and universities. This address was delivered in Philadelphia at the 9th Encuentro of the International Association of Lasallian Universities (IALU) in June 2009. The Encuentro is a gathering of IALU presidents / rectors that occurs once every two or three years.

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The Lasallian Mission at the Tertiary Level

KEYWORDS: Lasallian; Pedagogy; Higher education