2025 USD New Faculty Orientation

DAY 2: RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP AND GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES Grounded in the belief that thinking – serious, sustained intellectual reflection – is both profoundly good and necessary, the Catholic intellectual tradition is the 2,000-year dialogue between faith, reason and culture. Its key principles include the compatibility of faith and reason, sacramentality, tradition, community, integration and social justice. New faculty members will be invited to see the Catholic intellectual tradition as a resource and reference point for their teaching, scholarship and service while learning about some of the many campus resources designed to support their success as scholars. The day’s schedule includes a discussion about research, scholarship, centers and institutes, and international opportunities. The day concludes with a reception hosted by President Harris.