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Ohio Dominican University Faculty
Catherine Colby
| Education |
| Title: |
Director, Center for Dominican Studies |
| Name: |
Catherine Colby, O.P., Ed.D. |
| Office Phone: |
(614) 251-4625 |
| Email: |
colbyc@ohiodominican.edu |
| Education: |
Ed.D. Nova Southeastern University
MA St. Joseph College
M. Ed. Xavier University
B.S. Education, Ohio Dominican |
| Biography: |
Sr. Catherine M. Colby, O.P., Ed.D. serves as Director of the Center for Dominican Studies at Ohio Dominican University.
Sr. Catherine, an associate professor in the Division of Education and former Division's chair, joined the university in 1988. Sr. Catherine has a long and distinguished career as an educator and a leader. Prior to joining Ohio Dominican, she served as a school principal and teacher for 24 years. She was also the Director of Candidates and Vocation Director for the Congregation of Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs, from 1979 to 1982.
She holds a doctorate in Curriculum Development from Nova Southeastern University; master's degrees in Pastoral Ministry from St. Joseph College and Educational Administration from Xavier University; and a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from the College of St. Mary of the Springs.
The Center for Dominican Studies at Ohio Dominican University will open in Summer 2004. The Center will be dedicated to preserving and enhancing the 93-year-old Catholic university's Dominican heritage and character. In 2002, the Congregation of Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs gave the university a $500,000 legacy gift for the Center, to serve as a foundation upon which future gifts will build.
Under Sr. Catherine's direction, the Center for Dominican Studies provides:
- Courses, classes, symposia, lectures, workshops, and study programs on Dominican values and history
- Retreats, pilgrimages, reflective experiences, spiritual guidance, prayer services and liturgical celebrations.
- Public statements, position papers, research, monographs, and publications
- Exchange programs, community gatherings, and special events.
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