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'Songs of Old CUA' Brings History to Life through Music
On Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, performers from Catholic University's Benjamin T. Rome School of Music presented "Songs of Old CUA," a nostalgic revue of music from CUA's history. Songs not heard for decades were performed again as part of the event celebrating the University's 125th anniversary. The Great Room of the Edward J. Pryzbyla Center was packed with an audience of about 400 people, many of whom were alumni who came back to hear the old songs they remember singing during their years as students. After the show, audience members enjoyed a reception and swing dancing to a live orchestra.
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CUA Celebrates Chinese Lunar New Year
On Feb. 8, 2012, members of the Catholic University community packed the Great Room of the Edward J. Pryzbyla University Center to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. The event — sponsored by the Chinese Club and the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures — featured paper cutting, calligraphy, a chopstick competition, games, traditional Chinese costumes, a lion dance, Chinese music, and food.
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March for Life, 2012
Nearly 500 Catholic University students, joined by John and Jeanne Garvey, participate in the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 23.
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Martin Luther King Day of Service, 2012
Hundreds of students, alumni, faculty, and staff — including President John Garvey and his wife, Jeanne — served neighbors in need on Jan. 16, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Some volunteers helped the Washington Hebrew Congregation prepare food, sort clothing, and make arts and crafts with children. Others assisted in beautification projects at local D.C. public schools alongside volunteers from City Year, a service organization that mentors students.
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Fall Colors on Campus - 2011
University Photographer Ed Pfueller captured the beauty of Catholic University's campus in these photos taken in the fall of 2011.
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Music School Performs Bernstein's On the Town
For the first time in a decade, Leonard Bernstein’s On the Town was performed in the Washington, D.C., area with a full symphony orchestra. Catholic University’s Benjamin T. Rome School of Music staged the production on Oct. 28–30 in Hartke Theatre.
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2011 – The Year in Photos
2011 was a landmark year at The Catholic University of America. John Garvey was inaugurated as the University’s 15th President in January. In the fall, CUA kicked off the celebration of its 125th anniversary with a commitment to complete 125,000 hours of service. To celebrate the end of 2011, University Photographer Ed Pfueller selected 15 photos as some of the year’s best.
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Reception for December 2011 Graduates
The Catholic University Alumni Association honored about 30 graduates who earned their CUA degrees this fall at a reception Dec. 9 in the Vincent P. Walter Room at Curley Hall. President John Garvey and Tom Zoeller, president of the Alumni Association Board of Governors, addressed the graduates at the reception.
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23rd Annual Christmas Concert for Charity
The Catholic University of America celebrated the music of Christmas on Friday, Dec. 2, with the 23rd Annual Christmas Concert for Charity in the Great Upper Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The evening concert — sponsored annually by Catholic University and the Basilica, which adjoins the University campus — drew an audience that filled the pews of the Basilica and raised money for A Simple House of Sts. Francis and Alphonsus, a lay missionary apostolate serving the poorest residents of Northwest and Southeast Washington, D.C., and Kansas City, Mo. The co-directors of A Simple House in D.C. and two volunteers of the apostolate in Kansas City attended the concert. All four are Catholic University graduates. Before the concert, the University held its tree lighting celebration. View 'Light the Season 2011' photos. Photos by Matthew Barrick
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CUA Cultural Thanksgiving Potluck
Members of the Catholic University community enjoyed a variety of ethnic dishes and an early Thanksgiving on Nov. 17, 2011, when the offices of campus activities and campus ministry and the Center for Global Education hosted a CUA Cultural Thanksgiving Potluck in Caldwell Hall, Auditorium. Professional musician and songwriter Mark Rust provided entertainment at the event.