Fifteen Loyola representatives will serve as session presenters at the 2009 Commitment to Justice conference, “Transforming the World and Being Transformed,” at Fairfield University, June 18 – 21. The conference will address ways to strengthen the justice tradition that is the hallmark of a Jesuit education. 

The conference’s keynotes include British Robinson, director of Public-Private Partnerships of the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator; Charles Onyango Oduke, S.J., assistant professor of philosophy at Boston College; and Richard Ryscavage, S.J., director of Fairfield University's Center for Faith and Public Life and professor of sociology.

Loyola’s representatives include Alfred Michenzi, accounting; Amy Maher, government and community relations; Bernadette Roche, biology; Emily Rauer Davis, campus ministry; Fred Derrick, economics; Heather Lyons, psychology; Marie Kerins, speech-language pathology; Michael Runnels, law and social responsibility; Terry Sawyer, administration; and Timothy Law Snyder, academic affairs. Representatives from Loyola’s Center for Community Service and Justice include Catherine “Missy” Gugerty, SSND, Dennis McCunney, Megan Linz Dickinson, Margarita Dubocq and Robin Crews.

For more information about the conference, visit the Fairfield Web site.