May 6-7, 2010
Trinity Washington University with accommodations at
Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill

About the National Catholic Reporter
For nearly 50 years NCR has been fulfilling its mission of reporting on the life of the church in the world by pressing for as much information as can be had about events and their meaning; and, just as importantly, constantly assessing the overall situation of the church, the quality of Catholic life and of particular aspects of Catholic life. As an independent news source, NCR regularly tackles the questions and stories that other Catholic publications simply will not (or cannot) pursue, earning its reputation as a “brave little newspaper,” according to The New York Times. With professional journalists and a worldwide community of writers, NCR won the Catholic Press Association’s General Excellence award for the 10th consecutive year in 2009. Mainstream media, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, PBS and Foreign Policy, turn to NCR correspondents and contributors when they need to understand the church’s role in a controversy or event.

About Trinity Washington University
Trinity is a comprehensive institution offering a broad range of educational programs that prepare students across the lifespan for the intellectual, ethical and spiritual dimensions of contemporary work, civic and family life. Trinity’s core mission values and characteristics emphasize:

• Commitment to the education of women in a particular way through the design and pedagogy of the historic undergraduate women’s college, and by advancing principles of equity, justice and honor in the education of women and men in all other programs;

• Foundation for learning in the liberal arts through the curriculum design in all undergraduate degree programs and through emphasis on the knowledge, skills and values of liberal learning in all graduate and professional programs;

• Integration of liberal learning with professional preparation through applied and experiential learning opportunities in all programs;

• Grounding in the mission of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur and the Catholic tradition, welcoming persons of all faiths, in order to achieve the larger purposes of learning in the human search for meaning and fulfillment.