 Father O'Connell thanks the CUA staff who weathered Hurricane Isabel on the job, and updates readers on important meetings and new initiatives. See the president's column.
Dean Ott:
Immersed in Architecture,
Dreamer of Sacred Spaces
 CUA's is the largest architecture school in the Washington, D.C., area. Its new dean, Randall Ott, is a rising star. "A person of real substance," he's also a visionary, designing virtual chapels that celebrate the relationship between nature and spirituality. See People.
Viva Italia! CUA Serves
Up Italian Flavor
Next semester, CUA begins its own study-abroad program in Rome. This semester, one of the world's leading Dante scholars is teaching on campus. And CUA will be a venue of a major Italian film festival coming to Washington, D.C. See Research and Teaching.
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Introducing the New Professors...
CUA has more than two dozen new faculty members. Their research interests include: documentaries without sound, library buildings that survive because of stories told by people who visit them, the living tradition of liturgy and real-time scheduling that makes the difference between life and death. Meet the new faculty. See story.
Lectures, Films, a Play:
Ireland Comes to CUA
This academic year, the campus plays host to a former Irish prime minister, a drama about Ireland's Catholic-Protestant divide which ignited controversy when it premiered in Dublin, an Irish film festival and more. See story.
About Inside CUA Online
Inside CUA Online is produced monthly during the academic year by the Offfice of Public Affairs. Richard Wilkinson is managing editor; Nathan Bartel is editorial assistant. Submit story ideas and information about recent publications, awards, media interviews or speaking engagements by contacting Richard Wilkinson at 202-319-6984 or wilkinson@cua.edu.
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