The Magis Faculty Society of Saint Louis University

The Magis luncheons are generally held on campus in Il Monastero (3050 Olive St) which is fully accessible and has plentiful free parking. The luncheons are free for members and a guest but do require an RSVP in response to an email invitation.

Lee SmithBattle, Ph.D., R.N., Professor Emerita, Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing, will address the Magis Faculty Society at a buffet luncheon at 11:30 am on Monday, December 4, 2023. Her topic is "Challenging Conventional Wisdom: A Longitudinal, Multigenerational Study of Teen Mothering."  Teen mothering was identified as a social and public health problem in the US beginning in the late 1970s as advocacy groups, policy makers, and researchers responded with alarm to the rise in ‘unwed’ teen pregnancies and births. This presentation provides an overview of the author’s 7-wave, 28-year, multigenerational study of teen mothers, and their parents and children. Findings from the very first wave called into question the scientific discourse that teen mothering begins a downward spiral. Subsequent waves brought attention to the contribution of family legacies, stigmatizing experiences, systemic racism, childhood adversities, and levels of (dis)advantage in shaping the life-course of former teen mothers and their children. Evidence from a vast number of qualitative studies and sophisticated quantitative studies call for a paradigm shift that recognizes teen mothers’ strengths and resilience and links their vulnerabilities to childhood adversities and longstanding disadvantage.

The luncheon will be held at Il Monastero (3050 Olive Street); parking on-site isfree. This event is free for emeritus and retired faculty and their guests, but reservations are required.  Please RSVP by replying to magisfaculty@slu.edu as early as possible, but no later than Sunday, November 26, 2023.  Include the name of your guest if you are bringing one.  We order the food for this event based on the number of RSVPs and must pay for the food whether or not you attend. Thank you.

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• March 28, 2023: Dr. Marla Berg-Weger: "SLU Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program: Meeting the Needs of Older Adults"
• February 20, 2023: Dr. Karla D. Scott: "A Primer to Talk About Race and Dialogue Across Identity Divisions"
• November 4, 2022: Dr. Monica Eppinger: "Ukraine, Russia and the U.S: What You Should Know"
• September 29, 2022: Dr. Kasey Fowler-Finn: "Singing with Vibrations"
• May 19, 2022: Dr. Daniel Hoft: “Covid-19: Past, Present and Future”
• March 31, 2022: President Fred Pestello addressed the Magis Faculty Society
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• April 24, 2019: Fr. John Padberg, S.J.: “Fr. Claude Heithaus and the Integration of  Saint Louis University”
• March 12, 2019: Dr. Robert Heaney: “Re-imagining and Renewing the Saint Louis University Medical Center Campus”