08-Aug-07 - 12-Aug-07 -- Province Chapter, St. Louis, MO
23-Aug-07 -- Leave USA
24-Aug-07 -- Arrive Belgium
3-Sep-07 -- Leuven Fair (Leuven Kermis)
19-Sep-07 -- Orientation Begins
24-Sep-07 -- Start of First Semester Classes
1-Nov-07 -- All Saints' Day (Allerheiligen)
2-Nov-07 -- All Souls' Day (Allerzielen)
11-Nov-07 -- Armistice Day (Wapenstilstand)
21-Dec-07 -- End of first semester classes
7-Jan-08 -- Study period - no classes
14-Jan-08 -- First semester exams
1-Feb-08 -- Mid-year break. No classes
11-Feb-08 -- Start of second semester classes
22-Mar-08 -- Easter holidays
06-Apr-08 -- Classes Resume
29-Apr-08 -- Labour Day (Feest van de Arbeid)
01-May-08 -- Ascension Day (Onze-Heer-Hemelvaart)
12-May-08 -- Whit Monday (Pinkstermaandag)
26-May-08 -- End of second semester classes
11-Jun-08 -- Second semester exams
4-Jul-08 -- Exams End
Wednesday, May 30
Friday, May 25
Plane Ticket Obtained / Also Cardinals Game
I have my plane ticket for August 23, arriving August 24.
AA 439 STL THU 23AUG 12:45 PM CHICAGO 1:55 PM
Aer Lingus 122 CHICAGO THU 23AUG 4:20 PM DUBLIN 5:50 AM
Aer Lingus 630 DUBLIN FRI 24AUG 6:50 AM BRUSSELS 9:30 AM
See also pictures from the Cardinals Game I went to May 23.
AA 439 STL THU 23AUG 12:45 PM CHICAGO 1:55 PM
Aer Lingus 122 CHICAGO THU 23AUG 4:20 PM DUBLIN 5:50 AM
Aer Lingus 630 DUBLIN FRI 24AUG 6:50 AM BRUSSELS 9:30 AM
See also pictures from the Cardinals Game I went to May 23.
Saturday, May 19
Acceptance Letter Arrived May 19
My acceptance letter finally arrived. I had corresponded with several people at the university, and I knew it was coming, but it is good to have it in hand. So now I guess its official.
Thursday, May 3
Welcome
In fall of 2007, I will begin a full time degree program in Canon Law at the Catholic Univerisity of Leuven (KULeuven). The program is taught in English, lasts for three years and will lead to a JCL and a Masters in Canon Law. Amy has her degree in civil law and has been working with religious communities on their legal issues fir over 10 years. In my work, I often encounter canon law issues intertwined with the civil law issues I am working with. I anticipate that the expertise in canon law will assist me and my clients.
I've been thinking about going ahead for a degree in Canon Law for some time. I took a few courses at CUA when I was living in DC in 2001-2002. I'm looking forward to starting the program in the fall.
Why Leuven? There were a number of reasons. First of all, there are only five canon law programs taught in English in the world. The only one in the United States is Catholic University of America (CUA) in Washington, DC: CUA is very expensive; academically the canon law program it is not at its best; the program is less pastoral to law in its approach than some of the others and the students are almost all white males. I like the theology and approach to canon law at KULeuven. The university is heavily subsidized by the Belgian government, and the theology and canon law programs are further subsidized by the Church; this makes the tuition less than one tenth that of CUA. It is also very international in character. The other english language programs are in Ottawa, Manila, Phillipines and Bangalore, India.
I've spoken to several friends who went to KULeuven and they all spoke very highly of the school and the experience. Although my program is in English, the townspeople speak Flemish, a variant of Dutch so I'm working on learning enough Flemish to get along.
I'll probably leave at the end of August, 2007 and I plan to be back during the summers (July-August) and probably for 2 weeks at Christmas. I'll certainly miss my community here and you all. If anyone has occasion to be in Europe over the next several years, be sure to let me know and I'll see if I can connect with you. RSVP: a.hereford@yahoo.com.
About KULeuven:
Situated at the heart of Western Europe, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven has been a centre of learning for almost six centuries. Founded in 1425 by Pope Martin V, K.U.Leuven bears the honour of being the oldest extant Catholic university in the world, and the oldest university in the Low Countries and the largest Flemish university.
Often know better by it's French name: Louvaine, the university has 30,422 students (think of SLU, Washington U, UMSL and Fontbonne all rolled into one), and 3770 international students. The languages of instruction are Dutch and English. The University Library includes the Central library and 10 subsidiaries containing: 4.3 million volumes, 14,500 periodical subscriptions, and 7,492 full-text electronic magazines. The University has over 100 graduate programs. With a population of 90,000, the town of Leuven is about 30 minutes northeast of Brussels in Belgium.(www.kuleuven.be)
I've been thinking about going ahead for a degree in Canon Law for some time. I took a few courses at CUA when I was living in DC in 2001-2002. I'm looking forward to starting the program in the fall.
Why Leuven? There were a number of reasons. First of all, there are only five canon law programs taught in English in the world. The only one in the United States is Catholic University of America (CUA) in Washington, DC: CUA is very expensive; academically the canon law program it is not at its best; the program is less pastoral to law in its approach than some of the others and the students are almost all white males. I like the theology and approach to canon law at KULeuven. The university is heavily subsidized by the Belgian government, and the theology and canon law programs are further subsidized by the Church; this makes the tuition less than one tenth that of CUA. It is also very international in character. The other english language programs are in Ottawa, Manila, Phillipines and Bangalore, India.
I've spoken to several friends who went to KULeuven and they all spoke very highly of the school and the experience. Although my program is in English, the townspeople speak Flemish, a variant of Dutch so I'm working on learning enough Flemish to get along.
I'll probably leave at the end of August, 2007 and I plan to be back during the summers (July-August) and probably for 2 weeks at Christmas. I'll certainly miss my community here and you all. If anyone has occasion to be in Europe over the next several years, be sure to let me know and I'll see if I can connect with you. RSVP: a.hereford@yahoo.com.
About KULeuven:
Situated at the heart of Western Europe, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven has been a centre of learning for almost six centuries. Founded in 1425 by Pope Martin V, K.U.Leuven bears the honour of being the oldest extant Catholic university in the world, and the oldest university in the Low Countries and the largest Flemish university.
Often know better by it's French name: Louvaine, the university has 30,422 students (think of SLU, Washington U, UMSL and Fontbonne all rolled into one), and 3770 international students. The languages of instruction are Dutch and English. The University Library includes the Central library and 10 subsidiaries containing: 4.3 million volumes, 14,500 periodical subscriptions, and 7,492 full-text electronic magazines. The University has over 100 graduate programs. With a population of 90,000, the town of Leuven is about 30 minutes northeast of Brussels in Belgium.(www.kuleuven.be)
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