The Use of Place in Sustaining Ursuline Identity
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2016-07
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MA in Cultural Sustainability
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Abstract
At
one
time,
Ursuline
sisters
represented
a
notable
share
of
faculty
and
administrative
positions
within
the
educational
ministries
they
founded,
Sacred
Heart
Schools
(Louisville,
KY).
Over
the
last
fifty
years,
the
number
of
sisters
has
declined
significantly,
and
active
Ursuline
participation
within
the
schools
is
now
minimal.
When
living
examples
of
an
organization’s
purpose
are
no
longer
present,
how
can
a
connection
to
place
and
interpretive
experiences
serve
to
convey
the
culture,
legacy
and
values
of
such
individuals?
The
purpose
of
the
following
paper
is
to
discuss
the
importance
of
place
in
the
cultural
interpretation
of
the
Ursuline
sisters
and
to
recommend
mechanisms
for
keeping
their
legacy
meaningful
and
relevant
to
community
members.
This
will
be
accomplished
through
(1)
a
brief
history
of
the
Ursulines
and
Sacred
Heart
Schools,
(2)
current
interpretive
challenges
(3)
a
discussion
of
the
importance
of
place
in
Ursuline
identity,
(4)
examples
of
campus
places
with
interpretive
value
and
(5)
recommendations
for
better
interpretive
use
of
such
places.