Twice a year, alumni and current CTEQ students gather on campus to discuss timeless works of art and literature.
Recent symposia include:
Marc Guerra, Ph.D.
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
The seeds of a liberal education need to be cultivated over the course of a lifetime.
Symposium Director
CTEQ Programs
Core Texts & Enduring Questions Minor
CTEQ introduces students to the dialogue between the best of ancient and modern thought as a way of providing access to the permanent questions human beings must face. As students engage directly with the great thinkers who have shaped our tradition, they sharpen their reasoning, writing, and speaking skills and develop an articulate appreciation for their own humanity. Working with and through the University’s required Foundations Program, this elite Great Books minor is compatible with every major the University offers.
CTEQ Pre-College Summer Program
This pre-college summer program is open to rising juniors and seniors in high school who want to participate in a competitive, academically oriented taste of being a college student. Students will live in a college dormitory alongside current Assumption students and meet each day with faculty members to discuss readings in philosophy, political science, art history, and theology. Participating students meet new friends, learn to address challenging ideas and questions in a mature way, and gain the confidence that they can thrive in a college setting.