W.I.S.E.
Wisdom and Integration through the Spiritual Exercises
As a way to finding deeper meaning and purpose in their vocation and Seeking Integration and Wisdom (Xavier's understanding of its Jesuit Catholic educational identity), faculty engage in Ignatius Loyola's individual and group prayer of the Spiritual Exercises
Participants 2024-2025
Adam Clark - Theology (co-facilitator)Thilini Arivachandra - Management Information systems
Kelly Blank - Classics and Modern Languages
Brett Burton - School of Education
Hasan Faruq - Economics
Pete Mallow - Health Services Administration
Marcus Mescher - Theology
Thomas Wagner - Communication
Andrea Weickgenannt - Accountancy
Teresa Young - School of Education (co-facilitator)
Renee Zucchero - Psychology
Participants 2022-2023
Diane Ceo-DiFrancesco - Spanish
Dalia Diab - Psychology
Renea Frey - English
Lisa Jutte - Athletic Training
Margaret Martin - English
Wendy Maxian - Communications
Mich Nyawalo - Gender and Diversity Studies
Niamh O'Leary - English
Stacey Raj - Biology
Ann Ray - Biology
Stephen Yandell - English
Adam Clark - Theology (co-facilitator)
Teresa Young - Education (co-facilitator)
Participants (2020-21)
Adam Clark - Theology (co-facilitator)
Laney Bender Slack - Middle Childhood Education
Hem Raj Joshi - Mathematics
Mina Lee - Management and Entrepreneurship
Esmeralda Nastase - Mathematics
Haider Raad - Physics
Thomas Strunk - Classics (co-facilitator)
Teresa Young - Education
David Zoogah - Management and Entrepreneurship

Participants (2018-19)
Christine Anderson - History
Rashmi Assudani – Management & Entrepreneurship
Adam Clark – Theology
Waleed El-Ansary - Theology
Anna Ghee - Education
Tiffany Isaac – Sport Studies
Natalie Jacovkis - Spanish
Hema Krishnan - Management & Entrepreneurship
Anas Malik – Political Science
Linda Schoenstedt - Sport Studies
David Yi - Economics

Participants (2016-17)
Adam Clark - Theology
Thomas Knestrict - Education
Dennis Long - CPS / Social Work
Tom Merrill - Arts and Innovation, co-facilitator
Linda Schoenstedt - Sport Studies
George Traub - Mission and Identity, program director
Shelly Webb - Finance
Kathy Winterman - Education, co-facilitator