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Three Chaminade Scholars stand arm in arm behind the coffee table they built. The table is stained wood with a glass top displaying a world map.

Gather Around the Marianist Table

By Michelle Schweickart

At the end of the 2024 spring semester, seniors in a University of Dayton honors program known as the Chaminade Scholars gifted the Marian Library with a coffee table they built to illustrate the worldwide presence of the Marianist spirit. 

Created by Patrick Szubryt, Matt Garcia, John-Paul Bugada, Jordan Marsh, Ben Vierheller and Miley Azbill with the help of Brother M. Gary Marcinowski, S.M., professor emeritus of art and design, the piece, which they titled “Marianist Table,” was part of a capstone project to explore faith and vocation and highlight the Marianist charism. A world map under a glass panel symbolizes the Marianist spirit of welcoming people of all cultures and traditions to the table “to be nurtured, to celebrate each other as family and friends, to share in spirited conversations, to feel the special bond of unity as brothers and sisters in the Family of God.” Marian Library visitors can gather around the table in the Marian Library reading room. 

January is Marianist Heritage Month. Join us in celebrating the Marianists at the University of Dayton and across the world and thanking them for all they do. 

— Michelle Schweickart is the library specialist in the Marian Library.

A version of this article originally appeared in Volume 2 of Tidings: An Annual Comminiqué from the Marian Library.

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