McGinley-Rice Symposium on Justice for Vulnerable Populations
The 14th annual McGinley-Rice Symposium on Justice for Vulnerable Populations will
explore "The Face of the Person Who is Incarcerated," October 26-27, 2023, at Duquesne
University's Power Center in Pittsburgh, PA.
Contact Hours
Contact hours will be offered for nursing, social work and psychology.
Duquesne University, School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing
professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission
on Accreditation.
Symposium Fees
The 2023 McGinley-Rice Symposium is a two-day event which includes meals as part of
the fees: Thursday (breakfast, lunch and a reception) and Friday (breakfast and lunch).
The Symposium is free to current Duquesne University students, faculty, staff and those with religious affiliation. For those outside
of these designations, the following fees apply:
- General Admission (both days): $200
- General Admission (Thurs only): $150
- General Admission (Fri only): $75
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Questions
For questions, assistance and further information, please contact us
The McGinley-Rice Symposium on Justice for Vulnerable Populations is a unique scholarly
forum for nurses and other health care professionals to address issues of social justice
in health care. Organized annually by the holder of the Jacques Laval Endowed Chair
in Justice for Vulnerable Populations at the Duquesne University School of Nursing,
the McGinley-Rice Symposium is an expression of the mission of the Congregation of
the Holy Spirit, the Catholic missionary order that founded Duquesne and assists needy
and marginalized persons throughout the world. Each year, the Symposium looks into
the face of a specific vulnerable population and views the world through their eyes,
including:
- The Face of the Person Who is Socially Isolated
- The Face of the Person Who is Poor
- The Face of the Person Who is Hungry
- The Face of the Person Who is Homeless
- The Face of the Person Who has been Trafficked
- The Face of the Person with an Addiction
- The Face of the Person with a Disability
- The Face of the Person Who Has Experienced Violence
- The Face of Mental Illness
- The Face of the Child
- The Face of the Veteran
- The Face of the Immigrant
- The Face of the Elderly
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