b'EducationBUILDING BRIDGESCommunicators from high schools and universities come together to spread the Marianist Charism to anything we do. By Linda BehrensA s Marianists, our strength really comes from our Bridge Project aimed at effectively communicatingcollaboration. Its part of who we are. It applies Marianist mission and identity. We have Marianist universities, Marianist high Deacon Patrick Wheadon, director,schools, and retreat centers. We work together butMarianist Office of Sponsorship also independently in a lot of ways, Deacon Pat said.With collaboration in mind, the Marianist Office The needs of these sponsored ministries are necessarilyof Sponsorship and the Association of Marianist different because of the nature of the ministries andUniversities (AMU) gathered communicationsgeographic location. The real crux of this is how weprofessionals at Marianist secondary schools and leverage and share resources amongst our schools inuniversities as part of the Marianist Educational areas where we have commonality.Marianist Brother Tom Giardino, thePHOTOS BY JERRY NAUNHEIMexecutive director of the AMU, also col-laborated in the planning of this forumwith the Marianist Office of Communi-cations and communicators at Marian-ist schools and universities. Deacon Patworks with the secondary schools, andTHOMAS PALOMERACommunications Specialist Central Catholic High SchoolSan AntonioTakeaways from the forum for me include aneven better understanding of how to effectivelycommunicate the Marianist Charism to prospectivestudents/families around our community. Also, howto continue to keep our Marianist mission alive andforward-facing in every message, line of communi-cation, post, etc. we have. It has been extremelyhelpful to build these relationships among ourschools across the country so we can continue toshare our ideas and collaborate.8Call 1.800.348.4732'