The World Reflected at The Woods - Self Guided Tour

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The World Reflected at The Woods - Self Guided Tour

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana 47876, United States

Created By: Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

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The World Reflected at The Woods Self-Guided Tour demonstrates the ongoing internationalization of The Woods since its French founder, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, and her companions first arrived in 1840. The goal is to share and educate highlights of global connections throughout The Woods via this self-guided tour that has components for both the on-campus and virtual Woods community. Visit various locations at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and the Sisters of Providence as each stop on the tour is titled using the building/grounds then the description highlights the people, architecture, cultural expression/global art, and more that is available in various spaces within the buildings/grounds.

The World Reflected at The Woods project is led by Kimberly LaComba, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Global Leadership at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with contributions from Ph.D. in Global Leadership doctoral students Karen Dyer, Marianna Foulkrod, Kristen Merchant, and Emilee Roberts. Gratitude is extended to SMWC, notably Alice Quinlan, and the Sisters of Providence, especially, Sister Jan Craven, Sister Janet Gilligan, and Sister Marie Grace Molloy, for their historical and archives expertise about The Woods. Most of all, thank you for joining us to learn about The Woods through a global lens.

The World Reflected at The Woods Tour highlights some of the many global components of The Woods and it is evolving. However, if there are global highlights that you would like considered as an addition to the tour, please contact kim.lacomba@smwc.edu.

Visit the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College's International Education Week website for more details about The World Reflected at The Woods and future projects. Learn more about the Ph.D. in Global Leadership program at SMWC!


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What You'll See on the Tour

Upon arriving at the main entrance of the Providence Spirituality and Conference Center make your way to the right past the front desk then continue down the hall and view The Woods' historical dioramas. Proceed through the double doors be... Read more
Upon entering the Church of Immaculate Conception, that was patterned after the Church of the Holy Trinity, located in Paris, France, the various paintings from Thaddeus von Zukotynski, who was from Poland and studied art in Germany, impr... Read more
South of the Church of Immaculate Conception in the main hallway of Providence Hall you will arrive at Room 110, that is a space dedicated to more than 100 years of collaborations amongst The Woods and Asia. View various artifacts and tr... Read more
Located outside and west of Providence Hall in the middle of The Woods' grounds along the Outdoor Way of The Cross path the labyrinth awaits your arrival. It is patterned after a labyrinth located in Chartres, France. The Saint Anne She... Read more
Located up the road northwest of the Saint Anne Chapel there is a viewing deck providing accessibility to Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto. There is an additional option to venture down the stairs for a closer look at a selection of the stone t... Read more
The main entrance of Le Fer Hall, named after sisters Mary Joseph and Francis Xavier who were fellow Sisters of Providence with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, faces to the north and is located on the south side of the avenue. Le Fer Hall i... Read more
While enjoying the rock path around Le Fer Lake located north of the Avenue, when you arrive to the western point of the lake, peer across the street at a now wooded area that was the former Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Train Station. The tracks... Read more
When arriving at Rooney Library, gaze upon the exterior of the main entrance of the building where you are greeted by Our Lady of The Woods, a high bas relief carving by German artist Adolph Gustav Wolter that was envisioned by Sister Esthe... Read more
Guerin Hall, situated to the east of Rooney Library and west of the Conservatory of Music, demonstrates globally influenced architecture such as Beaux-Arts and Renaissance Revivial. When entering Guerin Hall the rotunda is full of grandur... Read more
Visit the Conservatory of Music’s auditorium that is patterned from the Gewandhaus Opera Hall that was formally located in Leipzig, Germany. Located to the west in the Conservatory’s lobby is a choir historical display that includes the... Read more

 

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