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Sister Mary John Bosco E Amakwe pictured with Mr. Matthew DeFeo, Metadata Coordinator and Acquisitions Associate – University Libraries

Our esteemed colleague Sister Mary John Bosco E Amakwe (Sister Bosco) has recently donated a copy of the book: The Roman Curia: History, Theology, and Organization, (Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2024). by Monsignor Anthony Ekpo. This print volume is available at Walsh Library and is part of the Main Collection and can be located under the Library of Congress Call Number: BX1818.E36 2024. More information on this book can be found via the following citation link.

As Sister Bosco notes, the inspiration and actual donation arose during her vacation in Nigeria that occurred earlier this year. During this time, Sister Bosco learned about a book launch and signing event organized by the clergy affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Umuahia. The honoree was Reverend Monsignor Anthony Onyemuche Ekpo, Under-Secretary of the Promoting Integral Human Development in the Roman Curia who also happened to be mentored by Sister Bosco who encouraged him to move from Australia and pursue a Ph.D. in Canon Law at her alma mater, the Gregorian University located in Rome.

Sister Bosco made the most of this experience as individuals were encouraged to arise up and offer a few words, make donations, and buy the book. She did just that! As a lover of books, instead of buying one copy for herself, Sister Bosco bought an extra copy and told the audience that the second copy would be donated to the Seton Hall University Libraries in the United States to encourage research.

According to Sister Bosco, This donation not only benefits the University Libraries and our research community, but The CORE Academic Department and their perpetual efforts to promote the importance of the Catholic Intellectual Tradition.

The life and work of Sister Bosco is also inspirational. Sister Bosco was educated in Rome having earned her Ph.D. in Communication and Sociology from the Pontifical Gregorian University, a Master of Arts in Communication from Pontifical Salesian University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Missionary Spirituality from Pontifical Urban University. In addition, Sister Bosco earned another MA in Post-Conflict State Reconstruction and a Graduate Certificate in United Nations Studies from Seton Hall University School of Diplomacy and International Relations in 2017.

From student to professor, Sister Bosco joined the Seton Hall faculty in 2008 and taught Rhetoric in the Department of Communication and the Arts until 2018. During the 2018-2019 academic year, she taught the courses: “Journey of Transformation” and now teaches: “Christianity and Culture in Dialogue,” within the University CORE Academic Department.

Sister Bosco is also the author of the masterwork: The Factors Influencing the Mobility of Women to Leadership and Management Positions in Media Industries in Nigeria (Rome: Pontificia Universitas Gregoriana Facultas Scientiarum Socialium, 2006)

She is a contributor to recent publications housed at the Seton Hall University Libraries and urges readership of resources found within the stacks of Walsh Library including: The Narratives of Saints Perpetua, Felicity, and Their fellow martyrs, New York, Lexington Books, 2024 and Handbook of African Catholicism, New York: Orbis Books, 2022. She has also published book chapters and many articles on Africa, especially on Women, Communications and the Media, the Roman Catholic Church, and society at large.

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