Scott Salvato has been the Director of Campus Ministries at Molloy College since 2004. He received a B.A. in Theology with minors in history and philosophy from St. Bonaventure University in 1993. He taught theology at Holy Trinity High School in Hicksville Long Island for four years before becoming a Campus Minister at St. John’s University. He was a Campus Minister at St. John's for seven years. He earned a Master of Arts degree in Theology in 2000 from St. John’s and is now completing his dissertation for his Doctorate in Modern World History there. He is an adjunct-professor of history and theology. Scott resides on Long Island, where he was born and raised, with his wife Kate and their three children. Scott is an avid rugby player for the Long Island Rugby Club.

Abstract for Panel Panel Two: University Faculty for Life and Its Long Island Chapter: Goals, History, Activities, and Future

Activities and Future of Faculty for Life

Efforts to educate the academic community as a whole about pro-life principles often runs into either passionate ideology or tired apathy. Bringing discussion and novel perspectives to the debate can sometimes preempt well-known and thoroughly argued positions. The rapid advancement of technology combined with real-world moral problems brought to the public eye can serve to illuminate the basic moral principles that people rely on to think about and debate pro-life questions. Academia should be the place where this discussion is most welcome. Some of Faculty For Life’s programs have been successful in starting this discussion again.

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