The Servus Omnium Lecture Series at the University of Saint Francis combines business and philosophical precepts for a message of service for everyone. A breakfast and lecture, Servus Omnium 2026, "People of Hope: Living a Life of Service and Purpose", will be offered at the University of Saint Francis North Campus Gym on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.

Kerry Robinson, is President and CEO of Catholic Charities USA.  Kerry was the founding executive director of Leadership Roundtable and now serves as a member of its Board of Trustees.

Kerry, a member of the Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities and FADICA (Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities), has been an advisor to and trustee of more than 25 grant-making foundations, charitable nonprofits and family philanthropies.  Kerry served as the executive director of the Opus Prize Foundation which is responsible for an annual international million-dollar prize honoring people of faith whose lives are dedicated to the alleviation of human suffering.  

Kerry served as the director of development for Saint Thomas More Catholic Chapel and Center at Yale University and led a successful 75-million dollar fundraising drive to expand and endow the Chapel's intellectual and spirtual ministry, and to construct a Catholic student center, designed by Cesar Pelli, on Yale's campus.

Kerry is the author of the prize winning book, "Imagining Abundance:  Fundraising, Philanthropy, and A Spirtual Call to Service".  She is the recipient of the honorary doctorates and the recipient of the 2025 Laetare Medal from the University of Notre Dame.

Kerry and her husband, Michael Cappello, M.D., chair of pidemiology of Microbial Diseases at Yale School of Public Heahth, have two children, Christopher and Sophie.  

There are two ticket options available:

• Single ticket: $25 in advance, $30 at the door
• Table of 8:  $200

Please register by February 12, 2026.

Corporate sponsorships are also available. Contact Reba Copeland, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, University of Saint Francis, at rcopeland@sf.edu or 260-399-8050 to learn more about corporate sponsorships.

Agenda:

• 7:00 am blessing and prayer
• 7:10 am Mardi Gras breakfast buffet
• 7:45 am lecture and Q&A

For more information contact advancement@sf.edu or (260) 399-8034.