--- title: "ARCHtalk Speaker Series" url: "/academics/arch/speaker-series" type: page date: 2026-09-11 updated: 2026-09-18 --- # ARCHtalk Speaker Series The ARCH Innovation Exchange # ARCHtalk Speaker Series The ARCHtalk Speaker Series brings leading thinkers, practitioners and innovators to Manhattan University for conversations about the forces shaping our lives, our professions and our world. Part of the ARCH Innovation Exchange, the series explores complex questions through multiple perspectives รข€” connecting analytics, research, creativity and humanity across disciplines. Image ![An image of a captive audience at Manhattan University listening to an ARCHtalk speaker.](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3_327w/public/media/2026-09/009-MU-ARCtalk-022626.jpg?h=10d202d3&itok=TiHVt7kl) ## Reclaiming Ourselves: The Magnificent Human in the Age of AI The ARCHtalk Speaker Series at Manhattan University is proud to welcome **Fr. Enzo Del Brocco, CP, PhD, President of Catholic Theological Union in Chicago**, for *Reclaiming Ourselves: The Magnificent Human in the Age of AI* on Monday, October 5. Image ![Image of Fr. Enzo Del Brocco](/sites/default/files/styles/original_aspect_ratio_400/public/media/2026-09/Fr-Enzo-Del-Brocco.png?itok=3-X9b5bE) **Fr. Enzo Del Brocco, CP, PhD**, is a Passionist priest, moral theologian and President of Catholic Theological Union (CTU) in Chicago. Ordained in 1996, he holds a doctorate in Catholic Healthcare Ethics from Duquesne University, which he earned summa cum laude in 2024 with a dissertation examining Pope Francis's integral ecology and global bioethics. **This lecture enriches the student learning experience while advancing the University's ARCH initiative.** Following the May 2026 release of Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, *Magnifica Humanitas*, on safeguarding human dignity in the age of artificial intelligence, the Riverdale community called for a public forum to engage its themes. The conversation speaks directly to Manhattan University's identity as a Lasallian Catholic institution committed to the dignity of the human person. Fr. Enzo Del Brocco will lead that conversation on October 5 through both a student panel and a public ARCHtalk. [Register for the October 5 ARCHtalk](https://manhattancollege.formstack.com/forms/archtalk_ai_in_humanities) ## What to Expect ARCHtalk features speakers whose work crosses disciplines or brings a distinctive perspective to contemporary issues, including artificial intelligence, healthcare, ethics, business, science, engineering, creativity, sustainability and the humanities. Events may include lectures, moderated conversations, panels, interviews and audience Q&A, giving students, faculty, staff, alumni and guests opportunities to engage directly with speakers and their ideas. ## Why ARCHtalk Matters ARCHtalk brings students, faculty and the broader Manhattan University community together to explore consequential questions through multiple disciplines and perspectives. Rooted in the ARCH Innovation Exchange (Analytics, Research, Creativity and Humanity), the series creates space for thoughtful conversations about the ideas, technologies and challenges shaping our lives, professions and society. Through lectures, conversations, panels and audience Q&A, ARCHtalk connects scholarship, innovation, professional practice and human values while encouraging curiosity, interdisciplinary thinking and new connections across the University community. ## Questions on The ARCH Innovation Exchange? Robert Cole Executive Director of Marketing and Communications Manhattan University Phone: [718-862-7993](tel:7188627993) Email: