Jesuit Identity Resource

How best do we prepare our students for their roles of service in today's troubled world?

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

The year 2008, already with 2 disasters of epic proportions and a growing fear of a possible worldwide food shortage, is adding to our increasing concerns about globalization and social justice. How best do we prepare our students for their roles of service in today's troubled world?

Read COMMENTS (hyperlinked to the blog page) from Maureen Bergan, Spring Hill College, Director of Campus Ministry and David Johnson, Xavier University, Director of Peace and Justice and others.

 

 

Conferences

The Convention for the Common Good
July 11-13, 2008, Philadelphia, PA

The AJCU Human Resources Conference
October 29-31, Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)

The AJCU Mission and Identity Conference
November 7-9, Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)

The JSEA Presidents Conference
January 14-17, 2009, Crowne Plaza, Los Angeles, CA


 

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See and hear Fr. Michael Graham SJ, Xavier University President, in this 2-minute excerpt from his keynote address at the 18th annual Salute to Catholic School Alumni, in Louisville, KY.

Program Spotlight

Mission Week and Beyond: Raising the Level of Commitment

What MattersIn February, Rockhurst High School's Mission Week was very successful, breaking records in the level of donations. For the school's students, faculty and staff, the level of awareness of the need, as well as the gratitude expressed, was raised through recounting, discussion, and photography.

Jesuit Education Reader


Available July 2008
Edited by George W. Traub, SJ,
longtime director of Ignatian
Programs at Xavier University,
A Jesuit Education Reader, written
as a companion to Do You Speak
Ignatian?,
is a collection of the best
contemporary writing on the mission,
challenge, and state of
Jesuit education.