SCU Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education

Join us in honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by participating in our Day of Service opportunity with Our City Forest in San Jose! DATE: Jan. 18th TIME: 8:30am - 12pm LOCATION: Our City Forest in San Jose THEME: Caring for our Common Home DETAILS: All community members, including friends and family, are welcome to join! Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3BNhPOY

Join us in honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by participating in our Urban Plunge event in partnership with Faithful Fools! LOCATION: Faithful Fools in San Francisco DATE: Saturday, January 11 TIME: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM COST: $25 per participant (financial aid available) TRANSPORTATION: to/from campus provided This event is open to all students, undergrad, and graduate Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3BNhPOY

Spring Break Immersion applications are due January 26! During the Spring Break Immersion trip to Appalachia, West Virginia, SCU students will spend the week learning about the Appalachian region, including its rich labor rights history and complex environmental, social, and economic realities. Students will engage with the critical issues surrounding energy, sustainability, and public health for communities and economies rooted in the coal industry and devastating practices such as mountaintop removal. Learn more at scu.edu/immersions Trip Dates: Saturday, March 22 - Saturday, March 29, 2025 Cost: $800

Spring Break Immersion applications are due January 26! This immersion in the heart of San Francisco connects participants with people whose well-being is often disregarded. Immersion participants will experience what it is to grow relationships through daily engagement, discussion of current issues, and reflection. SCU students will be hosted by Faithful Fools Street Ministry, an organization focused on shattering myths about those living in poverty. Other organizations the group will engage with include: Glide, Tenderloin Community Benefit District, The Healing Well, and St. Francis Living Room. Learn more at scu.edu/immersions Trip Dates: Saturday, March 22 - Friday, March 28, 2025 Cost: $450

Introducing 2024-2025 Ignatian Fellow, Perry Kleinlein '27! Perry is studying Economics and will be working with Catholic Charities Emergency Food Distribution. "I really hope to create long-lasting connections with the people I serve, leaders in the organization I work for, other students doing the Fellowship, and Ignatian Center Staff. I am interested in studying economic inequality and its interactions with sustainability, so I think I will benefit greatly from developing hands-on connections with those who experience the implications of inequality directly and those who have developed careers centered around helping the less fortunate."

Introducing 2024-2025 Ignatian Fellow, Will Jaspen '26! Will is majoring in Environmental Studies & Music and will be working with Garden to Table. "I am eager to deepen my understanding of social challenges through the fellowship’s mentorship and resources, and to develop new strategies for making a meaningful difference. Whether through nature, music, or any other community-based initiatives, I'm confident the Ignatian Fellowship will help me create a lasting impact, while also enriching my spiritual life and commitment to social justice."

Introducing 2024-2025 Ignatian Fellow, Nicholas Buckley '28! Nicholas is majoring in Mechanical Engineering and will be working with Catholic Charities Emergency Food Distribution. "As a practicing Catholic, I have an obligation to help those in need. Santa Clara University helps students embrace this value through the Jesuit ethos of "Ad majorem Dei gloriam"- meaning working for 'the greater glory of God'."

Introducing 2024-2025 Ignatian Fellow, Nico Hay '28! Nico will be working with Grail Family Services' Yes We Can ... Read! "I would like to use this experience as an opportunity to practice my reflection and contemplation skills. I was ignorant of the importance of reflection when you're learning about or contributing to social justice and civic issues. During my immersion program, I learned that reflection is almost, if not equally important as action."

Introducing 2024-2025 Ignatian Fellow, Msgana Keleta '27! Msgana is majoring in Psychology and will be working with St. Mary's Eritrean Church. "I want to share my own experiences and lessons that I have learned through making mistakes and just going through life so that they may feel a sense of comfort and reduced anxiety. This would give me the opportunity to teach the students some values by expressing them in the experiences I have had in a way that is understandable for them."

Introducing 2024-2025 Ignatian Fellow, Megan Milligan '25! Meg is majoring in English and will be an Ignatian Fellowship Small Group Facilitator and will work with Santa Cruz Bread and Roses. "Being an Ignatian Fellow means being devoted to being a person for and with others. That is through being dedicated to social justice, community, simple living, and faith. Social justice is something I have been incredibly passionate about, and I have committed my time at Santa Clara to living out."