Peace and Justice in ACCU’s Winter Newsletter

ACCU recently released the winter edition of Update, our quarterly newsletter. Read Update in full here. Peace and Justice highlights include:

Justice Dept. Grants Help Combat Injustice: Nine ACCU member institutions have received a boost to their efforts to combat violence against women with grants from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Violence Against Women. Among the recipients of grants to reduce sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking on campus are Saint Leo University, Benedictine University (IL), Mercy College of Health Sciences, Loyola University Maryland, Siena Heights University, Saint Anselm College, Felician University, Georgian Court University, and the College of Mount Saint Vincent.

Alverno Athletes Take Charity Title: Student athletes at Alverno College collected 13,235 items and donations for “Cans Across the Conference,” an annual food drive, marking the seventh straight year Alverno has collected the most items in the competition.

College of St. Joseph Students Serve Community: Students at the College of St. Joseph are working on a large-scale service project that involves the renovation of three apartments used by the county’s POISE (Parenting on our Own In a Safe Environment) program for pregnant and parenting youth ages 16-22, who are currently or will soon be homeless.

La Roche Explores Designing with Purpose: La Roche College’s Interior Design Advisory Board hosted a presentation on “Inspiring Lives with Design: Influencing Interiors through Purpose.” The presentation, given by Lisa Robison, founder of the nonprofit Dwell with Dignity, focused on bringing inspirational design to those experiencing poverty and homelessness.

Marquette and USD Earn Civic Engagement Awards: Marquette University and University of San Diego were chosen among five institutions nationally to receive the 2016 Washington Center Higher Education Civic Engagement Awards.

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Marquette University selected for the 2016 Higher Education Civic Engagement Award

Marquette University, in living its mission of “Be the Difference”, recently received the 2016 Higher Education Civic Engagement Award from The Washington Center. The Higher Education Civic Engagement Award is awarded to a four year institution that participates in projects that address public concerns on the local or global level. Out of 100 nominations, Marquette was one of five universities selected for the award. Marquette was honored for its Near West Side Partners initiative and many other partnerships that help the local Milwaukee community. The Near West Side Partners initiative is a local project that addresses neighborhood challenges while promoting the positive events going on in Milwaukee’s near west side.  The initiative was founded in 2014 by Marquette University, Harley Davidson, Miller Coors, Aurora Healthcare, and Potawatomi Business Development Corporation.

“As a Catholic and Jesuit institution, an important aspect of our mission is to make a significant impact in our community. This award signifies that we are making strides toward fulfilling that mission,” said Marquette President, Michael R. Lovell.

To learn more about Marquette University and the Higher Education Civic Engagement Award, please visit Marquette’s website.

Call for Papers: Engaging Pedagogies in Catholic Higher Education

Manuscripts are currently being accepted for a new journal, Engaging Pedagogies in Catholic Higher Education (EPiCHE), created by ACCU member St. Mary’s College of California. It is an open access peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the advancement of the theory, research, policy and practice of civic engagement, community-based research, service-learning, leadership, and social justice education in the context of Catholic higher education.  Read the call for papers online.