Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education
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The Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education is a center of distinction at Santa Clara University
. It was created in 2005 through the merger of Bannan Center for Jesuit Education and the Arrupe Center for Community-based Learning, which today represent two of the three departments within the center.
. Originally the mandate of the institute was to improve and enhance the Ignatian spirit in the whole University community: faculty, students, staff, alumni and friends.
A number of programs at SCU today started at the institute including: the Eastside Project; graduate programs in Catechetics, Pastoral Liturgy, Liturgical Music and Spirituality which is now are part of SCU ECPPM
; departmental retreats Christian Life Community (CLC) that are a part of Campus Ministry.
The Bannan Institute awards Bannan Fellowships to Jesuit scholars to Santa Clara.; over the years, their books, research projects, lectures, and conferences spanned a variety of topics. These Fellows are spend one, two, or three quarters on campus at Santa Clara as the guest of a University Department. In collaboration with other units of the University, they engage in teaching, research, and/or other educational activities, in an area related to the mission of the Ignatian Center's Bannan Institute.
In early 1997 the Bannan Institute expanded its efforts to keep Santa Clara’s Catholic and Jesuit vision relevant. Its work today includes: Bannan Grants, explore journal , Bannan Visitors, Bannan Fellowships, Santa Clara Lectures, Bannan Retreats, a series of Justice Conferences, Western Conversations. The continuing mission is to promote the Catholic identity and Jesuit mission of the University.
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. The mandate of the Arrupe Partnership program is to establish a mutually beneficial partnership between Santa Clara University and the Eastside neighborhood of San Jose, California
in order to emphasize the Jesuit concern for justice within the University’s curriculum.
Today the partnership has yielded more than 50 community-based learning (CBL) sites at schools, parishes, and agencies across Silicon Valley
where approximately 1,200 students and faculty interact face-to-face with members of the community in programs including: homeless shelters, multilingual/ESL educational programs, law clinics, immigrant service centers, schools, church parishes, health care agencies, and senior centers.
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. The mandate of the Kolvenbach Solidarity Program was to enhance and expand immersion opportunities which had developed across campus since the early 1990s, which had previously been a part of Campus Ministries. The purpose of the immersion experiences is to reflect upon vocational discernment and their place in the world. The program facilitates immersion experiences for approximately 325 participants each year. Immersion experiences occur internationally in El Salvador
and Ecuador
as well as domestically in New Orleans, Louisiana
San Francisco, California
, Los Angeles, California
, the state of Mississippi
, the Appalachia
region, and the Navajo Nation
in the southwestern United States.
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose...
. It was created in 2005 through the merger of Bannan Center for Jesuit Education and the Arrupe Center for Community-based Learning, which today represent two of the three departments within the center.
Bannan Institute
The first department, created in 1982 is named for Louis I. Bannan, S.J.Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
. Originally the mandate of the institute was to improve and enhance the Ignatian spirit in the whole University community: faculty, students, staff, alumni and friends.
A number of programs at SCU today started at the institute including: the Eastside Project; graduate programs in Catechetics, Pastoral Liturgy, Liturgical Music and Spirituality which is now are part of SCU ECPPM
Santa Clara University School of Education, Counseling Psychology, and Pastoral Ministries
The School of Education, Counseling Psychology, and Pastoral Ministries at Santa Clara University was created in the fall of 2001 and brought together graduate programs in Counseling Psychology, Education, and Pastoral Ministries...
; departmental retreats Christian Life Community (CLC) that are a part of Campus Ministry.
The Bannan Institute awards Bannan Fellowships to Jesuit scholars to Santa Clara.; over the years, their books, research projects, lectures, and conferences spanned a variety of topics. These Fellows are spend one, two, or three quarters on campus at Santa Clara as the guest of a University Department. In collaboration with other units of the University, they engage in teaching, research, and/or other educational activities, in an area related to the mission of the Ignatian Center's Bannan Institute.
In early 1997 the Bannan Institute expanded its efforts to keep Santa Clara’s Catholic and Jesuit vision relevant. Its work today includes: Bannan Grants, explore journal , Bannan Visitors, Bannan Fellowships, Santa Clara Lectures, Bannan Retreats, a series of Justice Conferences, Western Conversations. The continuing mission is to promote the Catholic identity and Jesuit mission of the University.
Arrupe Partnerships
The second department, created in 1986 is named for Pedro ArrupePedro Arrupe
Fr. Pedro Arrupe, S.J. was the twenty eighth Superior General of the Society of Jesus. He was born in Bilbao, Spain.-Education and training:...
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Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
. The mandate of the Arrupe Partnership program is to establish a mutually beneficial partnership between Santa Clara University and the Eastside neighborhood of San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
in order to emphasize the Jesuit concern for justice within the University’s curriculum.
Today the partnership has yielded more than 50 community-based learning (CBL) sites at schools, parishes, and agencies across Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a term which refers to the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California in the United States. The region is home to many of the world's largest technology corporations...
where approximately 1,200 students and faculty interact face-to-face with members of the community in programs including: homeless shelters, multilingual/ESL educational programs, law clinics, immigrant service centers, schools, church parishes, health care agencies, and senior centers.
Kolvenbach Solidarity Program
The third department, created in 2005 is named for Peter Hans KolvenbachPeter Hans Kolvenbach
Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J., S.T.D. , was the 29th Superior General of the Society of Jesus, the largest male religious order of the Catholic Church.-Life:...
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Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
. The mandate of the Kolvenbach Solidarity Program was to enhance and expand immersion opportunities which had developed across campus since the early 1990s, which had previously been a part of Campus Ministries. The purpose of the immersion experiences is to reflect upon vocational discernment and their place in the world. The program facilitates immersion experiences for approximately 325 participants each year. Immersion experiences occur internationally in El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
and Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
as well as domestically in New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
, Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, the state of Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
, the Appalachia
Appalachia
Appalachia is a term used to describe a cultural region in the eastern United States that stretches from the Southern Tier of New York state to northern Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. While the Appalachian Mountains stretch from Belle Isle in Canada to Cheaha Mountain in the U.S...
region, and the Navajo Nation
Navajo Nation
The Navajo Nation is a semi-autonomous Native American-governed territory covering , occupying all of northeastern Arizona, the southeastern portion of Utah, and northwestern New Mexico...
in the southwestern United States.