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LUCAP(Loyola University Community Action Program )
Co-chairs: Danielle Gaubert and Kathleen Warner (865-2140)
Advisor: Rick Yelton (865-2141)
Composed of and directed by student volunteers, the Loyola University Community Action Program (LUCAP) is a campus organization having three primary goals, the first being to provide and direct volunteers in service-oriented activity within the community and the university, the second being to inform and promote involvement in the area of social justice, and the third being to aid in the volunteers' social and spiritual growth through their involvement in service and care-giving activities.
Click here for more information at the LUCAP homepage.
Big Brothers / Big Sister Collaborative
E-Board president: Samantha Piovesan (864-7915)
Advisor: George Gallien (864-7921)
The Big Brothers/Big Sisters Collaborative is a student organization that allows Loyola students to become a mentor for a local elementary school student. The goal of this program is for Loyola students to become effective positive role models whom elementary school students can admire, trust, and respect. For one hour a week, Loyola students connect with their "littles," assisting them in their school work, playing games with them, and helping guide them through the challenges of life. It is an unique one-on-one relationship that positively impacts the lives of both students, and promotes the Ignatian values of respect, service, shared discernment, care of the whole person and appreciation of things both great and small! The rewards of this program are priceless.
Click here for more information at the BBBS homepage.
SOA: School of the Americas Peace Protest
Students join thousands of people from around the world (including representatives from most Jesuit colleges and universities) to advocate for the closure of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, also known as the School of the Americas. The trip happens in late November. Before attending, you must register by completing an application in the University Ministry office and attend several training sessions which will be posted later this fall.
Contact Rick Yelton for more information, 865-2141.
Loyola Life
Loyola Life is an interdenominational student organization that advocates for the sacredness of human life at all stages, seeking to "protect and enhance human life from conception to natural death". The Loyola Life Group welcomes any member of the university community who seeks to understand and promote the dignity and interconnectedness of human life.
2007-08 president: Tim Nebel, tanebel@loyno.edu
Click here to visit the group's webpage.
Peace Issues
University Ministry has maintained an active presence in the effort to promote peace among the world's religions and in local, regional and international politics. Our activities range include prayer services, educational programs, forums, and other peace activities. Recent or ongoing programming related to this area includes:
• AHIMSA
• Loyola Life Group
• Pax Christi New Orleans
• SOA Peace Protest
• War in Iraq resources
JAMAICA EXPERIENCE
Students work in Kingston Jamaica at several Catholic social service agencies with at-risk youth and with the disadvantaged population. The program is designed to give participants an exposure to the Jamaican culture and the political, sociological, economic and spiritual issues of the Caribbean and developing world. Participants will work with those of the greatest need, which include the impoverished & challenged, and the disadvantaged young and the elderly.
Contact Fr. Ted Dziak for more information at 865-2304.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW ALL THE IGNACIO VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS
BELIZE SUMMER CAMP
Four to six students serve as volunteer 'Team Leaders' (senior counselors) at a two-week day camp in English-speaking Belize, Central America. The Team Leaders serve as guides and mentors for the Mayan high school youth, but also assist in teaching/ coaching. The trip is a three-week-plus (24 day) immersion experience. The camp itself in Dangriga is two-weeks (ten days). There will be an opportunity to experience the country of Belize, a land of rain forests, cayes, jaguars and wonderful people.
Contact Fr. Ted Dziak for more information at 865-2304.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW ALL THE IGNACIO VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS
Alternative Mardi Gras - Saltillo, Mexico
Christ the Builder is a week-long mission experience is for people from all walks of life and perhaps different faith perspectives. In the program, participants not only build houses, but also build relationships with God, one another, and with the people of Saltillo, Mexico.
For more information, contact Arlene Wiltz at 861-5494.
2004 Trip to Saltillo
TWINS (Two Worlds IN Solidarity)
The following program has been suspended until further notice. However, we are currently trying to canvas interest in the program, so if you are interested, please contact Kurt Bindewald at 865-3226.
For students who desire an extended hands-on experience of life in Nicaragua. They spend their Christmas break living and working with host campesino families and reflecting with experts on the realities of village and urban life in that Central American country.
Some degree of proficiency in conversational Spanish is required.
Applications are available in the University Ministry office and are due at the end of the spring semester.
Contact Kurt Bindewald for more information at 865-3226.
