Annual Report 2014-2015
Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future
Throughout the year, ISN consistently engaged with members of the Ignatian network both in-person and online. Click the map to learn more about the stories of 2014-2015!
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The Arrupe Leaders Summits gathered 13 Jesuit and other Catholic high schools to deepen their their commitment to justice, expand their leadership skills, and learn about the leadership for justice witness of Pedro Arrupe, S.J. Bonds forged through the summit have led to shared service days, like that between St. Ignatius High School (Cleveland, OH) and Bishop Canevin High School (Pittsburgh, PA).
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ISN presented the “Legacy of the Martyrs” award to Kino Border Initiative (KBI), a Jesuit ministry on the U.S.-Mexico border. The award was created in honor of the 25th anniversary of the UCA martyrs and recognized individuals and organizations leading in their spirit. Pictured: Sean Carroll, S.J. receives the award at the KBI ceremony.
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Six Solidarity on Taps spanning from Detroit, MI, to Phoenix, AZ, gathered alumni of Jesuit institutions and former volunteers for evenings of socializing and social justice. Pictured: Andrés Arteaga, S.J. leads the St. Louis Solidarity on Tap in a discussion on immigration reform.
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This past June, the Immersion Coordinators Summit brought together 28 coordinators from nearly 20 Jesuit and other Catholic universities to examine immersions in the context of St. Ignatius’ Spritual Exercises.
“Creating the space for this group allowed for important conversations about the strengthening of these programs in their commitment to forming students’ commitment to solidarity. We also know from our previous Summit that greater resource sharing and collaboration across institutions will develop among the attendees afterward,” noted Chris Kerr, ISN Executive Director.
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Based in University Heights, OH, ISN utilizes online resources to raise awareness of global issues.
“Thank you for making available the video La Voz del Pueblo and for promoting solidarity with us here in Central America. At times it feels as if there is so little solidarity with the people here–especially here in Honduras. Thanks for keeping their dreams and nightmares in the eyes and hopefully in the hearts of so many in the U.S.”
John Donaghy, lay missioner in Honduras, reflecting on release of the La Voz Del Pueblo documentary. Visit igsol.net/lavoz to view the documentary.
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“Our students were inspired, challenged, touched, and affirmed. In all of a day and a half, your program and presenters moved our students from a place of nervousness and feelings of incompetence to a place of confidence based in knowledge and faith.”
Linda Land-Closson, Ph.D., Regis University, reflecting on the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice in Washington, D.C.
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On April 16, ISN honored Sr. Carol Keehan, D.C., with the Robert M. Holstein: Faith Doing Justice Award in a ceremony at Georgetown University. Sr. Carol Keehan, D.C., is the ninth president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association, the largest group of non-profit health care providers in the nation. Named for our late friend and Teach-In cofounder Robert Holstein, the Holstein Award recognizes one individual nationally each year who has demonstrated social justice leadership in the spirit of St. Ignatius of Loyola.
Road Trip!
Ignatian Solidarity Network had the opportunity to visit the communities of over 30 institutions in 18 cities over the course of the year. Red dots denote places ISN staff traveled for programming and networking purposes in the past year. (Not included on map: San Salvador, El Salvador and Montreal, Canada)
Engaging Institutions Nationwide
Stars denote ISN’s 2014-2015 member institutions.
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Appalachia-Science in the Public Interest
Bellarmine College Preparatory
Bellarmine Preparatory School
Boston College
Boston College High School
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School
Brophy College Preparatory
Canisius College
Cheverus High School
Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola (NYC)
College of the Holy Cross
Creighton University
De Smet Jesuit High School
Fairfield College Preparatory School
Fairfield University
Fordham Preparatory School
Fordham University
Georgetown University
Gesu Church (OH)
Gonzaga College High School
Gonzaga University
Holy Trinity Catholic Church (DC)
Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas
Jesuit High School Portland
Jesuit High School Sacramento
Jesuit Secondary Education Association
Jesuit Volunteer Corps
Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest
John Carroll University
LeMoyne College
Loyola Blakefield
Loyola High School of Los Angeles
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola School
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Maryland
Loyola University New Orleans
Marquette University
Marquette University High School
McQuaid Jesuit High School
Notre Dame School of Manhattan
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Regis Jesuit High School
Regis University
Saint Joseph’s University
Santa Clara University
Seattle University
St. Alphonsus Rodriguez Church
St. Ignatius College Prep
St. Ignatius College Preparatory
St. Ignatius High School
St. Ignatius Loyola Parish (CA)
St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish (MA)
St. John’s Jesuit High School & Academy
St. Joseph’s Preparatory School
St. Louis University High School
St. Mary’s Parish (MI)
St. Peter’s Preparatory School
St. Procopius & Holy Trinity Parishes (IL)
St. Robert Bellarmine Chapel
St. Therese Catholic Church (NC)
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
U.S. Jesuit Conference
University of San Francisco
University of Scranton
Walsh Jesuit High School
Wheeling Jesuit University
Xavier High School (NYC)
Xavier University