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University of Detroit Mercy Celebrates Ten Years of Fundraising for the UCA Jesuit Martyrs Scholarship Fund

For ten years, the University of Detroit Mercy has hosted an annual fundraising event for the UCA Jesuit Martyrs Scholarship, which enables students living in impoverished communities in El Salvador to attend the UCA—the Jesuit university in San Salvador.
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Kevin and Trena Yonkers-Talz Receive Legacy of the Martyrs Award

On October 7, Kevin and Trena Yonkers-Talz, co-founders and co-directors of the El Salvador-based Casa de La Solidaridad study abroad program of Santa Clara University received the “Legacy of the Martyrs” award from the Ignatian Solidarity Network. Friends, colleagues, and family members were among the 120 people in attendance at Santa Clara University's Adobe Lodge as Kevin and Trena were recognized for their longstanding commitment to educating students about social justice issues in Central America.

Dean Brackley, S.J.

"It seems we need to allow their suffering to break our world apart in order for them to share with us the secret of God's transforming work in the world." - Dean Brackley, S.J.