Leader Retreat Schedule and Retreat Documents
Description: Schedule and materials for student leaders for domestic and international service-immersion experiences.
Leadership Training Packet – Domestic Experiences
/in Canisius College, Group Formation, Logistics, Prayer, ReflectionDescription: The leadership training packet for domestic service-immersion experiences.
Domestic Immersion Covenant Agreement
/in Canisius College, Group Formation, Liability & Risk Management, LogisticsDescription: Covenant for behavior and conduct for Canisius’ domestic service-immersion experiences.
Participant Agreement and Release Form
/in College of the Holy Cross, Group Formation, Liability & Risk Management, LogisticsDescription: Student participant agreement and release form
Vincentian in Action Pre-Trip Meeting Plans
/in DePaul University, Group Formation, Prayer, ReflectionDescription: This includes pre-trip meeting plans 1,2,3. Meeting one explores the way of Awareness, meeting 2 is Dialogue, and 3 is Solidarity. Included in this document are reflections, activities, questions, and exercises to build community.
“The Penguin Was Real” by Dean Brackley, S.J.
/in DePaul University, Group Formation, Post-Trip, Reading Resources, ReflectionDescription: A reflection by Dean Brackley, S.J., about his time in Peru and the reality of poverty in our world
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“Experiencing God in the Poor”
/in DePaul University, Group Formation, Prayer, ReflectionDescription: This article by a Vincentian, Fr. Theodore Wiesner, is the foundational article for the framework of Vincentians in Action used at DePaul for service and justice work. The article talks about the movements between AWARENESS, DIALOGUE, and SOLIDARITY when encountering the poor. All immersion participants receive this article to read upon their acceptance and through the pre-trip meetings each WAY is explored.
Moving Like a Starfish: Beyond a Unilinear Model of Student Transformation in Service Learning Classes
/in Group Formation, Post-TripDescription: Article entitled “Moving Like a Starfish: Beyond a Unilinear Model of Student Transformation in Service Learning Classes” published in a 2006 edition of the Journal of College and Character.
Appalachian Region Poverty Simulation
/in Appalachia, Group Formation, Wheeling Jesuit UniversityDescription: A split group poverty simulation highlighting rural Appalachian issues.
Appalachian Institute Immersion Goals Outline
/in Appalachia, Evaluation & Assessment, Group Formation, Post-Trip, Wheeling Jesuit UniversityDescription: General outline of basic goals for Appalachian Institute immersion trips and ways to meet them through proper planning and reflection pieces.