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Developing Vincentian Leaders Through Service Learning, Marilynn P. Fleckenstein Ph.D.
Developing Vincentian Leaders Through Service Learning, Marilynn P. Fleckenstein Ph.D.
Vincentian Heritage Journal
Niagara University has been aiding the surrounding impoverished community since 1965 with its service initiative, the Niagara University Community Action Program (NUCAP). The university also offers courses that incorporate service learning components in partnership with NUCAP. Service learning is defined and its benefits, especially to the students, are discussed. The ways in which students, faculty, and staff are made aware of and called to engage in the school’s Vincentian mission are described. The student-run NUCAP has made many students and alumni into effective leaders for service, social responsibility, and social change. Some are profiled. Staff service projects are also highlighted.
Foreword: Vincentian Higher Education And Poverty Reduction, Dennis H. Holtschneider C.M., Ed.D.
Foreword: Vincentian Higher Education And Poverty Reduction, Dennis H. Holtschneider C.M., Ed.D.
Vincentian Heritage Journal
This brief article introduces the issue by describing the best aspects of university life and what makes a university Vincentian. The task of Vincentian universities is twofold: to provide higher education to poor persons and to create a community of faculty and students with the knowledge and desire to combat poverty.
Vincentian Education: A Survey Of Its History, John E. Rybolt C.M., Ph.D.
Vincentian Education: A Survey Of Its History, John E. Rybolt C.M., Ph.D.
Vincentian Heritage Journal
From its beginning, the Congregation has worked in education, although until recently this was seen to conflict with its primary focus on missions. However, its involvement began with Vincent de Paul’s interest in instructing poor persons in religion. Vincent was also concerned with the reform of the clergy, so the Congregation became heavily committed to seminaries. Seminaries became especially important to the rebuilding of the French church after the Revolution. After the Jesuits’ suppression, the Vincentians took over many of their secondary schools and replaced the Jesuits at universities. In many international missions, the Vincentians intended to start seminaries but …
Undergraduate Program In Eastern Africa For Adults Serving The Poor, Susanne M. Dumbleton Ph.D.
Undergraduate Program In Eastern Africa For Adults Serving The Poor, Susanne M. Dumbleton Ph.D.
Vincentian Heritage Journal
Susanne Dumbleton explains what Vincentian universities in general can do to accomplish poverty reduction. Graduates should be prepared for careers that would enable them to influence government and the private sector to adopt the best solutions for poverty reduction. Students already in leadership positions should be empowered with skills and knowledge to increase their projects’ success. Poor persons’ access to education should be increased. Research should be conducted on poverty and poverty reduction. Dumbleton’s specific focus is on the undergraduate program at Tangaza College in Nairobi and its partnership with DePaul University. At the time she was writing, the program …
Untangling The Ivy: Discovering Vincentian Service Learning At Depaul University, Howard Rosing Ph.D.
Untangling The Ivy: Discovering Vincentian Service Learning At Depaul University, Howard Rosing Ph.D.
Vincentian Heritage Journal
Howard Rosing explains how community-based service learning has been implemented throughout curricula at DePaul University from 1998 to 2008. At the time the article was written, he was the executive director of the Steans Center for Community-based Service Learning, which oversees DePaul’s service learning courses. To do so effectively, the Center cultivates an atmosphere of respect among its staff and reflection on its own operations and on those of the university hierarchy. This is to ensure it does not promote injustice itself. Universities have historically treated surrounding communities as “laboratories for scholarship and ultimately institutional prestige,” and as groups without …
Poverty Reduction Initiatives At The Universidad De Santa Isabel: Vincentian Seeds Of Hope, Maria Asuncion G. Evidente D.C., Nenette L. Abrigo Ph.D., Virginia C. Reyes Ph.D.
Poverty Reduction Initiatives At The Universidad De Santa Isabel: Vincentian Seeds Of Hope, Maria Asuncion G. Evidente D.C., Nenette L. Abrigo Ph.D., Virginia C. Reyes Ph.D.
Vincentian Heritage Journal
Following its mission to be an agent of social transformation, the Universidad de Santa Isabel in the Phillipines has many initiatives for poverty reduction. The USI Saint Louise de Marillac Alternative College has a Social Entrepreneurship degree that teaches business and entrepreneurial skills along with social responsibility and Vincentian values. Tuition is based on a sliding scale, and the program also helps graduates establish their businesses. USI has a savings program for personnel and students. It also pays interest and makes loans, including loans for housing that have helped many people out of homelessness after natural disasters. Scholarships are also …
Vincentian University Partnerships For Urban Poverty Reduction, Marco Tavanti Ph.D., Merlinda A. Palencia, Margaret Guzzaldo
Vincentian University Partnerships For Urban Poverty Reduction, Marco Tavanti Ph.D., Merlinda A. Palencia, Margaret Guzzaldo
Vincentian Heritage Journal
This article discusses the vital need for academic and intersectoral partnerships in the effort to reduce global poverty, especially in cities of developing nations. The academic alliance between DePaul and Adamson universities, and their cooperation with popular organizations (POs) from the communities of poor persons in Manila are described. The activities of Adamson’s Vincentian Center for Social Responsibility (VCSR) and the POs are profiled. DePaul, Adamson, the POs, and the VCSR are working to “increase the leadership and organizational capacity of the POs.” The tenets of academic social responsibility and their reflection of Vincentian values are highlighted.