About the Presenter(s)
Nick Cardilino, Director, Campus Ministry's Center for Social Concern
Location
Kennedy Union Room 211
Start Date
4-1-2023 11:00 AM
End Date
4-1-2023 11:50 AM
Abstract/Description
Since 2013, Campus Ministry's Center for Social Concern has brought a small group of students to the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in Washington, D.C. In their Young Leaders Initiative program, students learn about social justice issues and how they relate to Catholic teaching. On the fourth day, they have the opportunity to meet with their congressional representatives and senators or their aides to discuss three legislative issues that the U.S. Bishops are advocating for. A panel of past participants will talk about what they learned, how they grew as leaders and how the experience gave them hope for positive change when advocating for social justice with a faith community. Their panel presentations will include the influence of prayer. They will also discuss the projects they did upon their return to campus.
Goals for Attendees
Attendees will recognize the forum themes of contextualizing education and instilling hope through students' experience of the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering--Young Leaders Initiative. Attendees will brainstorm ways to do similar student leadership development and teaching in their own areas with the pedagogical tools of meeting with elected officials, reflective discussions on conference attendance and perhaps even prayer.
Empowering Hopeful Student Leaders at the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering
Kennedy Union Room 211
Since 2013, Campus Ministry's Center for Social Concern has brought a small group of students to the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in Washington, D.C. In their Young Leaders Initiative program, students learn about social justice issues and how they relate to Catholic teaching. On the fourth day, they have the opportunity to meet with their congressional representatives and senators or their aides to discuss three legislative issues that the U.S. Bishops are advocating for. A panel of past participants will talk about what they learned, how they grew as leaders and how the experience gave them hope for positive change when advocating for social justice with a faith community. Their panel presentations will include the influence of prayer. They will also discuss the projects they did upon their return to campus.
Comments
https://www.accunet.org/Portals/70/UpdateNewsletter/Update-Spring2020.pdf (see p. 7)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xAClJy_2R8VS9k2c6dpUixQwGNlzcMV7/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=113672417300055813623&rtpof=true&sd=true
https://www.usccb.org/offices/justice-peace-human-development/catholic-social-ministry-gathering
https://www.usccb.org/offices/justice-peace-human-development/young-leaders-initiative
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eayKYpxCm_E&ab_channel=UniversityofDayton
https://youtu.be/TLn9_t3OAAQ