Programming and Events

March 3 - April 25, 2025

Ignatian Advocacy Madness has begun! This isn't just a competition, it's a call to action for the Seattle University campus community. Hosted by the Ignatian Solidarity Network, it's an opportunity for us to learn, pray, and act for just migration and environmental policies.

https://ignatiansolidarity.net/ignatian-advocacy-madness/

Calling all student groups, academic units, and departments!

Seattle University, we're currently in second place! But with your participation, we can climb to the top. Let's show our commitment to justice advocacy.

Your contributions are vital to the success of Ignatian Advocacy Madness. If you're hosting events related to environmental justice or humane migration policy, we want to hear from you. Share your activities with Campus Ministry and the Center for Social Transformation and Leadership, and we'll include them in our entries to highlight your impactful work. Email the Center for Social Transformation and Leadership at CSTL@seattleu.edu.

Don't miss out on the chance to be part of this important initiative. Reach out now with any questions or to share opportunities for engagement. We're here to support and amplify your efforts.

Submit your activities by Tuesday, April 22 to be featured!

Discover our partners working with Ignatian Advocacy Madness and join their efforts across the US and the globe:

• Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS)
• Kino Border Initiative
• Catholic Climate Covenant
• Laudato Si' Movement and Seattle University Laudato Si' Platform

Let's demonstrate our incredible work across campus and in our local communities!

Seattle University’s Center of Social Transformation and Leadership proudly presents the 2024 Partnership for Advancing Community Engagement (PACE) Fellowship Program. This transformative initiative is designed to empower faculty and graduate students by integrating community engagement into their research and teaching. The 2024 cohort will specifically focus on advancing economic development and addressing racialized disparities within communities.

Community-based research (CBR) is defined as a “partnership of students, faculty, and community members who collaboratively engage in research with the purpose of solving a pressing community problem or effecting social change” (Community-Based Research and Higher Education, Strand et al., 2004, p.3). CBR is an orientation to conducting academic research that:

• Relies on cooperation and communication between all research partners;
• Validates multiple sources of knowledge;
• Promotes the use of multiple methods of discovery;
• Pursues diverse means for disseminating research findings;
• Addresses the importance of power, privilege, and positionality in research practice; and
• Purposefully promotes social action in service of a more just and sustainable world.

In the ideal CBR project, academic scholars work in collaboration with community partners at every stage of the research process.

The program is designed to serve as a learning community for novice and experienced CBR practitioners working together to build individual and collective expertise and campus capacity. It will be organized around a series of interactive workshops, including invited speakers and published research on CBR. The emphasis will be on the “nuts and bolts” of designing and implementing CBR projects to have the greatest impact on community partners and on students.

2024 SU PACE Fellows

• Dr. Amanda Heffernan, College of Nursing
• Dr. Andrea Holtan, Albers Business School – Marketing
• Dr. Julius Moss, College of Arts & Sciences – Kinesiology

2025 SU PACE Fellows

• Dr. Robin Narruhn, College of Nursing
• Dr. David Feinstein, College of Education

These fellows support teams of faculty, students, and community partners in conducting research that addresses community-identified needs.

TIIPS4Wellbeing is bridging the gap between multiple sectors to focus on our global communities' holistic well-being (health, economics, education, and community).

Fall Dates Coming Soon