Ignatian Immersion & Solidarity Program

List of 4 items.

• Freshman Year

  Who is My Neighbor?
  Freshmen will complete 10 documented hours serving their local community in conjunction with a program or nonprofit organization whose principal aim is to meet the needs of underserved members of our community. Students may start to fulfill their community engagement requirements as early as June prior to their freshman year.

• Sophomore Year

  Living in Kinship
  Sophomores will complete 20 documented hours serving their local community in conjunction with a program or nonprofit organization whose principal aim is to meet the needs of underserved members of our community. All sophomores also participate in a Sophomore Community Day which accounts for five of their required hours. The students spend this school day volunteering at different organizations throughout the greater Denver area.

• Junior Year

  Building Bridges
  During junior year, students expand their experience of community engagement by recognizing and sharing in the diverse gifts people have to offer, especially people most marginalized from society. Students work two weeks in the spring as full-time volunteers with one agency, completing at least 60 hours of community engagement. To further explore and reflect on what it means to be Men and Women with and for Others in daily life, students need to complete another 10 hours of direct engagement with underserved members of our community. 

• Senior Year

  Pursuing Justice
  During senior year, students are called to deepen their understanding of accompaniment with the vulnerable and marginalized. All seniors have the opportunity to enroll in a semester-long immersion course, during which they will spend approximately a week in direct engagement with the community they learn about during the course. Immersions take place locally, nationally and internationally. Seniors who opt not to enroll in an immersion course must complete 25 hours of engagement on their own.