Graduate Student Service Initiative Welcome! Thank you for your interest in service opportunities and the Graduate Student Service Initiative! Here you will find: What’s New? 
Habitat Build Day for Graduate Students on Saturday September 20, 2008. Scroll to Information about Service Opportunities for Graduate Students to read more! Questions?
Contact: Amy Maher at 410-617 2699 or email anmaher1@loyola.edu, Graduate Student Service Initiative Back to the top
The Mission of Loyola College &
The Center for Community Service & Justice Loyola College’s Jesuit identity is what largely sets it apart from other institutions. Perhaps as you researched graduate programs found this to be of value and may be partly why you chose to attend Loyola. The mission of the College, as well as the mission for the Center for Community Service and Justice, can be found below and clearly outline the Loyola difference of living as men and women for and with others. Loyola College: “Loyola College in Maryland is a Jesuit Catholic university committed to the educational and spiritual traditions of the Society of Jesus and to the ideals of liberal education and the development of the whole person. Accordingly, the College will inspire students to learn, lead and serve in a diverse and changing world.” Center for Community Service & Justice: “The Center for Community Service and Justice engages students and the broader Loyola College community in education through service for a just and equitable world. We are committed to collaboration with community partners and to involvement with people who are marginalized, especially those who are materially poor. Our work is inspired by, and flows from, the Jesuit Catholic educational mission at Loyola College that calls for a dynamic integration of academic excellence, social responsibility and faith that serves justice.” Back to the top
“Why service?” Better question: Why hunger?
Why homelessness?
Why illiteracy?
Why unemployment?
Because we need to... - Reconcile our differences.
- Attempt to understand different political viewpoints.
- Believe that our city can be safer.
- Live not as individuals but as members of a community.
- Break the cycle of poverty
- Transcend and broaden our viewpoints
- Respond to the environmental dangers which threaten our planet.
- Seek world peace in a world fractured by division.
- Connect to one another.
- Live in solidarity with those most in need.
- See the faces of our sisters and brothers as the face of God.
~ Father Timothy Brown, S.J.
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What is the Graduate Student Service Initiative? This Initiative has taken shape as part of Loyola College’s desire to continuously incorporate the Jesuit mission into graduate programs on a deeper level. As mentioned above, you have carefully chosen this institution, maybe in part for its commitment to service and justice. This Initiative will hopefully allow you to pursue your hopes of further developing yourselves as men and women for and with others. The primary GOALS are as follows: - To continuously extend the Jesuit mission of service and justice to all members of the Loyola community
- Make more information regarding Loyola service opportunities available to graduate students
- A website that offers information on opportunities; and to way to personally prepare for your service, reflect on your experience, and provide an evaluation (also known as the P.A.R.E. model)
- Provide opportunities for graduate students to work together outside the formal classroom to foster more of a connection to the greater Loyola community
- Become a pioneer among Jesuit schools in engaging the graduate community in service
Loyola recognizes that graduate students’ time is limited by family and work. Your life experiences and needs are unique. Therefore, an online survey was developed and completed by roughly 250 graduate students about what they were looking for in a service experience. The results have been complied and a couple of events will be planned with those results in mind. The very first project was the Christmas Superstore! Boxes were placed at each graduate center and a decent amount of Christmas gifts and checks were donated! Thank you Graduate Students! Other plans in mind for the Spring 2007 semester include a Habitat for Humanity Build Day and Relay for Life participation by way of teams of graduate students. Continue reading for more specifics about the opportunities offered! Back to the top
Information about Service Opportunities for Graduate Students!
Habitat Build Day for Graduate Students! When: Saturday September 20th, 2008 Where: Sandtown Habitat- details to follow Spaces Available: 10 Contact: Amy Maher (anmaher1@loyola.edu or 410 617 2699) to reserve your place Browse Sandtown Habitat's website for more information about the community! Back to the top
A Model for personal Preparation, Reflection, and Evaluation Loyola is unique in seeing service as a means of education. Therefore, Loyola advocates using the P.A.R.E. model, which stands for Preparation, Action, Reflection, and Evaluation. This website will enable you to walk yourself through these steps. Hopefully this comprehensive and educational approach to your service experience will be beneficial. Please click here to learn about P.A.R.E. Model Back to the top
Furthering Your Social Justice Education Helpful Websites about Baltimore… Maryland Poverty Statistics
Explanation of what the poverty level is, how it’s calculated, and how many Marylanders are considered materially poor. Baltimore City 2005 Census: The Picture of Homelessness
An up-to-date resource that covers gender, race, level of education and causes for individuals experiencing homelessness in Baltimore City. Baltimore Safety Net Access-to-Care Survey 2005
Data from a survey done by REACH, an organization representing community-based safety net organizations that provide medical and social service assistance to low income Baltimore residents. Baltimore City Public School Statistics
Lists of the schools that are “in need of improvement” and “available for transfer” according to the standards set by the No Child Left Behind Act. Kids Count
Statistics on reading levels, absences, and violence in schools, etc. for Maryland schools. Hispanic Issues
Recent stats and updates facts sheets on Hispanic issues and concerns. Maryland Latino Coalition for Justice
A statewide advocacy organization that promotes human rights, civic participation, and the well being of the Latino community in the state of Maryland. Migration Information
Fast facts on migration as well as full length stories. Justice for Immigrants
provides tools and information for diocesan and community-based organizing, education, and advocacy efforts. Helpful Websites about the Country… Hungerinamerica.org Data and reports from Hunger Study 2006 by America’s Second Harvest Alternet.org alternative political/human interest articles Servenet.org site on service and volunteering Energizeinc.com for leaders of volunteers Wiretapmag.org socially conscious information geared toward college students Coc.org Center of Concern Networklobby.org National Catholic Social Justice Lobby Maryknoll.org Maryknoll Office of Global Concerns Bread.org Bread for the World Universallivingwage.org Universal Living Wage Fns.usda.gov US Department of Agriculture. Food, nutrition and consumer services information Colseup.org Current issues information and civic education Nationalpriorities.org National Priorities Project. Database for how federal spending policies affect yours state Fao.org Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN Forumfoodsovereignty.org Forum for Food Sovereignty Nationalhomeless.org National Coalition for the Homeless Nlihc.org National Low Income Housing Coalition Poverty 2004 Highlights from US Census Bureau - The official poverty rate in 2004 was 12.7 %, up from 12.5 % in 2003.
- In 2004, 37.0 million people were in poverty, up 1.1 million from 2003.
- Poverty rates remained unchanged for Blacks (24.7 %) and Hispanics (21.9 %), rose for non-Hispanic Whites (8.6 % in 2004, up from 8.2 % in 2003) and decreased for Asians (9.8 % in 2004, down from 11.8 % in 2003).
- The poverty rate in 2004 (12.7 %) was 9.7 percentage points lower than in 1959, the first year for which poverty estimates are available (Figure 3). From the most recent trough in 2000 both the number and rate have risen for four consecutive years, from 31.6 million and 11.3 % in 2000, to 37.0 million and 12.7 % in 2004 respectively.
- For children under 18 years old, both the 2004 poverty rate (17.8 %) and the number in poverty (13.0 million) remained unchanged from 2003. The poverty rate for children under 18 remained higher than that of 18-to-64-year olds (11.3 %) and that of people aged 65 and over (9.8 %).
- Both the poverty rate and number in poverty increased for people 18 to 64 years old (11.3 % and 20.5 million in 2004, up from 10.8 % and 19.4 million in 2003).
- The poverty rate decreased for seniors aged 65 and over was 9.8 % in 2004, down from 10.2 % in 2003, while the number in poverty in 2004 (3.5 million) was unchanged.
Recommended Books: The CCSJ Resource Library is located in front of the Office Manager’s office in Cohn Hall. These books, videos and other resources are available to everyone. There is a sign-out card system and books/resource materials should be returned in two weeks. Some suggested books are: - Faith Beyond Resentment by James Alison
- Binding the Strong Man by Ched Myers
- Spiritual Journeys edited by Stanislaus Kennedy
- Sweet Charity by Janet Poppendick
- Flat Broke With Children: Women in the Age of Welfare Reform by Sharon Hays
- Nickel and Dimed: On Not Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
- Without a Net: Middle Class and Homeless (With Kids) in America by Michelle Kennedy
- The Working Poor: Invisible in America by David Shipler
- How Can I Help? by Ram Dass and Paul Gorman
- Surviving in a Material World by Ronald Paul Hill
- The Long Haul by Horton-Kohl-Kohl
- Urban Injustice: How Ghettos Happen by David Hilfiker
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