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9 posts tagged "Office for Civic and Social Engagement"

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Saint Mary’s community gathers for winter walk benefiting St. Margaret’s House

Emma Bacon | Monday, February 22, 2021

On Sunday afternoon, over 150 students and faculty at Saint Mary’s participated in a mile-long walk around campus, raising funds for St. Margaret’s House.  Social work professional specialist Leonard Sanchez said that the point in the walk was to allow participants to “walk a mile in the shoes” of the women and children who rely

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South Bend struggles to shelter homeless during pandemic

Nola Wallace | Thursday, September 17, 2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the South Bend homeless have struggled to find safety and shelter with little aid from the city. Since the start of COVID, South Bend residents without housing have been kicked out of multiple encampment sites, leading to public protest and criticism from many residents. One local advocate, Araquel Bloss, was crushed

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New SMC voter initiative encourages students to participate in 2020 election

Genevieve Coleman | Wednesday, September 16, 2020

To celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the 19th Amendment — giving women the right to vote — Saint Mary’s faculty and staff are creating the “[email protected]” campaign to encourage eligible students to vote in this year’s general election. Thomas Bonnell, professor and a [email protected] organizer, explained his thought process behind proposing the idea to the

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Saint Mary’s to serve local drop-in center for day

Mia Marroquin | Friday, February 28, 2020

Saturday morning more than two dozen Saint Mary’s students will join the Office for Civic and Social Engagement (OCSE) to prepare and serve breakfast at Our Lady of the Road in South Bend.  Our Lady of the Road is a local daytime drop-in center to provide breakfast, laundry, showers and hospitality to the community.  With

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Panel discusses post-graduate service opportunities

Callie Patrick | Tuesday, January 28, 2020

On Monday evening, a panel featuring former and current members of AmeriCorps, Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE), Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC), JVC Northwest and the Peace Corps was held in the Student Center at Saint Mary’s to discuss pursuing service as an option after graduation. The panel, titled “Discerning Your Future: Is Post-graduate Service Right

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Saint Mary’s students to volunteer at local Arts Cafe event

Emma Ault | Friday, September 27, 2019

On Sunday the Near Northwest neighborhood of South Bend will be hosting its annual Arts Cafe. Members from the Saint Mary’s student body will be participating in the event by helping out in the children’s area for the third year in a row. “The Arts Cafe is a neighborhood festival in the Near Northwest neighborhood.

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Saint Mary’s hosts series on motherhood

Colleen Fischer | Friday, February 8, 2019

Saint Mary’s prides itself on providing a well-rounded liberal education. For many, this does not merely mean acquiring knowledge in a variety of subject matter, but also in providing the skills to succeed in any pursuit they may have in life. For many young women, this means motherhood. Saint Mary’s is hosting a three-part event

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Saint Mary’s departments lead disaster relief initiatives

Kelly Burke | Friday, November 9, 2018

Students at Saint Mary’s have a variety of ways in which they can assist in relief projects after tragedies that occur in the United States. The Division for Mission — which includes Campus Ministry, the Center for Spirituality and the Office for Civic and Social Engagement (OCSE) — invites students to “advocate social action” and meet

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Students highlight Rebuilding Together

Nicole Caratas | Monday, March 23, 2015

In the latest installment of Saint Mary’s Justice Fridays, two students from the Office for Civic and Social Engagement (OCSE), Markie Harrison and Maggie Carswell, presented “Rebuilding Together: Community in Action,” a program aiding in the rehabilitation of low-income, elderly and disabled homeowners in the South Bend area. The OSCE serves as liaison between the

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University President Fr. John Jenkins announced in University President Fr. John Jenkins announced in an email on Tuesday that Notre Dame will open a mass vaccination site in partnership with the St. Joseph County Health Department. 

🏥 The site will be at the Compton Family Ice Arena and will be open Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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“So we talked about abortion and marriage and re “So we talked about abortion and marriage and religious freedom, and I don’t know how we could not talk about it. I mean, we have to be authentic teachers. We’re not going to be silent about the truths that we hold dear.”

Joseph R. Biden has become the second Catholic President in United States history, but his position on abortion is “one that cannot be condoned” according to Rev. Robert Dowd. 

“Other bishops think that, because he’s a conscientious Catholic whose faith is obviously important to him, we should strike a more positive tone, particularly at the outset of his presidency. After all, in many ways Biden’s positions are more in line with Catholic teaching than Trump’s, particularly when it comes to migrants, refugees, climate issues, poverty and inequality,” Dowd continued. 

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🗳 Not sure who to vote for in Wednesday’s stu 🗳 Not sure who to vote for in Wednesday’s student body presidential elections? 

Meet the candidates and the platforms they are running on below. 

Candidates Allan Njomo and Matthew Bisner plan to:
📚Expand sexual education materials.
💵Subsidize summer classes for low-income students.
📝Alter the non-discrimination clause to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
🏳️‍🌈Establish a Pride Fest.

Candidates Max Siegel and Zachary Holland plan to:
💵Increase club funding through outside grants.
🔈Amplify Speak4ND.
💲Raise student job wages.
🗣Promote sexual assault and racially-charged reporting.
🟢Expand GreeNDot training to the outside community.

Candidates Mabry Webb and Jacob Calpey plan to:
👥Create a Sexual Assault Response task force.
💵Increase funding for the UCC and subsidize off-campus referrals.
♿Make campus buildings more disability accessible.
🩺Increase awareness of STI testing.
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