Connections is the online monthly news publication of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU). Connections provides readers with news and information about the Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States. Each month, Connections covers a topic affecting Jesuit higher education. Some issues reported on in the past have focused on Environmental Sustainability, Collaboration between Academic and Student Affairs, Teacher Education, Identity and Mission, Diversity, Student Leadership Development and Women's Leadership at Jesuit Colleges and Universities.
Connections

Connections
Connections is the online monthly news publication of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU). Connections provides readers with news and information about the Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States. Each month, Connections covers a topic affecting Jesuit higher education. Some issues reported on in the past have focused on Environmental Sustainability, Collaboration between Academic and Student Affairs, Teacher Education, Identity and Mission, Diversity, Student Leadership Development and Women's Leadership at Jesuit Colleges and Universities.

Connections also features reports about federal relations, distance education, campus news and AJCU conferences.

Connections is produced monthly, except for June, July and August. For more information, please contact Deanna Howes, AJCU Director of Communications: (202) 862-9893 or dhowes@ajcunet.edu.


Connections: May 2013
Initiatives in Sustainability and Mission & Student Leadership Programs on Jesuit Campuses
by: Deanna Howes

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Connections: Winter / Spring 2013
Profiles of Immersion Programs for College and University Leaders
by: Deanna Howes

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Quote of the week

"...This crest [IHS] continually reminds us of a reality that we must never forget: the centrality of Christ for each one of us and for the whole Society, the Society that Saint Ignatius wanted to name "of Jesus" to indicate the point of reference."
Pope Francis: July 31, 2013


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Federal Relations


AJCU Federal Relations Network is the lobbying arm of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and comprised of at least one representative from each one of the twenty-eight Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The Network is kept up to date on an on-going basis by the Vice President for Federal Relations on all issues relating to Appropriations, budget, higher education authorization issues and taxes. The Network meets annually in September for a Legislative Conference and also participates in the Annual Committee for Education Funding Legislative Conference and Awards Dinner.
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AJCU Conferences


The 35+ Conferences sponsored by the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) are affinity groups within the AJCU Network. The Conferences provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, information and best practices; support the professional development of their members; and present opportunities for AJCU representatives to discuss opportunities and challenges in Jesuit higher education. Most of the AJCU Conference groups meet in person at least once a year, and many of them communicate regularly through an AJCU listserv.
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International Outreach


The member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) are committed to developing programs and partnerships that advance international education and support initiatives that advance global citizenship.
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