Immersion experiences can open eyes, destroy prejudice, and change lives. The University of San Francisco believes so strongly in the value of these immersion trips that we’ve expanded the concept: they’re now a regular part of leadership team formation.

Please note that this report was written in February immediately after President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address on February 12, 2013. Since that time, sequestration has gone into effect.

When Rev. Peter Hans Kolvenbach, SJ, delivered his famous speech, “The Service of Faith and the Promotion of Justice in American Jesuit Higher Education,” at Santa Clara in 2000, I was there. I didn’t know it then, but it was a defining moment in my personal and professional development...Yet, I may never have realized how truly important a moment it was, if not for immersion experiences that came later and gave meaning to Fr. Kolvenbach’s words.

The 35th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus four years ago called upon Jesuits to build bridges. Inspired by the Gospel mandate to foster right relationships with God, one another, and creation, Jesuit apostolates are urged to find new frontiers and work there.

Creighton’s commitment to science and research can be seen through the work and discoveries of two science professors: Charles Brockhouse, Ph.D., an assistant professor of biology, and Juliane Soukup, Ph.D., a professor of chemistry.

Two randomized clinical trials show the Institute for Autism Research Summer Max Program at Canisius College results in increased socialization for children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders.