With this issue of Connections, we end a year of transition for the magazine, as well as the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.

Loyola University Chicago’s Office of Sustainability has been in high gear since its inception in 2009: in four short years, the university has made great strides in reducing its carbon footprint and incorporating sustainability into its mission and practices.

We start on our journey, coming from different places, different disciplines, with our own vocabulary and modes of communication, and our individual ideas of what sustainability is and should be.

Harvard's Latino Leadership Initiative is the Kennedy School's powerhouse version of a program to shape men and women for others that targets talented students of Latino heritage.

Accessibility is an issue that must be addressed in this online delivery of our courses and it must be addressed immediately as we focus on our mission and the importance of caring for the whole person.

In October 2012, for the first time, a group of Saint Peter’s University students made a new retreat, called Sophia, the Greek word for wisdom, in response to student demand for more meaningful retreats. 

Over the past few years, staff at Xavier University have been developing group seminars to further deepen the understanding of the Jesuit, Catholic identity among its Board of Trustees, President’s Cabinet, faculty and staff in ways that are time-efficient, accessible and Ignatian.