Jesuit Resources
Alpha Sigma Nu
Alpha Sigma Nu is the Honor Society of Jesuit colleges and universities. Alpha Sigma Nu honors students who distinguish themselves in scholarship, loyalty to the ideals of Jesuit education, and service to others while attending one of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States, Regis and Campion Colleges in Canada, or Sogang University in Seoul, South Korea. As the only honor society permitted to bear the name Jesuit, the vision of the Society is the encouragement of Ignatian inspired lifelong leaders, accomplished through Chapter action, Alumni Club programs, and ?S? website resources.
Web Address: http://www.alphasigmanu.org
America Magazine
America is a Catholic media ministry that interprets the Church for the world and the world for the Church. It is a forum for discussion of religion, society, politics and culture from a Catholic perspective. The Ignatian traditions of "finding God in all things" and the promotion of justice shape our commentary. Founded in 1909 by the Jesuit order and directed today by Jesuits and lay colleagues, America is a resource for spiritual renewal and social analysis guided by the spirit of charity.
Web Address: http://www.americamagazine.org
Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU)
A voluntary association, ACCU was founded in 1899 by 53 delegates from Catholic colleges throughout the United States. Since then, the association has grown fourfold to represent more than 90 percent of accredited Catholic institutions of higher learning in the United States, plus approximately two dozen international universities. ACCU’s principal purposes are to help member institutions strengthen their stated Catholic mission and to foster collaboration among Catholic colleges and universities.
Web Address: http://www.accunet.org
Association of Latin American Jesuit Universities (AUSJAL)
AUSJAL is the counterpart to AJCU in Latin America. A voluntary organization that assembles 31 Jesuit-sponsored universities in Latin America, AUSJAL’s mission is to encourage the integral formation of students, support faculty development, and strengthen the academic quality of the universities, with the goal that such Christian inspired institutions encourage justice and social productivity in Latin America.
Web Address: http://www.ausjal.org
Catholic Funding Guide
This is a reference book featuring profiles and contact information for 1,000+ grantmakers with a demonstrated record of giving to Catholic-sponsored activities; this guide can be useful to the non-professional fundraiser, offering guidance and identifying funding sources.
Web Address: http://www.catholicfundingguide.com/main/
Catholic Relief Services:
Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the U.S. Catholic community.
Web Address: http://crs.org/
Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good
This is a non-partisan non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the fullness of the Catholic social tradition to the public.
Web Address: http://www.catholicsinalliance.org/
Center for International Higher Education
The Boston College Center for International Higher Education promotes comparative and international higher education worldwide with a focus on academic institutions in the Jesuit tradition.
Web Address: http://www.bc.edu/research/cihe.html
Chapel of St. Ignatius at Seattle University
The website for the Chapel of St. Ignatius at Seattle University features photos, QuickTime Virtual Reality panoramas, and additional features.
Web Address: http://www.seattleu.edu/missionministry/chapel/
Committee for Education Funding
The Committee for Education Funding, the largest education funding coalition in the United States; AJCU serves as an executive committee member.
Web Address: http://cef.org/
Commonweal Magazine
An independent journal of opinion edited and managed by lay Catholics.
Web Address: http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/
Conversations Magazine
The purpose of this magazine (which is published by the National Seminar on Jesuit Higher Education) is to encourage serious conversations on the nature of Jesuit higher education.
Web Address: http://epublications.marquette.edu/conversations/
Creighton University Ministry Online
A site that offers many different resources for personal daily ministry from Creighton University's Collaborative Ministry Office.
Education for Justice
A website with many different resources to promote Catholic social teaching.
Web Address: http://www.educationforjustice.org/
Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities
FADICA is an association of privately endowed foundations that share an interest in projects and institutions under Catholic sponsorship with a mission centered on the continuing education of foundation trustees.
Web Address: http://www.fadica.org/main/
Gregorian University in Rome
Founded by St. Ignatius as the "Roman College" in 1551, the Gregorian University of Rome is one of the oldest universities in the world.
Web Address: http://www.the-gregorian.com/
Heartland/Delta Faculty Conversations
This organization allows faculty from the 12 Jesuit colleges and universities of the Midwest and South to engage in extended conversations on the identity and mission of Jesuit education.
Web Address: http://www.marquette.edu/mission/
Iggy (Ignatian Social Ministry Database)
“Iggy" features information on Jesuit and Ignatian-inspired social ministries in the U.S., including university social research institutes; and social outreach programs at Jesuit parishes, schools and provinces.
Web Address: http://iggy.jesuit.org/
Ignatian Colleagues Program
This program seeks to develop Ignatian partners in Jesuit higher education who are capable of and committed to assuming leadership within the Ignatian spiritual and educational heritage and who will sustain their school’s Jesuit Catholic character into the future.
Web Address: http://www.ignatiancolleagues.org/
Ignatian Solidarity Network
The network's purpose is to facilitate and enhance the effectiveness of existing social justice and advocacy efforts that are currently present in Jesuit affiliated high schools, universities and colleges, parishes, retreat centers, independent organizations and lay individuals across the nation.
Web Address: http://www.ignatiansolidarity.net/
International Jesuit Network for Development
The International Jesuit Network for Development is a commitment by Jesuits, their colleagues and their institutions around the world to work together to create global solidarity through justice for all.
Web Address: http://www.ijnd.org/
Intl. Association of Jesuit Business Schools
This is a network of institutions designed to prepare men and women for leadership in the management professions within a global economy, and to provide a professional education focused on justice, leadership, vocation, and Ignatian principles.
Web Address: http://www.iajbs.org/
Intl. Jesuit Assoc. of Chemistry and Chem. Engineering Univs. & Schools
ISJACHEM's mission is to enhance knowledge among the Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the Universities and High Technical Schools of the Jesuits, and to increase collaboration in their fields.
Web Address: http://www.isjachem.org/
JEBNET
The network of MBA Programs at Jesuit Colleges and Universities
Web Address: http://www.jebnet.org/mba/
Jesuit Refugee Services (JRS)
An international Catholic organization and a work of the Society of Jesus, the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is present in nearly 50 countries throughout the world.
Web Address: http://www.jrsusa.org/
Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA)
JSEA is a membership organization serving all of the Jesuit high schools in the continental United States, Puerto Rico and Canada.
Web Address: http://www.jsea.org/
Jesuit University Humanitarian Action Network (JUHAN)
was created in collaboration between Fairfield, Fordham, and Georgetown to increase the effectiveness of efforts by Jesuit universities to respond to humanitarian crises in the United States and throughout the world.
Web Address: https://blogs.commons.georgetown.edu/juhan/
Jesuit Vocation Page
A website of the Maryland Province featuring general vocation information, spiritual readings, background informaiton on the life of Saint Ignatius and specific news on regions and provinces.
Web Address: http://www.jesuitvocation.org/
Jesuit Volunteer Corp (JVC)
The website for the national Jesuit Volunteer Corp (JVC).
Web Address: http://www.jesuitvolunteers.org/
Justice Web
This website features news and information on justice initiatives at the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the U.S.
Web Address: http://www.loyola.edu/justice
Pray-as-you-go
Pray-as-you-go, produced by Jesuit Media Initiatives, provides you with daily prayers to download on your iPod or other MP3 player.
Web Address: http://www.pray-as-you-go.org/
Preaching the Just Word
This is a national program sponsored by the Woodstock Theological Center to assist priests and other ministers of the gospel to be more effective in preaching social justice.
Sophia University
The website for the Jesuit University in Tokyo. This link points to the English version. The Japanese version is available here.
Web Address: http://www.sophia.ac.jp/e/e_toppage.nsf
Student Aid Alliance
The Alliance is a coalition of more than 50 organizations, including AJCU, that work together to support federal funding for student financial aid.
Web Address: http://studentaidalliance.org/
The Georgetown Center for Liturgy
The GCL is an education, research, and consultation center dedicated to transforming American Catholic parishes through the liturgical renewal initiated by the Second Vatican Council.
Web Address: http://centerforliturgy.georgetown.edu/
The Jesuit Conference
The Washington office of the Society of Jesus in the United States.
Web Address: http://www.jesuit.org/
The Student Guide
A comprehensive resource on student financial aid from the U.S. Department of Education.
The World Union of Jesuit Alumni(ae)
This organization unites former students of all Jesuit educational institutions, joined together in their local, regional, national and international organizations.
Web Address: http://www.jesuitalumni.org/
Transforming Our World: Our Catholic Faith in Action
Sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, this website helps people promote Catholic social teaching on campus, with tools including prayer materials, small group resources, videos and podcasts.
Web Address: http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/how-we-teach/catholic-education/campus-ministry/
Xavier University Jesuit Resource Guide
This online resource sponsored by Xavier University's Center for Mission and Identity provides information on Jesuit education and Ignatian spirituality.
Web Address: http://www.xavier.edu/jesuitresource/



