Edward Peck, Ph.D.
Executive Director, ICP

Edward J. Peck, Ph.D. is the founding executive director of the Ignatian Colleagues Program, now a program of the AJCU. The program office is housed on the campus of John Carroll University in Cleveland, OH.


Edward Peck, Ph.D.
Edward J. Peck, Ph.D. is the founding executive director of the Ignatian Colleagues Program, now a program of the AJCU. The program office is housed on the campus of John Carroll University in Cleveland, OH. Prior to assuming this role in June 2008, Ed served as Associate Dean of the Graduate School at John Carroll University and taught Business Ethics in the MBA and Nonprofit Administration programs. Previously, Ed was an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Neumann College in Aston, PA. In his five years at Neumann College, Ed served as coordinator of the Religious Studies department and was awarded the Distinguished Faculty Award in May 2000. He also designed and served in the College’s residential and athletic chaplaincy programs. In addition to his involvement in local, regional, and national Jesuit mission and identity work, Ed is a spiritual director. He holds masters degrees in Divinity and Systematic Theology from St. Johns Seminary, a Ph.D. in Christian Ethics from Loyola University Chicago, and a certificate in Ignatian Spiritual Direction from the Ignatian Spirituality Institute at John Carroll University.

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"Immersion experiences can open eyes, destroy prejudice, and change lives. I have watched countless students return from developing countries as changed persons, with renewed hearts eager to live as men or woman for others."
Rev. Stephen A. Privett, S.J., President of the University of San Francisco, commenting on the power of immersion experiences


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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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