Over winter break, students spent time volunteering at Catholic Parish Outreach, the largest food pantry in Wake County, North Carolina. For two days Urban Plunge students explored the other side of cities across the United States.
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow In
Community Engagement (2012–2014)
The Center for Social Concerns is seeking a full-time, two-year postdoctoral research fellow who can begin work in August 2012, or before. View position description
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2011 Notre Dame Forum
K–12 Education Opportunities
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MISSION
The Center for Social Concerns of the University of Notre Dame facilitates community-based learning, research, and service informed by Catholic Social Tradition.
Through the Center, learning becomes service to justice. The Center for Social Concerns is an institute at the University of Notre Dame. It reports to the Office of the Provost.
BUILDING JUSTICE
Throughout the 2011–12 academic year, the Center for Social Concerns’ courses, events,
and other efforts will work on building justice in the world.
In 1971 the World Synod of Bishops issued Justice in the World. This statement emphasized the need for Catholics to be action oriented and to work through ecumenical and interfaith efforts to build sustainable justice and peace. [More]
UPCOMING EVENTS
Thursday, February 2
Lunch & Learn: "Improving your Inter-cultural
Training through Transformative Learning" more
February 5-8
Stories of Practical Holiness... more
Monday, February 6
Global Health & Crisis Response
Jen Ziemke, co-founder and co-director, International Network of Crisis Mappers, Assistant Professor, International Relations, John Carroll University, and Fellow, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Crisis Mapping and Early Warning will speak on crisis mapping and the humanitarian response in Haiti. more
Thursday, February 9
Hospitality Lunch - St. Margaret's House more
January 15-March 11
"Dignity: Human Rights & Poverty" Exhibit Events Schedule
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SEMINARS AND PROGRAMS
2012 Summer Service Learning Program (SSLP)
Learn more & apply online Deadline: February 15
Social Venturing Internships
Learn more & apply online Deadline: February 15
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Center Faculty and Staff Presentations and Publications
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ND Service-Learning Podcasts now available on iTunes.
