How service can teach you about Jesuit values
St. Joe’s takes pride in the Jesuit value of service rooted in justice and love. From the Weekly Service program to Catholic Relief Services, St. Joe’s...
How the Winter Immersion Program broke my heart and put it back together again
Gracias a Dios, thanks be to God.
This phrase was repeated in almost every conversation I had with those I encountered...
The university announced on Sept. 25 that spring break for the 2021 semester would be eliminated. As a result, Campus Ministry officially canceled the Appalachian Experience (APEX), which normally takes...
A new campus minister, Catherine Kirwan-Avila, A.C.J., has taken on the role of Appalachian Experience (APEX) coordinator this year, a role that had previously been held by the same person for 14 years.
Kirwan-Avila,...
Furthering the conversation on campus
Students and faculty gathered to engage in a 45-minute discourse on inclusion and diversity in Post Learning Commons on Feb. 21.
The discussion was organized...
Director says program stands "the test of time"
Sign-ups for The Appalachian Experience (APEX), a service immersion program run by St. Joe’s Campus Ministry, slowed this year after several years of...
Another “Appalachian Experience” has come and gone, and with the so-called “APEX high” lingering on the St. Joe’s campus, many students question whether people do service trips for the right...
Social media use on APEX service trips.
While documenting the highlights of a spring break trip may be a given, students participating in the annual Appalachian Experience (APEX) service trip were asked...
On the third floor of Mandeville Hall, room 375 is converted into a sandwich-making operation.
Bread slices cover the table, which is surrounded by about 20 people from all over campus. The participants...
Service for a week lasts a lifetime in my heart
If someone came up to me a year ago and told me that the best week of my life would be spent with 36 strangers digging holes and extracting rocks from the...
