Center for Faith and Public Life
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| Abbreviation | CFPL |
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| Established | 2005 |
| Location |
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Director | Richard Ryscavage, S.J. |
Service (OSL) | Director, Melissa Quan |
JUHAN[1] | Director, Julie Mughal |
Main organ | CFPL Newsletter |
| Affiliations | Fairfield University Society of Jesus, Catholic |
Staff | Six |
| Website | CFPL |
Center for Faith and Public Life (CFPL) at Fairfield University, Connecticut, founded in 2005, provides a cross-disciplinary forum for students, scholars, policy makers, and religious leaders to reflect and converse on issues where religion intersects with civic life. Through academic research, teaching, publications, and public initiatives, the Center provides a focus for viewing the role of religion in public life.[2] Additionally, the Center has made major contributions to the national debate on migration policy through its director who served as advisor to President Obama and was long in the forefront of the issue.[3] He is one of many prominent social activists hired by the University who contribute to the vitality of this center.[4][5]
Academics[edit]
Coursework. The Center promotes teaching, research, and other activities to advance student understanding and public dialogue on issues of faith and justice. It has advanced its objectives by engaging 55 faculty members at Fairfield University to include education for respectful global citizenship in 85 University courses. There are 35 community-based organizations worldwide with whom the Center maintains relations.[6]
JUHAN. Fairfield University is a leading member of the Jesuit Universities Humanitarian Action Network (JUHAN), which aims to raise awareness on Jesuit campuses of the meaning of humanitarian response and its implications for the Jesuit ideology of training men and women for others.[7] Through JUHAN Jesuit university professors share ideas for course components and programs to implement its goals. Assisted by a $260,000 grant from the Teagle Foundation. the JUHAN leadership team at Fairfield examined the increasing career opportunities in the humanitarian action field along with the popularity of this field among Fairfield University students, and proposed that the University initiate a humanitarian action minor.[8] This minor was in place by 2016 and students were involved through JUHAN in insertion experiences abroad.[9] Through JUHAN the Center also offers fellowships to students who are preparing for a career in social activism.[10] With help from these fellows, JUHAN further organizes student action, trips, and network conferences."[11][12] Also, engineering students at Fairfield created the JUHAN website.[13][14]
Service Learning. The Center is home to the Office of Service Learning which incorporates the service learning teaching methodology into the Fairfield curriculum, providing opportunities to combine studies with community service to local organizations in nearby Bridgeport, Connecticut.[15][16] For example, education and psychology students can participate in the Adrienne Kirby Family Literacy Project,[17] business students can participate in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program,[18] and nursing students can work at the Health Promotion Center or in Nicaragua in summers.[19] And CFPL is the current home for the Connecticut Campus Compact, providing state-level support for Campus Compact, a national coalition of more than 1,100 colleges and universities promoting community service, civic engagement, and service learning in higher education.[20]
Connecticut Association of Nonprofits has enlisted the help of the Center to improve the skills of young employees who will become leaders in their profession.[21]
Community service programs[edit]
The Center facilitates placement in more than a dozen service opportunities in the area,[22] and also offers longer service emersion opportunities.[11][23] at spring break and in summer,[24] with an emphasis on global citizenship.[25]
Research projects[edit]
University access. In 2010, Fairfield along with Santa Clara and Loyola Chicago universities received a $200,000 Ford Foundation grant to study how to assist more of the 65,000 undocumented high school graduates to enter a tertiary institution, with fewer than 10% entering now.[26][27][28] In 2013 CFPL issued its report and is implementing it especially for students in the Bridgeport area, reaching out with scholarships.[29]
Welcoming immigrants. Following up on a Carnegie Foundation grant (2008-2009), a CFPL study funded by the Hagedorn Foundation and Jesuit Conference in Washington researched how to help Catholics fulfill the gospel mandate and welcome immigrants as neighbors. This "Strangers as Neighbors on Long Island" project in 2013, with the full support of the Bishop of Rockville Centre, brought together Catholics with differing views on immigration for town hall meetings to discuss immigration from the perspective of their faith. The research, published in 2016 as Strangers as Neighbors: How Religious Dialogue Can Help Re-Frame the Issue of Immigration,[30] confirmed that placing faith as a basis for discussion brought about less polarized exchange on controversial issues.[31]
Women's issues. Another research topic, favored by the Assistant Director of the Center, is issues dealing with women.[32][33]
Sponsored forums[edit]
Fairfield on Wall Street invites young alumni working in financial services to come together and reflect on the impact of Jesuit education on their professional life.
Interfaith. Various events are sponsored on campus to promote dialogue and understanding among those of different faiths.
Business leaders' breakfast. This annual Mass and breakfast for Catholic business leaders is cosponsored by the Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation of Fairfield County. It includes a keynote speaker and Catholic leadership award.[34]
Politics Meets Faith is a series sponsored by the Center and recorded on video. American politicians such U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman, U.S. Representative Christopher Shays, U.S. Representative Jim McGovern, U.S. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), U.S. Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), and U.S. Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT), have gone on record in front of an audience of students for these conversations.[35]
Open VISIONS Forum and Lectures. Other events promote reflection on the role of faith in public life.[36][37] including its 10th anniversary lecture by the president of the Save the Children Action Network.[38][39]
References[edit]
- ↑ JUHAN. Accessed 22 April 2016.
- ↑ "Center for Faith and Public Life". Fairfield University. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ↑ "Cloward-Piven at the border | Human Events". Human Events. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ Newton, Lisa H. Business Ethics and the Natural Environment. doi:10.1002/9780470776452/homepage/authorbiography.html. ISBN 9781405116626. Search this book on
- ↑ "WHOM THE GOVERNMENT PICKS TO LECTURE ABROAD". The New York Times. 1981-11-20. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ University, Fairfield. "Preparing Global Citizens | Fairfield University, Connecticut". www.fairfield.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ "Men for Others". onlineministries.creighton.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ Study for JUHAN initiative. Accessed 2 September 2016.
- ↑ University, Fairfield. "New Minor in Humanitarian Action is a Hit". news.fairfield.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ "JUHAN Fellows - Juhanonline.org". Juhanonline.org. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Student Immersion trip to India". YouCaring. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ University, Fairfield. "Fairfield University - The Teagle Foundation awards Fairfield University's Center for Faith and Public Life $260,000 for next major step of the JUHAN project". www.fairfield.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ University, Fairfield. "Engineering Students Build Website for JUHAN Effort". news.fairfield.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ "Home - Juhanonline.org". Juhanonline.org. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ University, Fairfield. "Faculty Resources | Fairfield University | Fairfield University, Connecticut". www.fairfield.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ "Friends, Colleagues Remember Fairfield U. Professor's Love of Life". Fairfield Daily Voice. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ Papazian, Rita (June 6, 1999). "Literacy Program Teaches the Teachers". New York Times. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ↑ University, Fairfield. "Office of Service Learning | Fairfield University, Connecticut". www.fairfield.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ "Office of Service Learning Community Partners". Fairfield University. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ↑ Fairfield center for Campus Compact. Accessed 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "Home - The Alliance: The Voice of Community Nonprofits". The Alliance: The Voice of Community Nonprofits. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ University, Fairfield. "Community Service Programs | Fairfield University, Connecticut". www.fairfield.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ University, Fairfield. "Latin American Studies | Fairfield University, Connecticut". www.fairfield.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ University, Fairfield. "Service and Civic Immersions | Fairfield University, Connecticut". www.fairfield.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ University, Fairfield. "Preparing Global Citizens | Fairfield University, Connecticut". www.fairfield.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ "Social Ministries". jesuitseast.org. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ "Fairfield University Archives - New England Board of Higher Education". New England Board of Higher Education. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ "New report on undocumented students on Jesuit campuses". Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ "New Haven Rallies For Solanlly & Chastity | New Haven Independent". New Haven Independent. 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ "Religiosity, humane words help Americans empathize with immigrants: Study - The American Bazaar". The American Bazaar. 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ University, Fairfield. "Fairfield University - Strangers as Neighbors: How Religious Dialogue Can Help Re-Frame the Issue of Immigration". www.fairfield.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ Administrator. "'The History of Woman' Exhibit Opens at Fairfield University". themercurial.com. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ Women. Accessed 22 April 2016.
- ↑ University, Fairfield. "Center for Faith and Public Life | Fairfield University, Connecticut". www.fairfield.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ University, Fairfield. "Fairfield University - Fairfield University students interview Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT) on faith and politics". www.fairfield.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ University, Fairfield. "P.J. O'Rourke Kicks Off Open VISIONS Forum, Sept. 22". news.fairfield.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ "Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport | Fairfield County, CT". Diocese of Bridgeport. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ "Save the Children president to speak at Fairfield University tonight". Fairfield Sun. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ↑ Lauterborn, Mike. "Mark Shriver at Fairfield U. March 16". Minuteman News Center. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
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