Damen Legacy Fellowship
The Damen Legacy Fellows program is an 18-month cohort-based formation program that invites those committed to the work of Jesuit education to a deeper understand of what that entails through a variety of means. Modeled after a program offered by the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU), Mission Integration wanted to provide a localized version that could extend into areas throughout the university. The program begins in January and concludes in the following May/June.
Fellowship Goals
- The cohort will meet monthly throughout three semesters to intellectually engage with readings, topics, and speakers with depth and discussion (no meetings over the summer).
- Each participant will commit to participating in one of the spirituality offerings listed below
- Attend the Ignatian Contemplation Retreat (2-night silent retreat)
- Participate in the full 19th annotation of the Spiritual Exercises over the course of an academic year
- Meet monthly with a spiritual director for a year of the program
- Each participant will attend a local immersion trip in Chicago over Fall Break, visiting other Jesuit apostolates throughout the city and engaging in group development.
- The grand finale of the program concludes with a pilgrimage to Spain and Rome to walk the steps of Ignatius.
The next cohort will begin in January 2025.
For additional information, please contact Lauren Schwer.
The Damen Legacy Fellows program is an 18-month cohort-based formation program that invites those committed to the work of Jesuit education to a deeper understand of what that entails through a variety of means. Modeled after a program offered by the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU), Mission Integration wanted to provide a localized version that could extend into areas throughout the university. The program begins in January and concludes in the following May/June.
Fellowship Goals
- The cohort will meet monthly throughout three semesters to intellectually engage with readings, topics, and speakers with depth and discussion (no meetings over the summer).
- Each participant will commit to participating in one of the spirituality offerings listed below
- Attend the Ignatian Contemplation Retreat (2-night silent retreat)
- Participate in the full 19th annotation of the Spiritual Exercises over the course of an academic year
- Meet monthly with a spiritual director for a year of the program
- Each participant will attend a local immersion trip in Chicago over Fall Break, visiting other Jesuit apostolates throughout the city and engaging in group development.
- The grand finale of the program concludes with a pilgrimage to Spain and Rome to walk the steps of Ignatius.
The next cohort will begin in January 2025.
For additional information, please contact Lauren Schwer.