Civic Engagement Campus Initiatives

Be the CHANGE! This year's Civic Engagement Week theme highlights student's power to make positive social change through civic involvement. During this week participants will gain a better understanding of the system of immigration and U.S. citizenship. Participants will also have the opportunity to become more informed voters through programs that will not only allow students to register to vote but also to become more informed voters. Finally, there will be opportunities to create change through direct service as well as programs that focus on understanding what in the world CHANGE looks like through civic engagement.

Check out the Schedule of 2012 Civic Engagement Week Events!

At St. Mary's University, we are dedicated to graduating students who not only have a quality education but who are also civically engaged. Civic engagement is part of the Marianist mission and St. Mary's University. Students from St. Mary's University are involved in the community through several of our academic courses, special projects spearheaded by faculty and staff and other student events sponsored by various programs and departments on campus.

Learning and Leadership Development Center

The St. Mary's Learning and Leadership Development Center is dedicated to combating illiteracy in the community by offering classes in English as a Second Language, Reading, Writing, Adult Basic Education, G.E.D. Preparation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Spanish ABE for persons who are illiterate in their primary language, and Citizenship.

The Center serves more than 2,500 adults each year in collaboration with the San Antonio Independent School District Adult Education Cooperative, which provides the instructional staff, materials and teacher training. The City of San Antonio is responsible for student recruitment, retention and planning.

For more information, visit http://www.sanantonio.gov/comminit/lsd/programs.asp

President's Peace Commission

The President's Peace Commission fosters an ethical commitment to participate in the establishment of world peace and social justice, regularly hosting symposia that offer opportunities for students, faculty, staff and the community to grow in their active pursuit of peace and justice. Through the symposia and other activities, the Commission seeks to build within the St. Mary's community a greater awareness of the Catholic and Marianist perspectives on peace and justice.

For more information, visit http://www.stmarytx.edu/ppc/

Army ROTC

Army ROTC is a college elective that teaches you the skills needed for a successful career in the armed forces and beyond.. Combining classroom time with hands-on experience, you learn both leadership and management skills. Army ROTC is offered at hundreds of colleges and universities nationwide, training college students to be officers in the active Army, Army reserve and Army National Guard.

ROTC at St. Mary's is a four-year program divided into two parts a Basic Course and an Advanced Course. The Basic Course is taken in your freshman and sophomore years, and the Advanced Course is taken in the final two years of college. The mission of Army ROTC is to commission the future officer leadership of the U.S. Army.

Visit our website at: http://www.stmarytx.edu/rotc/