SLU Community Engagement Inventory

Data based on information submitted by members of the SLU community, summer 2015.

Billiken Teacher Corps

Description: The Billiken Teacher Corps at Saint Louis University combines service and teaching to offer a unique opportunity for faith-driven college graduates to have a transformative impact on Catholic schools in the St. Louis metro area and live the Jesuit mission of being men and women for others. / / This academic program attracts graduates who possess the compassion to care for those most in need, a commitment to their communities and the courage to carry out their convictions. And it's all backed by the rigor of a postgraduate education from Saint Louis University's School of Education. /

Community Partnerships:

Archdiocese of St. Louis - Office of Catholic Education
Christ Light of the Nations School
Holy Trinity Catholic School
Our Lady of Guadalupe School
St Cecilia School
St. Frances Cabrini Academy
St. Louis the King Cathedral School
St. Mary's High School

Primary SLU Contact: John James, jamesjt@slu.edu

Categories: Adult Education, Education, K-12

SLU Community Engagement Locations

About the SLU Community Engagement Inventory

The SLU Community Engagement inventory aims to provide a centralized repository for faculty, staff and student projects in the St. Louis region. This project is a direct response to SLU's 2014-15 Strategic Planning process, which identified a need to develop a clearinghouse for programs and initiatives "to track both opportunities identified by the community and SLU, and joint programmatic activities underway in the community." Accordingly, this inventory aims to provide a comprehensive list of SLU initiatives and their respective community partners active as of August, 2014.

The Carnegie Foundation defines community engagement as "collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity."

Community engagement at SLU, while sharing the Carnegie Foundation definition, has another level of depth, as SLU activities are inspired and guided by the university's mission statement, "the pursuit of truth for the greater glory of God and for the service of humanity." The words of St. Ignatius of Loyola encourage us to "find God in all things," and this is embodied in the wide range of disciplines and practices in which truth is pursued at SLU. As St. Irenaeus famously put it, "the glory of God is the human person fully alive." While always seeking the Magis, this inventory shows the many ways in which Saint Louis University is living out its mission, seeking greater human flourishing in communion with many partners throughout the St. Louis region.

If you have any questions, or would like to submit a project to be included in the database, please send an email to communityengagement@slu.edu.

Acknowledgments - the following people have been essential in the creation of the Community Engagement Inventory: Alexandra Barrett, Nebu Kolenchery, David Hakanson, Mark Rimar, Louis Xu, Bryan Sokol, James Kimmey, Peg Weathers, Steven Sanchez, David Sailer, Nancy Solomon, Keith Hacke, Jae Teuk Chin and Sarah Coffin.