July-August 2012
Mercy justice highlights published every other month
FEATURED CRITICAL CONCERNS ENGAGEMENT
College Students Exhibit Passion for Justice
Students from Gwynned Mercy College, Mount Aloysius College and Misericordia University
met with an...
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July-August 2012
Mercy justice highlights published every other month
FEATURED CRITICAL CONCERNS ENGAGEMENT
College Students Exhibit Passion for Justice
Students from Gwynned Mercy College, Mount Aloysius College and Misericordia University
met with an aide to Senator Robert Casey (above) as part of an advocacy immersion
experience.
Forty-one students and staff from Mercy-sponsored colleges and universities came
to Washington,D.
C.
to learn about advocacy through the lens of immigration issues.
The
program, sponsored by the Conference of Mercy Higher Education (CMHE) and the Institute
Justice Team, included a visit to an immigrant center, learning about faith-based advocates’
work on Capitol Hill, and meeting with staff of their legislators.
Participating institutions also
included Detroit-Mercy, Georgian Court, Mount Mercy, St.
Joseph Connecticut, St.
Joseph
Maine and Saint Xavier.
You may read more about the experience here.
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