Sociology Student Association

• Purpose:
  • To serve as a link for the personal and academic goals of JCU students interested in the field of Sociology.
• Campus Events/Activities:
  • Fundraising at Homecoming
  • "Take Back the Night:" Sexual Abuse Awareness Week
  • Speakers on Contemporary Social Issues
  • Annual Community Job Fair for Social Responsibility
  • MFAT (comprehensive exam) Study Groups
  • Community Service Projects, including: Toys for Tots, Habitat for Humanity, Cleveland Hunger Network, Tutoring in Cleveland Public Schools, Immersion Service Trips to Mexico and El Salvador
• Contact Info:
  • Dr. Gloria Vaquera, or Prof. Medora W. Barnes, Advisors
  • Joe Merry '10, Club President, jmerry10@jcu.edu

J.U.S.T.I.C.E. (Jesuit Students Together in Concerned Empowerment)

• Purpose:
  • To promote social justice on campus and throughout the world through education, advocacy, and direct action rooted in Ignatian spirituality and compassion for the disenfranchised.
• Campus Events/Activities:
  • Educating the JCU Community about contemporary social issues (e.g. the Iraqi War, AIDS in Africa, Homelessness in America, Poverty, and Hunger)
  • Catholic Worker Service Project
  • Hunger Week
  • Labre Project
  • Immersion trips to Fort Benning, GA at the School of the Americas
• Contact Info:
  • Christopher Kerr, Coordinator of Social Justice Initiatives, ckerr@jcu.edu
  • JCU Campus Ministry: Social Justice

Circle K International

• Purpose:
  • Our mission is to develop college and university students into responsible citizens and leaders with a lifelong commitment to serving the children of the world. Circle K International is a collegiate service organization with a worldwide membership that promotes fellowship, leadership, and service.
• Campus Events/Activities:
  • Through the Eyes of a Child
  • Project H.O.P.E. (Helping Others through Physical Education)
  • Cleveland Clinic Crafts with Kids volunteers
  • Ronald McDonald House dinner volunteers
  • Judson Park assisted living volunteers
  • Shaker Family Center volunteers
  • Shaker Nature Center volunteers
• Contact Info:
  • Courtney Maistros '10, Club President, cmaistros10@jcu.edu