Community Service | St. Ursula Academy, Cincinnati, Ohio

You must be the change you want to see in the world. -Ghandi

Community Service has always been a tradition at St. Ursula Academy. Thousands of students have been touched by these ideals of Christian service.

St. Ursula Academy’s mission, “to prepare women of faith, integrity, and courage to meet the future with moral values and standards of excellence, exercising Christian leadership and service in family, Church, and society,” is the underlying philosophy that informs our goals and programming in the Community Service Office.

St. Ursula hopes to instill in our young women a passion for helping those in need. As an office, we do not have required service hours for each student. Instead, we hope that each student understands that service is an expected part of the culture of our school. Therefore, it is presumed that students will participate in service in some capacity throughout their four years at St. Ursula. Our service programs provide opportunities to be active in our community, develop relationships, and practice our faith.

The service program was designed to achieve the following goals:

Inspire students to leave their comfort zones and serve those who are marginalized in our society.
Create a culture in the school in which service is an expectation and part of the learning process.
Educate students and school community about issues of social justice.

Annual School Wide Events

Canned Food Drive - Click here for the Buttons Link
Personal Care Drive
Mission Collection for Developing Nations Justice

Catholic Social Teaching Action Team (CSTAT)

Some activities we will sponsor through CSTAT are:

1. Death Penalty Vigil
2. Grub for Justice Speaker Series
3. School of the Americas/Ignatian Family Teach-In Trip

Service Programs

• SIBA (Sisters in Beech Acres):
• Bulldog Buddies

Service/Justice Clubs

• In-School Service Events (ISSE) Club

• Student Outreach Services (SOS) Club
• CSTAT Club

Immersion Service Experiences

• Appalachian Delivery Trips
• Summer Mission Trips

Other

• National Honor Society Volunteers

St. Angela Merici instructed her Sisters to “Build community wherever you go.” With these encouraging words we offer a variety of service programs to enable our students to do just that.

How can YOU get involved? Apply to be a member of one of our service organizations, join one of our clubs or consider taking an immersion trip! Whether you choose to be part of the Community Service Program through SUA or not, every student can participate in service by collecting, donating, promoting and supporting service both in and out of St. Ursula Academy, as we “put our whole soul into the enterprise we have undertaken” the same way St. Angela counseled her faithful followers to do.

We will ensure that our students have a strong experience of working for and with those in need in our local community and beyond our borders. Parental participation is always encouraged. Please feel free to contact any of the activity moderators listed.

Thank you for your support!