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Center for Social Concern

The Two Feet of Social Action

Whoa! There are a lot of problems out there in the world! Poverty, war, climate change, racism... the list goes on and on. Yet people of faith (regardless of the faith tradition) are called to help make this world better. Catholic leaders and theologians talk about two general types of action--charity and justice. In the Center for Social Concern, we offer many opportunities for students to be involved in one or both of these. Walk with us!

What Was I Made For? Plastics v. the Planet

Come to the Center for Social Concern's next monthly Table of Plenty Lunch and Dialogue. As we approach Earth Day, which has the 2024 theme of eliminating plastics, we decided to focus on the effects of plastics on God's creation. Join us on Thursday, April 11 from 12:30-1:45pm in LIberty Hall RM 08 for a free lunch (Mexican, vegetarian and with a gluten-free option) and open small group dialogue.

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Wilderness Retreat

Pause and consider God's wonders! Join us on April 19-21 for a backpacking retreat through the breathtaking Red River Gorge.

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Faith/Mission 03.26.24

The Center of Social Concern in Campus Ministry presented the Miryam Award to Isabella Saylor, ‘24 at a ceremony on March 21, 2024. Isabella, a senior computer engineering student from Hamilton, OH, was nominated by Dr Amy Niedhard-Doll.

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Faith/Mission 02.06.24

UD alumna Sophia Bair ’23 is spending a 'gap year' before medical school gaining clinical experience at the St. Vincent de Paul Gateway Shelter.

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Programs from our Campus Partners

Tuesday, April 9, 5-6:30PM, Adele Center, McGinnis Room. Public lecture by Dr. amaha Sellasie. A lifelong community organizer, amaha currently serves as president of the Gem City Market Board, co-founder of West Dayton Strong, a STEAM based summer and afterschool program in public housing, and co-creator of the Dayton Lab, a community-based participatory research lab and partnership between University of Dayton and Sinclair Community College, located in west Dayton. His talk will engage the formation of Gem City Market, the relationships between food justice and community health, and the importance of cooperative economics and collective wealth to Black self-determination and community wellbeing in Dayton.


The 3rd annual Imagining Community Symposium will be held April 11-12 at the Hub in Downtown Dayton. Our theme is Health and Environmental Justice, and our keynote speaker is Dr. Monica Unseld who is the founder and Executive Director of Until Justice Data Partners.

A conversation co-sponsored by the Dialogue Zone and the Ethics and Leadership Initiative

Thursday, April 4, 2024

3:35-4:50 PM

The Dialogue Zone (Roesch Library 107)

Open to UD students, faculty, and staff

The Olympic motto was updated in 2021 to Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together. Sports are seen as cutting across difference, across politics, across religion. They are open to all and bring together the unlikeliest of fellows. On the other hand, we live in a world unfortunately fraught with violence and corruption. What are we to do when the two meet?  For instance, several recent high-profile sporting events and leagues have taken place in countries accused of significant human rights violations.  Join us in a dialogue in which we will explore the complexities of inclusive sport in the face of an exclusive world.

Register for this program at this link.


SERVICE Saturday

Get sweaty with hands-on service at a community organization on Saturday morning. It could be working in a community garden, sorting donated clothes, serving lunch at a shelter, etc. Plus, a free lunch and new friends!

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Church in Progress Podcast

Campus Ministry's Center for Social Concern has a NEW PODCAST! Check out Church in Progress: Margot Sommers interviews guests who offer fresh perspectives on how we can create a more just and equitable Church. Currently available on Spotify and coming to Apple Podcasts soon!

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Table of Plenty

Free lunch awaits as long as you participate in a table discussion on a complex social justice topic and how it is related to religious beliefs. We hope to have people with a broad spectrum of opinions join us for respectful conversation where all sides are heard.

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CONTACT

Campus Ministry's Center for Social Concern

Liberty Hall
300 College Park Ave.
Dayton, Ohio 45469 - 0408
937.229.2524
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