Regional Hub
USA & Canada
Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU)
The ASSOCIATION OF CATHOLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, founded in 1899, serves as the collective voice of U.S. Catholic higher education. Through programs and services, the association strengthens and promotes the Catholic identity and mission of its member institutions so that all associated with Catholic higher education can contribute to the greater good of the world and the Church.
Through research, publications, conferences, consultations, special programs, and standing relationships with other agencies, ACCU encourages and facilitates sharing of ideas and cooperative efforts among its member institutions.
Contact with the Catholic hierarchy is maintained principally through the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Congregation for Catholic Education of the Holy See.
The association maintains national, international, and ecumenical relations with other higher education institutions.
Experiences
STORIES
Voices of
Learning Service
"Es una cuestión de coherencia entre el mandato de la Iglesia y la misión de la Universidad (...) No se trata solo de ser buenas personas, se trata de dar una oportunidad para mejorar la calidad de la enseñanza. Esto es estratégico: asociar el AYSS con los procesos de mejora"
Chantal Jouannet & Manuel Caire, Universidad Católica de Chile
"Partimos del reconocimiento de que la Universidad no posee el conocimiento de manera exclusiva. Necesitamos apoyarnos en el liderazgo en los estudiantes y las comunidades, que aportan sus conocimientos y experiencias"
Daniela Gargantini, Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Argentina
"El aprendizaje servicio no es una creación de las universidades católicas pero reconocemos en esta metodología muchas oportunidades para educar a los estudiantes. Vemos cuánto aprenden sobre sí mismos, sobre el curso y sobre la sociedad al ser confrontados con diversas dimensiones de la justicia social. AYSS es un regalo que las universidades católicas pueden usar para profundizar nuestro compromiso con la sociedad, vinculado con la misión social de la Iglesia".
Nicolás Standaert, Universidad de Lovaina, Bélgica
"It's a matter of coherence between the command of the Church and the mission of the University (...) It isn't about being good people, it's about giving an opportunity for better quality of teaching and education. This is strategic. Associate it with the improvement processes"
Chantal Jouannet & Manuel Caire, Universidad Católica de Chile
"It is necessary to start from the recognition that the University doesn't own knowledge, and needs to place the leadership in students and the community with their knowledge and experiences"
Daniela Gargantini, Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Argentina
"Service Learning is not a creation of Catholic Universities but we recognize in this methodology many opportunities to educate students. We see how much students learn about themselves, about the course and about society by being confronted with aspects of social justice. SL is a gift from the outside that we Catholic Universities can use to help us deepen our commitment to social engagement, linked to the Church’s social mission".
Nicolas Standaert, Louvain University, Belgium
An ever-expanding
global network
UNISERVITATE is a global and networked programme that is established through a process of permanent development and the integration of new actors and institutions from a series of regional hubs strategically distributed around the world.