Service

What is Socially Responsible Leadership?

bcicirel DePaul University, Global Interfaith Movement, Judaism, Service

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This post was written by Michael Evers, a Junior at DePaul seeking a degree in Political Science. Michael is serving in his second year as an Interfaith Scholar and currently holds the position of President of DePaul Hillel.

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What does it mean to be a socially responsible leader? More so, what does it mean for me in my own life and my own leadership and how do I apply the principles I conjure up to those I serve? These will be the guiding questions for this essay and, I should mention here, serve as a model for, what I believe, to be socially responsible leadership. Continue reading →

Charity: Is it Enough?

bcicirel Catholicism, Christianity, Seeds of Mission, Service, Social Justice

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This article was written by Nic Cable, a senior at DePaul University and a second year interfaith scholar. He is finishing up a double major in Religious Studies and Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies.

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Friday night Bridget Liddell (a fellow scholar) and I, along with two other DePaul students, traveled down to the First Unitarian Church in Hyde Park. We were joining the Unitarian Universalist Young Adult Campus Ministry that is affiliated with the University of Chicago. The group gathered to prepare dinner for homeless people in cooperation with The Night Ministry, a non-denominational, non-profit organization, dedicated to serving the needs of “Chicago’s most vulnerable”. We boiled hotdogs, bagged chips and cookies, and loaded them into three cars along with sodas, bananas and a handful of college students ready to help make the world a better place. Continue reading →