Program Description

Solidarity-Immersion Trips invite students to live Rockhurst University’s Jesuit mission, a mission articulated in the former Jesuit Superior General Fr. Peter Hans Kolvenbach’s seminal 1997 speech, a portion of which is etched into the stone of Rockhurst’s bell tower:

“Students must let the gritty reality of this world into their lives so they can learn to feel it, think about it critically, respond to its suffering, and engage it constructively.”

These weeklong experiences, which involve cultural immersion activities, relationship-building, and daily prayer and reflection, move students to a deeper understanding of the gospel’s call to solidarity and justice. Extensive trip preparation and follow-up lead students toward the life-long path of becoming women and men for and with others.  Destinations for 2022-2023 will include:

October 21-24, 2022 (Fall Break)

• Alabama
  • Focus: Civil Rights
  • Highlights:
    • Legacy Museum (Montgomery, AL)
    • Edmund Pettus Bridge (Selma, AL)
    • Civil Rights Institute (Birmingham, AL)

January 7-12, 2023 (Christmas Break)

• Guatemala
  • Partner Agency: Friends of San Lucas
  • Focus: women’s empowerment, economic justice

March 11-18, 2023

• Belize
  • Partner Agency: Hand in Hand Ministries
  • Focus: housing insecurity, wealth transfer
• Dominican Republic
  • Partner Agency: Institute for Latin American Concern
  • Focus: healthcare (nursing-specific)

Learn more about this experience and the application process at our information sessions, which are set for 4:00pm in Massman Hall Room 250 on Tuesday, September 13 or Wednesday, September 14 (attend one) or by emailing Bill Kriege, Director of Campus Ministry.