About
Overview
The seminar blends a variety of learning modes and emphasizes interaction among the participants through discussions, readings, and group projects. These academic experiences are complemented with time for spiritual reflection, personal development, and recreation. Additionally, students learn about Notre Dame academically, spiritually, and socially through interaction with faculty, administrators, and current students.
Themes
- Practical Leadership Skills
- The Latino Experience in American Society
- Catholic Social Tradition: Learning Through Service
- Critical Themes in Latino Culture: Film, Art, Literature
- The Future of Latinos in the U.S.
- Admissions, Financial Aid and the College Culture
Activities
- Issue Workshops – focusing on policies affecting the Latino population, such as immigrant legislation, education, economic development, and religion
- Working for Social Justice through Service Learning in Chicago
- Goal Setting
- Policy Research
- Team-building Exercises
