Our Jesuit Connection
As one of a handful of similar programs in Jesuit universities in the United States, the Student Development Administration is proud of its connection to Jesuit education, a tradition that is over 450 years old. The Jesuit educational tradition is remarkably congruent with the main principles of the student affairs profession.
Jeremy Stringer, program director, and Erin Swezey, coordinator of the SDA internship program, have delineated the relationship of Jesuit higher education to the master’s program in a journal article, “The Purpose of a Student Affairs Preparation Program Within Jesuit Higher Education,” which appeared in the December 2006 edition of Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice.