Why Choose SI?
- Friendly People
- Traditions of Excellence
- Spiritual Formation
- A Catholic, Jesuit School
- Faith that Does Justice
- Opportunities to Serve
- A Loving Community
- Programs Beyond the Classroom
- State-of-the-Art Facilities
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A Place to Develop a "Faith that Does Justice"
Students at SI learn about their faith in religious studies classes and through campus ministry programs. They also find truth in the Jesuit desire to teach "faith that does justice." They put their faith into practice by helping feed the hungry at St. Anthony's, working at the Janet Pomeroy Center (formerly known as the Recreation Center for the Handicapped) and on summer immersion programs living and working with people in Third World countries. They know that it's not enough to talk a good game. Our faith calls us to change the world for the greater glory of God and to love others as Jesus loved us.
All students at SI are asked to spend 100 hours over their first three years helping disadvantaged people through SI's Christian Service Program. Many students choose to go far beyond this requirement and belong to the 200-hour club. This dedication to service doesn't stop when they leave SI. Just ask Jocelyn Sideco (SI 1995), former student body president, who is coordinating volunteers in the rebuilding of New Orleans. Or ask Dr. Eric Goosby (SI 1970), former AIDS Czar in the Clinton Administration, who is now fighting AIDS in China through his Pangaea Foundation. Or Larry Purcell (SI 1962) who works with homeless teenagers at the Redwood City Catholic Worker House. Or Dr. Peter Raven (SI 1953), named a "Hero of the Planet" by Time Magazine for his efforts to slow the extinction of endangered plants and animals. They embody the Jesuit motto of being "men and women for others."