Thus our universities have a clear opportunity to promote inter-university collaboration and, in particular, to undertake common projects between Jesuit universities of developed and developing countries. Students work with that community for the entire semester for two full days a week. This learning environment cultivates an awareness of and sensitivity to the realities of those who are struggling to end social injustices while working to promote human dignity. Students enter the Salvadorian communities as learners and not as volunteers. Students' field placements are intentionally linked to their other academic courses.
Students bring their community based learning into dialogue with classroom based coursework.
In addition, this experience serves as a springboard for personal and communal reflection in and out of the classroom. Attendance and active participation in a field placement along with a fellow student. Students are required to attend their field placement two full days out of the week. Students are expected to make journal entries after each day of their field placement. There are 2 parts to each journal entry.