Collaborating to Leverage a Historic Event

By Cristal Steuer and Deanna Howes. He’s been named TIME’S “Person of the Year” and has captured the minds and hearts of millions of people around the world—many of whom had given up on the Catholic Church. No matter what your religion, one thing is for sure, everyone is talking about Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pope. So, when the Vatican announced last winter that Pope Francis would be visiting the U.S. in September, the nation’s 28 Jesuit colleges and universities quickly realized that this presented an incredible opportunity to promote their shared Jesuit identity on a national scale. More...