SJU Reads 2019 was an early arrival pilot program held August 22nd and 23rd for freshmen and sophomores. This two day experiential learning opportunity addressed one of the most hot button issues in U.S. politics and society today: immigration. Facilitated by SJU faculty and student leaders, activities included compelling discussions of the selected reading, community-building, and the exploration of immigrant neighborhoods and venues in Philadelphia.
Check out photos from our 2019 SJU Reads cohort courtesy of Fr. Bill Rickle!
Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen, an award-winning memoir by Jose Antonio Vargas, is the 2019 SJU Reads selection.
SJU Reads 2019 is a two day experiential learning opportunity that will address one of the most hot button issues in U.S. politics and society today: immigration. Facilitated by SJU faculty and student leaders, activities will include compelling discussions of the selected reading, community-building, and the exploration of immigrant neighborhoods and venues in Philadelphia.
This fall the Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary School will open in the Mountain View Whisman School District, a public school district in California where Vargas attended school as a child.
Read more about the district's groundbreaking decision to honor an undocumented person in the CNN article below.