San Ignacio Society at Saint Ignatius College Prep Chicago

The San Ignacio Society, named in honor of the founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and the patron saint of Saint Ignatius College Prep. The San Ignacio Society, whose efforts support tuition assistance for Latino American students at Saint Ignatius, will host events for the Latino as well as entire Ignatius community throughout the year.

- National Hispanic Heritage Month
  
  Sept 15 ~ Oct 15

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Celebrate the Mother of the Americas at our Annual Mass and Fiesta in December
Fiesta de San Ignacio

We honor our patron Saint and founder of the Society of Jesus on July 31st of each year.
Hispanic Heritage Month

Network with society members and students

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San Ignacio Virtual Welcome 9.9.20

9/10/2020

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On September 9, 2020, the San Ignacio Society hosted a Virtual Welcome for incoming Latinx students and their parents. We heard from Lou Nieto ’73, Phil Acevedo ’09 and Peter Amaro ’01 who all talked about their experience at Saint Ignatius as a Latinx student and how it prepared them for their future. Alyssa Cabrera ’21 gave insight about being a current student and her involvement with ALAS and other ways of getting involved and meeting other Latinx students. Kitty Hooper ’87, our Diversity Coordinator, listed all the resources Saint Ignatius has for Latinx students and gave examples of how ALAS can also be a resource. John Chandler expressed what a gift our Latinx families are at Saint Ignatius, thanked them for their involvement then gave examples of the many Saint Ignatius service projects that happen in the Latinx communities here and around the world. Thank you to everyone who joined this event, including Principal Brianna Latko. A special thank you to Veronica Reyes for translating and Inaugural President of San Ignacio, Julio Paz ’98 for moderating.

List of 2 news stories.

San Ignacio Society Supports Latinx Students
7/30/2020
On July 29, 2020, the San Ignacio Society Leadership held a zoom meeting with nearly 60 members of the Ignatius community about how they and Saint Ignatius are supporting the Latinx community through these challenging times. The San Ignacio Society is responding to this crisis through a lens of solidarity by activating a $150K Latinx emergency response fund. Proceeds of the fund will support Latinx students at Saint Ignatius. CLICK HERE to make a contribution.
Supreme Court Upholds DACA
6/29/2020
Thursday, June 18, 2020, was a momentous day, as the United States Supreme Court upheld DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals).