Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU)

A survey of the activities at the 28 Jesuit Colleges and Universities is presented on the AJCU website

"Remembering the Jesuit Martyrs: How Jesuit Campuses are Marking the 20th Anniversary"

This e-magazine (PDF version also available)details some of the commemorations that are occurring on Jesuit campuses around the United States.

THE MARTYRS' POWERFUL LEGACY
AJCU President Rev. Charles L. Currie, SJ pays tribute to the martyrs and their inspirational lives

THE MARTYRS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL AMERICA AND THEIR INFLUENCE 20 YEARS LATER
A University of Scranton leader reflects on his trip to El Salvador as part of Scranton’s International Service Program

THE DANGEROUS MEMORY OF THE UCA MARTYRS
Santa Clara University Dean Rev. Kevin F. Burke, SJ provides his own reflections on the life of Jesuit martyr Rev. Ignacio Ellacuría, SJ

HOW EL SALVADOR WRECKED MY FAITH
Read about a Holy Cross senior whose immersion trip to El Salvador helped reinforce his Catholic faith

Boston College
José María Tojeira, S.J., was the provincial of the Society of Jesus' Central American Province during the 1989 assassination of six Jesuit priests and their two domestic staff members at the hands of the Salvadoran Army's Atlacatl Battalion. His lecture addresses the assassinations and the investigation of the murderers.

Jon Sobrino, SJ, has spent most of his adult life in El Salvador teaching at the University of Central America, a Jesuit institution that he helped found. In this lecture he discusses the "inspiration of Christianity on the university."

Robert White, president of the Center for International Policy and former U.S. ambassador to El Salvador and Paraguay, gives the keynote speech for a symposium commemorating those assassinations and discussing current human rights issues. He speaks of his experience as ambassador to El Salvador in the 1980s, and the conflicts between the embassy and State Department that ultimately led to his leaving the foreign service.

"Dangerous Memories...Prophetic Voices"
The 2009-2010 academic year at Creighton is a celebration of the lives of the martyrs of El Salvador and others from around the world that have shaped our Jesuit and Catholic identity and what it means to serve, accompany, reflect, pray, and lead. Read more about the events commemorating the UCA Martyrs, Oscar Romero, the Four Church Women, and many more "Prophetic Voices."

Fordham University
Rev. Mark Ravizza, SJ gave a talk on the murders at Fordham University's University Church on October 29, 2009. It is available on YouTube.

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis University is designating the 2009-2010 academic year as the year of the martyrs. There will multiple events throughout the year commemorating not just the martyrs killed in El Salvador but martyrs around the world. Visit the website with lists of campus events, speakers and additional educational resources.

Santa Clara University

The Legacy of the Martyrs:

Visit the website for this celebration which contains a description of these events, texts of papers given, and selected podcasts.

The Fall 2009 edition of "Explore" Magazine - a publication of the Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education - focuses on the 20th Anniversary of the murders at the UCA in El Salvador. Read in PDF format.