Plunge Program
Plunges, or service immersion, are weeklong experiences where students are given the opportunity to expand learning beyond the classroom into the world by participating in service opportunities, community building, cultural immersions, and simple living. Our intentional partnerships with the Vincentian worldwide family offer participants the lived experience of the Vincentian charism, and each plunge has a specific focus to enrich participants’ understanding of social justice and spirituality.
2023-24 Plunge Locations and Dates
Denver, Colorado: Urban Poverty
February 25–March 2, 2024
St. Louis, Missouri: Racial Division and Urban Poverty
February 25–March 2, 2024
Benson, Vermont: Social and Environmental Justice
February 25–March 2, 2024
El Paso, Texas: Border Migration
February 26–March 1, 2024
Panama: Cultural Immersion
Summer 2024
Ward and Hardeeville, South Carolina: Border Migration and Home Visitation
Summer 2024
Applications are due on Friday, November 3, 2023, by 11:59 p.m. Take the Plunge and apply today!
Questions?
If you have any questions, please stop by our office in Sullivan Hall or contact
- Canile Jackson, Assistant Director for Vincentian Service, at [email protected] or 718-990-3412
- Chris Bernabe, Plunge Program Graduate Assistant, at [email protected]
The Rendu Service Experience
The Rendu Service Experience is a Plunge exclusively for first-year students! Our Plunge program exists to offer you service and learning opportunities around the world. Why not start in St. John’s very own backyard of New York City?
The Rendu (pronounced “ron-dew” and named after one of our Vincentian founders, Rosalie Rendu) Service Experience is a wonderful way to make new friends, volunteer, experience community living, and share in our journey of faith, reflection, and social justice—all before the semester even begins!
Rendu leader applications and participant applications will go out in 2024. Stay tuned!
For more information, please contact Canile Jackson, Assistant Director for Vincentian Service, at [email protected] or 718-990-3412.