Outreach Programs at St. Mary’s University
If you had to sum up St. Mary’s in one word, that word would be “community”. St. Mary’s University, a Catholic Marianist institution, is dedicated to fostering faith and educating leaders for the common good. Our outreach programs reflect this mission by emphasizing community engagement and service. These programs underscore St. Mary’s commitment to public service and community involvement. Explore the many ways we connect with and serve our community.
Our Mission
St. Mary’s University, as a Catholic Marianist University, fosters the formation of people in faith and educates leaders for the common good through community, integrated liberal arts and professional education, and academic excellence.
“There is a focus on being stewards of public service and making sure that aspect is part of the education.”
Emmanuel Sanchez
(B.A. ’22)
Continuing the Heritage Day of Service
Continuing the Heritage Day of Service (CTH) is a University-wide service project that takes place at the beginning of each semester. The event is sponsored and organized by the Office of Community Engagement and Office of Mission.
Explore How We Connect With The Community
Counseling Services
St. Mary’s offers low cost counseling and therapy to the public. We can help with depression, divorce recovery, school challenges, behavior problems and more through treatments such as play therapy, counseling and neurofeedback training. Learn about our counseling services in English or en Español.
Speakers Bureau
Many of our professors volunteer to speak on a wide range of topics in schools across the San Antonio area. Learn from an expert about publishing bilingual picture books, find out about the Dead Sea Scrolls, select a guest speaker in Medieval European history or dozens of other scholarly topics. See guest speaker topics and contact us to schedule a speaker in your classroom.
Summer Camps
A wide variety of summer camps are held each year, from ballet and basketball to robotics and JAVA programming. Most camps are aimed at middle school or high school students, though some are offered for younger audiences. Read more about our summer camps.
Don’t forget to browse through the other links “in this section” to find out about more of our community outreach programs!
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Community Engagement
