Organizational Identity
We are a community of praxis that promotes the Ignatian holistic formation of University stakeholders toward transformative engagement.
We seek to articulate and advance the Jesuit education mission by:
- Accompanying stakeholders through formation programs and services
- Integrating Ignatian dispositions into various functions of the University
- Nurturing and animating a culture of encounter, care, and service.
Mandate and Structure
The MI cluster focuses on four functional areas of Ignatian formation and social engagement that are also linked to the Universal Apostolic Preferences and the University’s strategic priority areas:
- Ignatian Spirituality Formation (ISF)
- Ignatian Leadership Formation (ILEAF)
- Social and Environmental Engagement for Development and Sustainability (SEEDS)
- Health, Care, and Well-Being (HCW)
Each subcluster is headed by an Assistant Vice President who reports directly to the Vice President for Mission Integration.
MI Subclusters
Health, Care, and Well-Being (HCW)
- Instills total ecological wellness (physical, psycho-social, and spiritual well-being through holistic care) and sustains a health-promoting and safe environment for learning and working
Ignatian Leadership Formation (ILEAF)
- Develops and implements a comprehensive and holistic program for student and employee leadership formation aligned with the University strategic priorities and Lux-in-Domino aspirations
Ignatian Spirituality Formation (ISF)
- Inspires a culture of encounter and accompaniment, discernment and mission, through the experience of a cohesive and holistic Ignatian spirituality formation
Social and Environmental Engagement for Development and Sustainability (SEEDS)
- Supports, promotes, enhances, synergizes, and when necessary, leads the social and environmental formation and engagements of Ateneo de Manila community
Organizational Chart
Mission and Social Development Updates
40 Days of Lent: Day 32
"Perhaps we all desire to be instruments of goodness and hope. We can become more so if we are mindful of our utterances and thoughts. And so what words do you need to say more? What do you need to say less? What do you need to fill your mind with more? What do you need to dwell on less?"
40 Days of Lent: Day 33
"Just like Jesus, we are invited to never waver, to never stop fighting, to never turn away from those that truly matter to us in this life."
Book Launch: Martial Law in the Philippines: Lessons and Legacies, 1972 - 2022
Last 21 February 2023, the Ateneo University Press, together with the Ateneo School of Government and Ateneo Martial Law Museum held a book launch for...
40 Days of Lent: Day 34
"On this thirty-fourth day of Lent and seeing from Jesus how it is, indeed, alright to ask, what questions do you have? Maybe about life? Or directed towards God? Perhaps seeking clarification? Expressing frustration? Or hoping to understand yourself and others better?"