Alumni Resources

Already graduated from JCU but still want to engage in service with the JCU and Cleveland communities? The Center for Service and Social Action (CSSA) would be happy to connect you to one of many opportunities available for alumni!

CSSA helps fulfill the John Carroll mission to education students for leadership and service in the world by developing service programs that build mutually beneficial relationships, create learning opportunities, encourage reflection and active citizenship, and nourish the spiritual life. Our programs for current students include Service-Learning Courses, Weekly Service Activities, One-Time ServiceOpportunities, Service Events, and support for Social Justice Advocacy. These programs involve students directly with those most in need through our collaboration with more than 75 community partners in the Cleveland area.

Browse the opportunities listed here and contact us at service@jcu.edu for assistance.

Footprints for Fatima 5k Run / 1-mile Walk (each September or October) – contact arrupe@jcu.edu for more information!
Fatima Food Drive (October) – contact arrupe@jcu.edu for more information!
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (early Spring)
Jesuit Day of Service (late Spring)
Alumni-to-Alumni Connections (opportunities vary)
View all community partners with whom CSSA currently works.

A number of JCU alumni have gone on to do great work at some of the local community agencies with whom we’ve worked. This is a great way to connect with fellow alums, support their work in the community, and see how your time, talent, and treasure can serve organizations who help make Cleveland even better.

Rose-Mary Center | Lena Chapin ’10, Development Director
Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry | Bryan Mauk ’08, Director of Social Enterprise
St. Francis School Cleveland | Scott Embacher ’01, Principal
Greater Cleveland Foodbank | Kristin (Sullivan) Warzocha ’93, President & CEO / Alyssa Giannirakis ’14, Media Relations Coordinator
Saint Martin de Porres High School | Tyler Flynn ’14, Saint Martin Volunteer Corps / Brianna Lazarchik ’15, Saint Martin Volunteer Corps
Cleveland Catholic Charities Migration & Refugee Services | Lauren Penkala ’13, Job Developer
Church of the Gesu | Sadie Curtin ’13, Co-Director of Faith Formation / Mark Ehrbar ’13, Co-Director of Music / Ashley Markiewicz ’12, Outreach Coordinator / Joe Gehring ’07
Breakthrough Schools | Curtis Walker ’12, Middle School English Language Arts Teacher / Josh Eyre ’13, Manager of Accounting / Ron Brownrigg ’10, K-3 Dean of Scholars
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center | Margaret Gleeson ’08, Grants Manager / Holly Duns ’10, Volunteer Coordinator
College Now Greater Cleveland | Lauren Halladay Mastracco ’12, ’14G, Special Events Coordinator
Ignatian Solidarity Network | Christopher Kerr ’00, ’05G, Executive Director
Cleveland Clinic | Emily Monteleone ’08, Program Manager for Cancer Programming / Matt Najdovski ’10, Event Marketing Associate / Alysse Boyd ’09, Physician Assistant
University Hospitals | Katterli Wrikeman Coloutes ’07, Data Analyst / Julie Nagy ’15G, File Clerk / Kyle Murphy ’08, Financial Analyst
MetroHealth | Adam Higgins ’08, Hematology/Oncology RN
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland | Melanie Shakarian, ’00, Attorney and Director of Development
Providence House | Emily Shurilla ’05, Director of Education, Compliance, and Outreach