JVC Magis: Service and Graduate Studies
JVC Magis seeks men and women who are enthusiastic about extending the spirit of service that was started in their initial JVC experience. Participants serve as full-time, 30 hours a week, professionals in Catholic/Jesuit Apostolates in the city of Chicago.
As employees of various agencies, JVC Magis volunteers are expected to observe agency policies related to their service. JVC Magis volunteers receive health insurance, through Loyola University Chicago.
So that JVC Magis volunteers may effectively serve in their apostolate they are provided with many supports. The primary support is graduate courses in their selected field of study, which lead to a master’s degree in. JVC Magis volunteers begin their graduate in the fall after beginning the program in August. They continue their graduate studies for the next two or three years, depending on their program of study.
All JVC Magis Volunteers must serve in an apostolate that is Catholic and/or Jesuit. This may narrow the service options for the volunteer. However, one of the missions of JVC Magis is to support the work of the Catholic Church and the apostolates of the Jesuits.
The following graduate degrees are offered through JVC Magis: social work, divinity, pastoral studies, spirituality, social justice and secondary education. (Dual degrees are not offered through JVC Magis.)