Catholic campus ministry

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Catholic Campus Ministry is a term used to describe an organization at a college or university that is the presence of the Roman Catholic Church on campus. Other names for Catholic Campus Ministry may include Newman Club, Newman Apostolate, Cardinal Newman Society, or Catholic Student Association.

[edit] Cardinal Newman

Many Catholic Campus Ministry programs exist today because of the efforts of John Henry Cardinal Newman, the man who founded the first Newman Center on a college campus.

[edit] National Organizations

In the United States, there are two organizations that coordinate Catholic Campus Ministry programs throughout the country. They are:

National Catholic Student Coalition (NCSC)
Catholic Campus Ministry Association (CCMA)

[edit] Catholic Campus Ministry Programs

University Catholic Community at UTA
Loyola Marymount University, Campus Ministry
Oxford University Newman Society
University Catholic Center (Austin, Texas)