Newman Association at Stevens
The Newman Association at Stevens Institute of Technology is
an organization embracing the Roman Catholic tradition. Our
mission is to encourage the spiritual and personal growth of
the entire Stevens community. We offer Christian witness,
prayerful worship, pastoral care, and ministerial presence
to all faiths through Christ's Gospel message as we manifest
it in our thoughts, words, and deeds. Hence, our apostolate
aims to enhance the values intrinsic to our members through
involvement in both on- and off-campus activities.The
Newman Association at Stevens is an active member of the
Stevens Campus Ministry Council, the New Jersey Catholic
Campus Ministry Network, the National Catholic Campus
Ministry Association, and the National Catholic Student
Coalition. We are a Recognized Student Organization
chartered by the Stevens Student Government Association.
Cardinal Newman and the Newman
Movement
Cardinal John Henry Newman (1801-1890) is
the patron of Catholic Centers on secular campuses. He
advocated the compatibility of theology and scientific
investigation, a radical stand for his day and age. In 1864,
he worked to establish an oratory at Oxford University to
serve Catholics he hoped would enroll there. In the end, he
had to abandon the idea when the Catholic bishops prohibited
their students from attending Oxford.
But after his death, a group of former
students succeeded in establishing such a center. Its first
president announced, "No better name could be found than the
name of the great English cardinal who fought his way into
the Church during the stirring days of the Oxford Movement."
The first Newman Center helped Catholic students improve
themselves socially, intellectually, and religiously in the
university setting.
The Newman Movement spread from England to
the United States and throughout the world. Initiated at
Stevens at the turn of the century, the Newman Club was
chartered in 1938. Today, in the spirit of Cardinal Newman
and the movement's founders, the Stevens Newman efforts are
engineered to provide opportunities for enrichment that
benefit both our Stevens Newman Family and the entire campus
community.
