The Opus Prize | University Partners

Fountain at Seattle University The impulse to serve others is most likely to be fostered during a young adult’s college years, and Catholic universities have a rich tradition and history of nurturing in their students a lifelong commitment to social justice.

The Opus Prize is awarded on college campuses, providing recipients an unparalleled opportunity to inspire the next generation of faith-based social entrepreneurs. Participating universities are encouraged to creatively integrate the Opus Prize conferral into their curricula so that students have a time to reflect upon and embrace the learning inspired by Prize recipients.

Members of the university community have the opportunity to participate in the nomination and selection process as participants on the University Oversight Committee. Students also accompany members of the foundation board on the due diligence visits with the nominees.

At every turn, the process of selecting and honoring the Opus Prize recipient is intended to be a learning and life-transforming experience for members of the university partner.

	Founded in 1891, Seattle University is the largest and among the most diverse independent universities in the Northwest. Inspired by the Catholic intellectual tradition and the Jesuit ethos, Seattle University educates leaders for a just and humane world.
	Founded by the U.S. Catholic bishops in 1887 and chartered by Congress, The Catholic University of America, located in Washington, D.C., is unique as the national university of the Catholic Church in America. Today the private and coeducational campus has approximately 6,100 undergraduate and graduate students from all states and 97 countries enrolled in 12 schools.
	The University of Notre Dame, founded in 1842 by a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross, is an independent, national Catholic university located at Notre Dame, Indiana, adjacent to the city of South Bend.
	Founded in 1881, Marquette University, a Catholic, Jesuit university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has been educating people of faith to be leaders in their professional lives, their communities and in society for more than 120 years.
	The University of San Francisco was established as the city of San Francisco's first institution of higher education by the Jesuit fathers in October 1855.