Events & Media
Dum Spiro Spero: “While I Breathe I Have Hope”
The MicroCredit Program is funded completely through donations and fund-raising events organized by UST students. The program’s annual fundraiser, Dum Spiro has raised $25,000 and has brought together the UST and the Houston community in support of the MicroCredit Program’s vision.
3rd Annual Dum Spiro Fundraiser
Date: Thursday, October 8th 2009
Time: 7:00-9:00pm
Location: University of St. Thomas, Scanlan Room
For more information click here.
 Hand in Hand
In May 2009 the Program held the 1st Annual “Hand in Hand Fundraiser” to initiate the partnership between the Program and the Hashoo Project. The event hosted Cristal Baylor as key note speaker and raised just under $5,000.
 Clinton Global Initiative
The UST MCP participated in the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU) in February 2008 in Austin, Texas. CGIU provided the opportunity to showcase the program and share best practices with other college students and youth organizations whose focus is impacting the world positively through student activism. The students had the opportunity to network with various corporate, non-profit and political representatives, including former President Bill Clinton.
Press Coverage
River Oaks Examiner
- “Nurturing entrepreneurial spirit among poor”
Star View
- “Microcredit Gets Macro Results”
- “Dum Spiro: Planting Seeds of Hope”
- “UST Students Meet Microcredit Pioneer”
- “UST MicroCredit Program Joins Leaders on Global Challenge”
- MicroCredit Channels Compassion into Action”
Houston Chronicle
- “Money and Moral Values: University Students make a difference by helping groups that provide loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries”, October 6,2007 – pdf
- “Every little cent makes a difference to someone”. St. Thomas students follow Nobel winner’s lead by instituting a micro-loan program” January 19, 2008- pdf
- “Students learn global lending can bring sweet success”, February 9, 2009 - pdf
Houston Business Journal
- “St. Thomas Students start micro-credit program”, November 2007 - pdf
River Oaks Examiner
- “Nurturing entrepreneurial spirit among poor”, October 4, 2007- pdf
Catholic Worker Herald
- “University of St. Thomas sponsors micro-credit project”, April 2008 - pdf
The Bulletin of Catholic Higher Education
- “Bringing Hope, Empowering Individuals: The University of St. Thomas , MicroCredit Program”, June 2008 - pdf
Southwest Airlines Spirit Magazine
- H-Town education, from A, B, C to Z, September 2008 - pdf
KPRC, Channel 2 Houston
UST Online Newsroom
- Dum Spiro Holds First Fundraiser, October 17, 2007
- UST Micro-Credit Students Meet Nobel Peace Prize Winner, January 22, 2008
- MicroCredit Identifies Loan Opportunities in Petac, October 30, 2008
- MicroCredit Raises Nearly $10,000 at Second Annual Dum Spiro, December 2, 2008
- UST MicroCredit Meets Clinton, Fellow Globally Motivated Students, 2009
- UST MicroCredit Raises Funds to Empower Pakistani Women, 5/29/2009
KTRK, Channel 13 Houston
- Visions with Miya Shay, June 7, 2009
Radio Pacifica KPFT
- “Thresholds with George Reiter and John McNamara”
- “Support for Education: A congregation of the San Basilio focus on teaching”
Hashoo Foundation Press Release
- Microcredit as a way to alleviate poverty and empower women”, April 24, 2009 – pdf
El Diario de Yucatán
- “A Program against poverty would help the families in Petac”
- “Support for Education: A congregation of the San Basilio focus on teaching”
Catholic Worker Herald
- “University of St. Thomas sponsors micro-credit project
The Bulletin of Catholic Higher Education
- “Bringing Hope, Empowering Individuals: The University of St. Thomas (Houston) MicroCredit Program”
Southwest Airlines Spirit Magazine
- H-Town education, from A, B, C to Z.
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