Mission and Ministry

Ignite Faith. Seek Justice. Live Prophetic Lives.

The Division of Mission and Ministry provides opportunities to integrate faith, education, service and justice through Creighton's Jesuit, Catholic tradition. We are dedicated to serving each student, faculty member and staff person, respecting their individual cultures and faith traditions, as they seek to walk their life path.

Mission and Ministry leaders:

  • Prophetically animate the Jesuit, Catholic mission of Creighton University both institutionally and individually in the intellectual and faith life of the community.
  • Cultivate a dynamic and inclusive community of faith and learning that invites everyone to an ever deepening relationship with God.
  • Invite Creighton and the wider community into a lived experience of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola and the Ignatian tradition. 
  • Form leaders to live out a "faith that does justice" and build right relationships among individuals, communities, institutions and with the earth.

Contact Us

402.280.3056
Creighton Hall, Suite 240

Office of the Vice President of Mission and Ministry

Cynthia M. Schmersal, EdD
Vice President, Mission and Ministry
CynthiaSchmersal@creighton.edu

Jane Waters-Parks
Executive Assistant
JaneWatersParks@creighton.edu

Rev. Dennis McNeilly, SJ
Special Assistant to the Vice President for Mission and Ministry

Beth Syphers
Manager of Division Communications, Mission and Ministry
Office Manager, Campus Ministry
BethSyphers@creighton.edu