Campus Ministry
Campus Ministry supports the spiritual lives of all members of the Benedictine University community.
Campus Ministry dedicates itself to pastoral care, faith formation, and furthering the common good through practice of the Benedictine hallmarks for all members of the Benedictine University community. Campus Ministry provides a lived pastoral dimension to the University that is holistic for all community members – built on relationships rooted in the care of the whole person including faith formation, spiritual reflection, moral and ethical development, service and social justice, vocation and dedication to spiritual life and faith practice reflective of the Catholic and Benedictine mission and identity of the University. Liturgical celebrations, pastoral care, service opportunities and interfaith dialogue, are some of many ways Campus Ministry lives out its mission. Rooted in the Benedictine spiritual tradition, we strive to show our students the value of a life lived in balance.
Campus Ministry cares for all in our community. Rooted in the Benedictine spiritual tradition, we strive to show our students the value of a life lived in balance.
Benedictine University is Catholic, Benedictine, and intentionally interfaith. We live this tradition daily through worship & prayer, service & justice, and interfaith dialogue opportunities.
Meet our Ministry Staff
Whether you enjoy serving those in need, would like to use your musical talents in worship, or are seeking to learn more about your faith or others, our doors are always open!
Carrie Ankeny, M.A.
Director of Campus Ministry, Lisle
Carrie has served in Catholic college ministry for over a decade and holds a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Theology and a certificate in Pastoral Ministry from Villanova University. She is a certified Catholic Campus Minister through the Catholic Campus Ministry Association (CCMA). Carrie works to cultivate Campus Ministry as a celebration of our Catholic, Benedictine, and intentionally interfaith identity while fostering a meeting place of faith, justice, and culture in our everyday lives. Carrie organizes all of BenU Campus Ministry’s service and social justice opportunities locally, nationally, and internationally and works with the Movement of Students Achieving Interfaith Collaboration (M.O.S.A.I.C.) on campus.
Peter Huff, Ph.D.
Director, Sister Judith Ann Heble OSB, Center for Benedictine Values
Dr. Peter Huff is Chief Mission Officer, Professor of Theology, and Director of the Sister Judith Ann Heble OSB, Center for Benedictine Values at Benedictine University. He teaches courses in U.S. religious history and world religions. Dr. Huff studied at Mercer University, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Indiana University and received the PhD in historical theology from Saint Louis University. Before coming to Benedictine, he held tenured faculty positions at Saint Anselm College and Centenary College of Louisiana and an endowed chair in Ethics/Religion and Society at Xavier University.