Mission & Ministry and Ettling Center

When you invest in the Mission and Ministry Endowment, you invest in the heart and soul of UIW. Here are a few places where you donation will mean the most:

UIW Cardinal's Cupboard:
To address the community's growing needs, ensure more consistent operating hours, and improve the food pantry's nutritional offerings, members of the CCFP executive team began exploring the development and relocation of the pantry to a permanent site, which was established in the Fall of 2019 at the Joeris Residence Hall Annex.
By the Fall of 2025, the pantry had made significant strides, with over 16,550 pounds of food donated and distributed to the campus community, thanks to the generosity of the UIW student body and a partnership with the San Antonio Food Bank. Throughout the fall of 2024, the Cardinals’ Cupboard Food Pantry served more than 1,300 members of the campus community by providing food, products, resources and support.
Ettling Center for Civic Leadership and Sustainability:
The Ettling Center for Civic Leadership, established by Sister Dorothy Ettling (CCVI) in 2013, is a collaborative relationship between the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) and CHRISTUS Health (CHRISTUS) that is dedicated to building social justice leadership. This involves more than a general commitment to be a good citizen in a democracy. Sr. Dot envisioned a center that would focus on the development of student leaders, civic engagement in the community, enhancement of academic service-learning opportunities and the development of partnerships with local and global non-profit agencies to address the needs and issues of our global society within the construct of Catholic Social Teaching.
Mission and Ministry Endowment
The mission and Ministry fund was established to respond emergency needs of student, specifically food insecurity, housing, family crises, utilities, etc.