The Alta Via Program is celebrating its fifth year at the University. It was founded in 2020 by Fr. James Puglis. Alta Via is Latin for "the high road." It is a program for “intentionally” Catholic...

Windber Area School District Superintendent and SFU adjunct faculty member Mike Vuckovich has been named Pennsylvania’s 2026 Superintendent-of-the-Year. The award recognizes leadership, compassion...

Beloved longtime English Professor John Woznak will retire from the University in January of 2026. He has been teaching at Saint Francis since 1982. Woznak’s extensive knowledge of all things Shakespeare,...

Several English Department faculty members and students attended the Rachel Carson Conference at Chatham University in Pittsburgh on Oct. 18. Rachel Carson was an author and environmental activist who...

The Honorable Judge D. Brooks Smith visited campus on Oct. 7 to discuss the role of the courts in a democracy. Smith served as Chief Judge of both the U.S. Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania...

Saint Francis will host Mentorship Week from Oct. 20-24. The week includes multiple events across campus designed to connect current students with SFU alumni. The networking and career-development connections...

A U.S. Border Patrol Agent spoke to students in three class meetings in the Shields School of Business on Sept. 26, sharing stories about some of her experiences, as well as information about careers in...

The Department of Exercise Physiology and the Department of Public Health/Health Science recently merged to form the Department of Health and Human Performance. Exercise Physiology Associate Professor...

Occupational Therapy Clinical Assistant Professor Jennifer Misiura and Education Assistant Professor Cassie Grassmyer have collaborated to launch a Switched Adapted Toys Chapter at SFU. Switched adapted...

Saint Francis welcomes 13 new full-time faculty members to Loretto this fall in nine different programs. One of these new teachers is Associate Professor of Theatre April Beiswenger. For Beiswenger,...

Saint Francis will host the Pennsylvania Communication Association's 85th annual conference on Sept. 26-27 in Schwab Hall. “We’re really excited to have it here at Saint Francis,” said Assistant...

Sept. 17 is Constitution Day and it provides Americans an opportunity to celebrate the nation’s constitution. Here at SFU, several different events are planned in conjunction with the annual holiday. On...