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ROTC Student Receives Scholarship

ROTC Student Receives Scholarship

Noah Snyder, Staff Writer November 20, 2025

SFU student Alexis Strange was awarded a three-year Army ROTC national scholarship last month. Criteria for the scholarship include strong academic performance and good SAT scores. Strange also needed...

Shields School of Business Students Explore Big Apple

Shields School of Business Students Explore Big Apple

Haley Gray, Staff Writer November 20, 2025

Students and faculty members in the Shields School of Business visited New York City from Nov. 6-8 for a learning experience that included professional networking and business and cultural exploration. After...

Students Share Research Interests, Findings at Research Day

Students Share Research Interests, Findings at Research Day

Madyn Allison, Staff Writer November 20, 2025

Students from various disciplines shared some of their research at the University’s 15th annual Student Research Day at JFK on Nov. 13. Gavin Gatone, a sophomore Chemistry major, participated in the...

Alta Via Program Celebrates Five Years

Alta Via Program Celebrates Five Years

Austin Wagner, Staff Writer October 22, 2025

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...

Adjunct Faculty Member Named Superintendent-of-the-Year

Adjunct Faculty Member Named Superintendent-of-the-Year

Parker Farabaugh, Staff Writer October 22, 2025

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...

Legendary Faculty Member to Retire

Legendary Faculty Member to Retire

Madyn Allison, Staff Writer October 22, 2025

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,...

Faculty, Students Present at Rachel Carson Conference

Faculty, Students Present at Rachel Carson Conference

Madyn Allison, Staff Writer October 22, 2025

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...

Judge Visits Campus to Discuss Courts, Democracy

Judge Visits Campus to Discuss Courts, Democracy

Jelana Boldizar, Staff Writer October 14, 2025

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...

Alumni to Return to Campus for Mentorship Week

Alumni to Return to Campus for Mentorship Week

Seth Cunningham, Staff Writer October 1, 2025

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...

Border Patrol Agent Speaks to Students About Experiences, Career Paths

Border Patrol Agent Speaks to Students About Experiences, Career Paths

Jelana Boldizar, Staff Writer October 1, 2025

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...

Departments in School of Health Sciences and Education Merge

Departments in School of Health Sciences and Education Merge

Noah Snyder, Staff Writer September 11, 2025

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...

Education and Occupational Therapy Departments Collaborate on Community Engaged Initiative

Education and Occupational Therapy Departments Collaborate on Community Engaged Initiative

Makenzie Kline, Staff Writer September 11, 2025

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...

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