Departments, Clubs Collaborate on Initiatives During National Law Enforcement Month

Departments, Clubs Collaborate on Initiatives During National Law Enforcement Month

Shelby Sullivan, Staff Writer March 25, 2022

March is National Law Enforcement Month and several departments and clubs are collaborating on different events and initiatives throughout the month. On March 10, Forensic Social Workers Grace Mentzer...

Upcoming Career Expo Provides Students Networking Opportunity

Upcoming Career Expo Provides Students Networking Opportunity

Jhemir Stanley, Staff Writer March 25, 2022

The Career Services Department will again be hosting its annual Spring Career Expo. The event will be held in-person in the DeGol Arena of the Stokes Center on March 31. Now in its 22nd year, the Career...

SGA Endorses “Timely Feedback Proposal”

SGA Endorses “Timely Feedback Proposal”

Scott Riner, Editor March 25, 2022

The Student Government Association voted on a proposal on March 3 that would require instructors to give students feedback on submitted work within 14 calendar days. The “timely feedback proposal”...

Shields School of Business Students Visit New York City

Shields School of Business Students Visit New York City

Nagisa Miyake, Staff Writer March 25, 2022

Students studying in the Shields School of Business visited New York City from March 10-12. Randy Frye, Dean of the School of Business, accompanied the students on the “Spring Walking on Wall Street...

Literature and Languages Department to Become Two Separate Entities

Literature and Languages Department to Become Two Separate Entities

Anthony Vassalotti, Staff Writer February 24, 2022

After years of being housed together, the Literature and Languages Department will become two separate departments, effective this fall. Languages will become its own division under the name the Global...

Students Return to Ambialet For Winter and Spring Sessions

Students Return to Ambialet For Winter and Spring Sessions

Taylor Ponchione, Staff Writer February 10, 2022

SFU students were back at the University’s campus in Ambialet, France, during winter break. On Nov. 29, 15 students (Emily Claar, Kelly Dickson, Erika Ellison, Liz Fisher, Sierra Gearhart, Francisco...

University Named NASA “Community Anchor”

University Named NASA “Community Anchor”

Anthony Vassalotti, Staff Writer February 10, 2022

Saint Francis has been selected a NASA Informal Education Community Anchor. Thanks to this distinction, SFU will receive funding to launch a new science outreach program. The funding is available through...

University to Offer Doctor of Education Degree

University to Offer Doctor of Education Degree

Jhemir Stanley, Staff Writer February 10, 2022

The University has announced the launch of its first-ever research-based executive doctorate program. As of Jan. 24, Francis Worldwide began accepting applications for the new Executive Doctor of Education...

SFU Students Collaborate with Penn State Students to Create Research Opportunities

SFU Students Collaborate with Penn State Students to Create Research Opportunities

Gavin Cameron, Staff Writer February 10, 2022

Brooke Driskel, Jordan Pietrzykoski and Nathan Thompson were mentored by Penn State graduate students last semester on how to analyze, conduct and present research. “The experience was very unique...

Dodransbicentennial Celebration Begins

Dodransbicentennial Celebration Begins

Julia Willason, Staff Writer November 13, 2021

Saint Francis will celebrate its 175th anniversary as an institution of higher learning in 2022. While the anniversary date is not until the upcoming calendar year, the celebration to commemorate the...

Nursing Program Introduces “Frankie’s WOW Nursing Award”

Nursing Program Introduces “Frankie’s WOW Nursing Award”

Rachel Lingenfelter, Staff Writer November 12, 2021

The “Frankie’s WOW Nursing Award” has been created by Adjunct Nursing Instructor Kara Coleman. The award recognizes nursing students who exemplify excellence and those who go above and beyond...

Saint Francis to Offer Classes at Downtown Altoona Location

Saint Francis to Offer Classes at Downtown Altoona Location

Anna Winesdoerffer, Staff Writer October 21, 2021

Saint Francis will begin offering in-person classes in Altoona next semester at the downtown location where the community’s JC Penny and Sears stores once operated on 11th Street. The site is a prominent...

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