University Celebrates Deaf Awareness Month

University Celebrates Deaf Awareness Month

Lindsey Slebodnik, Staff Writer September 30, 2021

September was Deaf Awareness Month, a month dedicated to raising awareness of the Deaf and all that encompasses their community. This includes shared communication, history, culture and social norms. “It's...

University Hosts Counterterrorism Summit

University Hosts Counterterrorism Summit

Yanessa Shabbick, Staff Writer September 30, 2021

SFU hosted a counterterrorism summit on Sept. 23 at JFK Auditorium. The event was part of the Dr. Albert A. Zanzuccki Chair in Business Distinguished Speakers’ Series. It was co-hosted by the Shields...

University Celebrates Healthcare Simulation Week

University Celebrates Healthcare Simulation Week

Yanessa Shabbick, Staff Writer September 30, 2021

SFU celebrated healthcare simulation week from Sept. 13-17. Healthcare simulation week raises awareness of the importance of healthcare simulation and how it improves the safety, effectiveness and efficiency...

Vice President for Academic Affairs to Retire at End of 2021-22 School Year

Vice President for Academic Affairs to Retire at End of 2021-22 School Year

Scott Riner, Editor September 30, 2021

Karan Powell, Vice President for Academic Affairs, will retire at the end of the 2021-22 academic year. The announcement was made by University President Father Malachi last month. Powell has served...

Swope Named Senior Woman Administrator

Swope Named Senior Woman Administrator

Mason Frye, Staff Writer September 29, 2021

The Athletics Department recently announced the promotion of Lisa Swope to the dual role of Senior Associate Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator. Swope had previously served as the head...

Former Presidential Candidate Visits Campus

Former Presidential Candidate Visits Campus

Scott Riner, Editor September 29, 2021

Former presidential candidate and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie visited SFU on Sept. 21. Christie served as governor of New Jersey for eight years, from 2010 to 2018, and sought the Republican nomination...

America’s Twenty-Year War in Afghanistan Draws to a Chaotic Close

America’s Twenty-Year War in Afghanistan Draws to a Chaotic Close

Dominique Yeo, Staff Writer September 9, 2021

Last week marked the end of an era when the last U.S. troops left Kabul, Afghanistan, marking a formal end to a war that has been going on for almost 20 years. While the Taliban celebrated with fireworks,...

Former Presidential Candidate Chris Christie to Visit Campus on Sept. 21

Former Presidential Candidate Chris Christie to Visit Campus on Sept. 21

Julia Willason, Staff Writer September 9, 2021

Former New Jersey governor and presidential candidate Chris Christie will visit campus on Sept. 21 in conjunction with the University’s “Constitution Days” events. “Gov. Christie’s visit will...

McFadden to Become Dean of Francis Worldwide

McFadden to Become Dean of Francis Worldwide

Yanessa Shabbick, Staff Writer September 9, 2021

Tricia McFadden, an assistant professor of Marketing in the Shields School of Business, will become Dean of the Francis Worldwide School of Continuing Studies in January of 2022. McFadden said she expressed...

Margie McHenry Retires After 29 Years of Service in Athletics Department

Margie McHenry Retires After 29 Years of Service in Athletics Department

Claudia Ortiz, Staff Writer September 8, 2021

After 29 years of dedicated service in the Athletics Department as the school's ticket manager and administrative assistant, Margie McHenry retired from the University on Sept. 3. The school hosted...

Education Department to Participate in “Imagination Library” Program

Education Department to Participate in “Imagination Library” Program

Rachel Lingenfelter, Staff Writer September 8, 2021

The Education Department has partnered with state representative Frank Burns to bring Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Program to the University. Parton’s Imagination Library is an organization...

CSOR Moving to West Virginia University

CSOR Moving to West Virginia University

Zach Benedek, Staff Writer September 8, 2021

The Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation (CSOR) is moving its base of operations from Saint Francis to West Virginia University. The CSOR Program was established in 2016 and provides...

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