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Recent Faculty/Staff News (September 2009 issue of Community)
Media coverage of Miguel Diaz as U.S. ambassador to the Holy See
CSB featured in Thursday, Nov. 19 Minneapolis Star Tribune story "State makes most of 'Give to the Max'"
CSB featured in Thursday, Nov. 19 WJON-AM radio story "Facebook, Twitter help St. Ben's in statewide fundraiser"
CSB mentioned in Thursday, Nov. 19 Fox 9 news story "Minnesotans Give to the Max...and Then Some"
Theo Eggermont, sustainability fellow, quoted in Wednesday, Nov. 18 National Catholic Reporter article "Toward greener Catholic campuses"
CSB featured in Wednesday, Nov. 18 WJON-AM radio story "St. Ben's feeling the love in statewide campaign"
CSB featured in Wednesday, Nov. 18 MPR story "GiveMN: a look at the preliminary numbers"
Lu Ann Reif, associate professor of nursing, featured in Tuesday, Nov. 17 KARE-11 TV story "Some MN kids get H1N1 shots at school"
Lu Ann Reif, associate professor of nursing, and CSB nursing students Kelly Flaten and Rebekah Mattocks were featured in the Wednesay, Nov. 18 St. Cloud Times story "Nursing students administer flu vaccines in first school clinics"
Richard Bohr, professor of history and director of Asian studies, featured guest on Tuesday, Nov. 17 WCCO-AM The Don Shelby Show about President Obama in China
Republican gubernatorial candidate forum featured in Tuesday, Nov. 17 St. Cloud Times story "St. Ben's to host 7 Republican hopefuls"
CSB and SJU mentioned in Monday, Nov. 16 Minneapolis Star Tribune story "The world comes to class in Minnesota"
Dan Finn, professor of theology and William E. and Virginia Clemens professor of economics & the liberal arts, quoted in Saturday, Nov. 14 National Post religion blog "Prosperity gospel: When Christianity and capitalism go together"
Richard Bohr, professor of history and director of Asian studies, featured guest on Friday, Nov. 13 Minnesota Public Radio Midday program "President Obama travels to strengthen ties between US and Asia"
CSB featured in Tuesday, Nov. 10 KOAM-TV (Pittsburgh, Penn.) story "Best values in private colleges"
Nick Hayes, professor of history and University Chair in Critical Thinking, featured guest on Monday, Nov. 9 Minnesota Public Radio Midday program "Remembering the fall of the Berlin Wall"
Eric Loehr, SJU junior, featured in Monday, Nov. 9 St. Cloud Times Writers Group piece "Veterans deserve salute daily"
Joe Reinhardt and Dan Salay, SJU seniors, and Lisa Ohm, professor of German, featured in Monday, Nov. 9 St. Cloud Times article "College students gain new insight on fall of Berlin Wall"
Nick Hayes, professor of history and University Chair in Critical Thinking, featured in Friday, Nov. 6 MinnPost.com article "Looking back 20 years: Who deserves credit for ending the Cold War?"
Louis Johnston, associate professor of economics, featured guest on Friday, Nov. 6 Minnesota Public Radio Midday program "Stress-testing the recovery"
Louis Johnston, associate professor of economics, quoted in Friday, Nov. 6 St. Cloud Times article "Jobless benefits extension draws praise, questions from local experts" and Minneapolis Star Tribune article "Tax credit: Home buyers get a second chance"
The Saint John's Bible featured in Thursday, Nov. 5 Erie Times-News (Pa.) article "Art that inspires"
The Saint John's Bible featured in Thursday, Nov. 5 St. Cloud Times article "Saint John's Bible included in Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit"
"In the News" ArchivesCollege of Saint Benedict reaps over $116,000 from “Give to the Max Day”
11/18/2009 - CSB is expected to receive $109,831 in donations and was ranked No. 2 by number of donors with 726 during the Nov. 17 “Give to the Max Day,” an event designed to increase giving to Minnesota based nonprofit organizations Full Text…
CSB and SJU ranked No. 2 nationally in semester-long study abroad participation
11/16/2009 - CSB and SJU are ranked No. 2 nationally among baccalaureate institutions with students who participate in semester-long study abroad programs, according to Open Doors 2009, the annual report on international education published by the Institute of International Education (IIE). Full Text…
SJU football receives No. 1 seed in West Region; hosts NCAA playoff game on Nov. 21
11/15/2009 - The SJU football team received the No. 1 seed in the West Region and will host Coe College of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in the first round of the playoffs at noon Saturday, Nov. 21 at Clemens Stadium. Full Text…
Festival of Cultures takes place Nov. 21 at CSB
11/11/2009 - The festival, which celebrates the diversity that exists on the CSB and SJU campuses, is free and open to the public. It runs from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Clemens Field House, Haehn Campus Center at CSB. Full Text…
Colleges celebrate season with holiday concerts at Saint John's
11/12/2009 - CSB and SJU will present the traditional “Christmas at Saint John’s” concerts at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, in the Great Hall on the Saint John’s campus. Full Text…
CSB and SJU to celebrate season at Basilica concert
11/02/2009 - CSB and SJU will present “Celebrating the Season” holiday concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis. Full Text…
Landmark Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition at the Science Museum to feature 28 folios from The Saint John's Bible
11/03/2009 - When The Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition makes its debut at the Science Museum of Minnesota on March 12, 2010, it will include a gallery devoted to The Saint John’s Bible. Full Text…
College of Saint Benedict ranked a top “best value” private college by Kiplinger’s
11/09/2009 - For the first time ever, the College of Saint Benedict is ranked in the top 50 “best value” private liberal arts colleges, according to a recent survey released by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine Full Text…
CSB/SJU receives new Phi Beta Kappa chapter
10/06/2009 - The College of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, and Saint John’s University, Collegeville, will be home to a new chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Full Text…
CSB and SJU report strong enrollment numbers
09/10/2009 - The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University together enrolled 3,935 students, which marked the fourth straight year total combined undergraduate enrollment has exceeded 3,900 students. Full Text…
New members named to SJU Board of Regents
09/28/2009 - SJU recently named James Sexton; Anton (Tony) J. Christianson; Br. David Klingeman, OSB; the Rev. Mark Thamert, OSB; the Rev. Michael Naughton, OSB; and the Rev. Jerome Tupa, OSB to its Board of Regents. Noreen Herzfeld is the new faculty regent and Kamau Joseph is the new student regent. Full Text…
New members named to CSB Board of Trustees
09/28/2009 - S. Carol Berg, OSB, Iris Cornelius, Ph.D., Tonya Dolezal, Diana Lam, Kimberly Motes and Carolyn Smallwood have been appointed to the College of Saint Benedict Board of Trustees. Full Text…
CSB and SJU recognized as top institutions nationally
08/20/2009 - The College of Saint Benedict (CSB) and Saint John’s University (SJU) have been recognized nationally by their peers in several important classifications in the recently released U.S. News and World Report college rankings. Full Text…
CSB and SJU receive reaccreditation
08/25/2009 - The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University have been reaccredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Full Text…
Theology professor Miguel Díaz sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See
10/02/2009 - Miguel Díaz, Ph.D., who serves on the graduate faculty of the School of Theology∙Seminary of SJU and undergraduate faculty of the Department of Theology at CSB and SJU, has been sworn in as the United States Ambassador to the Holy See (Vatican). Full Text…
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