Competition begins Thursday (May 25) and runs through Saturday (May 27) at the Polisseni Track and Field Complex at St. John Fisher University in Rochester, New York.
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Johnnies make their 20th trip to nationals since 2000.
A total of nearly 200 CSB and SJU graduates participated in the annual event in mid-April, taking part in organized service projects at numerous locations nationwide.
The school bestowed degrees on 332 Saint John's University graduates and 23 graduates of the Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary during commencement exercises on Sunday (May 14) in the Abbey and University Church.
Colette Peters ’93, who in 2022 became director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, advised them in her commencement address that it’s OK to be unsure. Follow your passion and believe you’re doing what you’re supposed to be doing, she said, and angels and daily miracles may take care of the rest.
Doctor of Nursing Practice students recognized before they begin field assignments en route to graduation in 2024.
Founder and CEO of Good Grocer and a 1994 Saint John’s University graduate, he will speak at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 14, in Saint John's Abbey and University Church.
Thirty years after she graduated from Saint Ben's, Peters is in her second year as director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons under Attorney General Merrick Garland.
The Extraordinary Service Award annually recognizes the work of SJU students who are characterized by their personal commitment to service, and whose efforts promote community, justice, working with others to accomplish a greater good and thoughtful reflection through the lens of Benedictine Values and/or Catholic social teaching.
“We’re Here,” put together by first-year student Jazmin Acuna Diaz under the guidance of CSB and SJU professor of political science Christi Siver, was among the work presented at Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day on Thursday, April 27.
“Born, Bred, Ga Dead” is the student-run organization's first full-length documentary since 2020 and focuses - at least in part - on the Bahamian student community at CSB and SJU.
Criteria for induction include being a first-generation student, sophomore status or having completed at least 30 credit hours, and a 3.2 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale.
A ceremony to honor the 43 inductees is scheduled for Wednesday (April 26). A total of 43 students from CSB and SJU make up the 2023 list of inductees and join more than 800 members in the chapter.
Winners were announced as part of National Student Employee Appreciation Week April 9-15.
CSB senior Anna Watt, SJU senior Sam Rengo honored for student leadership. Lindsey Gunnerson Gutsch, director of the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholars, feted for engagement leadership, and Central Minnesota Habitat for Humanity cited as community partner of the year.
Students must maintain a 3.9 grade-point average or higher, while also being involved in the community through volunteer and extracurricular activities.