The University of St. Francis in Joliet, Ill. serves 3,900 students nationwide, offering on-campus and online undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs in the arts and sciences, business, education and nursing. There are 48,000 USF alumni across the globe. Learn more about us at stfrancis.edu.

Online Student Orientation Teaches Franciscan Values The University of St. Francis has long been recognized for providing high-quality programs in the arts and sciences, business, education, nursing, and social work. With an increasing movement toward online and blended instruction, USF was challenged to identify ways students across all programs could share... MORE

Graduate Nursing and Business Programs Take Measures to Ensure Quality Delivery USF’s Leach College of Nursing (LCON) and College of Business and Health Administration (COBHA) both host online courses for graduate students, and both work to ensure equivalent quality between face-to-face and online... MORE

USF Social Work Instructor Awarded Prestigious Fulbright Scholarship Dr. Alicia McLaughlin, associate professor of social work, has been awarded a 2017 Fulbright Scholarship. Dr. McLaughlin has been teaching for nine years in USF’s bachelor’s and master’s social work programs and is the first professor at the university to receive this honor... MORE