Join USF for Ambassador Day on October 18th |
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Ambassador Day at the University of St. Francis is a special opportunity for community leaders, elected officials and university partners to become more engaged in the university’s mission and further understand the importance of USF within our community. During the event, attendees hear the State of the University Address by USF President Arvid C. Johnson, Ph.D. while enjoying a wonderful breakfast.
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USF Students Give Back to the Joliet/Will County Area |
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As a wonderful example of the Year of SERVICE at USF, Foundations classes took to the community in August to give back through various acts. Groups of USF students and their respective Foundations instructors volunteered at locations throughout Joliet and Will County, including the Will County Forest Preserve, Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Northern Illinois Food Bank, St. Joe's Academy, Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home, HEAL Riverwalk Food Pantry and the YMCA. Some students also helped to clean areas of USF's main campus in Joliet, while others created plarn (plastic yarn) to be used to make mats for the homeless. |
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USF Awarded $10,000 through ComEd Green Region Grant Program to Restore Preserve Area in Frankfort |
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Once covering over 21 million acres, less than 0.1% of Illinois’ native tallgrass prairie remains. A $10,000 matching grant awarded to the University of St. Francis (USF) and its "Reestablishing Illinois Prairie Land: Ongoing Tallgrass Prairie Restoration at Charlotte Codo Prairie in Frankfort, IL" project through the ComEd Green Region Grant program looks to reverse that trend. Click here to read USF's plans to achieve this goal.
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Everyone Loves Bernie St. Bernard |
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Earlier this summer, Bernie St. Bernard made an appearance at Paws on 66 (hosted by the Joliet City Center Partnership) and was a big hit. On August 19th, Bernie made another appearance in Joliet, this time at Duly Health and Care Field as part of USF Night with the Joliet Slammers. As expected, Bernie was a big hit with the young fans in attendance and made sure each one knew he was as happy to see them as they were to see him! |
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USF Celebrates National Campus Safety Awareness Month |
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In 2008, National Campus Safety Awareness Month (NCSAM) was unanimously approved by Congress to be recognized annually in September to encourage a public conversation on important topics in violence prevention at our nation's colleges and universities. Campuses across the country annually recognize this month with activities, events and campaigns designed to remind campus community members of their respective roles to keep their campuses safe and violence-free.
USF kicked-off NCSAM on Monday, August 29th, with a special ceremony to acknowledge the important roles that the USF Safety & Security Office and local first responders at the Joliet Police Department and Joliet Fire Department have in keeping USF campuses safe (with the support of students and employees, who quickly report any unusual activities or situations). So safe, in fact, that USF has been ranked #1 in Illinois in the "Campus Safety" category of WalletHub's annual rankings of the nation's top colleges and universities for the past two years.
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How Can the USF Center for Nonprofit Excellence Help YOUR Organization? |
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The USF Center for Nonprofit Excellence provides efficient and value-added professional services to Will County nonprofit organizations with limited financial resources, whose mission is aligned with the Franciscan core values of respect, integrity, service, and compassion. This allows the nonprofit organizations to focus primarily on their core, mission-driven objectives in the community.
There are several benefits to what the USF Center for Nonprofit Excellence offers. For our nonprofit peers, you now have available to you a diverse talent pool of subject matter experts with different backgrounds and perspectives, along with an opportunity to learn more about best practices – all at a manageable cost. For USF, we will be able to create new connections within our community while also providing practical experience opportunities for our students.
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Corporate Partner Education Program |
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USF partners with companies and organizations locally and across the country to offer tuition discounts to their employees. Discounts apply to graduate and doctoral programs in business, health care, management, nursing, social work, and training and development.
If your company or employer offers tuition reimbursement, this program is one way to maximize the impact of those funds. Contact Lisa O’Brien at lobrien@stfrancis.edu or 815-740-6266 for more information.
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Save a Life - Donate Blood to the American Red Cross at USF on Tuesday, October 4th |
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The University of St. Francis (USF) is hosting an American Red Cross blood drive on Tuesday, September 6, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Assembly Hall Gymnasium at USF’s St. Clare Campus, which is located at 1550 Plainfield Road in Joliet.
Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) for an appointment or visit redcrossblood.org and search “60435” through the “Give Blood” link to sign-up online.
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Homecoming & Reunion '22 Set for September 24 |
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Human Trafficking Survivor Theresa Flores to Offer Community Lecture at USF on September 27 |
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The University of St. Francis (USF) and the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate welcome Save Our Adolescents from Prostitution (SOAP) Project founder, author, and nationally-known speaker Theresa Flores for an important presentation on Tuesday, September 27 at 7 p.m. in USF’s Sexton Auditorium (Moser Performing Arts Center). This Bishop Imesch “Women in Church” lecture is free of charge and is open to the community.
Human trafficking is the second largest crime in the United States, with an average age of entry in to trafficking between 12 and 14 years old. Flores is a survivor and campaigner against sex trafficking and is the founder of SOAP, which is a nonprofit organization that aims to help prevent sex trafficking. Flores will share her story of trafficking and her experience while living in an upper-middle class suburb of Detroit. Her story will educate the public on human trafficking in the United States while also showing that person can endure horrific conditions and not only survive, but thrive.
For information on the picture, please contact Arlene Finkle by email at afinkle@stfrancis.edu or by phone at 815-740-3398.
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Art Exhibition Features Works of USF Alumni |
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The Alumni Exhibition, which runs through Thursday, September 29, features the works of several USF alumni, including: Megan Altmyer (2013); Jessica Baron (2013); Roger Carlson (2006); Jessica Cuevas (2014); Katia Hunt (2019); Sydney Jarrard (2019); Christopher Jones (2015); Dora Moore (2008); Meghann O’Hara (2001); Autumn Panzera (2011); Boris Peshev (2016); Joe Santillo (2017); Egzon Shaqiri (2014) ;Marguerite Stoiber (1973); Lauren Tuider (2020); Odessa Villarreal (2021), and; Ryan Wolfe (2004).
Click here for more information.
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The USF Art Gallery hosts a variety of exhibitions throughout the year and is open to the public.
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The USF Music at Moser Performing Arts Series offers concerts, plays and performances from an array of backgrounds which changes each semester. World-class music and entertainment is available right here in Joliet!
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Engaging Mind & Spirit is the official magazine of USF. Published and mailed to alumni and friends of the university three times each year, the magazine is a collection of the latest USF headlines, including university successes and alumni/student/staff achievements, as well as information about upcoming events.
Click here to view the latest issue of Engaging Mind & Spirit. Click here to view previous issues.
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University of St. Francis
Office of Community & Employee Relations
815-740-3625
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