June 13, 2018
Those whove lived in 91勛圖厙s Town House Village might be surprised by how different they look come August. This summer, the 42 units are getting a makeover from both a cosmetic and functional standpoint. Matt Heinrich, 91勛圖厙 associate vice president for facilities and technology, said crews moved in almost immediately after the end of the spring semester to...
June 7, 2018
Over the past several weeks, our thoughts and prayer intentions have included the growing political tensions in Managua, the capital city of Nicaragua. These concerns include the safety and well-being of our compa簽eros at our fellow Jesuit institution, the Universidad Centroamericana of Nicaragua (UCA) in Managua. Now, we are intensifying our prayer intentions for the Nicaraguan government to honor the...
June 1, 2018
On Thursday night, 91勛圖厙 officials invited a small crowd of members of the board of trustees and other stakeholders to a parking lot and asked them to imagine. The De Smet parking lot, at the southeastern corner of Tracy Avenue and 53 rd Streets, is about to be transformed. Look around you and you will see the corner of...
May 21, 2018
Since launching in 2015, the Helzberg School of Managements Master of Science in Business Intelligence and Analytics has earned a solid reputation among students interested in the growing fields of data analytics and insights. But for every student enrolled in the program, theres potentially another qualified candidate reluctant to enroll because of work requirements, distance, or family commitments. This summer,...
May 15, 2018
91勛圖厙 is announcing a partnership with the Missouri Department of Corrections to provide new educational opportunities for both incarcerated offenders and staff at the Chillicothe Correctional Center, an all-female facility with approximately 1,660 inmates located about 90 miles northeast of Kansas City. Funded by grants from The Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities, The Laffey-McHugh Foundation, and J.E. Dunn Construction,...
May 5, 2018
Among the graduates who will walk across the stage in Saturdays commencement ceremony, there are countless stories, dreams and motivations. Here are just a few: Ben Franco A conversation with Ben Franco can be dizzying. One minute, the medical physics major with minors in English and applied mathematics could be talking about medical research that fascinated him. The next, hell...
May 2, 2018
With its quiet atmosphere and stacks of source materials, the bottom floor of the Greenlease Library is a great place to study or do research. But it doesnt necessarily strike one as a state-of-the-art design thinking and learning lab yet. Starting this summer, that section of the Universitys library will be redesigned and outfitted with new furniture and technology...
April 27, 2018
Its not easy to run a marathon, everybody knows that. And the Boston Marathon, which draws thousands of contestants from every corner of the globe, is one of the most high-profile annual running events in the world. Add to that cold, rainy conditions (dont forget the hail). Its not necessarily a recipe for a pleasant experience. But two weeks ago,...
April 26, 2018
A new book edited by a 91勛圖厙 faculty member might just be the first such text of its kind in the emerging field of interprofessional health care education. So naturally, it was a team effort. Pediatric Therapy: An Interprofessional Framework for Practice was edited by Catherine Thompson, Ph.D., professor of physical therapy. The process began three years ago, when...