Missionary priest calls students on to a bigger life
MOLLY TRAINOR STAFF WRITER “Do you want a big life or a small life?” asked the Rev. Michael Shields, IPFI, on Monday, Feb. 13, of Franciscan University students who gathered to hear the missionary priest speak. This was the major question posed by Shields to students gathered in the International Lounge, as he shared his […]
New partnership creates more pathways to college education
MOLLY TRAINOR STAFF WRITER Franciscan University is fostering the start of a new tuition cut by teaming with a homeschool organization to offer classes to high school homeschoolers. The university will now offer a 10 percent undergraduate tuition discount to members of HomeschoolConnections.com, a Catholic organization that offers online classes for middle school and high […]
Alumni success rooted in faith
MOLLY TRAINOR STAFF WRITER Franciscan University recently introduced its first Alumni Success Book, which includes statistics on Franciscan bachelor’s degree recipients post-graduation to show the success of the university’s graduates. Tim Delaney, director of Alumni Relations, explained that the book is a joint project of the Office of Admissions and the Development Office meant to […]
Senior Capstone Project invites survivor of human trafficking to give testimony
MOLLY TRAINOR STAFF WRITER An advocate for survivors of human trafficking and founder of a non-profit dedicated to the same cause gave her personal testimony and called for the end of human trafficking on Tuesday night in the Gentile Gallery. Theresa Flores, founder of TraffickFree and Save Our Adolescents from Prostitution, or S.O.A.P., gave her […]
“Eternity is worth the awkward”: Missionaries host workshop on effective testimony
MOLLY TRAINOR STAFF WRITER The Missionary Outreach Office teamed up with FOCUS missionaries on Feb. 4 to host a workshop to teach Franciscan students how to give an effective testimony. At the request of Rhett Young, director of Missionary Outreach at Franciscan University, a group of FOCUS missionaries gave a presentation on “How to Give […]
Theology on Tap series kicks off semester with new partnership
MOLLY TRAINOR STAFF WRITER Franciscan University of Steubenville’s Grad-Non-Trad Student Organization kicked off its Theology on Tap series Tuesday night, Jan. 31, at Froehlich’s Classic Corner. This was the first Theology on Tap coordinated by Grad-Non-Trad in conjunction with the Christian Formation and School Office of the Diocese of Steubenville. To make room for a […]
One year later: the blizzard that couldn’t stop the March for Life
MOLLY TRAINOR STAFF WRITER Students reflect on small rations of food, snowball fights, and 32 hours spent in buses on the Pennsylvania Turnpike after a blizzard brought traffic to a standstill January 23, 2016 after the March for Life. Last January, hundreds of students from Franciscan University, despite severe weather warnings, traveled to Washington, D.C. […]
SEEK 2017 students return to campus with a missionary spirit
MOLLY TRAINOR STAFF WRITER Along with over 13,000 people from all over the country, a group of 100 Franciscan University students experienced a radical call to mission at Catholic conference in San Antonio, Texas. SEEK 2017, which is a week-long conference for Catholic university students, is put on by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, […]
Addition in the J.C. to help students realize dignity
MOLLY TRAINOR STAFF WRITER When walking into the J.C. Williams Center, students are beginning to notice a new tabletop stand near Switchboard stashed with books, CD’s and pamphlets, known as the PurityPack. A project of the Office of Evangelization at Franciscan University, the PurityPack is a stand containing material based on Pope St. John Paul […]
The Rev. Don Calloway returns to campus to stress the strength of the rosary as a spiritual sword
MOLLY TRAINOR STAFF WRITER World-renowned speaker and author the Rev. Don Calloway, M.I.C heralded the rosary as a weapon of great protection on the night of Nov. 19 in Christ the King Chapel. Calloway, author of the book “Champions of the Rosary: The History and Heroes of a Spiritual Weapon,” packed the chapel for his […]