Students seek to make Blackboard ‘more user-friendly’
SUZANNAH EVANS STAFF WRITER At some point in their academic careers, most Franciscan University students will use the online academic tool Blackboard. “To me, Blackboard is an astoundingly powerful tool that simplifies content delivery in many ways,” said Joseph Coyle, eLearning and multimedia specialist. Students use Blackboard to access professors’ announcements, student email, grades and […]
Lottery-based housing fair wins student satisfaction
SUZANNAH EVANS STAFF WRITER Franciscan University’s Student Life opted to go with a lottery-based system for this year’s housing fair in the J.C. Williams Center on April 15. This was a switch from a previously used method of a first-come-first-served basis. This semester, students were assigned a lottery number based on their class ranking and […]
The ‘Big Event’ to end abortion
SAVANNAH EVANS STAFF WRITER Nearly 100 Franciscan University students joined together for the “Big Event,” a Jericho March around the block of the Allegheny Reproductive Health Clinic in Pittsburgh on Saturday. Students began the morning of intercession for the unborn with Mass in Christ the King Chapel celebrated by the Most Rev. Jeffrey Monforton. Participants […]