Center for Leadership
Student fellows program attends Catholic social teaching seminar
By Peyton Voorheis Staff Writer The Leadership Institute’s Student Fellows Program attended a seminar on Catholic social teaching in order to be prepared for their D.C. trip at 1 p.m. on Oct. 28 in the St. Leo room. The Student Fellows Program, formerly known as the Center for Leadership, prepared for a trip to Washington […]
Leadership summit educates students on communication, integrity
VERONICA NOVOTNY STAFF WRITER “You want your style of leadership to be formed by your faith in Christ,” Milo Milburn said at Franciscan University of Steubenville’s annual Student Leadership Summit, hosted over the weekend of Jan. 25-26 in the Gentile Gallery. Milburn, who holds a doctorate in clinical psychology, opened the summit with a presentation […]
“Self-made” event gives women tools for professional world
MAGGIE PAWSEY STAFF WRITER On March 7 Women’s Ministry hosted “Self-Made” in the Gentile Gallery, a night for women to work on professional skills for interviews and careers. Seniors Gina Andronico and Mary Drasin partnered with Women’s Ministry to organize the event as their Center for Leadership capstone project. The night brought together students and […]
Catholics called to honest vocational discernment, says Jesuit theologian
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER It is in people’s best interest to discern their vocation, said a renowned moral theologian during a talk at the annual Student Leadership Summit, held Friday and Saturday in the Gentile Gallery. Speaking to more than 200 students during the weekend, the Rev. Peter Ryan, SJ, gave three talks over […]
Student leaders take on Washington, D.C.
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER Students in Franciscan University’s Center for Leadership took on Washington, D.C., during their annual trip over fall break, focusing on American founding principles and Catholic social teaching. David Schmiesing, vice president for student life, and Ronald McNamara, coordinator of student leadership development, led a group of 47 students on the […]
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 […]
Summit encourages preparation for faith journey
KELSEY SLEMP STAFF WRITER The 2017 Leadership Summit hosted in the Gentile Gallery on Jan. 21 offered students advice on how to lead with their faith clearly in mind using the past, present and future as their guides. A capstone project put on by the Center for Leadership, the 2017 Leadership Summit lasted from 8 […]
Senior Capstone aims to foster prayer community on campus
MARGARET BOYLAN CONSERVATIVE COLUMNIST Two seniors take their Capstone project to a new level by building up the prayer community at Franciscan University of Steubenville. Rebecca Pimentel, senior psychology and theology major, and Kathleen Dougherty, senior business management major, are both part of the Center for Leadership, and have decided as a senior Capstone project […]
Speaker calls for virtuous, capable leaders during talk
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER “Be someone who does things right and does them the right way.” That was the message that Kevin Sullivan, former White House Communications Director to President George W. Bush, conveyed during his talk, “Leadership Lessons from the Locker Room, the Board Room, and the West Wing,” on October 20. During […]
Nursing students plan 5K to help unite the university, community
HANNAH CRITES EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Wanting to do something unique for their Center for Leadership capstone project, senior nursing majors Sarah Kuepper and Mari Seaberg decided to tackle a project that builds up both their bodies and those around them. They wanted their project to help bring the university and the city of Steubenville together. After looking […]