Father Dave Pivonka
University celebrates patron saint, new president
RACHEL MILLER AND JENCY CLEMENT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AND STAFF WRITER St. Francis’ spirit of peace and joy permeated Franciscan University of Steubenville’s homecoming weekend, which began Thursday evening. Alumni returned to their home away from home to mingle with families and friends, and the weekend was alive with joyful activities. Transitus The Transitus — which marked the beginning of homecoming […]
Spiritual father inaugurated as new university president
RACHEL MILLER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The Rev. Dave Pivonka, TOR, was officially inaugurated as Franciscan University of Steubenville’s seventh president during a special ceremony, followed by a Mass, Friday afternoon. The inauguration ceremony featured speakers representing different groups of people whose lives have been touched by Pivonka, followed by Pivonka’s formal installation as president and his inaugural address. The […]
New FUSG leadership wants students to ‘Expect More’
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Senior Derek Markle considered running for president of Franciscan University Student Government before he was even elected a senator in fall 2018. The summer leading up to that fall semester, he reached out to junior Alex McKenna, then a freshman who had served the previous year on Student Government as executive assistant, to see if […]
‘Today, Jesus makes you his own’: Five TORs ordained transitional deacons
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUE COLUMNIST Hundreds gathered in the Finnegan Fieldhouse Saturday for the diaconate ordination of five TOR brothers who are members of the Franciscan University of Steubenville community. As onlookers sang the Litany of Saints, Brothers Daniel Maria Klimek, TOR, Matthew Simons, TOR, Zachary Burns, TOR, Rufino Corona, TOR, and Stephen Mary Waruszewski, […]
There and back again: A friar’s tale
RACHEL MILLER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF “I’m totally psyched about the future and excited that God’s doing great things,” said the new president of Franciscan University of Steubenville. “There’s a freshness about what God’s doing.” The Rev. Dave Pivonka, TOR, has been to campus many times before — both as a student and as a friar — but this semester […]
Lady Barons crush Cougars in home volleyball game
JEN HANTZ DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Winning 3-2, the Lady Barons volleyball team walked away victorious from a close home match on Tuesday, Sept. 3 against Chatham University. The game was opened in prayer led by the president of Franciscan University of Steubenville, the Rev. Dave Pivonka, TOR, which was followed by the singing of the National Anthem. Head coach Kelly Hermann introduced Pivonka as a guest coach for the night’s game. She recalled […]
New president leads his first campus-wide blessing
JEN HANTZ DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Calling on the Holy Spirit, friars, students and teachers crowded the Egan Plaza at 12:50 p.m. on Aug. 28 as the Rev. Dave Pivonka, TOR, led the blessing over the campus and new school year of Franciscan University of Steubenville. Pivonka read from the Gospel of Matthew, which calls the people […]
Press Release: Franciscan University of Steubenville announces the Rev. David Pivonka, TOR, class of 1989, as new president
Franciscan University Marketing and Communications STEUBENVILLE, OHIO—In a unanimous decision, the Board of Trustees of Franciscan University of Steubenville elected Father David Pivonka, TOR, as the school’s seventh president on May 21. He succeeds Father Sean O. Sheridan, TOR, who has served as president since 2013. “I congratulate Father David Pivonka, TOR, ’89 on his […]