leadership
Speaker provides tips for overcoming adversity to strengthen leadership skills
Theresa Balick STAFF WRITER A local emotional intelligence trainer told students Friday in the Gentile Gallery that the key to becoming an effective leader is to develop emotional intelligence in the face of adversity. Steve Gavatorta, in a talk co-sponsored by the Master of Catholic Leadership program, the School of Professional Programs and the Center for Leadership, addressed students on the importance of learning how to deal with adversity in […]
Speaker enlightens students on virtues of leadership
CHRISTOPHER DACANAY STAFF WRITER “Leadership comes down to a choice. … Anyone can be a leader,” said Lt. Cmdr. Samuel H. Blair, the speaker at the Master of Catholic Leadership talk Sept. 15 in the Gentile Gallery. A Navy SEAL officer, leadership instructor at the United States Naval Academy and Franciscan University of Steubenville alumnus, Blair has held […]
New student organization hopes to support campus leaders
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER A new student organization forming on campus hopes to mobilize the leaders of various student clubs and their different experiences into a partnership that will support and enhance the entire university. The Student Leadership Association is an effort begun by senior business major Sarah Campos to bring leaders from different […]
Athlete Spotlight: Franciscan’s only diver leads the team to excellence
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR Junior Sarah Tohill has two more AMCC Diver of the Week nominations than every other member of the dive team combined, given the fact that she is Franciscan University’s only current diver for the Swim and Dive Team’s winter season. The diving specialist most recently contributed to a 115-55 victory over […]
Workshop gives men tips on how to serve as leaders
BRADEN FELLINGER LIBERAL COLUMNIST On October 30 and 31, male students of Franciscan University gathered in the Gentile Gallery for talks on spirituality and leadership. Franciscan University’s Athletic Department and Men’s Ministry hosted the Serviam Workshop, which addressed leadership and spirituality in the Catholic community. The event was held over two nights, and the speakers […]
Director of student development guides students to greater holiness
RACHEL MILLER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Up the back stairs in the JC, through the door and past the desk of the Student Life secretary in a back office, sits a tall smiling man wearing a bow tie. But that is not the only place you can find Matthew Schaefer, director of student development. You may […]
Liturgy Committee: 40 years at the service of the chapel
MARGARET BOYLAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Many students walk into Christ the King Chapel on a daily basis. Many are there to attend Mass or a holy hour, or even a few minutes of quiet prayer in the Eucharistic chapel. Very few notice that the holy water fonts are cleaned, that the altar linens might be a different […]