Rhett Young
Aim Women’s Center Receives Unexpected Donation From Franciscan Students
STEUBENVILLE, OHIO—There was a silver lining to the cancellation of the April Steubenville Hilltop Communities block party due to the coronavirus. Students at Franciscan University who sponsor the annual party for Steubenville residents in the LaBelle and Pleasant Heights neighborhoods near the Franciscan campus, instead donated the $5,000 they had raised for the event to […]
Director of missionary outreach advises students on fundraising with passion
TERESA DULAC STAFF WRITER Wednesday, Sept. 14, students working with the Missions of Peace attended “The Art of the Ask” and received tips and advice for fundraising. Rhett Young, director of Missionary Outreach, spoke at the event and shared advice and encouragement with students who will need to fundraise for mission trips. He started off by saying that the students needed […]
Rhett Young: Joy in vocational development
ALLEGRA THATCHER CRITIC’S CORNER COLUMNIST “Helping people find their vocation” is the joy and privilege of Rhett Young, Franciscan University’s Director of Missionary Outreach. Young, class of 1994 at Franciscan University, credits his development as a leader of missionary and ministry activities to his time at the university, particularly his holy hour at the Portiuncula […]
Missionary Outreach Office equips students with ‘Evangelization Handbook’
MARGARET BOYLAN STAFF WRITER As many students at Franciscan University prepare for and participate in mission trips and ministries this semester, they are relying on small pocket-sized prayer books that contain the necessary tools for evangelization. The Missionary Outreach Office at Franciscan University is giving out small pocket-sized black handbooks called “Evangelization Handbook” to all […]