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USF Small Business Accelerator Invites Female Entrepreneurs to a Free Screening of the Film Show Her The Money
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The University of St. Francis (USF) College of Business and Health Administration’s Small Business Accelerator will host a free screening of the film Show Her The Money on Monday, March 18, 2024. The screening will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will take place in the USF Moser Performing Arts Center (500 Wilcox Street, Joliet, IL 60435).
Show Her The Money addresses how women are getting less than 2% of venture capital funding and demystifies what venture capital is. Join USF for a screening of the film, followed by a conversation with the film’s award-winning director Ky Dickens, who will discuss what is changing to help women overcome funding challenges.
Click here for more information and to reserve your seat.
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Art and Design Students Lend Their Talents to Support Habitat for Humanity ReStore Event |
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USF Art & Design students Karly Ceci, Issac Rodriguez, Vada Arndt, Sammy Gonzalez, Mazi Niezgoda (along with USF associate professor Paul Erschen) collaborated with Melissa Gianakopoulos, Special Events Manager at Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Joliet, to paint over sixty holiday-themed martini glasses for the annual Habitat for Humanity ReStore holiday fundraiser, Tinsel & Tinis Girls Night Out, which took place on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. The USF students worked on the project for close to three weeks. |
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USF Hosts Annual Joliet Diocese Science Teachers Association Region 11 Science Fair |
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USF once again proudly served as host (over 35 years and counting) for the annual Joliet Diocese Science Teachers Association Region 11 Science Fair held this year on Friday, March 8. The University welcomed students from 22 Catholic grade schools from across the Diocese of Joliet to share their research and potentially earn a presentation opportunity at the State Science Fair in early May. We wish the best to the state-bound participants! |
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Former Chicago Bears Linebacker Mike Singletary Speaks at USF Brown & Gold Night |
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Former Chicago Bears middle linebacker and NFL Hall of Fame member Mike Singletary served as the guest speaker at the 45th Annual University of St. Francis Brown & Gold Night fundraising event at USF on Thursday, Feb. 22. The event, moderated by 1340 AM WJOL's Scott Slocum, was attended by over 500 USF supporters.
Click here to view images from the event (all images courtesy of Don Bersano Photography).
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USF Online Programs Recognized by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review |
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As online education programs gain in popularity and demand, USF continues to leverage its comprehensive history of offering quality options that meet the changing needs of students interested in earning undergraduate and graduate degrees. Recently, U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review recognized several USF online programs, continuing a tradition of national recognition of USF academics.
Click here for more on the U.S. News & World Report rankings of five USF online programs.
Click here for more on The Princeton Review's ranknigs of two USF online programs.
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Corporate Partner Education Program |
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USF partners with companies and organizations locally and across the country to offer tuition discounts to their employees. Discounts apply to graduate and doctoral programs in business, health care, management, nursing, social work, and training and development.
If your company or employer offers tuition reimbursement, this program is one way to maximize the impact of those funds. Contact Maggie Stevenson, Associate Director of Graduate and Adult Admissions at mstevenson@stfrancis.edu or 815-740-3389 for more information.
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Have You Checked Out the USF Center for Nonprofit Excellence? |
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The USF Center for Nonprofit Excellence provides efficient and value-added professional services to Will County nonprofit organizations with limited financial resources, whose mission is aligned with the Franciscan core values of respect, integrity, service, and compassion. This allows the nonprofit organizations to focus primarily on their core, mission-driven objectives in the community.
With its variety of options, the USF Center for Nonprofit Excellence offers value-added professional services through USF employees, partners and students to Will County nonprofits so that they can focus on best serving their respective client bases.
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Caritas Scholarship Celebration
Set for Saturday, April 13
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Join USF at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, in the Pat Sullivan Recreation Center for the annual Cartias Scholarship Celebration. For nearly 70 years, Caritas has served as the primary fundraiser for University of St. Francis scholarships. Caritas helps to make a college education possible for so many bright students…many who are the first in their family to attend college. Each year, USF provides them with millions of dollars in institutional support, which helps students who would not be able to obtain a college degree without financial assistance. Help support our students today!
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USF’s Music at Moser Series Welcomes
Elise Leavy on March 19
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The USF Music at Moser Series continues on Tuesday, March 19, as USF welcomes Louisiana singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Elise Leavy to the Turk Theater. Join Leavy as she celebrates the release of her third album, A Little Longer, as part of this intimate gathering of songs and stories. The show will begin at 7 p.m. Seating is limited. General admission tickets cost $15 and may be purchased in advance by visiting https://www.stfrancis.edu/music-at-moser/ or by calling 815-740-3367. USF students with a valid ID are admitted free of charge.
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Joliet Symphony Orchestra Family Concert
Saturday, April 20, 2024 – 7 p.m. | Sunday, April 21, 2024 – 4 p.m.
Sexton Auditorium (Moser Performing Arts Center)
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The Joliet Symphony Orchestra (JSO) concludes its 2023-2024 Season with a musical celebration on Saturday, April 20, and Sunday, April 21, featuring the overture to Louis J. Herold’s pirate opera “Zampa” and Antonin Dvorak’s rapturous “Symphony No. 8 in G Major.” Dr. Gilmar Cavalcante, trumpet, will be the featured guest artist in Johann Nepomuk Hummel’s virtuosic “Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major.” Help us celebrate a brilliant conclusion to our season by attending the concert and then joining us for a reception afterwards.
Tickets cost $10 per adult, $5 per senior citizen and USF Alumni, and are complimentary for USF students and staff, music educators, and youth 18 and under. Visit stfrancis.edu/music-at-moser for more information.
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The USF Art Gallery hosts a variety of exhibitions throughout the year and is open to the public.
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The USF Music at Moser Performing Arts Series offers concerts, plays and performances from an array of backgrounds which changes each semester. World-class music and entertainment is available right here in Joliet!
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Engaging Mind & Spirit is the official magazine of USF. Published and mailed to alumni and friends of the university three times each year, the magazine is a collection of the latest USF headlines, including university successes and alumni/student/staff achievements, as well as information about upcoming events.
Click here to view the latest issue of Engaging Mind & Spirit. Click here to view previous issues.
Questions? Contact the USF Community and Employee Relations Office at 815-740-3625.
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University of St. Francis
Dave DiLorenzo, Director of Community & Employee Relations
ddilorenzo@stfrancis.edu
815-740-3625
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