Press Releases 2008

8/20/2008 SXU professor to co-chair Golden Apple Award selection committee
8/20/2008 SXU professor named regional director of The International Emergency Management Society
8/18/2008 Annual Cougar 5K Run/Walk kicks off Homecoming weekend
8/15/2008 SXU Gallery hosts photographic artist Marita Gootee
8/13/2008 SXU’s Copy Cats Printing Services goes green
8/13/2008 Saint Xavier University receives $2 million U.S. Department of Education grant
8/13/2008 SXU successfully completes $2.5 million Mercy Challenge Endowment campaign
8/11/2008 Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn highlights SXU at 3rd Annual Sustainable University Symposium
8/8/2008 More than $115,000 raised at Saint Xavier University’s 12th Annual Golf Classic
8/7/2008 Elie Wiesel tickets going fast at Saint Xavier University
7/30/2008 SXU signs 2+2 Teacher Articulation Agreement with Prairie State College
7/30/2008 SXU science program hosts lab for at-risk high school students
7/29/2008 Former Chicago Bears players to attend SXU’s 12th Annual Golf Classic
7/28/2008 SXU Nursing students and faculty tour Ireland
7/24/2008 Saint Xavier University first in Illinois to grant new Teacher Leader Endorsement
7/22/2008 Playing ball with TV outweighs performance on the field for Cubs’ popularity
7/21/2008 Saint Xavier University to sign Teacher Articulation Agreement with Prairie State College
7/18/2008 Tickets on sale now for James Carville and Mary Matalin at Saint Xavier University
7/17/2008 SXU installs rooftop garden on new green residence hall for energy conservation
7/11/2008 SXU hosts Bishop John R. Gorman Institute for Leadership in Catholic Education
6/30/2008 Local legislators work to expand scholarships for nurse educators
6/23/2008 SXU students and faculty visit Croatia
6/23/2008 Rev. Francis S. Tebbe, O.F.M., D.Min., joins Catholic Theological Union’s Board of Trustees
6/18/2008 SXU Nursing students and faculty visit Turkey
6/17/2008 Saint Xavier University students work with children in Belize
6/12/2008 Two SXU students receive $2,500 internship stipends
6/12/2008 Saint Xavier University annual Summer Concert June 22
6/6/2008 SXU teacher wins Driehaus Foundation artist award
6/5/2008 Former SXU kicker Shane Longest practices with Chicago Bears
6/4/2008 SXU welcomes new Board of Trustees members
6/3/2008 Appelt comments on Chicago Tonight
6/2/2008 SXU Kicker Shane Longest Featured in ESPN The Magazine
5/22/2008 Mayor Richard M. Daley and Maggie Daley attend SXU luncheon
5/21/2008 Indian Sisters of the Holy Cross graduate from SXU
5/20/2008 SXU dedicates Smith-Morris Quad to honor donors
5/20/2008 SXU alum wins Golden Apple teaching award
5/16/2008 SXU students complete Pastoral Ministry program
5/15/2008 Saint Xavier University’s accreditation from Higher Learning Commission continues
5/15/2008 Saint Xavier University Relations wins Publicity Club of Chicago Golden Trumpet Award
5/12/2008 SXU art students take part in Looptopia
5/9/2008 Saint Xavier to be first American university to offer European bike share option
5/8/2008 Orland Park student recognized at SXU Honors Program Conference
5/7/2008 SXU students to work with children with HIV/AIDS in Belize
5/6/2008 SXU names 2008-09 McGowan Scholar
5/5/2008 Saint Xavier Professor raises $3,500 for fallen Chicago Police officers
5/5/2008 SXU students test river water near Mineral Point, Wis.
5/1/2008 Saint Xavier University and Richard J. Daley College sign dual admission articulation agreement for nursing
5/1/2008 SXU School of Nursing Graduate student awarded Schweitzer Fellowship
4/29/2008 Saint Xavier announces Spring Commencement speakers
4/29/2008 SXU Merwick Academy summer sessions
4/28/2008 SXU's Shane Longest signs with Bears
4/28/2008 Funding available to pursue graduate nursing education at Saint Xavier University
4/28/2008 SXU’s Health Center offers physicals for children
4/28/2008 SXU hosts CINE’s 7th Annual Summer Institute
4/24/2008 Angela Durante, Ph.D., to be Saint Xavier University provost
4/22/2008 Tickets available May 1 for Elie Wiesel at Saint Xavier University
4/18/2008 SXU hosts Sixth annual Honors Program Conference
4/18/2008 SXU Chamber Orchestra to perform
4/17/2008 John Hart delivers SXU Honors Program Guest Lecture
4/15/2008 SXU to reopen Wednesday April 16
4/14/2008 SXU raises nearly $300,000 for student scholarship program
4/10/2008 SXU instructors teach mortgage fraud seminar at Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
4/10/2008 Two windows vandalized at Graham School of Management
4/9/2008 SXU nursing student honored by Cook County Board for work in Bolivia
4/8/2008 SXU Jazz Band holds Spring Concert
4/8/2008 More than 300 attend SXU’s fifth annual Health Fair
4/7/2008 SXU Concert Band to perform on April 24
4/2/2008 SXU students invited to increase awareness of alcohol, sexual assault
4/1/2008 SXU alum named finalist in teaching awards
3/28/2008 John Hart to deliver SXU Honors Program Guest Lecture
3/26/2008 SXU screens visual concert “Koyaanisqatsi” on April 8
3/26/2008 SXU honors top art student Michael Grimm with solo exhibition
3/24/2008 Saint Xavier alumni enjoy preseason game between Sox and Cubs
3/20/2008 SXU students forgo traditional spring break for service
3/20/2008 SXU hosts final Theology South lecture
3/20/2008 Joseph Parisi, Ph.D., to deliver final SXU Squeaky Weal lecture
3/18/2008 Saint Xavier University hosts annual job fair
3/18/2008 Saint Xavier University provides Southside venue to Chicago Latino Film Festival
3/18/2008 Saint Xavier University reaches new fundraising record under President Judith A. Dwyer’s Presidency
3/17/2008 Elie Wiesel to speak at Saint Xavier University
3/14/2008 SXU alum to perform vocal recital
3/13/2008 Saint Xavier University participates in Chicago History Museum’s “Catholic Chicago”
3/13/2008 What if Catholic social teaching mattered in politics?
3/13/2008 Saint Xavier alumni catch early glimpse of Chicago’s two baseball teams
3/12/2008 Saint Xavier students find God in non-traditional settings
3/11/2008 Saint Xavier University participates in Southside Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade
3/11/2008 John Hart to deliver SXU Honors Program Guest Lecture
3/10/2008 Saint Xavier University appoints director of development
2/29/2008 SXU Concert Band to perform wind music of 20th -century composers
2/29/2008 SXU’s School of Education awards scholarships for 2008
2/29/2008 SXU’s Theology South lecture series continues
2/27/2008 SXU screens environmental documentary “Bullsh*t” on March 4
2/27/2008 Public invited to Saint Xavier University’s 5th Annual Health Fair on March 28
2/22/2008 SXU participates in National Woman’s Heart Day Health Fair
2/19/2008 U.S. Congresswoman Judy Biggert visits SXU Orland Park Campus
2/14/2008 Lawrence Cunningham, Ph.D., to lecture at Saint Xavier University on March 4
2/14/2008 SXU Gallery hosts “Strickland vs. Deadboy”
2/8/2008 Sandra Burkhardt receives 2008 Venerable Mary Potter Humanitarian Award
2/7/2008 SXU grad marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
2/6/2008 Shelter director Angela Hicks to speak at SXU about violence against women
2/5/2008 Renowned Chicago Fiction Writer Stuart Dybek to read at Saint Xavier University
2/5/2008 SXU business master’s program students to visit China
2/4/2008 Saint Xavier University keeps the faith through staff mentoring
2/1/2008 SXU Gallery hosts “Hero Show – Arts of Admiration”
2/1/2008 SXU participates in National Woman’s Heart Day Health Fair
2/1/2008 Saint Xavier University’s WXAV 88.3 FM goes on the road to cover SXU Basketball
1/31/2008 AT&T announces $25,000 contribution to Saint Xavier University
1/28/2008 SXU and Chicago Police Department celebrate 10-year anniversary of partnership
1/28/2008 Saint Xavier offers non-credit Irish Studies at Orland Park Campus
1/22/2008 Saint Xavier University students to fight mining pollution in Southern Idaho water
1/17/2008 SXU’s Theology South lecture series continues
1/16/2008 Civil Rights Activist to speak at SXU Jan. 22
1/16/2008 SXU hosts childhood development conference March 12
1/16/2008 Saint Xavier University takes part in Global Warming Symposium Jan. 31
1/14/2008 SXU celebrates 10-year anniversary of Chicago Police Department partnership
1/11/2008 SXU’s Women and Gender Studies program celebrates 15-year anniversary
1/9/2008 SXU Gallery hosts visual artist Michelle Sales
1/7/2008 Saint Xavier graduates first class of Air Force special agents for fraud examination