Zientek Named NAIA Offensive Player of the Week

Kansas City, Mo. – Saint Xavier University senior quarterback Jeremy Zientek (Oak Lawn, Ill./Marist) was named the NAIA Football Offensive Player of the Week late Monday for his impressive performance in Saturday’s 61-3 road win over Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) this past Saturday in Bourbonnais, Ill. Zientek contributed on the first seven of his team’s nine touchdowns in the game and also earned Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) Mideast League Offensive Player of the Week honors early Monday morning. Zientek threw five touchdowns passes and rushed for two more scores in the Cougars’ big victory, their first of the 2008 season. It is SXU's first national player of the week honoree in football in nearly a year when former kicker Shane Longest was named the NAIA's Special Teams Player of the Week on October 2, 2007.

In addition to his seven touchdowns on the day, Zientek also completed 29 of his 41 pass attempts for 438 yards and rushed three times for 11 yards. His five touchdown passes tied a 10-year-old record at Saint Xavier University, while the team’s total offense numbers of 654 yards set a new single-game school mark. It was the first time this season that SXU has garnered the weekly national award in any of the three categories, offensive, defensive or special teams.

Saint Xavier (1-2 overall) heads to Deerfield, Ill., on Saturday, September 27, to take on Trinity International University (Ill.) for its final MSFA crossover game of the 2008 season. The game is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start at Leslie Frazier Field in Deerfield.

Tickets sold out for Elie Wiesel at Saint Xavier University

Tickets have sold out for Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Holocaust survivor and the third speaker in the highly successful SXU Voices & Visions Speaker Series at Saint Xavier University in Chicago at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 25 in the SXU Shannon Center.

“We are thrilled by the overwhelming response to Mr. Wiesel’s Sept. 25 visit to Saint Xavier University.” said Robert Tenczar, vice president for University Relations. “This third SXU Voices and Visions promises to be a truly special evening.”

Saint Xavier University hosts literacy conference: “Power of Story”

Oct. 10, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m: Workshop for certification as “StoryExploring®” presenter
Oct. 11, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m: Session to include Motheread® President and Founder Nancye Gaj

Chicago (Sept. 19, 2008) Saint Xavier University’s School of Education will host “Power of Story,” a conference for educators on literacy of children and their families using storytelling, children’s literature and the arts.

The event, to be held Friday, Oct. 10 and Saturday, Oct. 11, will emphasize the highly regarded Motheread® approach to promoting literacy for pre-school through the fifth grade. Motheread, Inc.®, is a private, non-profit organization that develops curriculum and training that combine the teaching of literacy skills with child development and family empowerment issues.

There will be a workshop from 9 a.m. (8:30 a.m. registration) to 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10 offering specialized training in Motheread’s® approach to working with children in which participants can receive certification as a StoryExploring® presenter authorized to use the offered curricular. Located in the 4th Floor Board Room of the Warde Academic Center at 3700 West 103rd Street, Chicago, IL, the cost will be free to in-state residents and $325 for out-of-state attendees.

The general session will be held from 9 a.m. (8:30 registration) to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, in McGuire Hall of the Warde Academic Center and will cost $30 to attend. Guest speakers and breakout sessions will focus on literacy of children and their families. Nancye Gaj, president and founder of Motheread, Inc.®, will be the keynote speaker.

“We are honored to have Nancye Gaj as our keynote speaker for this event,” said SXU School of Education Dean Beverly Gulley, Ph.D. “Nancye is nationally recognized for her work in literacy of children and families and has made a number of valuable contributions to community service in this area.”

For more information, contact event coordinator Sheila Wright at (773) 298-3880.

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SXU students attend alternative tailgate party

Chicago (Sept. 18, 2008) Saint Xavier University students Mike Schultz of Tinley Park (left) and Eric Perryman of Oak Lawn race wearing disorienting “alcohol fatal-vision” goggles at the Thursday Night Alternative Tailgate party on Sept. 11 in the Chicago Campus Quad. SXU Residence Life offered students a fun alternative to alcoholic pre-game parties with activities such as giveaways, poster-making, a BBQ, information from the Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention group and root beer pong.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact: Rick Ducat
773-298-3325 or ducat@sxu.edu

SXU hosts “Breakfast with the Experts” in partnership with BAPA

Scheduled speakers include Chicago White Sox VP, CMO Brooks Boyer, Civic Federation President Laurence Msall and Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart

Chicago (Sept. 17, 2008) Saint Xavier University is partnering with the Beverly Area Planning Association to host the “Breakfast with the Experts” interactive lecture series, which invites notable business, community and civic leaders to share their knowledge and insights at SXU’s Chicago campus, 3700 W. 103rd St.

Scheduled speakers include: Chicago White Sox Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer Brooks Boyer on Thursday, Nov. 13 at SXU’s Butler Reception Room; Civic Federation President Laurence Msall on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009 at SXU’s Butler Reception Room, 3901 W. 103rd St.; and Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart on Thursday, March 12, 2009 at SXU’s Butler Reception Room.

“We look forward to welcoming members of the local business community for this new lecture series with very successful and influential people in the Chicagoland area,” said SXU President Judith A. Dwyer, Ph.D.

Each hour-long event begins at 7:45 a.m. and includes a networking session, a keynote address and a question-and-answer session. The breakfasts are designed as highly interactive, informative and engaging for all participants.

Reservations are required, and there will be no on-site registration. Space is limited with events expected to sell out. Each breakfast is $30.

For reservations, log on to www.bapa.org and click on “BAPA Event Tickets.” To suggest a speaker or to learn about sponsorship opportunities, please e-mail specialevents@sxu.edu.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact: Joe Moore
773-298-3937 or jmoore@sxu.edu

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Saint Xavier hosts breakfast with legislators Oct. 8

BAPA and Evergreen Park Chamber present 3rd Annual Breakfast With Your Legislators

Chicago (Aug. 17, 2008) Business professionals in the Beverly, Morgan Park, Mount Greenwood and Evergreen Park areas are invited to join the Beverly Area Planning Association and the Evergreen Park Chamber of Commerce for the 3rd annual Breakfast With Your Legislators at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8 at Saint Xavier University’s Butler Reception Room at the Chicago campus, 3700 W. 103rd St. Registration and networking begin at 7:30 a.m. followed by breakfast and the program at 8 a.m.

Legislators will meet and mingle with area business people and address the group on current legislative issues. Scheduled attendees include: State Sen. Edward Maloney (D-Chicago); State Rep. James Brosnahan (D-36th); State Rep. Kevin Joyce (D-35th); Cook County Commissioner John Daley; and 19th Ward Ald. Ginger Rugai. Anyone with questions they would like the legislators to consider should email them in advance to businessquestions@bapa.org.

The event, which includes breakfast, is $20 per person for BAPA and Evergreen Park Chamber of Commerce members and $30 for non-members. Reservations and prepayment are required by Friday, Oct. 3. Register online at www.bapa.org in the BAPA event tickets section or call 773-233-3100. Please specify to which organization you belong.

Breakfast With Your Legislators is sponsored by AT&T and hosted by Saint Xavier University.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact: Joe Moore
773-298-3937 or jmoore@sxu.edu