7:30 p.m., Tues., Jan. 26 at Chicago campus
Chicago (Jan. 15, 2010) Saint Xavier University’s Department of Music will host a faculty recital, “Return of the Divas,” at 7:30 p.m. on Tues., Jan. 26, in McGuire Hall in the Warde Academic Center at the University’s Chicago campus, 3700 W. 103rd St.
Saint Xavier Adjunct Music Professor Carolyn Brady Riley, M.M., performed a highly acclaimed recital with Soprano and Guest Artist Michelle Vought, D.M.A. of Illinois State University in 2009. The two “Dazzling Divas” return for their second performance, a recital of French and Puccini arias, selections from musical theatre, duets and crowd-pleasing standards.
The event is open to the public. Saint Xavier students, faculty and staff can attend for free with valid University ID. General admission is $6, and $5 for seniors and visiting students.
For more information, please contact the Department of Music at (773) 298-3421.
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Jay Foot, Executive Director of Media Relations
O: (773) 298-3937
C: (773) 617-3632
foot@sxu.edu
Friday, January 15, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
International Financier, Chicago Media Leader and South Side Native James C. Tyree to Speak at SXU on Feb. 3
Mesirow Financial Chairman/CEO and Chicago Sun-Times Media Holdings LLC. Chairman is Featured Speaker at “Breakfast with the Experts”
Chicago (Jan. 14, 2010) Chicago-based business and civic leader James C. Tyree kicks off the 2010 Breakfast with the Experts speaker series at Saint Xavier University. Tyree is chairman and CEO of the international financial services firm Mesirow Financial, with more than $36 billion under management and $467 million in revenue. Tyree also is chairman of Sun-Times Media Holdings, LLC., which owns the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper plus more than 50 other suburban newspapers and associated websites. He will speak with a Chicago perspective on national and world business issues relating to finance and media, and then answer audience questions.
The event is sponsored by Saint Xavier University and the Beverly Area Planning Association, and begins at 8 a.m. on Wed., Feb. 3 in the Warde Academic Center’s Butler Reception Room at the University’s Chicago campus, 3700 W. 103rd St. Tickets are $20 for the public and $15 for BAPA Members. Space is limited and reservations are required. For more information or to buy tickets contact BAPA at (773) 233-3100 or visit www.bapa.org, keyword: BAPA event tickets.
Tyree grew up in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood and suburban Oak Lawn. His first jobs were delivering newspapers, the Beverly Review and the Southtown Economist (known today as the SouthtownStar). He earned a bachelor’s degree and an MBA at Illinois State University prior to joining Mesirow Financial as a research analyst in 1980. He became Mesirow Financial’s president in 1990 and has been chairman and CEO since 1994. He is chairman of the board of City Colleges of Chicago and is chairman of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. He serves on several business, educational and charitable organizations’ boards.
SXU’s Breakfast with the Experts speaker series brings notable business, community and civic leaders together to share insights, experience and industry knowledge with area business people. To suggest a speaker or to learn about sponsorship opportunities, please call (773) 298-3311 or email to specialevents@sxu.edu.
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Jay Foot, Executive Director of Media Relations
O: (773) 298-3937
C: (773) 617-3632
foot@sxu.edu
Chicago (Jan. 14, 2010) Chicago-based business and civic leader James C. Tyree kicks off the 2010 Breakfast with the Experts speaker series at Saint Xavier University. Tyree is chairman and CEO of the international financial services firm Mesirow Financial, with more than $36 billion under management and $467 million in revenue. Tyree also is chairman of Sun-Times Media Holdings, LLC., which owns the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper plus more than 50 other suburban newspapers and associated websites. He will speak with a Chicago perspective on national and world business issues relating to finance and media, and then answer audience questions.The event is sponsored by Saint Xavier University and the Beverly Area Planning Association, and begins at 8 a.m. on Wed., Feb. 3 in the Warde Academic Center’s Butler Reception Room at the University’s Chicago campus, 3700 W. 103rd St. Tickets are $20 for the public and $15 for BAPA Members. Space is limited and reservations are required. For more information or to buy tickets contact BAPA at (773) 233-3100 or visit www.bapa.org, keyword: BAPA event tickets.
Tyree grew up in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood and suburban Oak Lawn. His first jobs were delivering newspapers, the Beverly Review and the Southtown Economist (known today as the SouthtownStar). He earned a bachelor’s degree and an MBA at Illinois State University prior to joining Mesirow Financial as a research analyst in 1980. He became Mesirow Financial’s president in 1990 and has been chairman and CEO since 1994. He is chairman of the board of City Colleges of Chicago and is chairman of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. He serves on several business, educational and charitable organizations’ boards.
SXU’s Breakfast with the Experts speaker series brings notable business, community and civic leaders together to share insights, experience and industry knowledge with area business people. To suggest a speaker or to learn about sponsorship opportunities, please call (773) 298-3311 or email to specialevents@sxu.edu.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
Jay Foot, Executive Director of Media Relations
O: (773) 298-3937
C: (773) 617-3632
foot@sxu.edu
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Sr. Joy Clough, R.S.M. to give Theology South lecture on Feb. 4 at SXU
“Imagine That! Scriptures and Stories” will focus on Jesus’ human qualities in the Gospel
Chicago (Jan. 13, 2010) Sr. Joy Clough, R.S.M., will discuss Gospel stories about Jesus at the next Theology South lecture at 9:30 a.m. Thurs., Feb. 4 in Warde Academic Center’s Butler Reception Room at Saint Xavier University’s Chicago campus, 3700 W. 103rd St.
Her lecture, “Imagine That! Scriptures and Stories,” is an imaginative exploration of select gospel stories about Jesus and His encounters with others, portraying the human qualities of Jesus emphasized by Saint Paul.
The presentation is open to the public and admission is $6. Coffee will be served at 9 a.m.
For more information, please contact Donatta Yates at (708) 422-1635.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
Jay Foot, Executive Director of Media Relations
O: (773) 298-3937
C: (773) 617-3632
foot@sxu.edu
Chicago (Jan. 13, 2010) Sr. Joy Clough, R.S.M., will discuss Gospel stories about Jesus at the next Theology South lecture at 9:30 a.m. Thurs., Feb. 4 in Warde Academic Center’s Butler Reception Room at Saint Xavier University’s Chicago campus, 3700 W. 103rd St.
Her lecture, “Imagine That! Scriptures and Stories,” is an imaginative exploration of select gospel stories about Jesus and His encounters with others, portraying the human qualities of Jesus emphasized by Saint Paul.
The presentation is open to the public and admission is $6. Coffee will be served at 9 a.m.
For more information, please contact Donatta Yates at (708) 422-1635.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
Jay Foot, Executive Director of Media Relations
O: (773) 298-3937
C: (773) 617-3632
foot@sxu.edu
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
SXU School of Nursing Dean named to La Rabida Children’s Hospital Board of Trustees
Gloria Jacobson, R.N., Ph.D., to serve three-year term at Chicago hospital
Chicago (Jan. 6, 2010) Saint Xavier University School of Nursing Dean Gloria Jacobson, R.N., Ph.D., was named to the Board of Trustees at La Rabida Children’s Hospital in Chicago at the Board’s most recent meeting in December.
La Rabida provides comprehensive, interdisciplinary health services to children across a continuum of care and is dedicated to excellence in caring for children with chronic illness, disabilities or those who have been victims of abuse, regardless of their ability to pay.
“I am honored to have been offered this opportunity and am delighted to serve as a Trustee of La Rabida Children’s Hospital, a Chicago institution that has helped children reach their highest potential since 1896,” said Jacobson. “No other hospital in Chicago is more dedicated to the care of children with chronic illness, developmental disabilities and those who have experienced abuse and trauma.”
“Because we serve some 9,000 chronically ill children and their families as a medical home and because these children and families will be with us from early childhood to adulthood, it is essential our Trustees contain members, who like Dr. Jacobson, through their care, interest and dedication, will continue to ensure quality care for our children, regardless of their ability to pay,” said Michael C. Cleavenger, La Rabida vice president of fund development.
Jacobson will serve a three-year term and sit on La Rabida’s Quality Management committee.
Founded in 1935, the Saint Xavier University School of Nursing offered the first baccalaureate nursing program to receive accreditation in the State of Illinois. As one of the first baccalaureate nursing programs in the State of Illinois, over 5,382 students have graduated during the past 75 years. Many School of Nursing graduates hold key positions, both nationally and internationally, in nursing practice, education, administration, and research. Both baccalaureate and master's degree programs at Saint Xavier University are currently accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
Jay Foot, Executive Director of Media Relations
O: (773) 298-3937
C: (773) 617-3632
foot@sxu.edu
Chicago (Jan. 6, 2010) Saint Xavier University School of Nursing Dean Gloria Jacobson, R.N., Ph.D., was named to the Board of Trustees at La Rabida Children’s Hospital in Chicago at the Board’s most recent meeting in December.La Rabida provides comprehensive, interdisciplinary health services to children across a continuum of care and is dedicated to excellence in caring for children with chronic illness, disabilities or those who have been victims of abuse, regardless of their ability to pay.
“I am honored to have been offered this opportunity and am delighted to serve as a Trustee of La Rabida Children’s Hospital, a Chicago institution that has helped children reach their highest potential since 1896,” said Jacobson. “No other hospital in Chicago is more dedicated to the care of children with chronic illness, developmental disabilities and those who have experienced abuse and trauma.”
“Because we serve some 9,000 chronically ill children and their families as a medical home and because these children and families will be with us from early childhood to adulthood, it is essential our Trustees contain members, who like Dr. Jacobson, through their care, interest and dedication, will continue to ensure quality care for our children, regardless of their ability to pay,” said Michael C. Cleavenger, La Rabida vice president of fund development.
Jacobson will serve a three-year term and sit on La Rabida’s Quality Management committee.
Founded in 1935, the Saint Xavier University School of Nursing offered the first baccalaureate nursing program to receive accreditation in the State of Illinois. As one of the first baccalaureate nursing programs in the State of Illinois, over 5,382 students have graduated during the past 75 years. Many School of Nursing graduates hold key positions, both nationally and internationally, in nursing practice, education, administration, and research. Both baccalaureate and master's degree programs at Saint Xavier University are currently accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
Jay Foot, Executive Director of Media Relations
O: (773) 298-3937
C: (773) 617-3632
foot@sxu.edu
SXU welcomes back students with Winter Week 2010
Week of activities includes first ever Cougar men’s volleyball game on Jan. 13
Chicago (Jan. 6, 2010) With the Midwest bracing for the next blast of winter weather, Saint Xavier University is preparing a warm welcome back for students for the Spring Semester, which officially begins Monday, Jan. 11. “Winter Week 2010” kicks off Jan. 9 and features a variety of quirky, fun activities designed to chase away the winter blues. Ranging from improv to a capella, live music to massage, Hawaiian luau to airbrushed tattoos, here is the complete schedule of events:
Sat., Jan. 9
• Free concert by award-winning singer/songwriter Jason LeVasseur, 7:30 p.m., Butler Reception Room.
Sun., Jan. 10
• “Sunday at the Park,” a trip to Millennium Park and downtown Chicago for ice skating and shopping. The shuttle leaves at 1:30 p.m. from the Butler Reception Room. Space is limited. Sign-up required.
• Sunday Student Mass followed by a social, 8 p.m., McDonough Chapel.
Mon., Jan. 11
• “Learn your future” – Stop by the entertaining Tarot Card Reader, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., SXU Diner.
• “Bowling at Brunswick,” including free bowling and shoe rental. The shuttle leaves at 10 p.m. from Regina Hall.
Tues., Jan 12
• Post-holiday stress? Get a free chair massage, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., SXU Diner.
• Be Spontaneous! Go to the improv show by Chicago’s own Mission IMPROVable, 7:30 p.m., McGuire Hall.
Wed., Jan. 13
• See all that SXU has to offer at the Student Activities Fair, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Student Lounge.
• First ever men’s volleyball game against D’Youville College, 7 p.m., Shannon Center. All Saint Xavier student fans will be entered to win a $75 gift certificate to the campus bookstore. Volleyball is Saint Xavier’s 13th varsity sport.
• A screening of Elf, starring Will Ferrell at 8:30 p.m., Student Lounge.
Thurs., Jan. 14
• Airbrush tattoos, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., SXU Diner.
• “A Cappella Night,” featuring “The Other Guys” from University of Illinois, “Ransom Notes” from University of Chicago and other area groups at 7:30 p.m. in McGuire Hall.
Fri., Jan. 15
• More free chair massages, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., SXU Diner.
• Aloha! A Cougar Luau featuring free food, dancing and fun, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., Andrew Conference Center. It is the perfect warm way to wrap up Winter Week 2010 – Mahalo!
For more information about Winter Week 2010, please contact Saint Xavier Campus Life at (773) 341-5060.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
Jay Foot, Executive Director of Media Relations
O: (773) 298-3937
C: (773) 617-3632
foot@sxu.edu
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Chicago (Jan. 6, 2010) With the Midwest bracing for the next blast of winter weather, Saint Xavier University is preparing a warm welcome back for students for the Spring Semester, which officially begins Monday, Jan. 11. “Winter Week 2010” kicks off Jan. 9 and features a variety of quirky, fun activities designed to chase away the winter blues. Ranging from improv to a capella, live music to massage, Hawaiian luau to airbrushed tattoos, here is the complete schedule of events:
Sat., Jan. 9
• Free concert by award-winning singer/songwriter Jason LeVasseur, 7:30 p.m., Butler Reception Room.
Sun., Jan. 10
• “Sunday at the Park,” a trip to Millennium Park and downtown Chicago for ice skating and shopping. The shuttle leaves at 1:30 p.m. from the Butler Reception Room. Space is limited. Sign-up required.
• Sunday Student Mass followed by a social, 8 p.m., McDonough Chapel.
Mon., Jan. 11
• “Learn your future” – Stop by the entertaining Tarot Card Reader, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., SXU Diner.
• “Bowling at Brunswick,” including free bowling and shoe rental. The shuttle leaves at 10 p.m. from Regina Hall.
Tues., Jan 12
• Post-holiday stress? Get a free chair massage, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., SXU Diner.
• Be Spontaneous! Go to the improv show by Chicago’s own Mission IMPROVable, 7:30 p.m., McGuire Hall.
Wed., Jan. 13
• See all that SXU has to offer at the Student Activities Fair, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Student Lounge.
• First ever men’s volleyball game against D’Youville College, 7 p.m., Shannon Center. All Saint Xavier student fans will be entered to win a $75 gift certificate to the campus bookstore. Volleyball is Saint Xavier’s 13th varsity sport.
• A screening of Elf, starring Will Ferrell at 8:30 p.m., Student Lounge.
Thurs., Jan. 14
• Airbrush tattoos, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., SXU Diner.
• “A Cappella Night,” featuring “The Other Guys” from University of Illinois, “Ransom Notes” from University of Chicago and other area groups at 7:30 p.m. in McGuire Hall.
Fri., Jan. 15
• More free chair massages, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., SXU Diner.
• Aloha! A Cougar Luau featuring free food, dancing and fun, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., Andrew Conference Center. It is the perfect warm way to wrap up Winter Week 2010 – Mahalo!
For more information about Winter Week 2010, please contact Saint Xavier Campus Life at (773) 341-5060.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
Jay Foot, Executive Director of Media Relations
O: (773) 298-3937
C: (773) 617-3632
foot@sxu.edu
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Monday, December 28, 2009
SXU to receive $1.25 million in federal funding to upgrade campus library, develop STEM education center
Funding comes from spending bill signed by President Obama
Chicago (Dec. 28, 2009) President Barack Obama signed an omnibus spending bill containing $1.25 million for Saint Xavier University to upgrade its Chicago campus library and develop a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education center at its Orland Park campus.
Congressman Dan Lipinski (IL-3) and Senator Dick Durbin worked together to secure funding for Saint Xavier’s library improvements and other local projects. Congresswoman Judy Biggert (IL-13) procured funding for the STEM center.
The University will receive $750,000 to update the Robert and Mary Rita Murphy Stump Library. Funds will be used to develop digital literacy programs, mobile computer labs and online communications systems providing live web casts, on-demand materials, and lecture and distance learning programs.
The University also will receive $500,000 to support STEM collaboration and partnerships with schools in Chicago’s south suburbs. The STEM Education Center will feature a state-of-the-art methods lab that will be used to provide hands-on science, math and technology programs designed to increase teachers’ knowledge and skills in these areas. Saint Xavier University School of Education staff will conduct site visits to schools in order to assess current and future progress and needs, and provide support and programming to teachers and administrators throughout the region.
“The Saint Xavier community is grateful to President Obama, Senator Durbin, Congressman Lipinski and Congresswoman Biggert or their dynamic leadership and commitment to higher education, as demonstrated by their efforts to secure federal funding for important renovation and development projects at our university,” said Angela Durante, Ph.D., Interim President and Provost of Saint Xavier. “The state-of-the-art technological improvements to the Stump Library at the Chicago Campus, and the development of a new STEM Education Center at our Orland Park Campus, all made possible by this funding, will result in great benefits to Saint Xavier students and be valuable resources to those wider communities as well.”
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
Jay Foot, Executive Director of Media Relations
O: (773) 298-3937
C: (773) 617-3632
foot@sxu.edu
Chicago (Dec. 28, 2009) President Barack Obama signed an omnibus spending bill containing $1.25 million for Saint Xavier University to upgrade its Chicago campus library and develop a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education center at its Orland Park campus.
Congressman Dan Lipinski (IL-3) and Senator Dick Durbin worked together to secure funding for Saint Xavier’s library improvements and other local projects. Congresswoman Judy Biggert (IL-13) procured funding for the STEM center.
The University will receive $750,000 to update the Robert and Mary Rita Murphy Stump Library. Funds will be used to develop digital literacy programs, mobile computer labs and online communications systems providing live web casts, on-demand materials, and lecture and distance learning programs.
The University also will receive $500,000 to support STEM collaboration and partnerships with schools in Chicago’s south suburbs. The STEM Education Center will feature a state-of-the-art methods lab that will be used to provide hands-on science, math and technology programs designed to increase teachers’ knowledge and skills in these areas. Saint Xavier University School of Education staff will conduct site visits to schools in order to assess current and future progress and needs, and provide support and programming to teachers and administrators throughout the region.
“The Saint Xavier community is grateful to President Obama, Senator Durbin, Congressman Lipinski and Congresswoman Biggert or their dynamic leadership and commitment to higher education, as demonstrated by their efforts to secure federal funding for important renovation and development projects at our university,” said Angela Durante, Ph.D., Interim President and Provost of Saint Xavier. “The state-of-the-art technological improvements to the Stump Library at the Chicago Campus, and the development of a new STEM Education Center at our Orland Park Campus, all made possible by this funding, will result in great benefits to Saint Xavier students and be valuable resources to those wider communities as well.”
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
Jay Foot, Executive Director of Media Relations
O: (773) 298-3937
C: (773) 617-3632
foot@sxu.edu
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