University of St. Francis

The Joliet Symphony Orchestra will present “Pictures” on Saturday, Nov. 23, and Sunday, Nov. 24, at the University of St. Francis. Joliet Junior College instrumental and vocal ensembles will perform on several dates in December.

Features at the Joliet event include a delicious breakfast, a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus and holiday crafts.

Montreal artist Genevieve Racette, Nashville-based artist Katie Pederson and Indiana-based performer Abbie Thomas – all spotlighting new album releases – will perform at 7 p. m. Nov. 7 at the University of St. Francis, Moser Performing Arts Center, 500 Wilcox St. Joliet.

Pat Sullivan of Joliet said leaders in any capacity will benefit from these 54 essays.

Five awards were presented to alumni from the University of St. Francis of Joliet, including The Presidential Alumni Award, and one award from each of the university’s four colleges to highlight the university's diverse disciplines.

The Joliet university's radio station, WCSF-FM 88.7, is currently collecting donations of used and collectible music and memorability for its music rummage sale in November.

Aiofe Scott and her longtime collaborator Andre Meaney will kick off University of St. Francis' “Music At Moser” fall concert series.

University of St. Francis in Joliet hosts its next American Red Cross blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13/\.

All but one corner of the Rialto Square Theatre building will remain closed for at least most of next week as an inspection continues into an asbestos violation.

Staff has opened a pop-up location near the downtown museum at the University of St. Francis Art Gallery, 25 E. Van Buren St.

The concerts will be held Sunday, July 21 and Aug. 18 at Bishops Hill Winery, 310 Bridge St. in Joliet.

Michael “Chester” Alamo-Costello, professor of art and design at the University of St. Francis, recently received a $6,000 grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs to cover Alamo-Costello’s travel and project costs.

The grant funding will provide free tuition for accepted students into the University of St. Francis' CRSS program through June 2025.

On Monday, the University of St. Francis Board of Trustees announced the retirement of University President Arvid C. Johnson.

Joseph Awinongya Jr., 16, of Joliet, also known as “Jojo the Boxer,” won the junior open in his weight class in the Chicago Golden Gloves.

The Caritas Scholarship Celebration, organized by USF and the Caritas Committee made up of alumni, staff, faculty, and university friends, has been a long-standing tradition at the university.

Nine members of WriteOn Joliet will explore aspects of time in original radio-style stories and poems on Friday and Saturday at the Billie Limacher Bicetennial Park Theatre in Joliet.

The Soldier Songs and Voices nonprofit organization “provides free instruments and songwriting lessons to veterans as a form of post-conflict care,” according to its website.

The Spanish Community Center presented the University of St. Francis with its 2024 Friendship Award in March.

Seating is limited at this “intimate gathering of songs and stories" at the University of St. Francis in Joliet.

“Show Her the Money” addresses how women are getting less than 2 percent of venture capital funding and demystifies what venture capital is.

The University of St. Francis will host its next American Red Cross blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14 at the St. Clare Campus.

The rollout of the new FAFSA form for college students seeking financial aid has encountered numerous glitches, creating stress for families trying to fill the form out quickly.

University of St. Francis in Joliet is among 10 institutions of higher learning in Illinois to get state funds to support programs that assist homeless students. The Illinois Board of Higher Education funds awarded total of $1.7 million in grants.

University of St. Francis Dance Team is planning to attend the Dance Team Union Nationals in Orlando, Florida from April 11-April 15.

WCSF-FM 88.7 is once again presenting the Spirit of Christmas, a 24-hour, commercial-free, holiday format featuring music, classic specials and more.

Tim Placher of Joliet is coordinating "A Yule-SF Christmas” concert of local and touring music artists Joliet’s USF.

Chester Alamo-Costello, professor of art and design at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, and Joshua Wilson, an adjunct art professor at USF, spent three weeks teaching design classes to more than 100 students a day at in Zigong City, Sichuan Province, China.

Starting at noon on Thanksgiving Day, University of St. Francis radio station WCSF-FM 88.7 begins its 30th season of the Spirit of Christmas, a 24-hour, commercial-free, season-long holiday format.

The Princeton Review chose the schools in the guide based on its survey of administrators at 680 colleges during the 2022-23 academic year and surveys of students attending the colleges.

The annual "Panic at the Plaza" is a Halloween-themed event for ages 21 and over in downtown Joliet. Features include live music by multiple bands, local Halloween-themed art, and food and beverages.

The public is encouraged to come out and give blood on Tuesday, Oct. 3. at USF’s St. Clare Campus in Joliet.

Universities in Will County are coming back from enrollment declines that many places of higher education have experienced since the pandemic.

Tuesday's concert concert will also include performances by award-winning Dublin guitarist Andrew Meaney and Chicago fiddler Katie Grennan as well local Irish music players, including USF alumni Anne Hatfield-Martin and Max Dunne.

Money magazine’s 2023 listing included 736 four-year colleges and universities, including the University of St. Francis and 36 other Illinois-based institutions.

The move to living on-campus can be an exciting, but challenging, time for college students and their parents. Following these guidelines can help make that transition easier.

The Certified Recovery Support Specialist program at the University of St. Francis lets program graduates use their lived experiences in mental health and substance abuse disorders to help others in their recovery.

$500,000 federal grant will help fund business start-ups in need of capital.

In December Joseph “Jo Jo” Awinongya Jr. of Joliet won the USA Boxing Nationals 2022 for his weight class. He also recently received a full scholarship to the University of St. Francis in Joliet.

The University of St. Francis' annual Caritas Scholarship Celebration has raised close to $3 million in the past 10 years of the event.

The University of St. Francis Center for Nonprofit Excellence has received a $10,000 donation from the Midland States Bank Foundation in support of its upcoming projects and administration.

The University of St. Francis was recognized on four of U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings.

Freshman and sophomore students from the University of St. Francis in Joliet executed the project with the Timbers of Shorewood. The project was part of USF’s recreation and sports management department.

This Pindrop Songwriter Series Review is comprised of five songwriters that are part of The Pindrop Series, a weekly songwriter showcase in Nashville featuring 16 to 20 up-and-coming Nashville singer/songwriters.

The University of St. Francis in Joliet will use the grant to “address equity gaps in enrollment and course completion for USF nursing students in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and BSN Completion programs," USF said.

The University of St. Francis' annual "Spirit of Christmas” has a rotation of 4,000 songs that will play through noon on Jan. 2, 2023.

As the University of St. Francis prepares to open the fall 2022 semester later this month, it will do so with the top-ranked online Master of Science in Nursing program in Illinois, according to Fortune’s inaugural Best Online Master’s in Nursing (MSN) Programs in 2022 listing.

Tim Placher’s newest community music event was held at Preservation Park in Joliet, at the former University of St. Francis Motherhouse and the porches of three homes in Joliet’s Cathedral of St. Raymond neighborhood.

WCSF 88.7 FM, the radio station of the University of St. Francis, will host its annual Mega Music Rummage Sale this fall and is currently seeking community donations of used and collectible music and memorabilia.

The Minooka Community High School District 111 Board of Education has announced the hiring of Jamie Soliman as the new principal of Minooka Community High School.