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A rich tradition in Catholic education for more than a hundred years.
Over 40 majors in undergraduate, graduate, and professional education programs
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A rich tradition in Catholic education for more than a hundred years.
Words and Photos by Alanna Conn Alyssa Dolan has mastered the art of corralling. When Alyssa Dolan starts her shift at Pearson’s Town Farm, her first task is to take the goats out on leashes. If they’re feeling agreeable, it takes 10 minutes. If they’re not, they fall down in a dramatic display of revolt, [...]
Sister Kathleen Sullivan’s role as Saint Joseph’s chief sponsorship and mission integration officer is to manage the College’s identity as a Catholic, Mercy institution of higher education—one that is a comfortable, inviting place for students, faculty, and staff from all walks of life. This role includes building a strong, sustainable foundation for supporting and celebrating [...]
In fall 2014, the College launched Connections, a networking initiative designed to give students opportunities and direction to develop professional relationships. As a collaboration between Career Services and the Alumni Office, Connections offers hands-on experiences that bring students together with alumni, community members, faculty, and staff in order to provide a leg-up on their future [...]
On Wednesday, November 12, 2014, members of the Saint Joseph’s community huddled outside on a chilly fall evening and watched years of planning come to fruition as President Jim Dlugos set the College’s brand new fire pit aflame. Initially conceived as the Alumni Association’s inauguration gift to the president, the project evolved to become a [...]
Kathryn Cody, Hannah Gonneville, Jennifer Deacon, Tony Girlando Capping off the 2014 Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, students, accompanied by a staff and a faculty member, traveled to the Preble Street Resource Center in Portland on Friday morning, November 21, to assist in preparing meals for the area’s homeless and hungry population. Led by [...]
Saint Joseph’s College is proud to announce this year’s Commencement speaker and honorary degree recipients for the College’s May 10 graduation ceremony, to be held at 10 a.m. at the College’s campus in Standish. —Peter Geiger, Philom., Doctor of Humane Letters, Commencement speaker —Dr. Ann Lemire, Doctor of Public Service —Maureen McCullough, Esq., Doctor of [...]
She’s two years in and already Sara Poirier is making a case for the time she’s spent at Saint Joseph’s. As a political science major, a journalism and philosophy minor, and president of the Political Science Club, she’s made more than a fair effort to get the most experience she can and to put political [...]
Aquaponics: addressing marine concerns, sparking career interest According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), doubling aquaculture in the United States could create over 50,000 jobs and a billion dollar industry. Environmental science professor Dr. Mark Green’s class MS 360–Aquaculture: Science and Methods might help to make that happen. “The wild-caught seafood industry is [...]
Grant facilitates new peer-to-peer mentoring initiative Providing academic guidance and insight to first-year students at the College, a new peer-to-peer mentoring program—a product of The Academic Center (TAC) and a grant from the MELMAC Education Foundation in Augusta, Maine—is set to take off in the fall. The Peer Mentor Program accepts applications from rising sophomores, [...]
The Hunger Games series is a fan favorite in popular culture. It happens to also be a favorite on college campuses—both for the students and faculty. By Shannon Chisholm ’14 The Hunger Games trilogy, written by Suzanne Collins, has struck a chord with the American public. In 2011, The Hunger Games ranked as the third most banned book series [...]
