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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.
By Kathryn Cody, Social Justice & Leadership Coordinator When we arrived at Mercy Farm in Benson, Vermont, at 9:45 p.m. on a Friday night last October, we had no idea what would be in store for us. Graciously, Sisters Betty and Mary had waited up for our arrival (far past my bedtime) so that they [...]
Two of Saint Joseph’s own make the journey to Iceland to explore new opportunities for education and trade. Q and A compiled by Ann Swardlick In October 2015, Jean Maginnis, senior development director at Saint Joseph’s, and David Canarie, adjunct professor of business, traveled to Reykjavík, Iceland, for a meeting of the Arctic Circle Assembly, [...]
On Friday, November 20, three students from the class of 2017—Nhu Vo, Courtney Couture, and Alana Dougherty—brought the “You’ve got my whole world in your hands” environmental campaign to Saint Joseph’s College, drawing members of the community to focus on creating a platform for the youth of the world to raise awareness about the dangers [...]
As Pope Francis arrives in the US he will have the support of 169 Catholic college and university leaders worldwide, including nearly 100 US presidents, for his message on climate change and social justice as presented in his recent encyclical Laudato Si’, On Care for Our Common Home. These universities represent a wide range of [...]
Saint Joseph’s College’s campus-wide sustainability program, Attainable Sustainable, has embarked on a truly exciting initiative for its members and the greater College community. Thanks to a new partnership with EcoMotion—a mission-driven sustainability consulting firm that works with schools to build institutional capacity to implement sustainability commitments across operations, planning, policy, and engagement—the College is ready [...]
College campuses use a lot of light – from libraries to gyms to outdoor pathways to parking lots, many lights are on, often in almost continuous operation. Saint Joseph’s College in Standish, Maine, has recently begun a comprehensive campus-wide lighting retrofit to make lighting more efficient. The $676,000 project will upgrade over 3,800 existing lights [...]
On Wednesday, March 4, students from Emily Lesher’s Environmental Chemistry course sent out a request for local well water samples from the College community. That request kicked off a semester-long study to test arsenic levels in private water sources of the College’s community members. Working with state geologists, students will use the samples collected in [...]
After five years of research and action, the Maine Milfoil Initiative—a collaboration between Saint Joseph’s College and several Maine lakes associations and volunteer groups—has culminated their work with the publication of the Maine Citizens’ Guide to Invasive Aquatic Plant Management. This is a nuts-and-bolts guide for lake groups and citizens on how to develop a management program to [...]
Kicking off the 2014–2015 academic year, the Cultural Affairs Committee is proud to announce the lineup for their fall Lecture series. The Series begins on Friday, September 12, when Maurice Fitzpatrick visits campus for a 3 p.m. screening and discussion on his 2013 documentary, Translations Revisited, which chronicles the creation of Brian Friel’s play Translations. Written [...]
Since 2009, the Maine Milfoil Initiative has fought to help prevent the spread of non-native variable leaf milfoil, manage its eradication, and study its effects on the ecology of Maine lakes. Now, after years of research, action, and outreach, the Initiative is gaining momentum with the publication of its Maine Citizens' Guide to Invasive Aquatic Plant [...]
