Santa Clara University student engineers took top honors in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's P3 Award competition, a national student design competition for sustainability focusing on people, prosperity and the planet.
During his freshman year of high school, Gonzaga University junior Gabe Castellanosa fell into a diabetic coma which left him with partial and fading vision. One of thousands of nominees, Castellanos was chosen to appear on "The Real Winning Edge" for his musical ability to serve as a role model for all.
The Society of Jesus is celebrating not only 400 years in Canada this year, but also a history stretching back to 1921 in the Archdiocese of Vancouver. Jesuits have had a positive impact on the Vancouver archdiocese; establishing schools, parishes and building up the Slovak community.
The Archbishop of Canterbury recently announced that the Building Bridges Seminar for Christian and Muslim Scholars, which brings together internationally recognized scholars from both faiths for intensive study, will will now be housed at Georgetown University.
An innovative new partnership between Rockhurst University and the University of Missouri-Kansas City will allow students enrolled at Rockhurst to receive an engineering or information technology degree.
A California real estate investor and former high tech CEO, citing his Jesuit education as a crucial influence in his personal formation and professional success, pledged $27 million to Boston College and Boston College High School.
A 1,000 mile canoe trip taken by a father and his son through northeastern Wisconsin retracing the 17th Century route of Jesuit Father Jacques Marquette has been made into an independent film, "Waterwalk."
Saint Peter’s College in Jersey City has been officially approved for university designation following a rigorous review. With the growing demand for master’s and doctoral degrees, university status will bolster the College’s market position by promoting the range of programs and academic degrees, which Saint Peter’s already offers. The university designation will also help to strengthen enrollment and expand international partnerships.
The NativityMiguel Network of Schools announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the closure of the national NMNS office effective June 30, 2012, as well as the dissolution of the umbrella nonprofit NMNS corporation. The 60 faith-based schools that have received support and resources will not be affected by the closure.
Jesuits and lay people convened at Boston College last Friday for a three-day conference, representing the first initiative to develop an international network to assist the mission of the Society of Jesus in the globalization era.
