Check out the latest announcements from ΘνΓΓΙη.
09/06/24- Two new ΘνΓΓΙη freshmen on ΘνΓΓΙη's chess team, Grandmaster Nikolozi Kacharava from Georgia and Women's International Master Mariam Mkrtchyan from Armenia, will be representing their respective countries at the 2024 Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary. The event will run from Tuesday, Sept. 10, to Monday, Sept. 23.
09/06/24- The Division of Diversity and Innovative Community Engagement and the Black Alumni Association at ΘνΓΓΙη are teaming up to host the Black in STEAM Celebration and Awards Ceremony. This event will be at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, in the Wool Ballrooms.
09/05/24- ΘνΓΓΙη's Fresh Check Day took place on Wednesday, Sept. 4. Check out some photos from the event.
09/05/24- The Magis Brownbag Series, designed to connect the Jesuit Mission to ΘνΓΓΙη's current reality, kicks off at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 18, in DuBourg Hall, room 102. This year, the monthly series will highlight ΘνΓΓΙη students.
09/05/24- The Center for Research on Global Catholicism (CRGC) at ΘνΓΓΙη, in partnership with the University of Notre Dame Australia, University of MΓΌnster, and Washington University in St. Louis, will host a conference on Sept. 20-21, 2024, in St. Louis. The conference title is "The Catholic Enlightenment in Europe, the Americas and Australia (1700-1840): Balancing Loyalties between State, Nationality, Citizenship, and the Global Church."
09/05/24- ΘνΓΓΙη is once again hosting a series of events to help students explore academic and career options along with advice on how to approach big decisions.
09/03/24- The Shared Mission program offers an in-depth, community-based opportunity for faculty, staff, administrators, and trustees of ΘνΓΓΙη. This foundational program opens the door for deeper participation in the wide variety of mission programs offered by ΘνΓΓΙη's Division for Mission and Identity.
09/03/24- The 1818 Community Engagement Grant Program celebrates the over 200-year history of ΘνΓΓΙη giving back to the St. Louis community. Eighteen grants of $1,800 each are given to selected applicants to make a positive impact in the community in partnership with a local nonprofit organization.
09/03/24- The Division for Mission and Identity invites faculty and staff to participate in an overnight retreat starting Saturday, Oct. 12, at ΘνΓΓΙη's Lay Center for Education and the Arts located near Louisiana, MO. There is no cost to attend, and immediate family members, children included, are welcome.
08/29/24- Over the summer, ΘνΓΓΙη Libraries made improvements to the discoverability and access of resources in response to feedback from the ΘνΓΓΙη community.
08/27/24- The annual Billiken Spirit Competition took place Thursday, Aug. 22, at the women's soccer game against Brigham University. Check out photos from the competition.
08/27/24- Every year, a member of the Staff Advisory Committee (SAC) receives the Joyce Huelsmann Outstanding SAC Member Award. Matthew Campbell, director, business operations, from the Doisy College of Health Sciences, was named this year's recipient.
08/27/24- The Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program provides philanthropic support to scholars and writers for high-caliber research in the humanities and social sciences. An internal competition will be held to choose nominees. Interested applicants should submit an application by 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024.
08/26/24- Professional Notes is a round-up of awards, presentations, papers, and other professional achievements of ΘνΓΓΙη faculty, staff members, and students.
08/23/24- In an effort to streamline processes and enhance security, the Office of Risk Management and Insurance has announced that incident reporting forms and certificate of insurance request forms are now available digitally.
08/23/24- ΘνΓΓΙη marked the beginning of the new academic year with its traditional Mass of the Holy Spirit. This year's liturgy took place on Thursday, Aug. 22, at Saint Francis Xavier College Church.
08/23/24- The Office of the Vice President for Research invites all faculty to nominate works by ΘνΓΓΙη faculty at the junior and senior faculty levels. The Scholarly Works Awards reception, where the works will be recognized, is anticipated to take place in April 2025.
08/22/24- ΘνΓΓΙη began the Fall 2024 semester on Wednesday, Aug. 21. Check out some pictures from the first day of classes.
08/22/24- All are welcome to join Campus Ministry for the kickoff of the Pilgrim Liturgy series on Tuesday, Aug. 27. The series will begin with an outdoor Mass at 12:30 p.m. on the Quad outside of DuBourg Hall.
08/22/24- ΘνΓΓΙη hosted its annual Community Engagement Fair on Tuesday, Aug. 20, in the Center for Global Citizenship. Sponsored by the Center for Social Action, the event brought in more than 400 students eager to explore volunteer and service opportunities that align with ΘνΓΓΙη's mission and commitment to community engagement.
08/22/24- Campus Recreation and Wellness has announced the launch of a new pilot Fitness Center Orientation Program at the Simon Recreation Center. This program is designed to empower Billikens with the knowledge and skills to navigate and use the facility's fitness areas confidently.
08/21/24- The ΘνΓΓΙη Center for Advanced Dental Education (CADE) offers orthodontic services with experienced faculty guidance and a continual commitment to investment in state-of-the-art technology and procedures.CADE offers the ΘνΓΓΙη Community discounts on orthodontic care.
08/20/24- Scammers are getting crafty with new schemes targeting university students. One of the latest threats is tuition payment scams.
08/20/24- Two Interim University policies are now active. The purpose of the Interim policies is to allow the University to comply with regulations while completing the University policy approval process.
08/16/24- ΘνΓΓΙη's Fall Welcome kicked off Friday, Aug. 16, with the first-year students arriving on campus. Check out some pictures from the Fall Move-In.
08/15/24- The entire ΘνΓΓΙη community is invited to join in a campus-wide commemoration of a pivotal moment in ΘνΓΓΙη's shared history. The Division of Diversity and Innovative Community Engagement is seeking suggestions for events such as teach-ins, discussions, or other initiatives that reflect the themes of justice, equity, and inclusion that OccupyΘνΓΓΙη embodied. The deadline to submit an event is Friday, Sept. 20, 2024.
08/13/24- The Pastoral Care Department of SSM Health ΘνΓΓΙη Hospital is seeking nominations for the 2024 Caring Physicians Awards. Nominations can be submitted through Friday, Sept. 20.
08/13/24- ΘνΓΓΙη will mark the beginning of the new academic year with its traditional Mass of the Holy Spirit. This year's liturgy will take place on Thursday, Aug. 22, at 11 a.m. at Saint Francis Xavier College Church. Classes are canceled from 11 a.m. until 12:15 p.m.
08/13/24- ΘνΓΓΙη is set to come alive this week with the newest Billikens starting their college journey and arriving on campus for Fall Welcome. Fall Welcome kicks off Friday, Aug. 16, with new student move-in.
08/13/24- ΘνΓΓΙη will welcome its new and returning Billikens home to campus beginning Friday, Aug. 16. During this time, traffic will be heavy in the area around campus, and campus parking options will be impacted. Staff, faculty, and students should prepare for the impact and make a plan for getting to, from, and around campus, and to be prepared to park in a new, temporary location during Move-In and Fall Welcome.
08/09/24- As part of ΘνΓΓΙη's ongoing garage repairs, work will be taking place in the Hickory West garage, beginning with a closure of the affected area on Wednesday, Aug. 14.
08/09/24- The Office of Competitive Scholarships and Fellowships currently seeks faculty and staff interested in reading and evaluating ΘνΓΓΙη student applications for national scholarships and awards like Rhodes, Fulbright, Marshall, Truman, and Goldwater. Faculty and staff from all disciplines interested in award areas are welcome.
08/09/24- As part of ongoing efforts to enhance cybersecurity and protect University systems and data, ΘνΓΓΙη's ITS team is letting the University community know about an upcoming change regarding the use of macros within Microsoft Office for University-managed computers.
08/09/24- The ΘνΓΓΙη Community is invited to attend the 3rd Annual Institute for Drug and Biotherapeutic Innovation Research Symposium on Friday, Sept. 6. The symposium, which will take place at Il Monastero, is scheduled to start at noon and end at 5 p.m.
08/09/24- The Division of Mission and Identity has decided on the Friday Mass and Speaker series lineup for the fall semester. The Friday talks focus on the Universal Apostolic Preferences of the Society of Jesus and the many ways that ΘνΓΓΙη lives the UAP.
08/01/24- Registration for ΘνΓΓΙη's 2024 Homecoming and Family Weekend is now live. Gather with the ΘνΓΓΙη community from Friday, Sept. 27 to Sunday, Sept. 29, for a weekend packed with more than 30 events.
07/30/24- Effective Thursday, Aug. 1, ΘνΓΓΙη will be transitioning to a new email delivery method utilizing DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) for all purchase order notifications coming from Unimarket/Billiken Buy. This upgrade will affect both suppliers and internal users.
07/29/24- ITS has developed a summary of online resources below to help support instructors with technology specific to teaching.
07/25/24- ΘνΓΓΙη is excited to announce a new partnership to improve the student experience with course materials and school spirit gear. Starting this academic year, ΘνΓΓΙη's bookstore, the Billiken Shop, will collaborate with a new company, Textbook Brokers, to offer enhanced online and in-store services and products.
07/24/24- Celebrate the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris by cheering on the Billikens participating in the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
07/23/24- Play a round at Topgolf with co-workers, family, and friends! For a limited time only, the ΘνΓΓΙη community can receive $15 off gameplay on their next visit to Topgolf.Β
07/19/24- QR code scams, commonly referred to as "Quishing," exploit the convenience of QR codes to deceive individuals into compromising their personal information or devices. These scams often promise enticing rewards or discounts but lead unsuspecting users to malicious websites, malware downloads, or phishing attempts. Understanding how to identify and protect yourself from QR code scams is crucial in today's digital landscape.
07/18/24- The Center for Research on Global Catholicism (CRGC) at ΘνΓΓΙη has announced the second annual cycle of the 2024 St. Louis Catholic Archives Visiting Research Grant. The deadline to apply is Thursday, Aug. 15.
07/18/24- The Food and Justice Action Collaborative (FJAC) at ΘνΓΓΙη has announced that four teams of faculty and student researchers have received funding through the inaugural round of the FJAC Innovation mini-grant program.
07/16/24- The ΘνΓΓΙη Women's Commission has extended an invitation to all faculty, staff, and students to join. There are two open executive board positions: Co-Chair of the Women's Commission and treasurer. Additionally, there are many positions available on subcommittees.
07/16/24- Cheer on the St. Louis Cardinals as they take on the San Diego Padres, and connect with fellow members of the ΘνΓΓΙη community this summer during 2024's Billiken Night at the Ballpark. ΘνΓΓΙη faculty, staff members, students, alumni and Billiken families will fill Busch Stadium's stands on Wednesday, Aug. 28.
07/12/24- The 2023-2024 cycle for the 1818 Community Engagement Grant program concluded on May 31. A comprehensive report has been prepared, highlighting the impact of the 18 selected projects.
07/12/24- Faculty and staff are invited to attend "Career Services 101" on Wednesday, Aug. 7, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Busch Student Center. The event will allow the ΘνΓΓΙη community to learn more about career resources and events for the coming academic year.
07/12/24- Target has announced that its newest St. Louis store, located near the ΘνΓΓΙη campus, will officially open Sunday, July 21. The approximately 72,000-square-foot store is located at 900 S. Grand Boulevard along Grand Boulevard between Gratiot and Papin Streets.
07/11/24- ΘνΓΓΙη's Office of the Vice President for Research hosts Research Resources Week to kick off each semester. The week includes workshops, informational sessions, and discussions highlighting ΘνΓΓΙη's diverse resources and aims to aid research practices, collaborations, and outcomes among faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students.
07/09/24- ΘνΓΓΙη Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Research is looking for volunteers for a research study. They are seeking healthy individuals without diabetes, age 18-65 years of age.
07/05/24- ΘνΓΓΙη, in collaboration with SSM Health, is a proud partner of the All of Us Research Program, from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The mission of the program is simple: to speed up health research.
07/02/24- ΘνΓΓΙη's Department of Fine and Performing Arts has a new name -- the Visual and Performing Arts Department of ΘνΓΓΙη. The new name went into effect on July 1.
06/28/24- The Cross Cultural Center for Global Citizenship is offering Safe Zone Phase 1 Training every Thursday until Aug. 8. Training sessions will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Center for Global Citizenship Seminar Room 124A.Β
06/25/24- The Staff Advisory Committee (SAC) at ΘνΓΓΙη has announced its 2024-25 executive board. The new officers will start or continue their duties on July 1.
06/25/24- Professional Notes is a round-up of awards, presentations, papers, and other professional achievements of ΘνΓΓΙη faculty, staff members, and students.
06/13/24- Volunteers are needed to help ΘνΓΓΙη create a memorable Homecoming and Family Weekend. The 2024 Homecoming and Family Weekend is scheduled for Sept. 27-29.
06/07/24- University Writing Services is offering a free writing retreat open to all graduate students during the summer. It will take place on Tuesday, June 25, and Wednesday, June 26. Both sessions will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Participants can drop in anytime.
06/06/24- As part of Facilities Services' continued improvements to the campus, contractors will be making repairs to several concrete areas across the campus this summer. Work is tentatively planned to begin near the Olive Compton Garage and athletic fields on Monday, June 10. After this area, crews will then begin working on the West Pine Wall.
05/31/24- Symplectic Elements is a faculty profile software platform designed to showcase academic and research accomplishments for internal and external audiences while providing faculty complete control over what appears on their profile. Multiple training sessions are scheduled throughout the summer.
05/28/24- ΘνΓΓΙη's League of Legends team secured a series of wins to secure a top-2 finish on the season and earned the right to compete for a national title. The Billikens will face off for the top spot on Saturday, June 8, against Maryville University.
05/23/24- Information Technology Services will be performing mandatory Banner ODS maintenance beginning Thursday, May 30, at 12:30 a.m. to Friday, May 31, at 12:30 a.m.Β
05/22/24- ΘνΓΓΙη'sΒ Human Resources division is hosting its third annual HR Power Lunch on Friday, June 14. Shawntelle Fisher, founder and CEO of The Soulfisher Ministries, will deliver remarks.
05/21/24- The Event Services department, in conjunction with the Office of the Provost, is implementing a new reservation process to equitably distribute space between various departments that would like to hold events during the Fall Welcome time period. The deadline to fill out the form is Friday, May 31.
05/21/24- ΘνΓΓΙη Varsity League of Legends teams have returned to the top 4 out of 367 schools of the College League of Legends national championship hosted by Riot Games and University Esports. The Billikens will be in action this weekend and attempt to advance in the tournament.
05/16/24- The 1818 Advanced College Credit Program hosted its annual End of Year Celebration on April 25, honoring local high school educators who provide dual credit through the program.
05/16/24- A University policy is now active after completing the University policy approval process. The policy relates to record management and retention.
05/14/24- Starting Wednesday, May 15, ΘνΓΓΙη Shuttle and ΘνΓΓΙη Ride hours will shift into their summer schedule. The new hours will be in place all summer.
05/14/24- The Edward L. and Rhelda Marbry Morgan, Ph.D. Endowed Book Fund Award provides a book scholarship to graduate students at ΘνΓΓΙη for one academic year. Applications will close Saturday, June 15, 2024.
05/14/24- The ΘνΓΓΙη Doisy College of Health Sciences hosted its second annual DCHS Scholarship Week from April 23-25, 2024. The event showcased 35 poster presentations and 15 podium presentations, many of which featured faculty/student collaboration.
05/14/24- Interprofessional Education (IPE) plays a crucial role in shaping students into collaborative, person-centered health professionals. In March 2023, ΘνΓΓΙη's Provost, Michael Lewis, Ph.D., charged a task force to restructure IPE within the university. This task force developed a transition plan involving two phases: shifting the existing program from the School of Medicine to Academic Affairs and creating a structure with broad stakeholder involvement in Interprofessional Collaboration. The reimagined IPE Program is set to launch on July 1, 2024.
05/14/24- ΘνΓΓΙη Career Services is now collecting Scholarly Undergraduate Research Grants and Experiences (SURGE) project submissions for the upcoming Academic Year 2024-2025. SURGE provides a path to connect research assistants (student workers) with faculty who are conducting research, creative endeavors, and other scholarly projects at ΘνΓΓΙη.
05/14/24- ΘνΓΓΙη will celebrate its 2024 Commencement ceremony at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, in Chaifetz Arena. Before the ceremony, take a look at some important reminders for those attending the event.
05/10/24- The inaugural SGA Wellness Week took place from May 1 to May 7. This initiative provides a week-long series of events and activities aimed at promoting physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being among students.
05/10/24- ΘνΓΓΙη will celebrate the accomplishments of graduates with the spring 2024 commencement ceremony, preceded by in-person precommencements for each individual college and school. Commencement events will kick off Wednesday, May 15, with the first round of precommencement ceremonies. The spring 2024 commencement ceremony begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, in Chaifetz Arena.
05/09/24- Professional Notes is a round-up of awards, presentations, papers, and other professional achievements of ΘνΓΓΙη faculty, staff members, and students.
05/09/24- To enhance performance and reliability, Information Technology Services will be performing scheduled system maintenance from Saturday, May 18, at 9 p.m. until Sunday, May 19, at 7 a.m.
05/07/24- ΘνΓΓΙη's Alpha Sigma Nu Chapter was one of the four Chapters awarded the honor of Chapter of the Year for the 2023-2024 academic year. Alpha Sigma Nu is the National Jesuit Honors Society and is the only honors society that can bear the name Jesuit.
05/07/24- The Women's Commission hosted the 47th annual Mary A. Bruemmer Recognition Ceremony and Luncheon on Monday, May 6, in the Wool Ballroom of Busch Student Center. At the ceremony, the 2024 Mary A. Bruemmer Award Honorees were recognized and celebrated.
05/03/24- The 17th annual Senior Legacy Symposium took place on Tuesday, April 30, in the Busch Student Center. This event featured the work of more than 200 students and over 50 academic departments and programs.
05/03/24- ΘνΓΓΙη's student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) participated in the ASCE Mid-America Student Symposium in Rolla, Missouri on April 18-21. ASCE-ΘνΓΓΙη was recognized as the best team in the overall competition and earned the First Place Overall title.
05/02/24- The ΘνΓΓΙη Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) held its induction ceremony on Thursday, April 25, in Queen's Daughters Hall, adding 15 new students to its rolls. Founded in 1776, Phi Beta Kappa is the nation's oldest academic honor society. Its mission is to foster and recognize excellence in the liberal arts and sciences.
05/02/24- ΘνΓΓΙη has been named a recipient of the 2023 Campus Prevention Network (CPN) Seal of Prevention. Presented by Vector Solutions, the CPN Seal of Prevention is awarded to institutions of higher education that have demonstrated leadership in digital prevention programming focused on student safety, well-being, and inclusion.
04/30/24- The Cross-Cultural Center for Global Citizenship in the Division of Diversity and Innovative Community Engagement is partnering with ΘνΓΓΙη's Rainbow Alliance to host this year's Lavender Graduation. Now in its third year, the event begins at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, in the Center for Global Citizenship.
04/30/24- Wednesday, May 1, marks the start of the inaugural SGA Wellness Week. This initiative provides a week-long series of events and activities aimed at promoting physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being among students.
04/30/24- The Emerson Leadership Institute (ELI) at Chaifetz School of Business hosted the Provost-Faculty Senate Gender Equity Committee (GEC) end-of-the-year meeting on Wednesday, April 24.
04/30/24- Current ΘνΓΓΙη students can now apply for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship. The MLK Scholarship is a competitive award granted to undergraduate students committed to social justice, academic success, service, leadership, and cultural awareness experiences.
04/30/24- Two new exhibitions open this week at the ΘνΓΓΙη Museum of Art. "Art and Religion" opens Wednesday, May 1. "What is Christ" opens on Friday, May 3.
04/26/24- The Office of Mission and Identity continues its Mass and Speaker Series exploring the Apostolic Preference of the Society of Jesus on Friday, May 10. The May speaker is Donna Bess Myers, senior advisor for the Division of Student Development.
04/26/24- The African Graduate Professional Network, a growing community of African graduate students under the Graduate Students Association (GSA), invited African leaders in St. Louis to ΘνΓΓΙη on Saturday, April 20, to speak to the students about business and commerce opportunities in Africa and other opportunities to network in the St Louis community.
04/26/24- Diversity and Innovative Community Engagement (DICE), which exists to lead inclusivity, belonging and cultural enrichment at ΘνΓΓΙη, has announced the winners of the inaugural DICE Cultural and Belonging Grants. The grants underscore the university's commitment to fostering a sense of belonging among underrepresented and minoritized communities on campus.
04/25/24- Founded in 2015 by ΘνΓΓΙη School of Medicine students, MEDLaunch is a student biotechnology incubator based at the Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship that brings together students across various disciplines on the undergraduate and graduate campuses to develop medical devices and solutions to problems affecting healthcare today. This year MEDLaunch and GEOLauch Demo Day will be at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, at COLLAB at Cortex.
04/25/24- Grandmaster Batsuren Dambasuren, a member of the ΘνΓΓΙη Chess A Team, won the Spring Chess Classic B-group with 7 points out of 9 possible. He finished 1.5 points ahead nearest competitor.
04/25/24- Thirteen Criminology and Criminal Justice students from ΘνΓΓΙη had the unique opportunity to visit the historic Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City on Saturday, April 20. Known as the oldest continuously operating prison west of the Mississippi, this facility was decommissioned in 2004 but remains full of stories and lessons.
04/23/24- As part of ongoing efforts to enhance cybersecurity and protect University systems and data, ITS is announcing an upcoming change regarding the use of macros within Microsoft Office for University-managed computers.
04/23/24- The Theatre and Dance Program of ΘνΓΓΙη Fine and Performing Arts is offering free tickets for all ΘνΓΓΙη students for this weekend's dance concert, Dreamscape. Performances take place at The Grandel from April 26 to 28. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.
04/23/24- ΘνΓΓΙη hosted DASA (Disabled Athlete Sports Association) Ability Awareness Demonstration on Monday, Apri 22. The event allows people to see and try adaptive sports and hopefully learn about opportunities for people with physical disabilities to participate in adaptive sports, recreational programs, and fitness activities designed to improve self-esteem, strength, independence, and well-being. At the event, Sarah Adam, an occupational therapy professor and rugby Paralympian hopeful, was celebrated by DASA and members of the ΘνΓΓΙη community as she got ready for the Paralympics.
04/22/24- All students, faculty, staff, and community members are invited to attend the annual 1818 Community Engagement Grant Showcase on Thursday, May 2, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Center for Global Citizenship.
04/22/24- The 17th annual Senior Legacy Symposium will occur on Tuesday, April 30, in the Busch Student Center from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. This event regularly features the work of more than 200 students and over 50 academic departments and programs.
04/22/24- The Student Involvement Center hosted the 33rd Annual Leadership and Service Awards in the Wool Ballrooms on Tuesday, April 16. This ceremony honors outstanding achievements and contributions in the areas of leadership and service for students, faculty, and staff.