Thomas is a blind and deaf 8-year old from Lilly, PA. SFU Education majors teamed up with Chemistry students to create learning solutions for Thomas. Students designed symbols which they printed on a 3D printer. Project is part of a community-engaged course in which students apply what they learn in class to help the community. Thomas is an 8 year old boy from Lilly, PA who is mostly blind and deaf. Eager to help, Saint Francis University Education majors began working on a project to support Thomas’s understanding and communication with the world around him. Education Professor MaryAnn Shaw

Saint Francis University’s Literature & Languages Department sponsored its third annual writing contest for ninth- through twelfth-grade students attending schools in the counties of Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Indiana, Somerset, and Westmoreland. Students from various high schools in these seven counties and beyond submitted their short fiction, poetry, essays, and personal narratives for the contest. Each submission was judged and scored by English faculty according to these five criteria: (1) creativity, (2) structure, (3) content, (4) style and expression, and (5) grammar

Saint Francis women's tennis alum Steph Miller has had a service-minded attitude for much of her life. She developed and cultivated that mindset as a team captain for the Red Flash and now has the opportunity to share her gifts with the world. Miller, who graduated in the Spring of 2019 with a major in International Human Rights (pre-law) and Spanish with a minor in International Business, has accepted a role working in youth development with the Peace Corps and will spend the next two years serving in Costa Rica. She will primarily serve families and youth/children, but also public schools

Veterans and military personnel will now have an easier way to finish their degree and obtain occupational licensing. The U.S. Department of Labor announced that Saint Francis University has been awarded a 3-year, $1 million dollar grant under the Veterans Accelerated Learning for Licensed Occupations (VALLO) project. Acquired through the Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation (CSOR) which is housed at the Shields School of Business , the grant allows Saint Francis University to launch the Veterans Accelerated Learning Program (VALP) . Studies have found that many veterans have a

The American Petroleum Institute expects that by the year 2035, the industry will employ almost double the number of petroleum engineers in the workforce as of 2015. There is no field where there is no use of petroleum products; the increasing demand for energy provides a necessity to recruit more petroleum engineers. There is still 40 to 50 percent of the oil resources remaining in the subsurface, which calls for better extraction methods and more advanced technology developments. Jay Hardy, a rising Junior Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering and Business double major student, has big goals

If you stand on the campus mall on the evening before finals, you can smell the sweetness of freshly baked pastries swirling in the air around you. A winding line of anxious, hungry students forms outside of Torvian Dining Hall, each eager to catch a glimpse of the hundreds of donuts awaiting them inside, wondering which one (or ones) they’ll choose. Their collective mood is a tapestry of emotions ranging from pit-in-the-stomach nerves to the excitement of a well-deserved break from hours upon hours of studying for their finals. Donut Heaven is the signature event sponsored by the Student

The Catholic Franciscan faith creates the foundation of all things Saint Francis University, including the University’s approach to collegiate athletics. Saint Francis University proudly has a team chaplain for each of its 22 Division I intercollegiate athletic teams, as well as its marching band and cheerleading programs. SFU is one of the only schools in the nation that has a Sports Chaplain program, and the only one where every program has its own chaplain to represent their respective team. "Student-Athlete Development’s Chaplain Program is designed to round out the overall experience and

In an era when Greek culture is plagued with controversy and negative news coverage, Saint Francis is reinventing what it means to “Go Greek”, one Franciscan value at a time. “Everyone says it, you can’t explain it, and you don’t understand it until you experience it yourself. Greek Life at SFU is just different.” - Kayleigh Holzer ‘15 ‘16, Master of Occupational Therapy (Delta Phi Epsilon) Today, Kayleigh is a pediatric occupational therapist at Fleming Therapy Services in Alexandria, VA. When asked about her successes, both personally and professionally, she credits her involvement in Greek

From the island of Haiti to the pine-covered mountains of Saint Francis University, it has been a long, but fortuitous journey for Wadler Fleurina, MPAS, PA-C, MB (ASCP). Growing up in an orphanage in Haiti, Wadler knew he wanted to work in the medical field.

Saint Francis University has selected American Esports to help launch its new initiative, SFU Esports . American Esports, recognized for its expertise in developing gaming programs on behalf of academic institutions, will work with Saint Francis to design its first esports arena and will provide supporting services to then structure a collegiate esports team. “We’re proud to be working with a university that has the prestige of Saint Francis," said Dani Canubas, CEO & Founder of American Esports . "This important initiative is another differentiator for a university well recognized for its