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VSP puts students’ education at risk

VSP puts students’ education at risk

The Hawk Staff February 19, 2020

A call for transparency on our financial situation The university administration sent out an email in December to staff and faculty announcing the Voluntary Separation Program (VSP). According to a...

Approximately 1,800 St. Joe’s community members gathered in Michael J. Hagan ’85 Arena for a campus-wide forum on racism. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

St. Joe’s hosts University Forum on racism

Carly Calhoun & Cara Smith November 5, 2019

A forum attended by approximately 1,800 St. Joe’s community members was held on Nov. 4 in Michael J. Hagan ’85 Arena in response to a series of four reported racial bias incidents that occurred on...

“Laudato Si,” is a document released by Pope Francis as a call to action for Catholics to push for sustainability. PHOTO: Mitchell Shields 22

Professors urge St. Joe’s to be environmentally conscious

Morgan McFarland November 5, 2019

The departments of economics, environmental science, history and political science hosted a panel on Oct. 29 in Doyle Banquet Hall during which professors discussed how climate change could allow individuals...

History of diversity officials on campus since 2016. GRAPHIC: Luke Malanga 20

Search continues for new head of diversity

Alex Hargrave September 24, 2019

St. Joe’s is renewing the search for a chief inclusion and diversity officer—now changed to an associate provost for diversity, equity and inclusion—after the search last semester did not result...

Sullivan went to the Elite Eight as a basketball player at St. Joe’s. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22

New faces signal changes in the athletics department

Sam Britt September 10, 2019

Jill Bodensteiner J.D., director of athletics, put the goal of the extensive changes that took place within the athletics department this summer into one word: integration. Over the course of the last...

Joe Lunardi ’82 will no longer be a full-time employee at St. Joe’s after 33 years with the athletic department. PHOTO: LUKE MALANGA 20

Joe Lunardi reflects on time at St. Joe’s

Sam Britt September 10, 2019

As Joe Lunardi ’82 begins to read some of the replies to his latest bracketology video, a series where Lunardi attempts to predict the potential NCAA Tournament bracket, there are comments from Hawks...

We have a right to the facts

We have a right to the facts

The Hawk Staff May 2, 2019

Much of The Hawk’s reporting this year has centered on controversial administrative decision-making: the poor handling of last semester’s "racial bias incident," the abrupt firing of former men’s...

Lack of diversity in administrative positions

Lack of diversity in administrative positions

Ana Faguy April 10, 2019

The university has named Zenobia Hargust as the new Chief Human Resources Officer. Hargust, who starts her post on Hawk Hill June 3, currently serves as the Director of Equal Opportunity & Employee...

Adam Mullin 20 speaks at a January 14 University Student Senate meeting. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS 22/THE HAWK

A bridge between administrators and students

Erin Breen April 9, 2019

Exploring the function of Student Senate Constant collaboration between University Student Senate (USS) members and members of St. Joe's administration is necessary for the USS to function...

Chief diversity officer position advertised

Erin Breen March 19, 2019

Student and faculty input included in CDO job creation process The university officially advertised on March 5 the job of chief diversity officer (CDO), which has been vacant for eight months,...

Cheryl McConnell, Ph.D., St. Joe’s new provost and vice president for academic affairs. PHOTO COURTESY OF ROCKHURST UNIVERSITY

Q&A with appointed provost

Ana Faguy February 19, 2019

Cheryl McConnell, Ph.D., was announced as the new provost and vice president for academic affairs on Feb. 13. McConnell spent the last 30 years at Rockhurst University, a fellow Jesuit institution,...

Fewer pick times for spring class registration

Alex Mark November 13, 2018

Recent registration cycle serves as “test case” More students were able to register simultaneously for spring 2019 classes this semester as a result of IT updates designed to keep the server from...

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