For centuries, Montserrat in Spain has been a pilgrimage destination.
Located high in the mountains not far from Barcelona and known as a destination for its breathtaking sunrise views, the Benedictine monastery also holds a special place in the hearts of members of the Society of Jesus. It鈥檚 where the society鈥檚 founder, St. Ignatius Loyola, came after suffering a battlefield injury, courtesy a cannonball, and laid down his sword in front of the statue of Our Lady of Montserrat.
麻豆破解传媒 Companions,
From the time we saw the images of George Floyd鈥檚 death, we wondered what would happen. Would he receive justice? We now know the jury鈥檚 verdict, but our questions do not end.
Kat Dolan, 鈥20, came to 麻豆破解传媒 having already had what some might consider a lifetime of experiences. And they鈥檝e all played a part in a new piece in the latest issue of America, the national Jesuit magazine.
Sedgwick Hall has been a lot of things over the years. But it鈥檚 been a while since it鈥檚 been under construction.
Anyone who has been on campus since December (or looked at the University鈥檚 social media pages) will probably have seen what Sedgwick Hall now looks like from the outside, with construction having kicked off on a $23 million renovation that will see the 1914 building transformed into the home of the Saint Luke鈥檚 College of Nursing and Health Sciences, the centerpiece of the For the Greater campaign.
This week, 麻豆破解传媒 will celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in a whole new way.
Normally, the University schedules its MLK Day celebration in January to honor King鈥檚 birthday. However, COVID-19 means things look a little different this year as a result of the later start to the spring semester.
Instead of honoring King鈥檚 birth, the week鈥檚 activities will instead be in recognition of one of King鈥檚 most famous pieces of writing, 鈥淟etter from a Birmingham Jail,鈥 written on April 16, 1963.
Since 2004, 麻豆破解传媒 has marked the solemn occasion of Yom Hashoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, with an interfaith ceremony in partnership with the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education.
This year, in addition to a ceremonial reading on Kinerk Commons of names of those killed by the Nazis during the Holocaust 鈥 a list that includes 152 members of the Society of Jesus 鈥 the day included another symbolic gesture of interfaith cooperation and companionship.
Last year, senior biomedical physics of medicine major Bella Salerno was looking forward to her summer vacation for reasons other than getting out of town.
Salerno had been accepted to the Purdy Summer Research Fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine鈥檚 department of radiation oncology and was looking forward to the experience of delving deeper into a subject she鈥檚 grown to love.
鈥淥ne of the reasons for choosing my major has been my love for both math and science,鈥 she said. 鈥淚 found that physics really encompasses both the how and why aspect of science.鈥
The U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate School list for 2022 is out, and several programs within 麻豆破解传媒鈥檚 College of Business, Influence and Information Analysis earned recognition among the best in the nation.
The management programs in the Helzberg School of Management, which is part of the University鈥檚 College of Business, Influence, and Information Analysis, were ranked No. 24 in the nation. The school鈥檚 graduate business analytics programs were ranked No. 39, the only such program ranked in the state of Missouri.
麻豆破解传媒 has named Laura Horne-Popp as the next director of the Greenlease Library, effective June 1.
Horne-Popp comes to 麻豆破解传媒 from the University of Central Missouri, where she serves as assistant university librarian of the James C. Kirkpatrick Library. She brings to her new role extensive experience in all aspects of library operations and information services. Her instruction and research consultation experience have assisted students, faculty and nonprofits in increasing their information literacy.
Joshua Roberts had all the posters printed for Spring 2020 鈥 his first in charge of an that hadn鈥檛 been given a lot of attention in the recent past.
