Monday, June 25, 2012
This Friday, June 29th from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, TRiO programs from southwest Ohio will gather in Kelly Auditorium of Xavier University’s Alter Hall to discuss “Advocacy: TRiO and Me.”
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Cincinnati’s Innov8 for Health Startup Accelerator selected its inaugural group of startup companies for this summer’s intensive 12-week accelerator program. Xavier entrepreneurship/finance/accounting junior Anthony Breen’s company, Chronic Care Solutions, was a winner.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Last night, Xavier University was one of 15 schools nationwide awarded a $100,000 grant from the American Council on Education and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for its innovative work in faculty retirement.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Effective July 1, Frederick “Rick” Browne, PhD, has been added to the faculty in Xavier University’s Health Services Administration program, where he will serve as director of the newly-developed undergraduate programs in Health Services Management, which started in fall 2011.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Xavier University is accepting applications for its new Family Nurse Practitioner track of the Master of Science in Nursing program to begin this fall semester 2012.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
The University of Cincinnati and Xavier University announced today their Crosstown rivalry in men’s basketball will continue in 2012, but with some changes, including a new name and venue.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Again this summer, The Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County is partnering with Learning Through Art, Inc. on a series of 10 performances at select Library locations.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Most college students use summer to earn some extra cash, travel and relax. But for 20 Xavier University students, it is a time of intense learning and service in the Greater Cincinnati community.
Friday, June 8, 2012
Shaye Worthman, valedictorian of Xavier’s class of 2009 (psychology and Spanish) and master’s candidate in the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver, has received a Fulbright Full Graduate Degree Grant to study political economy of development at the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla in Puebla, Mexico during the 2012-2013 academic year.
Monday, June 4, 2012
Research performed by students and faculty at Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH reveals that current practices for cleaning of hospital beds involve the use of chemicals not approved by the EPA for use on mattresses and that most hospitals do not follow recommendations for appropriate use of these chemicals. The research was presented today, June 4th, at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants announced the three winners of the 2011 Max Block Award, which recognizes innovative and thought-provoking articles published in its monthly peer-reviewed CPA Journal. Janet S. Greenlee, PhD, CPA, David W. Randolph, PhD, CPA, and Sandra B. Richtermeyer, PhD, CPA, CMA, won for outstanding article in the area of informed comment for “Better Analytical Reviews of Charitable Organizations: Using Financial Ratios and Benchmarks."
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Scott A. Chadwick, Ph.D., Provost and Chief Academic Officer at Xavier University, announces the appointments of Dave Johnson as Associate Provost for Student Affairs and Annette Marksberry as Associate Provost for Information Technologies and Chief Information Officer, effective July 1, 2012.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
The annual update of Indicators of Healthy Communities, which covers more than 40 indicators capturing aspects of health and wellness in the 15-county Tristate area, reveals three key areas with significant change.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Rabbi Abie Ingber, founding director of Xavier University’s Office of Interfaith Community Engagement has been invited by President Barack Obama to the White House for a celebration of Jewish Heritage Month on May 30, 2012.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Michael Palascak, 29, a 2004 graduate of Xavier University will be one of twelve comedians featured on the premiere of Comedy Central’s new show The Half Hour. The two-episode premiere is tomorrow, Friday, May 11 at 11/10c and 11:30/10:30c. He appears at 11:30 local time. A sample of Palascak’s comedy is at http://comedians.jokes.com/michael-palascak
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
On Friday May 11 at 9:00 a.m., nineteen seniors in Xavier University’s All For One ROTC Battalion will be commissioned as Second Lieutenants in the United States Army. The ceremony will be held in the Schiff Conference Facility of Cintas Center. Battalion Commander, LTC Shane Ousey will preside over his last commissioning ceremony at Xavier University as his tour here has ended.
Monday, May 7, 2012
The Xavier University Scholarship Committee, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, and the Black Student Association, awarded the 36th Antonio Johnson Scholarship Award to Tiara Anderson of Milwaukee, WI
Monday, May 7, 2012
Tim Kloppenborg, Castellini Distinguished Professor of Management
at Xavier University, attended the International Association of Jesuit Business Schools (IAJBS) Board Meeting in Rome March 8-9, where he had the opportunity to meet with the current Superior General of the Society of Jesus, Adolfo Nicolás, S.J.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Xavier University Police Department bike officer Mike Long will participate in the Police Unity Tour, a 250-mile bicycle ride over May 10-12 from Portsmouth Virginia to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial via the Tidewater Trail Route. At 3:00 p.m. every May 12, bicyclists and supporters converge at the Memorial in an emotional, yet spectacular, arrival ceremony witnessed by thousands.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Xavier University’s 174th commencement ceremonies will be Saturday, May 12 at the University’s Cintas Center. No tickets are required and commencement is open to the public. A Baccalaureate Mass will be May 11 at 8:00 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains in downtown Cincinnati. On May 12, Xavier will confer 868 undergraduate degrees beginning at 9:00 a.m. and 966 graduate degrees beginning at 3:00 p.m.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Xavier University alumni Chris Bauer and Melissa Myers (aka Team Scooter) of Hyde Park were the winning team in Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati’s Inaugural Amazing Race, modeled after the TV show of the same name.
Friday, April 27, 2012
In the midst of the Presidential election, a new national survey from Xavier University’s Center for the Study of the American Dream reveals one in three native-born citizens failed the civics portion of the naturalization test, in stark contrast to the 97.5% pass rate among immigrants applying for citizenship.
Friday, April 27, 2012
The United States Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program invited Joe Shadle, director for Xavier University’s Center for Mission and Identity, Rabbi Abie Ingber, founding director for Interfaith Community Engagement, James Buchanan, director of the Brueggeman Center for Dialogue, and Xavier students to meet with a ten-member group participating in a regional project for Africa entitled “Religious Freedom in the United States.”
Friday, April 27, 2012
The student governments of both Xavier University and the University of Cincinnati have shared leadership roles in making Sunday, April 29 a Day or Service to benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Seven students of Xavier University’s Williams College of Business (WCB) will become the first Entrepreneurship Black Belts and Blue Belts in the nation today. WCB students also participated in a Jugaad competition from February 27 to March 26.
