Tuesday, December 22, 2009
From January 2-9, 2010 before classes resume at Xavier University in Cincinnati, thirteen Xavier students will cut short their holiday breaks and travel to Jamaica on an interfaith/medical mission trip.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Haleh Esfandiari will speak on "My Prison, My Home: One Woman's Story of Captivity in Iran" at Xavier University’s Cintas Center at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, January 19. This free lecture, open to the public, is sponsored by the Foreign Policy Leadership Council, the American Jewish Committee and the Bruggeman Center for Dialogue.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Xavier University's Concert Choir will present its Winter Tour from January 3 - 9, 2010.
Friday, December 18, 2009
On January 16 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. and January 17 at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., Xavier Players will present Toby and the Ice Goblin directed by John Lewandowski, Madcap Puppet Theatre’s Artistic Director.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Xavier University’s commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr. from January 18-22 will incorporate the principle of servant leadership.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Xavier University’s offices of International Student Services, Marketing and Printing Services, department of Art and Canon are hosting Xavier University’s Fourth Annual International Photo Contest in which students capture different places around the world on film in a manner that exhibits high technical and artistic merit and a sense of place or culture outside the United States. Each participant may submit up to five entries.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
The Developing Inclusive Schools Consortium (DISC) is continuing its five-day institute on creating and sustaining culturally proficient school districts.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Xavier University once again kicks off the holiday season with ‘A Xavier Christmas’ on Tuesday, December 8. Around 180 elementary school students from Hoffman-Parham, Frederick Douglass, Sharpsburg, Williams, South Avondale, and Norwood View schools will be special guests of the University and will be accompanied by more than 180 Xavier Buddies (students). The children will have an opportunity to meet Santa Claus, see a live nativity scene and partake in various crafts and activities.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Xavier University’s Conaton Board Room in Schmidt Hall will again transform into a Renaissance feasting hall complete with court nobles, musicians, heralding trumpets, elegant food and divine music on Friday, December 11 at 7:00 p.m. as the Xavier Music Department presents its seventh annual Madrigal Dinner.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Xavier University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs will present its First Friday Fellowship December 4. It will be a free festive celebration, complete with music, food and fellowship, and a white elephant gift exchange. On December 9, the community is invited to Freedom: A Celebration of Hanukkah and Kwanzaa at 7 pm.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Xavier University students will shed "nearly all" their clothes and/or dress Jamaican-style, despite the chill, TOMORROW Thursday, November 19, at 8:00 p.m., for the newly-resurrected Nearly Naked Mile. Participants race one mile through the Xavier campus to raise funds to send 13 pre-professional health students to service in Jamaica from January 2-9.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
International Education Week is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange. The initiative is part of an effort to promote programs that prepare Americans for the global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to learning and exchange experiences in the United States. Xavier’s diverse student body enhances this opportunity.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Xavier University’s department of music will present its annual Advent Lessons and Carols Service in Bellarmine Chapel on the Xavier campus at 7:30 pm on December 5. This service is free and open to the public.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Congratulations are in order for Sigma Gamma Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated from Xavier University. This past weekend at the Ohio District meeting, this chapter received numerous awards.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
In recognition of the tremendous sacrifices made by veterans of our armed forces and their families, Xavier University is expanding its efforts to attract and support them. Xavier announces the formation of a new Veteran Affairs Office.
Monday, November 9, 2009
The William Randolph Hearst Foundation created an endowed scholarship fund at Xavier University several years ago. The Foundation has repurposed the scholarship fund to support undergraduate students from the neighborhoods immediately surrounding Xavier University.
Friday, November 6, 2009
On Monday, November 9th from 6:00pm- 8:00pm in the Clocktower Lounge of the Gallagher Student Center, the Pi Upsilon Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho, with Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center, office of Peace and Justice, Peace Studies Program, and the Middle Eastern Cultural Society will host ReTHINK Afghanistan: A way forward.
Friday, November 6, 2009
The NAFSA: Association of International Educators Regional conference will be held at Cincinnati’s Hyatt Regency from November 7-10, with the theme “International Education: No Longer Underground.”
Thursday, November 5, 2009
On November 16, 1989, six prominent Jesuit priests, including the rector and vice rector of El Salvador's most prestigious university, were killed along with two others at the house as they slept. The Jesuits were labeled subversives by the Salvadoran government for speaking out against the oppressive socioeconomic structure of society. Their assassinations were ordered for their unwavering defense of the poor.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Of all the issues facing today’s world, none is more critical than the relationship between the Muslim world and the West. Xavier University’s Brueggeman Center for Dialogue will present John L. Esposito on November 18 at 7:30 pm in the Duff Banquet Center in Xavier’s Cintas Center. A showing of the film “Inside Islam,” which features Esposito will be shown in Kelley Auditorium in Alter Hall on Xavier’s campus on November 16 at 7:30 pm. Both events are free and open to the public.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Approximately 350 people from across the country and even one registrant from Tanzania are gathering at Xavier University’s free conference on Gender-Based Violence: Uniting Theory, Practice and Action on November 9 from 8:30-4 in the Cintas Center. The public is welcome.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
From November 19-22 at 7:30 p.m. Xavier Players will present Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) by Ann-Marie MacDonald, directed by Cathy Springfield
Friday, October 30, 2009
Xavier University’s Back to the Bible marathon public Bible reading is attracting readers from all over and from all walks of life. Various versions of the Bible will be used to read in numerous languages, both of the reader’s choice.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Seniors Garrett Davidson, Brooke Frost, Marisa Means, and Christopher Meyers formed a Xavier University team which placed in the top 10 in the nation in the Eighth Annual Deloitte Tax Case Study Competition on October 16 and 17.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
On July 22, Xavier University became the first school in the state of Ohio to earn the National Weather Service StormReady® University recognition. In order to become StormReady®, Xavier University developed plans for severe weather, installed weather radios, and ensured that forecast products from the Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Wilmington, Ohio could be received and disseminated throughout the campus to students, faculty, and staff via several different methods.
