Xavier alumnus Michael Runyan killed in Iraq
First Lieutenant Michael Runyan, a 2008 criminal justice graduate and member of the Army ROTC program, was killed in action in the Diyala Province in Iraq when his convoy was attacked and an improvised expolsive devise (IED) detonated near his truck. He was buried Sunday, Aug. 1, in his hometown of Newark, Ohio. The Xavier ROTC web site offers a tribute of Runyan.
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Alumnus Michael Palascak appears on Jay Leno Show
Michael Palascak, a 2004 graduate who makes a living as a standup comic, appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He was also profiled in the Summer 2010 issue of Xavier magazine.
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Xavier creates new brand look, logo, wordmark
After more than four decades, the University is creating a new logo. The logo is part of a larger brand update, which is being unveiled on Monday, Aug. 16. Alumni can get a more detailed look at the changes after Aug. 16 at the brand web site.
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Country music superstar LeAnn Rimes coming to Xavier
Country music superstar LeAnn Rimes is performing at the Cintas Center on Friday, Sept. 17, at 7:30 p.m. The concert is part of the Bow & Wow Tour that benefits the Cincinnati SPCA. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster. |
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Two Xavier chemistry grads publish pivotal study
Dawn Makley, a 2007 chemical science and biology major co-authored an article with 1992 alumnus Jeffrey Johnston, a chemistry professor at Vanderbilt University, in the journal Nature about their research, which is expected to aid medicinal chemists in making biologically active compounds that fight disease. |
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Men's and women's season basketball tickets now on sale
Season tickets for both men's and women's basketball are now on sale. Ticket prices for the women's team start at $50. Men's tickets begin at $290. Last year, the men's team averaged 10,123 fans per game, which is 98.7 percent of capacity. |
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Accounting professor Sandra Richtermeyer interviewed
Sandra Richtermeyer, chair of the Department of Accountancy, was interviewed in the July 29 issue of Going Concern magazine about jobs in the accounting world. All of Xavier's accounting majors have a job within 90 days of graduation. |
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MBA student earns world's highest score in competition
Zachary Cornelius, who graduated summa cum laude from the MBA program in May, earned the highest score in the world in the 2010 Business Strategy Game competition, an online capstone learning exercise for MBA students. |
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Greg Mortenson having a "cup of tea" at Xavier
New York Times bestselling author Greg Mortenson is speaking at Xavier on Sept. 29. In an attempt to promote peace, Mortenson has built more than 100 schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The talk is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Center for Peace and Justice. Tickets are free at the Cintas Center box office. |
