Students may be off campus right now, but our schools are still busy engaging with their local communities and hosting visitors! Here are a few recent highlights:
Boston College hosted a summit of the International Association of Jesuit Engineering Schools
Fordham University hosted the FBI and NSA directors as part of the ninth International Conference on Cyber Security
Gonzaga University partnered with local community volunteers to map urban "heat islands" on campus and throughout Spokane
Saint Louis University students created and hosted an Earth, Wind and Water summer camp for local high school students
The University of Scranton received TV coverage from its local ABC affiliate for a program that helps to prepare local first-generation high school students for college by bringing them to campus
More news from our schools: Fairfield University announced record-breaking application and enrollment figures for the Class of 2026; Georgetown University received a gift to support the first joint undergraduate degree program between its McDonough School of Business and Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service; John Carroll University's senior director of athletics received an honorary ESPY award in conjunction with the national ESPY awards; a Marquette University professor received a $4.2M grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to research methane-reduction technology; and Rockhurst University launched a new Hawk Scholars program to support first-generation, Pell and under-represented students transition to college.
Pell at 50: Stories from the AJCU Network
Today's 'Pell at 50' story comes from two graduates of Gonzaga University and Seattle University, who wrote about the impact of Pell grants on their lives for a joint op-ed in The Seattle Times; click here to read it online.
If you would like to share the impact that Pell Grants have made on your life (as part of the national Pell 50th anniversary celebration), please write to Jenny Smulson at jsmulson@ajcunet.edu.
Upcoming Events Across the Jesuit Network
Next week's issue of AJCU Higher Ed News will focus on the conclusion of the Ignatian Year on July 31, coinciding with the Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola. If you have stories or events that you would like to share, please write to Deanna Howes Spiro: dhowes@ajcunet.edu. Here's what's happening on campus and online over the next few weeks:
Sunday, July 31: Feast of St. Ignatius Mass and Reception (in-person summer send-off for Kansas City-area students and families, sponsored by the Jesuit Friends and Alumni Network of Kansas City)
Saturday, August 6: Mass and Student Send-Off (in-person event for Denver students and families, sponsored by the Denver Jesuit Alumni Network; RSVP to info@denjan.org)
AJCU Higher Ed News is a weekly e-newsletter that features the latest news and information from Jesuit colleges and universities. To submit a story or subscribe, please send an e-mail to Deanna Howes Spiro (dhowes@ajcunet.edu).
