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SFU Small Business Development Center Guiding Business Owners Through COVID-19
The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Saint Francis University has helped businesses in the Southern Alleghenies region start, grow, and prosper for more than forty years. Now, with nonessential business forced to temporarily close due to th...
Apr 20, 2020, 10:58am EDT

SFU to Host Virtual Earth Day Events
Each year Saint Francis University holds an Earth Day Carnival for the community, featuring student-led booths, games, and activities for both our students and for local families. This year will wont be any different, but instead of being together, ...
Apr 18, 2020, 8:55pm EDT

Saint Francis University Alumni Board Pledge 5K to Students in Need
As Saint Francis University continues to navigate the unprecedented challenge of the coronavirus (COVID-19), many alumni community members have asked what they can do to support students adversely impacted by process changes and campus closures. The...
Apr 15, 2020, 6:41pm EDT
Saint Francis University Donates Healthcare Supplies to Local Facilities
A spirit of service remains at the heart of the mission of Saint Francis University, especially in times of crisis. Recently that spirit took the form of faculty in the School of Health Sciences and Education, who, responding to calls for help, dona...
Apr 15, 2020, 8:39am EDT
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Saint Francis University Offers Live-Stream Holy Week Services
Saint Francis Univeristy is an institution rich in history and tradition. The Catholic, Franciscan mission is central to the educational environment offered at the university. While COVID-19 has created unprecedented times in the world, Saint Francis U...
Apr 8, 2020, 4:32pm EDT

SFU to Stream Free Fine Arts Events
The Center for Fine Arts at Saint Francis University plans to stream and post free, creative events on their Facebook page, @sfucenterforfinearts. Every Tuesday and Thursday in April, the Center will present visual art events at 11:00am. The videos...
Apr 6, 2020, 3:42pm EDT

SFU Launches Online Mindfulness and Wellness Initiative
Continuing to put the health and wellness of students, faculty and staff above all else, Saint Francis University is happy to announce the launch of the Mindfulness and Wellness Initiative. Even though students aren't on campus, the Mindfulness and ...
Apr 2, 2020, 4:19pm EDT

Costuming fabric from past play takes on new role fighting coronavirus
Bonnie Resinski, costume designer and wardrobe manager with the Center for Fine Arts at Saint Francis University has been finding creative solutions to wardrobe problems for more than 50 years. Now Bonnie has added her sewing ingenuity to providing qua...
Apr 2, 2020, 10:34am EDT

SFU Spring 2020 Semester to Be Moved Online
In light of Governor Tom Wolf's decision late yesterday, Saint Francis University has made the difficult decision to operate under a virtual model for the remainder of the semester. By moving all campus operations and classes online, the University wi...
Mar 20, 2020, 2:35pm EDT

SFU Hosts Cambria County Volunteer Firemen's Association Leadership Academy
Saint Francis University is dedicated to not only providing a world class education to it's students, but the local community as well. The Cambria County Volunteer Firemen's Association, in conjunction with the Experiential Learning Commons, hosted ...
Mar 18, 2020, 3:46pm EDT