Recent News
          Saint Francis University receives donation from 1889 Foundation for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library
              The 1889 Foundation recently awarded $25,000 to Saint Francis University in support of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. The program makes books available to children in Cambria County from birth to age five and is entirely free for families regard...
            
            Nov 4, 2022, 10:03am EDT
          
          Tickets available for Twelfth Night at Saint Francis University
              The Center for Fine Arts at Saint Francis University presents William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night on November 10-13 in the JFK Auditorium. Co-adapted by director Dr. Lance Mekeel and SFU Senior Scott Riner, this production is set at the Feast of the Ep...
            
            Nov 1, 2022,  9:59am EDT
              
          
          Saint Francis University World Drum and Dance Ensemble Present Annual Winter Performance
              The public is invited to join the Saint Francis University World Drum and Dance Present Annual Winter Performance, to be presented at 6 PM on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.  The event will be held at John F. Kennedy Student Center Lounge at Saint Francis U...
            
            Oct 27, 2022, 11:16am EDT
          
          The Honorable Judith Ference Olson Named Vice Chair of Saint Francis University Board of Trustees
              Saint Francis University President, Very Rev. Malachi Van Tassell, T.O.R., Ph.D., proudly announces that The Honorable Judith Ference Olson, Superior Court Justice of Pennsylvania, has been elected as Vice Chair of the Saint Francis University Board of...
            
            Oct 19, 2022,  1:43pm EDT
          
          Saint Francis University awarded $1 million Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) POWER Grant
              Saint Francis University has been awarded a $1 million grant by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to launch an Aviation Maintenance Technician School.    "The grant will enable us to support much-needed workforce development programming in the ...
            
            Oct 18, 2022,  3:30pm EDT
          
          SFU named to the Forbes 2022 America's Top 500 Colleges List
              Saint Francis University has landed on the prestigious list of Forbes 2022 America's Top 500 Colleges.  In its annual list, Forbes ranked colleges and universities in the U.S. based on the return on investment and outcomes top schools delivered for the...
            
            Oct 14, 2022,  1:49pm EDT
          Blanket Collection Kicks-Off September 28
              The Saint Francis University Community Blanketeers collection will begin September 28 and run through November 2, 2022. The Saint Francis University blanketeer group was organized in 2006 by Dr. Robin Cadwallader, Dr. Margaret Kealey, and Melita O'Donn...
            
            Sep 22, 2022,  9:56am EDT
          
          U.S. News & World Report recognizes Saint Francis University for social mobility efforts
              Saint Francis University has once again made the prestigious cut as one of the "Best Regional Universities" in the North Region according to U.S. News & World Report's 2022-2023 Best Colleges guide. This time around, the university also holds a new rec...
            
            Sep 14, 2022,  1:25pm EDT
          
          Suicide Prevention Awareness Walk and Candlelight Vigil set for Sept. 7.
              Saint Francis University invites the greater community to attend "Into the Night," a Suicide Prevention Awareness Walk and Candlelight Vigil on Wednesday Sept. 7.    The evening focuses on building awareness of suicide and remembering loved ones who di...
            
            Sep 1, 2022, 12:13pm EDT
          
          Fall leadership development workshop series opens in Altoona
              A new series of leadership workshops offering employers a practical roadmap forward in the era of the Great Resignation opens Sept 16 in Altoona.  The New Workplace Renegotiation in the Aftermath of the Great Employee Resignation is a high-energy, 5-pa...
            
            Aug 30, 2022, 11:23am EDT