Today: Student Discussion on Women and Gender in Islam
Have you seen a female student with a headscarf on campus and wondered why she wears it? Wondered if any of the stereotypes you’ve heard about Islam are true? Come join the Muslim students on campus to talk about women and gender in Islam. The panel discussion will be held in the D.J. Lombardo Student Center, Jardine Room, on Wednesday, April 5, at 7 p.m. Bring your curiosity and your questions!
Continue reading this storyCelebration of Scholarship: Paper/Panel Sessions and Audience Lottery
Hear students and faculty discuss their research and other learning experiences at today’s Celebration of Scholarship Paper and Panel Sessions. Complete an evaluation form at each paper/panel session you attend for a chance to win Pizzazz gift cards.
Continue reading this story‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ this weekend
The Tim Russert Department of Communication and Theatre Arts presents “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” by Christopher Durang, which continues this weekend, April 7 and 8, at 7:30 p.m. and April 9, at 2 p.m. in Kulas Auditorium. This comedy won the Tony Award for Best Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play in 2013.
Continue reading this storyLenten Concert Features Cleveland Orchestra Quartet
Please join us on Saturday, April 8, at 4 p.m. in Saint Francis Chapel for a Lenten Concert: “The Seven Last Words of Christ” by Franz Joseph Haydn. This musical work for string quartet will feature members of our city’s renowned Cleveland Orchestra. The concert is free and open to the public.
Continue reading this storyMotivation and Major Exploration
Have you wanted to increase motivation to be successful? How about maintaining motivation throughout the school year and your college career? Come to the Den in the Library, Monday, April 10, from 10 to 11 a.m., to learn more about motivation, goal setting, and undecided major exploration.
Continue reading this storyMail and Copy Centers Closing at 4 p.m. Friday
The JCU Mail and Copy Centers will close at 4 p.m. on Friday, April 7, for a departmental function. The Copy Center will have drop-off services only, available from 3 to 4 p.m. The Mail Center recommends that mail be brought down by 2:30 p.m. to ensure that it will go out the same day.
Continue reading this storyWorld Union of Jesuit Alumni Global Congress Coming to JCU
Did you know that Rev. Pedro Arrupe, S.J., first spoke of becoming “men [and women]” for others at the 1973 World Union of Jesuit Alumni (WUJA) gathering in Spain? Did you also know that John Carroll University will host the 2017 WUJA Global Congress from June 28-July 2, the first time the event will be held in North America?
Continue reading this storyI-Core Students Who Have Taken TRS101
Faculty are voting this week on potential modifications to the Theology & Religious Studies I-Core requirement.
If you already have completed the TRS Core, this change will not affect you, so you can stop reading now.
If you are following the D-Core, this will not affect you either, so again you can stop reading.
An announcement appeared on 3/24 and 3/31 that advised I-Core students who have not begun the JH-TRS sector of the Core. Please refer back to those announcements if you fall in this category and, again, you can stop reading this.
Today: Additional Days to Sign Up for Voluntary Benefits
One of the advantages of being part of the JCU family is that our staff members have access to some innovative group benefits that are not available on an individual basis. We are pleased to partner with Combined Worksite Solutions (CWS) to offer two new voluntary benefits. Because of additional demand, we have added more opportunities to meet one-on-one with a representative from CWS on Tuesday, April 4, and Thursday, April 6.
Continue reading this storyToday: Final Scholarly Lunch for 2016-2017
Join us on Tuesday, April 4, 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m., in the Dolan Center for Science and Technology, O’Connell Reading Room, for the next (and last) Scholarly Lunch for 2016-2017. The presentations include Matt Berg of the Department of History (“Problematic Notions of the Victim: Targets of Nazi Persecution in Vienna, 1945-1949”) and Brian Macaskill of the Department of English (“Lapidary Practice”).
Continue reading this storyEvents Today
JCU News
- John Carroll University Appoints New Vice President for Finance and Administration
- John Carroll Named to The Princeton Review’s “Best in the Midwest” List
- London Fletcher to be Honored at John Carroll-Mount Union Football Game
- John Carroll University Begins Year-Long Celebration Of 100 Years of Collegiate Athletics
- Skylight Financial Group Named the 2019 Boler Partner of the Year
JCU Sports
- Tyren Montgomery Honored as OAC Athlete of the Week
- Volleyball Clinches Home Game in OAC Tournament by Beating ONU
- Women’s Cross Country Brings Back Fifth Consecutive OAC Championship To University Heights
- Blue Streaks Fall in Heartbreaking Fashion in Final OAC Chapter
- Men’s Cross Country Continues Their Streak By Winning Their Fourth Straight OAC Championship
