Harold Alfond provided hope and opportunity Maine philanthropist Harold Alfond died on Nov. 16, 2007, but his presence lives on at Saint Joseph's as someone whose life made a huge difference to our campus. Saint Joseph's named two buildings for him in gratitude for the generosity that...

St. Joe's Sixties singing sensation Instead of crowding the Alfond Center bleachers for basketball games, St. Joe's students in the 1960s gathered to listen to The Miss Demeanors, the college's all-female a capella group. Wearing navy polyester dresses, the singers entertained the cam...

Tucked in the woods below an embankment to the rear of St. Joe's Hall lies a pond. Once a well-used skating spot in the '60s and '70s, it later fell into disuse to the point where many students didn't know it was there. Along came Fred Stone.

Alumni Memories Saint Joseph's College, founded in 1912, moved to Sebago Lake in 1956 Cherished lovely setting I even have a memory of my mother's memory of Saint Joseph's College. My mother, Dorothy M. Flaherty Mahrt, graduated from St. Joe's in 1939. She att...

“Small Steps, Great Strides:” The Movie It's hard to believe that two stained-glass windows are the reasons why Saint Joseph'...

Enrollment was 77 students when classes started on October 1, 1956, at the College's new location on Sebago Lake. At that time, much of the campus had recently been a golf course for the wealthy owner of a summer home that is now Xavier Hall. A grove of trees occupied what are now modern reside...

A short history of the campus carillon and how we feel about it In 1998, Andrew McSween wanted to make a donation to the College that would go for something that wouldn't be obtained with the regular operating budget. According to President House, "I had been looking into the car...