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Roy Mellon ’13, MATPT

Service All Around Originally from Saginaw, Michigan, Roy Mellon spent more than 20 years in the U.S. Air Force. Now retired and living in Korea for 11 years, he’s serving the U.S., the Catholic Church, and fellow believers in his new role as deacon. For Mellon, service has never meant so much. By Michaela Hotham [...]

2021-10-07T10:09:50-04:00May 1st, 2014|Categories: Spring 2014|Tags: , , |

The Case for the Regional Alumni Chapter

Boston’s got one. Isn’t it time an alumni chapter opened near you? By Michael Bolanz ’00 Photo by Sean Pavone The 2013 launch of the College’s first regional alumni chapter was a welcoming moment for the College and its growing community of alumni. This inaugural chapter, located in Boston, Massachusetts, has set the tone for [...]

2021-10-07T10:09:51-04:00May 1st, 2014|Categories: Spring 2014|Tags: |

Happily Over Her Head

Danielle Somma ’06 makes her living under water Under water for hours at a time, Danielle Somma ’06 keeps tabs on marine infrastructure in the New York City area as an engineer diver. It’s dark. It’s cold. And she loves it. Interviewed by David Svenson Edited by Alanna Conn Photos by Robert Snelgrove  How did [...]

2021-10-07T10:09:51-04:00May 1st, 2014|Categories: Spring 2014|Tags: |

Recounting a Thousand-Mile Pilgrimage with Kate Campbell Strauss

On January 26, Portland resident Kate Campbell Strauss recounts her pilgrimage across France to reach Spain’s Santiago de Compostela Cathedral at Saint Joseph’s College’s first Cultural Affairs Series event of 2014. The presentation will be hosted at the Maine Irish Heritage Center in Portland. Campbell’s talk, “Heeding the Call: Adventures of the Spirit on El [...]

2021-10-07T10:09:51-04:00January 22nd, 2014|Categories: Highlights|Tags: |

Fall Phonathon reaches thousands

Over eight nights between September 30 and October 10, 12 student volunteers spent 24 hours calling 4,423 alumni all over the country. “Our student callers had the opportunity to connect with thousands of Saint Joseph’s alumni,” says Heather Plati, director of alumni engagement and annual giving. “They shared meaningful conversations about the College and how [...]

2021-10-07T10:09:52-04:00November 30th, 2013|Categories: Fall 2013|Tags: , , |

Focus on Health

Educating the entire College community on healthy living creates opportunities for the futures of the staff, faculty and, of course, the students. By Diane Atwood ’77 In 2008, Saint Joseph’s College took the first steps toward a more healthy and overall active campus community. From an office in the Harold Alfond Center, Maureen LaSalle, now [...]

2021-10-07T10:09:52-04:00November 30th, 2013|Categories: Fall 2013|Tags: , , |

Kathryn Bois ’13 Teaching for a Change

Elementary education alumna and Class of 2013 Valedictorian Kathryn Bois is continuing her values-centered education at Boston College’s Urban Catholic Teachers Corps, where she’s teaching seventh- and eighth-grade language arts at St. Mary of the Hills in Milton, Mass. Why is middle school a good place for you as a teacher? It’s certainly a challenging [...]

2021-10-07T10:09:53-04:00August 1st, 2013|Categories: Summer 2013|Tags: , , |

The New Social Mixers

Forget the water coolers and happy hours. Social media is the proving grounds for professional and personal connections on a global scale. Nearly 15 percent of the world population is on Facebook. That’s a staggering 1.11 billion users. Twitter has about 500 million users; Instagram hovers around 130 million. The list of social media platforms [...]

2021-10-07T10:09:53-04:00August 1st, 2013|Categories: Summer 2013|Tags: |

Ready, Set, Hire

The Great Recession that led to a worldwide economic and housing downturn from 2007 to 2009 saw Americans struggling to find work. At one point in 2008, monthly job growth fell as low as -8 percent. But things are changing. Now that those numbers are back in the black, it’s time to feel hopeful about [...]

2021-10-07T10:09:54-04:00August 1st, 2013|Categories: Summer 2013|Tags: |