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So far Cody Vance has created 265 blog entries.

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: |

On Call

It’s 8 a.m., and more than a thousand volunteers are preparing for the 117th Boston Marathon. Nicole Ashton Rice sits with a group of other volunteers for a training video that outlines what they can expect to happen that day. It’s her eighth year working as a volunteer nurse at the marathon. “The video demonstrates [...]

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

Students conduct research with NASA in mind

With its temperamental climate, Standish, Maine, feels like it belongs to an entirely different universe when compared to sunny Cape Canaveral, Fla., and Houston, Texas, the two cities most commonly associated with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). But at Saint Joseph’s, two students recently earned substantial scholarships from the government with out-of-this-world research [...]

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

Into the Wild

Outside the classrooms of Harold Alfond Hall and the labs in Mercy Hall, 350 acres of the College sit in a perfect stillness – at least that’s how they appear. On a May morning gleaming with spring mist, Joe Murphy ’13, Erin Wright-Little ’16 and biology instructor Camilla Fecteau hike under the towering branches of [...]

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

Team leadership guides Michael Bolanz ’00, new Director of Alumni Relations

After nine years as Saint Joseph’s women’s soccer coach, Michael Bolanz ’00 has been named the College’s new Director of Alumni Relations. Although having an office in Xavier Hall is something Bolanz never envisioned when he was a student, he says, “It’s something that I felt I was prepared for after my education at Saint [...]

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

Grant fosters community support and personal growth for area children and Saint Joseph’s students

Funded by a grant from the Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Saint Joseph’s students have joined 42 national Catholic organizations from 38 states to participate in Catholic Charities’ National Mentoring Program. As the only college selected for this grant, the College will receive $42,000 to fund nine student-mentors over 24 [...]

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

Survey indicates high level of satisfaction for online students

More than 1,400 online students responded to a recent survey invitation extended by Brent Wooten, Director of Marketing for Saint Joseph’s College Online, and the results are in. And for Wooten, the results and level of participation all point to positive signs for the College. “Having more than 40 percent of our students respond to [...]

2021-10-07T10:09:55-04:00May 1st, 2013|Categories: Spring 2013|Tags: |

New, career-focused majors reflect national reports and trends for job growth

This spring, several new majors were approved by the College to begin this fall: Health & Wellness Promotion, Biochemistry, Writing & Publishing. While they cover different fields of study, each is centered on helping students become career-minded and market savvy upon graduation. A unique aspect of these new programs, though, is just how current and [...]

2021-10-07T10:09:55-04:00May 1st, 2013|Categories: Spring 2013|Tags: , , |

Alumnus finds a creative way to give back to Pearson’s Town Farm

RJ Turner, a 1998 communications graduate, has started what could be a creative, growing tradition of giving at Saint Joseph’s. As the marketing director of Plantation Products, LLC in Mansfield, Mass., Turner donated more than 80 packets of USDA-certified organic seeds to Pearson’s Town Farm to help support  a community garden. For Turner, this donation [...]

2021-10-07T10:09:55-04:00May 1st, 2013|Categories: Spring 2013|Tags: |

Coach Putnam puts new track and field team on path for success

Saint Joseph’s inaugural varsity track and field team has enjoyed a great deal of success in their premiere season under the leadership of Coach Ray Putnam, the College’s cross country coach since 2011. When he first started, Coach Putnam was given a timeframe of four years to start the track and field program. He had [...]

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