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The Campbell Women

Deanna Barry 鈥16 is a 鈥渓egacy鈥 student twice over, the third woman in her family to pursue a degree at 色虎视频. When Deanna Barry 鈥16 was inducted into the Delta Epsilon Sigma honor society in 2014, she was wearing a distinctive gold medallion around her neck鈥攖he very same medallion worn by Constance (Hegarty) Campbell 鈥52 [...]

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Seeing Stars

Photo: The observatory when it was first installed in the early 鈥80s. It鈥檚 now been restored to its former glory, along with a few additional improvements. On the roof of the Heffernan Center sits a very fine optical telescope鈥攓uite possibly the largest of its kind in Maine. Installed in 1981, the telescope was in disrepair [...]

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Risk and Reward in Life and Basketball

Noah LaRoche 鈥06 takes a big leap of faith What would impel a young college graduate to leave a perfectly good job in his field with no real prospects in sight? For Noah LaRoche 鈥06, it was a passion for basketball. LaRoche鈥檚 story begins in 2003, the year he transferred to Saint Joseph鈥檚. 鈥淣oah was [...]

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Mercy Farm and the Eco-Spiritual Practice

By Kathryn Cody, Social Justice & Leadership Coordinator When we arrived at Mercy Farm in Benson, Vermont, at 9:45 p.m. on a Friday night last October, we had no idea what would be in store for us. Graciously, Sisters Betty and Mary had waited up for our arrival (far past my bedtime) so that they [...]

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Memorializing Mercy

By Sister Sylvia Comer 鈥62, RSM & Sister Mary George O鈥橳oole 鈥51, Hon. 鈥90, RSM Pope Francis鈥檚 call for a Holy Year of Mercy is what stirred the metaphorical ashes here at Saint Joseph鈥檚 College, causing an intense fire to burst forth, igniting energy and renewing fervor in the hearts of those who read the [...]

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Making Giant Strides in Tiny Tech

Ken Marino 鈥82 has made Orbel Corporation a big player in the EMI/RFI shielding market, producing small parts that help electronics鈥攅verything from cell phones to high-grade medical equipment鈥攆unction properly. By Liza Darvin When Ken Marino graduated from Saint Joseph鈥檚 College in 1982, he left to join the family business, then called Orbel Electric. The company, [...]

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Classroom: Beyond Four Walls

Going global gains traction with campus students who are looking to broaden their horizons. Comments like this from Laura Sullivan 鈥17, who just returned from a semester in Perth, Australia, are the reason Suzanne Murphy loves her job. 鈥淎s study away coordinator at Saint Joseph鈥檚, I help students realize their dreams of living and learning [...]

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Celebrating 25 Years of Workfest

For a quarter-century, 色虎视频 students have been trading swimsuits for shovels, sacrificing a traditional spring break experience to perform service work for those less fortunate. By Ann Swardlick Sister Michele to Sister Sylvia: 鈥淧ut up a poster. If students sign up, we鈥檒l go. If they don鈥檛, we won鈥檛.鈥 So settled the debate about whether to [...]

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Shea Family Ties

A conversation with a four-decades-deep Saint Joseph鈥檚 alumni family. By Ann Swardlick To talk with the extended Shea family, which includes Brembs, Paladinos, and Fosters, is to glimpse nearly 40 years of campus life at Saint Joseph鈥檚 College. There are veiled references to 25-cent beers, Jell-O wrestling, baseball road trips, and bonfires by the lake. [...]

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Bridging the Distance

After 30 years, a distance learner comes home Story by Joanne Bean, Vice President & Chief Advancement Officer By any measure, Jeanne Arnold 鈥83 is a fabulous Saint Joseph鈥檚 success story. She was one of our early distance education pioneers, and has gone on to use her degree to advance patient care throughout the course [...]

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