“It is imperative to learn lessons of the dangers of intolerance so that events such as these will never happen again,” said Tim Crain, director of the National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education (NCCHE) at Seton Hill University (SHU). Tuesday evening, SHU and the NCCHE hosted “The Mitzvah Project.” The event was performed and presented…
An American Airlines flight from Greece to Philadelphia experienced severe turbulence on Aug. 5. Maureen Kochanek, assistant professor of art at SHU and who many students formerly know as Vissat, was aboard the plane. Kochanek frequently travels, and said that she has been “overseas probably 30 to 40 times.” “I’ve hit turbulence before,” she said.…
The renovated dining hall isn’t the only new change to campus this year, and it certainly won’t be the last. “We are constantly looking at ways to provide students with the best environment, both academic and social,” said Susan Yochum, Seton Hill University provost. “Whatever we do, we are trying to meet the needs of…
Seton Hill’s class of 1977 presented a check worth $10,575 to the Sr. Lois Sculco Scholarship on Saturday, June 3. The donation was a gift to celebrate the class’ 40th reunion during the 2017 Alumni Weekend, which took place June 2-4. Members of the class presented the check following President Mary Finger’s “State of the…
Seton Hill University’s Natalie Frydryck, a sophomore double major in forensics and biology, and Jordan McCready, a medical technology major, will be travelling down to the Janelia Research Campus located in Ashburn, Va. June 9-11 to present a poster and talk about the work of the BL 100 Foundations of Scientific Inquiry courses taught at…
Seton Hill University’s Natalie Frydryck, a sophomore double major in forensics and biology, and Jordan McCready, a medical technology major, will be travelling down to the Janelia Research Campus located in Ashburn, Va. June 9-11 to present a poster and talk about the work of the BL 100 Foundations of Scientific Inquiry courses taught at…
Renovations for Lowe Dining Hall have been approximately two years in the making. The dining hall has also not been updated since 1919. The original estimated opening for the newly renovated dining hall was Aug. 17, and that date still holds as developments move forward as expected. “Apparently Lowe was built to accommodate about 400,…
Hank Phillippi Ryan will be coming to Seton Hill University on June 24. Ryan, an Emmy-winning journalist, is currently the on-air investigative reporter for Boston’s WHDH-TV. She has won numerous awards for her work as a journalist and for the many novels she has published. Ryan will be giving a lecture at the SHU Performing…
The Class of 2017 graduated from Seton Hill University on Saturday, May 13 in McKenna Center. Graduating students were awarded bachelor degrees in arts, fine arts, music, science and social work, along with certificates in genre writing, graphic design, music therapy and pastoral ministry. In addition to the students, Sandra S. Mellon was awarded the…
The Class of 2017 graduated from Seton Hill University on Saturday, May 13 in McKenna Center. Graduating students were awarded bachelor degrees in arts, fine arts, music, science and social work, along with certificates in genre writing, graphic design, music therapy and pastoral ministry. In addition to the students, Sandra S. Mellon was awarded the…