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Bonner Associate Director to move on from CSB+SJU after eleven years
Adia Zeman Theis, the Bonner Leader Program's associate director for community leadership initiatives, is leaving her position. The 2012 CSB graduate started working for CSB+SJU immediately after graduating as a member of the Bonner program's first-ever class.
Boards to vote on APP Friday
The Boards of Trustees will vote on recommendations for faculty cuts and program closures.
Krewe owner shares meal, history with students
Mateo Mackbee (LEFT), owner and chef of the St. Joseph restaurant Krewe, cooked for around 80 students at the McKeown Center on Sunday night. He shared stories behind his recipes and other personal experiences.
Winter storm keeps students home, but still in class
An impending blizzard led adminstrators to stop Link busing between campuses and move classes online on Wednesday and Thursday. This marks the first time virtual classes have replaced in-person learning on a snow day since the policy was implemented in 2021.
CSB named as a top school for Fulbright scholars
The 2022 class of Fulbright scholars included five Bennies and one Johnnie. The Fulbright program provides graduated students merit-based scholarships to travel, study, research and teach while abroad.
Presentation examines racial history of CSB+SJ
History Professor Brittany Merritt Nash spoke on the integration of students of color and subsquent history of racism at the institutions during a Black History Month event. Topics included treatment of Black students and the 1970 occupation of the President's Office.
Former campus radio station revamped
In the basement of Guild Hall, the forgotten KJNB radio station will be open for student use. The music library holds thousands of tracks.
Campus food waste increases
Sustainability Office leads campaign to raise awareness by measuring food waste at Gorecki.
Return to campus brings increase in COVID cases
Upper respiratory illnesses spread on campus after winter break. Twenty COVID cases were reported at CSB+SJU last week. This is an increase compared to fall semester's average of ten cases per week. Further, there are 12 new cases within the monastic community.
Johnnies commit to the Benedictine Volunteer Corps
Thirteen St. John's students will join the ranks of the BVC next year. Participants serve monastic communities abroad, including Israel, Puerto Rico, Tanzania, Kenya, Mexico and Spain. Since the creation of the program, over 300 Johnnies have been sent to 23 countries.