Faculty Profile
The College of Steubenville was revamping its entire English Department during the late sixties. Robert Englert was then finishing his master’s degree in British literature at Xavier University in Cincinnati: “One of my profs heard about the vacancy and thought I ought to apply … so I applied, visited, and liked everything about it right […]
“In a difficult economic time, they offered me a job, and I haven’t been fired yet.” That’s how Dr. Jim Slater, chemistry professor, explains his long tenure at Franciscan University. Slater, a Michigan State grad with a doctorate from Florida State, joined the faculty in 1974. He came during a time when the College was […]
An administration building on Washington Street, a house and a Quonset hut for classrooms a few blocks up, and sports in a local Catholic community center. The College of Steubenville had humble beginnings.