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Judith (Pocivanik) Koveleskie, MA Theology ’89

A Most Embarrassing Moment

My most embarrassing moment happened when I was still in the MA Theology Program.   I was working a SWOP office position in the Theology Department.  One day, a message came in that from then on, SWOP workers would be required to wear uniforms that had to be purchased at our own expense. It was accompanied by […]

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A Warm Welcoming

I was one of the four Nigerians who came to study in 1989. We were picked from the airport by the University’s van and were given a first-class warm welcoming. During our congregational feast, Father Michael Scanlan, TOR, was always present. The lectures prepared me for onward studies in theology. Happy anniversary to us.  Sister Margaret […]

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A Thank You to Professor Humberto Belli

Motives: 1) To thank the TOR Franciscans who founded a college to benefit veterans. 2) To thank Professor Humberto Belli, a different kind of veteran, who had quite an impact on an 82nd Airborne Division veteran in a Steubie U classroom on a cold October morning in 1988. Relevant Military Background: In June 1988, I […]

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