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Meredith (Cavallo ’96) Di Liberto

Unsung Heroes: Professor James Gaston

I would like to speak to an unsung hero right there on Franciscan’s campus: Professor James Gaston. When I showed up as a freshman in the fall of 1992, I had no idea what major I wanted to choose. I had no “call” to a particular vocation or mission. After listening to Professor Gaston’s enthusiastic […]

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Unsung Heroes: Knights

My unsung heroes can be summed up in one household: Knights of the Holy Queen. No one on campus showed me how to better treat women than them. Through their devotion to the Blessed Mother, they were truly pious. Zach Yonk ’10 lives in in North Carolina where he works in pest control.

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Invasive Spotted Lanternfly Found by Franciscan University Biology Students

A spotted lanternfly—feared for its potential to cost hundreds of millions in agricultural damage to grapes, hardwoods, orchard trees, homes, and home landscaping—was captured October 2, 2021, by Franciscan University of Steubenville biology students conducting a student-led research project. The spotted lanternfly was first sighted a year earlier near railroad tracks in Mingo Junction, an […]

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