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On October 20, all students and faculty/staff dedicated more than 3,000 service hours to 20 organizations in the metropolitan area in gratitude to the City of St. Louis for 200 years of partnership and support.
Working for the Common Good
Dear SLUH Community,
Like any organization, SLUH strives to remain focused on mission. Incorporating our Ignatian tradition, we find that being reflective and deliberate in our decision-making process helps us to hold course. One way that we reflect on our tradition is to designate an over-arching theme for each academic year. For the past decade, we have been dedicating each year to a principle from either the Profile of a Jesuit Graduate at Graduation or Catholic Social Teaching. This year, we have taken the mantra of The Common Good as our framing device...
>>> Read the entire letter from Fr. Ian Gibbons, S.J.
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For more than 50 years, Upward Bound has helped thousands of young men prepare for the rigors of high school. Today it continues to adapt, grow and flourish, illuminating the school's Jesuit mission of working for the Common Good.
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SLUH's new INSIGNIS podcast features lively interviews with members of our school community engaged in a variety of roles and fascinating projects "down the hall, across the Metro area and around the world" in support of our mission.
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Joe Castellano's new book reveals the tragedy, triumph and resilient spirit that defined SLUH's remarkable, even unlikely 1970 football championship season.
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In addition to 13 seniors being named National Merit Semifinalists this semester, SLUH had one student who earned a family hat trick with a top score on the ACT.
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SLUH's improved lab space provides flexible seating and tables, state-of-the-art monitors and projection, and new lab equipment.
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The cross country, football, soccer and swimming & diving programs featured stellar performances, new records and exciting competition.
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The first play of the 2017-18 school year featured remarkable student performances as well as faculty contributions.
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What does it look like when you mix more than 200 kinetically-charged freshmen with several dozen gallons of blue paint?
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A group of parents recently formed the AMDG Ignatian Spirituality Group to deepen their faith in the Ignatian tradition and to form friendships with others.
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Fr. Michael "Marco" Marchlewski, S.J. '54 remains active at SLUH and looks ahead with energy, enthusiasm and gratitude.
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Accomplished jazz pianist Chris Walters '80 appreciates fine tunes and lessons from his old music teacher.
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Check out upcoming events, including our alumni art exhibit that is open now and culminates with a reception on November 30.
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The Class of ’68 exemplifies the enduring friendships formed among SLUH graduates.
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SLUH celebrated its humble beginnings with Saint Louis University on the newly renovated Arch grounds.
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Several Class of '64 RifleBills recently met for a mini reunion, after which they assembled a video that is nothing short of compelling and heart warming.
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Join our on-campus Bicentennial Mass and Celebration on April 21, 2018.
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A sold-out group of alumni, parents and friends came out in support of our scholarship program at the 6th annual event.
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Today, after a long career, Carl Shack '54 is helping Jr. Bills receive a quality education through his own generosity.
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The Pope Francis Fund, established by the Class of '62, provides a better, more inclusive experience for the entire SLUH community.