EXPLORING XAVIER
(L) XU Coordinator of Orientation & New Student Programs David Lewis presents a commemorative homecoming t-shirt to (R-L) prospective student Tylor Row and mom DeLisa Row during the University’s annual “Explore Xavier” Open House.
photo by Irving Johnson III
OUR (WO)MAN ON THE BESE BOARD
XU professor of education Dr. Judith Miranti (center), recently named to the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) by Governor Bobby Jindal, is sworn in by Judge Ivan Lemelle ’71 at a private ceremony held at Dooky Chase’s Restaurant. Her son Vince holds the bible, while XU President Dr. Norman C. Francis ’52 and XU Division of Education Chair Dr. Rosalind Pijeaux Hale ‘69 look on approvingly.
photo by Irving Johnson III
XU CIIP Director Torian Lee and President Dr. Norman C. Francis welcome Gabriela Barbarini, the first student attending the University under the Brazil Scientific Mobility Undergraduate Program, to the campus, where she will study in the College of Pharmacy for one year before returning to Brazil to complete her education.
photo by Irving Johnson III
Junior business-accounting major Javon Mead of Baton Rouge LA (Baton Rouge Magnet) and senior chemistry/pre-med major Brenna Thompson of Pass Christian MS (Pass Christian High) welcome Carla Harris (center), an executive at Morgan Stanley and a XU Board of Trustees member to campus, where she spoke to more than 100 students about the importance of adding internships to their college experience.
photo courtesy Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Hall of Fame baseball legend Dizzy Dean is quoted as saying ”It ain't bragging if you can do it”, hence Xavier, well-established as America’s No. 1 producer of African American graduates who go on to complete medical school, is not timid about clueing in passing motorists on I-10.
photo by Irving Johnson III
XU President Dr. Norman C. Francis, flanked by members of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament and other dignitaries, prepares to cut the ribbon officially opening a special gallery on the first floor of the University Center honoring St. Katharine Drexel, the Sisters, and their pivotal role in Xavier’s past and present.
photo by Irving Johnson III
The new XU Convocation Center hosted the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s “Hiring Our Heroes” job fair, which connected 60 employers with 126 job seekers from the local military population. The event, held in conjunction with Super Bowl XLVII week, was supported by the NFL Players Association, and several current and former NFL players were on hand to lend their support.
photo by Irving Johnson III
New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond celebrates Mass in the St. Katharine Drexel Chapel on the annual World Day for Consecrated Life, an occasion on which the Catholic Church recognizes the many contributions made by women and men religious and members of secular institutes.
photo by Irving Johnson III
The University is stepping up its Annual Fund Drive now through mid-March with Phonathon 2013: alumni, students, faculty, and staff volunteers calling other alumni and friends to ask for their financial support of Xavier’s vital mission. If YOU are called, please respond generously. But why wait? Call 1-877-WE-LUV-XU and contribute today!
photo by Irving Johnson III