RUNNING FOR FUNDS
More than 600 Xavier students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends showed up in force to help raise monies for the University and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) at the 21st annual Fund Run in Audubon Park.
CAREER ADVICE
Gregory Lee, Jr. ’96, senior assistant sports editor for The Boston Globe newspaper, (right) addresses the audience during a panel discussion on career trends in the media hosted on campus by National Association of Black Journalists. Other NABJ panel members included student representative Christopher Nelson and Deirdre Childress of The Philadelphia Inquirer.
CAMPUS RADIO REMOTE
President Norman Francis chats with WWL radio personality Garland Robinette during the station's live remote broadcast on campus; WBOK radio followed with a remote the next week.
PHARMACY CONSTRUCTION
Workers lay the extensive piping as construction on the College of Pharmacy's Qatar Pavilion progresses.
CHILLING OUT
Senior Lauren Williamson of New Orleans and freshman Princess Carter of Philadelphia enjoy the much cooler fall temperatures and the new Greek patio area recently finished by the University Center.
BEING BLACK AND CATHOLIC
A student choir under the direction of Veronica Downs-Dorsey sing praises during the Institute for Black Catholic Studies' seminar Being Black and Catholic.
BUSINESS FORUM
A panel discussion addressing the U.S. economic crisis, the bailout, the potential long-term effects and the cost of inaction drew a large crowd at the University Center. It was just one was the activities during Business Week, sponsored by the Division of Business.
WALK WITH THE PRESIDENT
A large contigent of faculty, staff and students join in on the highlight of every campus Wellness Week: the mile-long Walk with the President, headed by Dr. Norman C. Francis.
Recent campus expansion includes the acquisition of the old Printworks building (top left) bounded north-to-south by Howard Ave and Dixon Street and the 7800 Washington Avenue property (bottom left) directly across the canal from the Administration Building.
Photos by Irving Johnson III
