Franciscan Magazine
Summer 2023
Cover Story
Be Who God Made You to Be!
How and why Franciscan University has set out to create a culture of personal vocation.
Lori Hadacek Chaplin
- All
- Alumni Profile
- Baron Athletics
- Capital Campaign
- Class Notes
- Cover Story
- Featured
- Franciscan Faces
- From the Archives
- From the President
- Giants of the Past
- In Brief
- Professor Profile
- Secrets to Success
- The Dean's List
From the President
The Most Important Question
“Every baptized Catholic is called to be holy and, by the way we live our life, to help sanctify the world.”
Father Dave Pivonka, TOR '89
Baron Athletics
Katarina Antonov Makes a Big Splash
Nursing major Katarina Antonov cannot imagine her life apart from swimming and is already breaking records and piling up honors.
Cover Story
Be Who God Made You to Be!
How and why Franciscan University has set out to create a culture of personal vocation.
Lori Hadacek Chaplin
Featured
The "Dangerously Good" Graduates of 2023
Franciscan University’s largest class ever moves out on mission.
John Romanowsky
Capital Campaign
Rebuild My Church
Exciting capital campaign updates, including Christ the Teacher Hall progress and a new pro-life scholarship.
Featured
A Field for Faithful Disciples
Social work majors spend their senior year working in their field.
Jessica Walker
Secrets to Success
Travel Like an Expert
Flight attendant Mary Ann Cortese ’20 shares travel advice for your summer vacation.
Jessica Walker
The Dean's List
Q&A With Our New Dean
Dr. Stephen Hildebrand assumes his new role as vice president of Academic Affairs.
Lisa Ferguson
Alumni Profile
Jeff Cortese ’99
Jeff Cortese uses his extensive criminal justice experience to teach future professionals.
Maura Roan McKeegan
Alumni Profile
Heather (McGuire) Khym
Abiding Together podcast co-host Heather Khym lives out her call to evangelization.
Judy Roberts
Alumni Profile
Michael Fatula MA ’10
Michael Fatula gives hope to the hopeless by helping those with substance use disorders.
Judy Roberts
Giants of the Past
Professor Jim Gaston
The founding director of the Humanities and Catholic Culture Major reflects on his career.
Melissa Zifzal
Featured
A Franciscan Fellow Traveler: Servant of God Dorothy Day
A look at Dorothy Day’s connection to Franciscan University.
Rick Becker
Featured
Fighting for Truth in a Post-Truth World
Journalism in a Post-Truth World Conference focuses on modern challenges in media.
John Romanowsky
Featured
Creating a Culture of Safety and Belonging
Franciscan University strives to keep students safe intellectually, morally, and physically through a campus wide network of care.
Dr. Anne Hendershott
Featured
The Eucharistic Path to Parish Revival
The new Steubenville Parish Missions are helping transform parish life.
John Romanowsky
Professor Profile
Dr. Michael Waldstein
Theology professor talks about his journey from Salzburg to Steubenville.
Jessica Walker
From the President
The Most Important Question
“Every baptized Catholic is called to be holy and, by the way we live our life, to help sanctify the world.”
Father Dave Pivonka, TOR '89
