Xavier Magazine
Winter 2009
The Little Things
January 2, 2009 | By France Griggs SloatSome days, it hurts just to get dressed. Every joint feels like it’s on fire. But Stephanie Ibemere forges on, taking her ritual of painkillers, steroids and immuno-suppressants to stem the debilitating effects of the lupus that rages through her … Read More
The Art of Faith
January 2, 2009 | Greg SchaberForty years pass quickly. But the memories that matter never seem to dim. Professor of art Suzanne Chouteau can clearly recall the moment when, as a Catholic grade-schooler, she connected personal expression with faith, prayer and seeking God.
“I used … Read More
Business Boot Camp
January 2, 2009 | By Skip TateSgts. Kenny Devers and Chad Essert stand in front of a group of nervous, half-awake and befuddled men and women. The pair are dressed in camouflage fatigues, straight-brimmed hats and have looks straight out of central casting—crew cut, piercing eyes, … Read More
Truman Scholar
January 1, 2009 | Xavier UniversityBrett Simmons, an honors student majoring in theology and economics, was named a 2008 Truman Scholar by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation. Simmons is one of just 65 Truman Scholars selected from 595 candidates from 283 universities. He is … Read More
TEACH-er Grants
January 1, 2009 | Xavier UniversityXavier is one of just 24 Ohio schools chosen to offer Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) grants that provide federal grants of up to $4,000 per year to students who pledge to teach in a public … Read More
Politics and Public Life
January 1, 2009 | Xavier UniversityThis fall, the University created the Institute for Politics and Public Life, an academic initiative designed to provide students with the knowledge and leadership tools necessary to contribute to all levels of public life. Among its goals is to become … Read More
Ho Ho Ho!
January 1, 2009 | Xavier UniversityLate in the afternoon on a chilly December day, a big man with a deep voice holds out his arms as lithesome young helpers pull a bright red jacket around his ample middle, fastening the buttons and the big shiny … Read More
Fullbright, Outgoing
January 1, 2009 | Xavier UniversityRachel Chrastil, an assistant professor of history, received a Fulbright-Alsace Regional Council Award from the J. William Fulbright Scholarship Board. Chrastil is using the highly prestigious award to conduct research in Strasbourg, France, during the Spring 2009 semester for her … Read More
Fullbright, Incoming
January 1, 2009 | Xavier UniversityXavier is one of just eight universities in the nation chosen to participate in a Fulbright scholar-in-residence program, a highly prestigious initiative that involves an internationally recognized Fulbright scholar working on campus. Xavier’s Fulbright scholar-in-residence is Akhtarul Wasey, who’s head … Read More
Elite Company
January 1, 2009 | Xavier UniversityThe Department of Physics is celebrating its first inductee into the Alpha Phi Alpha intercollegiate fraternity for outstanding African-American students. Its membership includes the likes of W.E.B. DuBois, Frederick Douglass and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Now it includes … Read More
