President Arvid Johnson to retire next year
President of the University Arvid Johnson and the University of St. Francis has announced his retirement effective May of 2025.
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Braden Kidd
- Mar 28
Trinity of Excellence
Sippel is a member of the basketball, volleyball and softball teams here at USF, and she is a remarkable student as well.
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Scarlett LaBuda
- Mar 28
Budgeting Bernies
Budgets all across the board have gotten tighter since the start of the second semester.
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Joe Madeja
- Mar 27
A new quest begins
Claressa Padilla has been in food service her entire working life.
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Mars Angulo
- Mar 27
USF’s Financial Problem is not just a local problem
The financial problem that USF has been encountering is something many other universities are facing.
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Harlie Mast
- Mar 27
Clare’s Garden closure leaves students hungry for answers
Hungry minds can't learn on empty stomachs, and hungry students won't settle for empty promises.
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Mathias Woerner
- Mar 27
Departmental spending frozen, clubs left unharmed
Budget concerns have risen as of late at the University of St. Francis and its latest casualty has been department spending.
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Alex Mielcarz
- Mar 27
Clare's Garden closed, Quest reveals new initiatives
Clare’s Garden, the on-campus food option for the St. Clare campus, closed unexpectedly in early February.
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Alex Mielcarz
- Feb 12
Saints reload with eyes on another national tournament appearance
There are plenty of familiar faces returning to the Saints’ dugout this season, among them graduate student Brittany Osborne.
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Mars Angulo
- Feb 12
Saints hungry to repeat in 2024
The Fighting Saints have a lot of great players coming back and some newcomers to put on the field.
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Joshua Golden
- Feb 12
Residence Education unveils new laundry service, machines up and running
Ceddi Carver and the university’s legal team battled through the last vendor’s attempts at extending the previous contract.
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Braden Kidd
- Feb 12
The Joachim journey
These two brothers may love each other to death, but their rivalry as siblings is about as fierce as it gets.
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Alex Mielcarz
- Feb 12
College and Gambling
Mark is under the age of 21, but that hasn’t stopped him from finding other ways to getting in on the action.
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Mathias Woerner
- Feb 12
Artificial Intelligence added to USF integrity policy, students continue its use
27% of students were using AI in the spring and that figure ballooned to 49% in the fall.
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Harlie Mast
- Feb 12
Inhaling stress: substance abuse is a college student's new hype man
College often becomes the perfect breeding ground for experimentation.
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Alex Mielcarz
- Jan 11
Joliet campuses closed Friday USF tells staff
USF Encounter has learned that all Joliet campuses of the University of St. Francis will be closed Friday, Jan. 12.
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Mathias Woerner
- Nov 30, 2023
Saints Finish Strong After Slow Start
The end to the quarterfinal match-up ended the Fighting Saints’ season in thrilling fashion.
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Jorja Bolton
- Nov 30, 2023
Mr. USF
When asked what encouraged Johnson to stay at USF for five years, he said it was because of the relationships he has built.
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Braden Kidd
- Nov 30, 2023
Roger Carlson Art Gallery
Carlson’s art series “Innocent Dawn” is unlike the traditional artistic displays that you may be used to.
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Alex Mielcarz
- Nov 30, 2023
The Real Spirit of Christmas
Don’t call Don Burke Mr. Christmas. He hates it.
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