By Elizabeth Hise Brennan | Tableaux, Summer/Fall 2017 It is a bit of an understatement to say that Dr. Kelly Lane-deGraaf likes science. As a disease ecologist specializing in genetics and parasite transmission, this assistant professor of biology loves science. And she wants young women to love it too. Two years ago, Lane-deGraaf set out […]
Read MoreBy Catie Dandridge | Tableaux Summer/Fall 2017 Kareem Deanes stands at the front of his colorful classroom, listening to his sixth-grade theatre students describe with enthusiasm what they’ll do the first day of their summer vacation. He tosses a fuzzy green tennis ball first to one student, then another, signaling whose turn it is to […]
Read MoreBy Elizabeth Brennan | Tableaux, Summer/Fall 2017 For years, 54-year-old Randy Miller worked in IT and sales at St. Louis-based Graybar. He traveled and spoke in front of audiences and clients all over the country. But after a stroke in 2014, he found himself nearly speechless. Initially, he could only speak about 10 random words. […]
Read MoreFontbonne University alumnus Halbert Sullivan has been named 2017 Nonprofit Executive of the Year by the St. Louis American. Sullivan is the founding president and CEO of Father’s Support Center, which promotes fathers’ involvement in their children’s lives through intensive job training, group therapy, community service and parenting workshops. Sullivan graduated from Fontbonne in 1996 […]
Read MoreFontbonne University has been recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of the top regional universities in the Midwest for 2018. The university advanced 21 spots from its 2017 ranking, and is now ranked number 70. The university is also ranked as a Best Value School – Regional Universities Midwest. The rankings are […]
Read MoreFontbonne University is entering its second year of partnership with SCORE St. Louis in an effort to support local business owners and entrepreneurs. Fontbonne provides classroom space for SCORE seminars on Monday evenings and one Saturday each month. During the seminars, participants learn about a variety of business topics, such as cash management, marketing, grant […]
Read MoreFontbonne University alumna Wendy Richardson has been named one of the St. Louis Business Journal’s “Most Influential Business Women.” Richardson is the senior vice president of customer technical communication at Mastercard in O’Fallon, Mo. Richardson graduated from Fontbonne in 1997 with a bachelor’s in business administration and earned her MBA from Fontbonne in 2000. She […]
Read MoreFor two weeks this summer, 20 high school students from around St. Louis will learn to become cyber defenders at the annual Cyber Warrior Camp hosted by Fontbonne University’s department of mathematics and computer science. Now in its second year, the free camp reached full capacity soon after registration opened this spring. “We want to […]
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Read MoreMar. 8, 2017 — The Fontbonne University community held a rally today to show support for its immigrant and non-immigrant international population. Sponsored by the university’s Peace and Justice Committee, the rally gave voice to students, faculty and staff who hail from countries across the globe. Participants were asked to share their immigrant stories to […]
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