Check out the latest announcements from Saint Louis University.
07/20- The Office of Mission and Identity will celebrate the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola on Sunday, Aug. 1, with a Mass in St. Francis Xavier College Church.
07/20- The Saint Louis University Theatre and Dance Program of the Department of Fine and Performing Arts announced its lineup for the 2021–2022 season. The selections for this season consist of traditional and contemporary works, as well as original work from University students.
07/13- Effective immediately, all employees renting vehicles for University business should accept the optional liability insurance offered by the rental agency.
07/13- Windows and Application updates will be available to all SLU-managed workstations on Tuesday, July 27, starting at 11 a.m.
07/08- The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the School of Medicine is hosting an Equity and Wellness Lecture Series: "Forward, Together" starting next Tuesday, July 13, for the SLUSOM staff.
07/08- Microsoft is retiring Skype for Business and is replacing all functionality of the venerable app with Teams. The retirement will take place July 14.
07/07- This week, approximately 3,000 faculty and staff will receive an email request from a generic SLU account, InfoEdHelp@slu.edu, inviting you to fill out your 2021 Outside Interest Disclosure (OID).
07/01- Downtime is required for Workday next week, and the tentative schedule is Tuesday, July 6, Wednesday, July 7, and Thursday, July 8. The downtime will be from 6 p.m. to midnight.
06/29- Anyone who drives on behalf of the University needs to renew their Motor Vehicle License Registration Check (MVLRC) for the new fiscal year.
06/28- Saint Louis University announced an update to plans for a return to normal academic and administrative operations on campus.
06/27- An on-site counselor will be available Monday, June 28, through Friday, July 2, from 9 a.m-5 p.m., in the Eckelkamp Center for Campus Ministry, in Wuller Hall, 3711 West Pine Mall.
06/24- A round-up of awards, presentations, papers and the other professional achievements of SLU faculty, staff members and students.
06/23- Disability Services, in coordination with Housing and Residence Life, the Office of General Counsel, and the Dean of Students Office have adjusted the university's emotional support animal (ESA) and service animal policies.
06/17- This short webinar focuses on the health of the SLU community as people return to campus this summer and fall.
06/16- After hosting a virtual event last year, the ceremony returns as an in-person event. Convocation will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 21, at Chaifetz Arena.
06/15- Registration for softball, kickball or sand volleyball is open to faculty, staff, and students.
06/11- Windows and Application updates will be available to all SLU managed workstations on Tuesday, June 22, starting at 11 a.m. When the updates are ready to be installed, users will be given opportunities over seven days to install the update or snooze it temporarily.
06/08- DineSLU has announced a dining option for campus this summer. The Billiken Grill in the Busch Student Center will be open through late August.
06/08- This Apple iPad update fixes a few critical security risks in the operating system. As such it is critical that all iPad devices be upgraded to the latest iPad OS as soon as possible.
06/08- Microsoft is retiring Skype for Business and is replacing all functionality of the venerable app with Teams.
06/08- University Writing Services is offering a free virtual writing retreat for all graduate students this summer. It will take place Monday, June 28, through Wednesday, June 30, on Zoom.
06/08- The Year-End Processing page on the Business and Finance website offers dates and detailed information about fiscal year end, which ends on June 30..
06/02- Two training sessions for SLU Business Managers will be held in June. The first, business manager training, structured interviewing, will be June 9. Excel for business managers will be June 23.
05/26- The COPE Symposium will be June 17 focused on Opioid Use Disorder and Substance Misuse Disorders. Experts Dr. Kanika Turner, Dr. Devin Banks, and Dr. Jeremiah Weinstock will speak about health disparities and the use of contingency management treatment.
05/26- In December 2020, the SLU Research Institute published the inaugural issue of the Research Institute Annual Impact Report. This year the Research Institute is seeking suggestions for the content to be in the 2021 issue.
05/26- Beginning June 1, ITS will begin rolling out a series of upgrades to Windows 10 workstations.
05/25- The law school's Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Office of Admissions have teamed up to offer a five-day series for current college students called the Accessing the Legal Profession (ALP) Summer Mini-Camp.
05/25- Earlier this spring, the University partnered with an independent firm to collect confidential feedback from faculty and staff on experiences working during the COVID-19 pandemic and perceptions of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at SLU.
05/25- To enhance performance, security, and reliability, ITS will be performing maintenance on the wireless network on the north end of campus from 6 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. Friday, May 28.
05/21- The Ignatian Year celebration is not only a time of reflection upon the life of St. Ignatius, it is also an opportunity to deepen our understanding of his spiritual legacy.
05/20- The Billiken Horizons Internship Program will launch this coming academic year and the University is asking for 10 campus partners to help us launch the program this summer. The internship program is designed for students who qualify for the SOAR Program.
05/18- A round-up of awards, presentations, papers and the other professional achievements of SLU students.
05/17- Workday will be down Saturday, May 22, from 1 a.m. to 1 p.m. for quarterly maintenance.
05/17- The 18 selected projects from the 1818 Community Engagement Grant program each had a tremendous impact on the St. Louis area.
05/17- Beginning Wednesday, May 19, SLU's shuttles will begin their summer schedule.
05/14- Windows patches will be available to all SLU workstations beginning Tuesday May 25, starting at 5 p.m. The patches will install automatically without any intervention or pop-up notifications to users.
05/12- Fresh Gatherings Cafe + Farm "Fresh Summer" will open Wednesday, May 26
05/11- Saint Louis University will celebrate the accomplishments of December 2020 and May 2021 graduates with a virtual, pre-recorded commencement ceremony, preceded by in-person precommencements for each individual college and school.
05/11- Registration is in full-swing for summer classes at Saint Louis University. SLU is offering undergraduate and graduate courses - many of them online - in topics such as American Studies, Forensic Science, Human Communication and Culture, Psychology and more.
05/10- Public Health students partnered with Northside Youth and Senior Services Center in a donation drive to help fill the Giving Hearts Community Closet.
05/10- Due to the number of students moving out of SLU residence halls and nearby housing, traffic along Laclede Avenue will be heavier than usual. Faculty, staff and students should allow for extra time to park or use alternate lots associated with an individual's type of SLU parking permit to avoid delays.
05/07- Join Saint Louis University's Office of Mission and Identity at 12 p.m. Thursday, May 20, for a brief study and discussion on Jesuit mission and Ignatian spirituality.
05/06- ParkMobile, a mobile parking payment application used for street parking in St. Louis City and around campus, experienced a data breach in March that exposed some personal information of their 21 million users.
05/06- Margie Aguado, who has been receiving aural rehabilitation sessions at Saint Louis University's (SLU) Paul C. Reinert Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic operated by the Communication Sciences and Disorders department, was recently named the Missouri Speech-Language-Hearing Association (MSHA) Ambassador of the Year.
05/06- Campus Ministry invites student applications for The Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice (IFTJ), an annual gathering near Washington, D.C., that commemorates the Jesuits and their companions who, in 1989, were martyred in El Salvador.
05/04- To enhance performance and reliability, Information Technology Services will be performing scheduled Banner maintenance beginning Friday, May 7 at 10 p.m. until Saturday, May 8, at 10 a.m.
05/03- The Student Involvement Center hosted the 30th Annual Leadership and Service Awards. This ceremony honors outstanding achievement and contributions in the areas of leadership and service for students, faculty and staff.
05/03- The 2021 Saint Louis University Relay For Life event was hosted online because of COVID-19 restrictions. Despite difficulties hosting the event on a virtual platform, nearly 600 student participants were able to to fundraise more than $72,000 for the American Cancer Society of St. Louis.
04/30- The Saint Louis University Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) held a virtual induction ceremony via Zoom on April 29, adding 24 current and former students to its rolls.
04/30- As SLU's new University Core moves towards the Fall 2021 and the pilot semester, it is sharing some news and announcing upcoming events.
04/29- The Saint Louis University Library Associates have announced the winners of the 2021 Undergraduate Writing Award.
04/29- A round-up of awards, presentations, papers and the other professional achievements of SLU faculty, staff members and students.
04/27- The Senior Legacy Symposium is Saint Louis University's annual celebration of undergraduate research, creative work, and mission-inspired community practice. The 14th annual Senior Legacy Symposium, which is sponsored by the Division of Academic Affairs and coordinated by the University Honors Program, will be held in a virtual format during the week of May 3.
04/26- A recent shortage of computer chips has resulted in longer delivery times for new computers. The University is advising anyone planning to purchase a new computer in the current fiscal year do so promptly.
04/26- The Staff Advisory Committee at Saint Louis University has announced its 2021-22 executive board.
04/23- Researchers are seeking input from the SLU community about the impact of COVID-19 policies on mental health.
04/23- The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the School of Medicine at Saint Louis University is hosting a webinar, Ya Me Vacuné Contra COVID-19, ¿Ahora Qué? The event, presented in Spanish, will help answer questions surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine.
04/20- Information Technology Service will be deploying third-party application patches to all SLU-managed workstations beginning Tuesday, April 27, starting at 11 a.m.
04/19- Through Saint Louis University's institutional membership with the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD), an independent organization providing career development and mentoring resources for academics at all career stages, the Office of the Provost will host the last of three virtual workshops in 2020-21.