Saint Joseph's College News

• St. Joe considered top value college (WLFI Lafayette)
  posted on September 20, 2011 at 04:48:50 pm
  Saint Joseph's College has been named a best college in the Midwest and a top 10 value college in the Midwest by U.S. News and World Report.
• 200,000th Student Enrolls in Tuition Rewards® (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
  posted on July 14, 2011 at 07:24:46 am
  More than 200,000 students now participate in Tuition Rewards, the nation's largest private college savings program. Reward points earned with the financial partners of SAGE Scholars can be redeemed for discounts on tuition at 275+ participating private colleges and universities in 45 states.Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) July 14, 2011 Jason King, a high school junior from Glenville, NY, recently ...
• 200,000th Student Enrolls in Tuition Rewards® (PRWeb)
  posted on July 14, 2011 at 07:14:18 am
  More than 200,000 students now participate in Tuition Rewards, the nation's largest private college savings program. Reward points earned with the financial partners of SAGE Scholars can be redeemed for discounts on tuition at 275+ participating private colleges and universities in 45 states. (PRWeb July 14, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7 ...
• Prof. stands by Anthony trial evidence (WLFI Lafayette)
  posted on July 9, 2011 at 04:07:47 am
  A forensic science professor from Rensselaer said he, like many others, were shocked at the outcome of the Casey Anthony trial this week.
• Carver to play for 2010 Division II National championship team USI (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)
  posted on July 6, 2011 at 03:22:52 am
  ARTHUR - Adam Carver, a 2009 graduate of Arthur High School who played baseball for Arthur-Lovington and is a recent graduate of Kaskaskia College, is to continue his baseball career at the 2010 Division II National champion Screaming Eagles of the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville.
• Ind. prof. testified in Anthony trial (WLFI Lafayette)
  posted on June 16, 2011 at 06:23:04 pm
  A professor from Rensselaer has presented key evidence in the trial of 25-year-old Casey Anthony, who has been accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee in 2008.
• Insect expert reveals possible clues in Casey Anthony trial (CNN)
  posted on June 11, 2011 at 06:46:03 pm
  Tiny flies found in the trunk of Casey Anthony's car fit the theory that the body of her 2-year-old daughter was stored there, maybe for three to five days, an insect expert testified Saturday in the Orlando woman's capital murder trial.
• Expert talks of flies at Anthony trial (CNN)
  posted on June 11, 2011 at 06:46:03 pm
  The defense is calling the prosecution's use of a graphic video that features a smiling Caylee Anthony with a skull and duct tape superimposed over her face highly prejudicial, saying it only serves to inflame the jurors.
• USI routs St. Joseph's, clinches GLVC tournament 1-seed (Evansville Courier & Press)
  posted on May 9, 2011 at 04:34:00 am
  The 2010 NCAA Division II national baseball champion did what it was supposed to do on Sunday.
• Ivy Tech, SJC announce partnership (WLFI Lafayette)
  posted on April 27, 2011 at 08:53:07 pm
  Lafayette Ivy Tech college students will soon be able to transfer credits to Saint Joseph's College in Rensselaer.
• MV standout signs with St. Joseph’s (Mt. Vernon Register-News)
  posted on March 18, 2011 at 12:19:12 pm
  MT. VERNON — Mt. Vernon Township High School senior Eric Heinzman will be playing football at St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Ind. this fall.
• Research and Markets: Achieving Excellence in Fundraising - The Complete 3rd Edition (Business Wire)
  posted on March 15, 2011 at 04:16:39 pm
  DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2d4cfc/achieving_excellen) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Achieving Excellence in Fundraising, 3rd Edition" to their offering. The third edition of this acclaimed resource, Achieving Excellence in Fundraising, explains the fundraising ...
• Harrison graduate's three SEC crowns amaze coach (Journal & Courier)
  posted on February 22, 2011 at 07:09:26 am
  It was only a matter of time until Jenny Connolly would add collegiate championships to the five high school state titles she won at Harrison.
• High school football: Stultz comes home to Riley (South Bend Tribune)
  posted on February 8, 2011 at 12:06:15 pm
  SOUTH BEND - Brian Stultz knows all about the "Pride of the South Side."
• Coach Carter visits Saint Joseph's (WLFI Lafayette)
  posted on January 18, 2011 at 02:31:06 am
  Ken Carter, the high school basketball coach portrayed by Samuel L Jackson in the 2005 movie Coach Carter, was the guest speaker at the Saint Joseph's College Martin Luther King Jr. program Monday.
• Eagles now 10-1 after winning at St. Joe's (14 WFIE Evansville)
  posted on January 3, 2011 at 02:55:30 am
  USI broke open a tight game in the final minutes to pick up their second GLVC win.
• Around the region (Post-Tribune)
  posted on December 29, 2010 at 10:03:23 am
  Alumni banquet: The Rensselaer Alumni Association is making plans for the alumni banquet scheduled for Saturday, June 11, in Halleck Center on the campus of Saint Joseph's College. The cost is $20 per person or $40 per couple; R.S.V.P. to the Alumni Association. If you know of a graduate who has moved, contact Jayne Houston at 866-8863 or ziggy99@embarqmail.com, or ...
• Wolves Den, Ames Field eyed for college sports (The Michigan City News-Dispatch)
  posted on December 20, 2010 at 04:51:53 pm
  MICHIGAN CITY — The La Porte County Convention and Visitors Bureau hopes to bring college sports tournaments to Michigan City.
• WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Hefflin leads Vikings to big victory (The Bellingham Herald)
  posted on December 17, 2010 at 07:00:12 am
  Center Lauren Hefflin scored a team-high 16 points on 7-of-10 field-goal shooting as host and nation
• City working for college sports tournaments (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
  posted on December 15, 2010 at 05:23:27 pm
  MICHIGAN CITY | Michigan City could host college sportstournaments -- if local tourism officials get their wish.
• ACS’ Borders signs with Hilltoppers (Bowling Green Daily News)
  posted on November 13, 2010 at 08:30:13 am
  SCOTTSVILLE — Allen County-Scottsville catcher Taylor Borders signed a letter of intent at ACS Friday to play softball at Western Kentucky University.
• CMU adds eight new athletes on Signing Day (The Morning Sun)
  posted on November 11, 2010 at 11:13:46 am
  The Central Michigan baseball team added five new players to its program on National Signing Day on Wednesday.
• Miner football wins share of league title (Rolla Daily News)
  posted on November 8, 2010 at 05:13:47 pm
  After struggling away from home throughout the 2010 season, Missouri S&T football team put together its best road game of the year to come away with a 27-21 win Saturday at Saint Joseph’s College. Curterris Golden’s one-yard touchdown run with 1:12 to play gave the Miners the win and a share of the Great Lakes Football Conference title. S&T, Saint Joseph’s and Urbana all share the GLFC title ...
• Sandberg not likely to be on Cubs staff (Post-Tribune)
  posted on October 27, 2010 at 09:02:02 am
  Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg is not expected to end up on the Chicago Cubs ' coaching staff next season. A person familiar with the situation said Sandberg could continue to manage the Cubs' Triple-A Iowa affiliate if he wants. The Cubs are looking for a bench coach after Alan Trammell left Tuesday to take a similar spot on former teammate Kirk Gibson's staff with the Arizona Diamondbacks . It ...
• Today 's area college football games (Dayton Daily News)
  posted on October 16, 2010 at 01:18:55 am
  Kenyon (0-5, 0-2) at No. 8 Wittenberg (6-0, 3-0)1 p.m.
• College Notebook: Laubauskas getting look at life on the road (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
  posted on September 12, 2010 at 04:22:30 am
  Laubauskas, a Mexico native and part of two Class B championship football teams at Mountain Valley High School, caught the attention of the coaching staff at Division II Saint Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Indiana, almost immediately.
• Saint Joseph's ranked ninth best value (WLFI Lafayette)
  posted on August 19, 2010 at 03:23:11 pm
  Saint Joseph's College in Rensselaer has been named the ninth best value college in the Midwest and the 25th best college in the Midwest in the 2011 edition of "Best Colleges" by U.S. News Media Group.
• St. Joe's donor also gives $43 million to Mayo Clinic (Journal & Courier)
  posted on August 14, 2010 at 12:47:56 am
  An 87-year-old Hoosier farmer who bequeathed 7,634 acres to an Indiana college after her death in February has made another stunning contribution.
• Late Hoosier farmer leaves $43 million to Mayo Clinic (The Star Press)
  posted on August 13, 2010 at 04:02:34 pm
  An 87-year-old Hoosier farmer with Indianapolis ties who bequeathed 7,634 acres to an Indiana college after her death in February has made another stunning contribution.
• Tech Education Directory: New England Tech Education Directory, Part I (Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology)
  posted on August 4, 2010 at 04:05:32 am
  Mass High Tech has compiled listings of New England colleges, universities and training centers for technology professionals. Here is a compilation from the New England Tech Education Directory for schools in Connecticut, Maine and some in Massachusetts.
• College football: Former Falcon takes flight (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
  posted on August 1, 2010 at 04:07:23 am
  RUMFORD - Three divisions sort out the extensive, enticing world of NCAA football. Ryan Laubauskas earned invitations to continue his academic and gridiron careers at each level.
• Marquette's Dunn will don pads for Elmhurst College (The Ottawa Times)
  posted on July 20, 2010 at 06:03:32 am
  Rob Dunn is taking his gridiron talents to the collegiate level. Dunn, a Marquette High School graduate and The Times 2009 Football Player of the Year, has committed to suit up for the Elmhurst College Bluejays and head coach
• Stephen & Joyce Lane (Journal & Courier)
  posted on June 18, 2010 at 02:16:38 pm
  Stephen Joseph Lane, 56, and Joyce Louise Torbet Lane, 57, died Wednesday, June 16, 2010, as the result of a motorcycle accident in DeMotte.
• Campus Digest (Buffalo Grove Countryside)
  posted on June 17, 2010 at 10:44:53 am
  Buffalo Grove
• Sports Watch: Stanton ready to strut stuff at NCAAs (Foster's Daily Democrat)
  posted on May 29, 2010 at 07:23:37 am
  DOVER — Former Noble High School standout Anthony Stanton will be competing in the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships this afternoon at 2:30 at Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio.
• League honors Wabash baseball trio (Journal & Courier)
  posted on May 12, 2010 at 02:18:27 pm
  Wabash freshman outfielder Montana Timmons (McCutcheon) was among four former area standouts to earn All-North Coast Athletic Conference baseball honors Tuesday.
• McBain’s VanderVlucht headed to Indiana school (Cadillac News)
  posted on May 3, 2010 at 12:10:09 pm
  MCBAIN - When it came to continuing her volleyball career and her education, Morgan VanderVlucht went with what’s familiar. Even if that familiarity will take the McBain High School senior out of state.
• People in the news (The Cabinet)
  posted on April 15, 2010 at 12:29:07 pm
  The following local students were named to the fall 2009 dean’s list at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y.
• It felt like it fit (Sheboygan Press)
  posted on April 15, 2010 at 09:15:34 am
  Oostburg standout Liz Flipse signs letter of intent to play for Saint Josephs College, and NCAA Division II school, in Rensselaer, Ind.
• Dayvon Sloan helped put Saint Joseph's College in Elite 8 (The Republican)
  posted on March 23, 2010 at 12:43:01 am
  Christopher Evans Winona State practices for the Elite 8 quarterfinals in March 2007 at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, where this year's NCAA Division II tournament opens on Wednesday.
• Gholson: MSU headed to a wild Elite Eight party (Wichita Falls Times Record News)
  posted on March 21, 2010 at 05:58:00 am
  It will be a basketball feast held in a city that prides itself for being “the birthplace of basketball.”
• Saint Joseph's College earns NCAA Division II berth (Journal & Courier)
  posted on March 9, 2010 at 07:03:53 am
  The Saint Joseph's College men's basketball team received an at large bid into the NCAA Division II Tournament and will play Kentucky Wesleyan in Owensboro, Ky. on Saturday.
• Wauconda senior won’t let injuries slow her down (Lake County Journal)
  posted on March 3, 2010 at 10:57:57 pm
  WAUCONDA – Injuries can be setbacks, but they don’t have to end athletic careers. Just ask Stephanie Olson, a senior softball player at Wauconda High School who recently signed to continue her career at Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn.
• Saint Joseph's men's hoops team falls in GLVC tourney (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
  posted on February 28, 2010 at 11:02:16 pm
  RENSSELAER | Saint Joseph's College couldn't take advantage ofthe home court at Alumni Fieldhouse in the quarterfinals of theGreat Lakes Valley Tournament on Sunday.
• Benedictine starts up with new look (The Lisle Sun)
  posted on February 26, 2010 at 10:20:01 am
  You will not be able to tell the players without a scorecard when the Benedictine University baseball team takes the field in 2010.
• North Shore people (The Salem News)
  posted on February 18, 2010 at 05:19:41 am
  Beverly Julie Sciamanna, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sciamanna and a junior at Endicott College, has been accepted to spend the spring 2010 semester studying abroad at FUA in Florence, Italy. and not; and cent; and not; and cent; and not; and cent;
• New football coach A.J. Ricker on fast track at Saint Joseph's College (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
  posted on February 16, 2010 at 10:20:04 pm
  RENSSELAER |The easy part is over for A.J. Ricker, the new SaintJoseph's College football coach. As the 18th coach in schoolhistory, the former University of Missouri offensive lineman willbe pressed to take the Pumas to the next level.
• The Leelanau Enterprise Online (Leelanau Enterprise)
  posted on February 13, 2010 at 08:45:06 am
  Brandey Albarado, a senior who has been a starter on the Suttons Bay girls’ soccer team since she was a freshman, has signed a national letter of intent to play at the collegiate level.
• YWCA honors contributions of 9 women (Journal & Courier)
  posted on February 1, 2010 at 03:04:28 am
  The YWCA Greater Lafayette will showcase the achievements and contributions of nine local women March 2 at the annual YWCA Salute to Women Banquet in the Purdue Memorial Union Ballrooms.
• South Lake Sport Briefs (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
  posted on January 12, 2010 at 02:40:03 am
  Lake Central girls win frosh tournament
• North Lake Sport Briefs (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
  posted on December 19, 2009 at 01:03:53 am
  Match Point holding Tennis Boot Camp
• Guard settles in with Detroit (Journal & Courier)
  posted on November 27, 2009 at 01:32:43 pm
  It's high times for area high school football with three teams in state finals this weekend, and it's also a great time to be a former basketball standout from the Journal & Courier's 27 school coverage area.
• Bearcats going for winning season (Bolivar Herald-Free Press)
  posted on November 7, 2009 at 06:14:42 am
  The Southwest Baptist University football Bearcats will attempt to post their first winning season since 2001 as they host the Missouri S&T Miners for Senior Day at 1 p.m. Saturday.
• Merrillville product Britney Cruse hopes to lead Pumas (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 11:00:02 pm
  RENSSELAER | Britney Cruse wants her Saint Joseph's College teammates to know she isn't content on being on a losing team. The sophomore guard enjoyed success at Merrillville before coming to Saint Joe's, and she wants to be the bellwether for a change in attitude and ultimately a change in the Pumas' wins column.
• Sports Digest: Calumet College athletic department earns 'Champions of Character' distinction (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
  posted on October 27, 2009 at 02:04:20 am
  Pro basketball
• Miner men's soccer in GLVC Tourney (Rolla Daily News)
  posted on October 26, 2009 at 08:45:36 pm
  The Missouri S&T men’s soccer team was in a position Sunday to land a home game in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament, but let a two-goal lead in the second half slip from its grasp and fell 3-2 to Saint Joseph's College. S&T was in line to host a first round game in the conference tournament after Bellarmine had lost to Southern Indiana on a goal in the final minute of play and ...
• PM Update (Journal & Courier)
  posted on October 22, 2009 at 01:37:16 am
  For a look at what's coming in Thursday's Journal & Courier, click here.
• Bankruptcy judge rejects bids to buy Coyotes (Post-Tribune)
  posted on October 1, 2009 at 10:16:19 am
  NATION BRIEFS A bankruptcy judge has rejected both bids to buy the Phoenix Coyotes. Judge Redfield T. Baum turned down the offers of Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie and the NHL in a 31-page ruling on Wednesday. However, he left the door open for the NHL to buy the team if it amends its offer. The ruling comes on the eve of the start of the NHL season after nearly five months of often ...
• VU finally ready for home opener (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
  posted on September 25, 2009 at 10:00:03 pm
  VALPARAISO | Finally, Valparaiso gets a chance to play a game on its own field.
• Jasper County to host upcoming 'Dare to Dream' meeting (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
  posted on September 25, 2009 at 05:55:02 pm
  A Northwest Indiana alliance aiming to improve economic development and quality of life in the region is holding a meeting at Saint Joseph's College in Rensselaer Oct. 9.
• Briefs (Journal & Courier)
  posted on September 24, 2009 at 06:36:15 pm
  Lafayette budget gets public pass
• Purple Raiders' defense strong again: Local College Roundup (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
  posted on September 20, 2009 at 12:11:12 pm
  No. 1-ranked Mount Union College used its defense to keep No. 7-ranked Ohio Northern incheck during a 30-10 Ohio Athletic Conference win at Dial-Roberson Stadium in Ada, Ohio, onSaturday.The Purple Raiders (2-0, 1-0) surrendered just 80 yards of total offense...
• Pumas can't weather the Storm (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
  posted on September 20, 2009 at 05:07:44 am
  RENSSELAER | A game that looked like an eventual win for Saint Joseph's College on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon at Alumni Stadium left a lot Pumas scratching their heads at the end of day.
• Popper carries load for Crusaders (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
  posted on September 6, 2009 at 05:04:30 am
  RENSSELAER | Valparaiso University senior John Popper complied 154 all-purpose yards Saturday in the Crusaders' 31-6 season-opening loss against host Saint Joseph's College.
• Pumas pummel Crusaders down the stretch (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
  posted on September 6, 2009 at 05:04:20 am
  RENSSELAER | Trailing by one point heading into the fourth quarter Saturday at Saint Joseph's College, Valparaiso University's players raised their hands with four fingers held high.
• Sims Named Rensselaer Coach (WLFI Lafayette)
  posted on July 1, 2009 at 06:22:38 pm
  Rensselaer has hired Kevin Sims as the school's new boys head basketball coach.
• Pumas' Pericht hopes to be chosen in draft (Post-Tribune)
  posted on June 9, 2009 at 09:43:02 am
  It's a restless time for Mike Pericht, so understand that he doesn't want to add to the anxiety factor. Pericht, a junior catcher at Saint Joseph's College, is among the players with Northwest Indiana ties hoping his name will get called during Major League Baseball's First-Year Player Draft. Other local draft hopefuls include Andrean teammates Kevin Franchetti, a catcher who has signed ...
• Sports Watch: Thorne excels at Big East Championships (Foster's Daily Democrat)
  posted on May 9, 2009 at 07:16:43 am
  Courtesy photo Dover's Camden Mamigonian, a member of the Rensselaer baseball team, was recently presented with a 2008 Gold Glove Award. DOVER — Cory Thorne is wrapping up his college career in style.
• Petersburg honors Gil Hodges with mural (Evansville Courier & Press)
  posted on May 7, 2009 at 04:41:06 am
  Gil Hodges isn't yet enshrined in Cooperstown, but he's still a hero in his hometown of Petersburg, Ind.
• Sports Watch: Mitchell shines for UMaine Farmington (Foster's Daily Democrat)
  posted on April 18, 2009 at 07:16:37 am
  DOVER — Portsmouth's Shannon Mitchell had a big day recently for the UMaine-Farmington softball team.
• Northwest Indiana Reunions (Post-Tribune)
  posted on April 12, 2009 at 10:58:10 am
  2009 Bishop Noll H.S. Class of 1959, Aug. 28 to 30. Contact Jerry Crosek at 924-3567, crosek@sbcglobal.net, or Judy Gibney Jurgens at (773) 878-5543, jjurgens@mac.com Boone Grove H.S., Class of 1989, summer 2009. Visit www.classcreator.com/Boone-Grove-IN-Boone-Grove-JrSr-1989 for details. Calumet H.S., Class of 1959, Aug. 1, Teibel's Restaurant. Cost is $40. Contact Belinda (Rumba) Yeoman, ...
• Mountain View senior strives to help others (The Fort Collins Coloradoan)
  posted on April 2, 2009 at 11:06:03 am
  LOVELAND - Sara Lenart's compassion for others and her faith in Christ have taken her around the world and allowed her to reach out to help people in Loveland, as well.
• Pericht's decision to play behind plate could pay off (Post-Tribune)
  posted on February 25, 2009 at 10:30:43 am
  When Mike Pericht was playing high school ball at Providence in Chicago's southwest suburbs, his coach told him he could pitch or catch -- but he couldn't do both.