- Mailing Address
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117 Evergreen Drive
Loretto, Pennsylvania 15940 - Phone
- (814) 472-3000
- Website
- https://www.francis.edu/
- School Information
- "Saint Francis University in Loretto, PA is the oldest Catholic-Franciscan college in United States. Our mission is to help students grow into compassionate, successful professionals through a culture of faith, generosity, respect, discovery and joy. The University offers more than 50 programs (undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree) through three schools: Business; Health Sciences & Education; and Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Mathematics (STEAM)." The university enrolls over 2,200 students and employs over 130 faculty. (Source: https://www.francis.edu/Facts-and-Stats/)
- General Information
- St. Francis University has taken steps to provide anti-racist resources to its students and faculty. The university will be hosting the "Journey in Becoming Anti-Racist: A Franciscan Call" Zoom event, as part of its endowment series. No mandatory Critical Race Training sessions are yet required of students. However, see developments below:
Actions Taken
- Political Actions and Support for Anti-Racism
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The university hosted the "Healing Racism and the Urgency of Now" seminar with Troy Cicero, Consultant and Trainer, MulticultuREAL Communications, Inc. It also hosted the "Virtual Community Book Discussion with Dr. Stacy Dewald, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander."
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