Highlights & Accomplishments
2009-2010
- Recruitment of three additional Jesuits to Saint Joseph’s University
- Haub School of Business offers 10 online graduate courses in Business Intelligence
- College of Arts & Sciences offers 57 online courses in the following: Criminal Justice, Health Administration, Instructional Technology, OATCERT, and Special Education
- Saint Joseph’s service learning students develop the Community Food Center (CFC) – a dignified “shopping like” experience for the hungry of Philadelphia to obtain food
- Saint Joseph’s tied with Gonzaga for the largest number of alumni from any college or university committing to serve in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps
- Saint Joseph’s launches the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) with first cohort of 15 fellows
- Autism minor and Environmental & Sustainability Studies minors approved
- Ancient Studies and Religious Studies majors approved
- Finance Department branches into three majors: General Finance, Financial Planning and Risk Management & Insurance
- The Kinney Center established Camp Kinney: a five-week summer camp bringing together those with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and their “neuro-typical peers”
- National Institute on Aging (NIA) awards grant to faculty member for research in the science of cancer and aging
- Saint Joseph’s professor appointed to serve as the national representative for food retailing and marketing for the National Agriculture Research, Extension, Education and Economics Advisory Board
- Hosted first Eastern Conversations, modeled on the long-standing and successful Western Conversations and Heartland-Delta Faculty Conversations, designed to provide faculty members from east coast Jesuit institutions with opportunity to establish connections and engage in dialogue with one another
- Process begun to adopt Responsibility Center Management
- Organizational restructuring to add Senior Vice President
- Michael J. Hagan ’85 Arena opens, including the Dr. Jack Ramsay ’49 Basketball Center ($36.6M)
- SJU adopts strategic plans: Bridge Plan and Plan 2020: Gateway to the Future
- Investment of $11.6M to renovate Merion Hall on the Maguire Campus
- Add five to six additional full-time faculty each year for six years ($650K/yr = $3.25M total)
- Build a new first-year residence hall with 410 beds ($32.8M)
- Library Learning Commons addition ($16.5M)
- Completed 6,000 square-foot addition to the Campion Student Center providing banquet space for over 400 ($9.2M)
- Transformed Simpson Hall (former site of the bookstore) into a Student Life common area known as “The Perch” ($1.2M)
- With Faith & Strength to Dare: The Campaign for Saint Joseph’s University has raised $138 million to date toward a goal of $150 million (largest Campaign endeavor in University history)
- Beta Gamma Sigma wins Gold Chapter Award
- US News & World Report ranks the Haub School of Business’ EMBA Program No. 20 in the nation
- US News & World Report ranks four of the Haub School’s disciplines in the Top 25 of the Best Business Schools Specialty Rankings 2010
- Accounting: No. 24
- Finance: No. 20
- Management: No. 23
- Marketing: No. 23
- Saint Joseph’s rankedamong the Top 100 by BusinessWeek’s annual ranking of undergraduate U.S. business colleges; one of only seven schools in Pennsylvania to earn this distinction
- Ranked 80th; earned an “A+” for teaching quality and an “A” for job placement
- Saint Joseph’s named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the fourth year in a row
- Saint Joseph’s profiled in The Best 301 Business Schools by ThePrinceton Review
- Saint Joseph’s featured by The Princeton Review for the following:
- Best Colleges: Region by Region
- Best in the Northeast
- Best Northeastern Colleges: 2010 Edition
2008-2009
- SJU achieves ranking of No. 10 from U.S. News & World Report in the category Best Universities – Master’s (North) in the 2010 edition of “America’s Best Colleges”
- Saint Joseph’s Haub School of Business recognized by U.S. News & World Report as having the No. 1 part-time M.B.A. program in Pennsylvania; ranked No. 23 nationally
- BusinessWeek ranked Saint Joseph’s Haub School of Business as one of the top undergraduate business programs in the country; at No. 57, SJU is one of only three Philadelphia schools included in the Top 60; placed at No. 18 in the U.S. by recruiters who hire HSB graduates
- Kinney Center for Autism Education and Support established through a $7.5M gift
- Creation of the Office of Internal Audit
- Adopted Enterprise-Wide Risk Management Assessment
- On-line programs in Business Intelligence and Special Education launched
- Opening of the James J. Maguire ’58 Campus; including Boyd Hall, Latch’s Hall, Merion Hall and the Gateway ($15M)
- SJU welcomes largest-ever freshman class
- Saint Joseph’s featured by The Princeton Review for the following:
- Best Colleges: Region by Region
- Best in the Northeast
- Best Northeastern Colleges: 2009 Edition
- Princeton Review ranks SJU in its “Best Business Schools”
- SJU Professional not-for-credit on-line courses launched
- University College re-launched as the College of Professional & Liberal Studies
- Interdisciplinary minors in Music Industry and Communication Studies developed and approved
- Criminal Justice and Public Safety Institute established
- Biology Department chosen by Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science Education Alliance to join second cohort of 12 institutions teaching genomics to freshmen students through an innovative research program
- University’s Diversity Plan completed and distributed
- University enters agreement with Anti-Defamation League; “Campus of Difference” educational campaign launched
- The Jewish-Catholic Institute renamed the Institute for Jewish-Catholic Relations; programming expanded
- Master’s program in Bioethics approved
- University established Sustainability Committee to address environmental needs of our community; many new initiatives implemented
- Last phase of five-year $19M Science Center renovation project completed summer 2008
- Restored field near Science Center, named Neumann Lawn
- Resurfaced Finnesey Field and surrounding track ($2M)
- Implemented new web design and completed more than 90% of migration of old sites to new design
- Wireless networking services delivered to all university-owned student housing
- Financial Forecasting Working Group formed to develop short- and long-term options for reducing expenditures and increasing income
- Pro-active FY09 budget reductions taken to address the uncertain economic situation
- Held a series of town hall meetings on the economy and impact on SJU
- Enterprise Risk Management Committee established to manage and mitigate risk areas
- Forty-two administrators successfully completed the SJU Management Training Program
- Board of Trustees Strategic Planning sub-committee formed to engage in developing the University’s next strategic plan
- Student Health Center was expanded and nursing coverage was increased to meet growing student demand
- New retention models created and successfully employed to increase the retention of the Class of 2012
- Over 700 alumni, students, faculty, and staff participated in service projects at 26 sites throughout the country as part of SJU’s National Community Day in April 2009
- SJU named to President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for third year in a row
- Comey Institute rejuvenated to include new and revised curriculum to deal with labor issues within the community
- Institute for Violence Research & Prevention received grant of over $65,000 to research crime in Philadelphia neighborhoods
- REPP (Rape Education and Prevention Program), a student group trained to counsel and advise victims, was awarded the 2009 Matty Muir Award by Victim Services Center of Montgomery County
2007-2008
- SJU achieves ranking of 8 from U.S. News & World Report in the category Best Universities – Master’s (North) in the 2009 edition of “America’s Best Colleges”
- Saint Joseph’s Haub School of Business named by The Princeton Review as a best 290 Business School for 2008
- Saint Joseph’s one of 222 colleges named by The Princeton Review as a Best Northeastern College
- Saint Joseph’s ranked 22nd in U.S. News & World Report’s Graduate Business Specialties (2009 edition)
- SJU named to President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for second year in a row
- Erivan K. Haub School of Business establishes the Center for Consumer Research
- Hawks’ Landing opens, including a five-story 460 space parking facility, retail stores and the University Bookstore ($19M)
- Public phase of largest capital campaign in University history launched; goal of $150M
- General Education Program approved by the University Council, the President, and the Board of Trustees
- Three on-line Master’s Programs launched: Instructional Technology, Criminal Justice and Education Teacher Certification
- Internet Journal of Catholic Bioethics launched
- CAS Graduate Programs restructured; Executive Director/Associate Dean for Graduate Programs hired
- Philadelphia Service Immersion Program (PSIP) introduced into summer orientation
- Awarded $1M Howard Hughes grant related to interdisciplinary studies in Biology and Physics
- David Burton Post-Doctoral Fellowship in History inaugural lecture
- SJU’s American Marketing Association Chapter earned four awards at the National Conference
- Hosted landmark exhibit, A Blessing to One Another: Pope John Paul II and the Jewish People
- Hosted Archbishop Desmond Tutu
- New diversity workshops developed: “The Diversity Leader” and “As Simple as Respect”
- “Bridging the Gap” started by students on campus to promote a message of unity
- SJU’s Habitat for Humanity Collegiate Chapter had highest enrollment in five-year history
- Drexel Library renovations included additional student work and lounge space, as well as a café area, erected by adding compact shelving and reducing paper reference materials
- Received $800,000 grant from the US Department of Energy to help fund the purchase of energy-efficient equipment and roofing for the Science Center
- Integrated Marketing and Branding advances: 30-month marketing plan implemented; fourth in a series of white papers issued in March 2008
- Financial review model for academic areas developed
- HSB chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS) selected as Silver Chapter Award winner for the third year in a row
- New internal professional development series, SJU Management Training Program, initiated to assist managers across campus
- Welcomed various high profile speakers to campus this year, including: Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, Caroline Kennedy, Chelsea Clinton, Irish Ambassador H.E. Michael Collins, author Rebecca Walker, Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell, John Cardinal Foley
- Increased “Green” Awareness with campus-wide recycling program
- Faculty, staff and administrators contributed over $40,000 to the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania Campaign
2006-2007
- SJU achieves ranking of 8 from U.S. News & World Report in the category Best Universities – Master’s (North) in the 2008 edition of “America’s Best Colleges” (highest ranking in school history)
- Saint Joseph’s named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
- U.S. News & World Report ranked Saint Joseph’s part-time MBA Program in the Top 25 (23rd) in the United States and No. 1 in Philadelphia
- Saint Joseph’s is one of 222 colleges named a Best Northeastern College by The Princeton Review (2007 edition)
- Peterson’s Four-Year Colleges ranks Saint Joseph’s as “very difficult” entrance level
- Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges ranks Saint Joseph’s as “very competitive” (27th edition – 2007)
- Saint Joseph’s Haub School of Business named one of the nation’s top business schools in The Princeton Review Graduate Guide: The Best 282 Business Schools (2007 edition)
- Program Review Process implemented
- Asian Studies Program expanded as result of $2.5M gift
- iSJU implemented: a student-developed program to expand spiritual opportunities for freshmen
- Contemporary Pedagogies and the Ignatian Tradition pilot program implemented; six grants awarded
- Two new summer immersion programs implemented: Tanzania and Ecuador
- Sixteen students and 34 faculty/staff participated in the Spiritual Exercises condensed version
- “Hiring for Diversity” and “Hiring and Maintaining a Diverse Workforce” conducted
- Computer Replacement Program implemented
- Future Perfect financial forecasting model implemented
- Created the Wynnefield Overbrook Revitalization Corporation (WORC) to improve the quality of life in neighborhoods adjacent to campus
2005-2006
- SJU achieves ranking of 9 from U.S. News & World Report in the category Best Universities – Master’s (North) in the 2007 edition of “America’s Best Colleges”
- Saint Joseph’s Haub School of Business named one of the nation’s top business schools in The Princeton Review Graduate Guide: The Best 143 Business Schools (2005)
- Pedro Arrupe Center for Business Ethics established through a $1M gift
- U.S. News also ranked the SJU part-time MBA program #1 in Philadelphia
- SJU adopts strategic plan, Plan 2010: The Path to Preeminence
- Agreement signed to purchase the Merion campus from the Episcopal Academy (now called the James J. Maguire ’58 Campus)
- SJU launches Catholic Bioethics Institute
- Philadelphia Business Journal ranks SJU among top 40 places to work
- SJU’s Office of Mission launches “First 100 Days”—a comprehensive and interactive program to welcome new students & to introduce the University community’s efforts to promote Catholic and Jesuit identity
- SJU opens its doors to 37 students displaced from Loyola New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
- SJU’s Early Responders Distance Learning Center (ERDLC) and its Center for Food Marketing (CFM) develop a national education and training model to address protection, defense, and response issues for the nation’s food system
- Beta Gamma Sigma wins Silver Chapter Award
- New interdisciplinary major and minor launched in growing field of actuarial science
- Haub School of Business launches Academy for Risk Management and Insurance; adds a University chapter of Gamma Iota Sigma, the international risk management, insurance, and actuarial science collegiate fraternity
- United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania honors SJU with the Community Alliance Award
- Philadelphia Service Immersion Program (PSIP) launched
- IT Disaster recovery plan implemented
- Secured PIFMER (PA Institute of Food Marketing Research and Education) funding
- 24/7 study space added in Campion
- Additional Living-Learning options offered for resident students
- Initiated Home Buy Now, an employee assistance program for the purchase of neighborhood homes
- City Avenue Special Services District (CASSD) revitalized; new leadership and expanded future plans developed
- A community liaison supervisor was hired to work with the neighbors and the Philadelphia police detail
- Human Resources established partnerships with neighborhood and city organizations who sponsor job fairs and programs that promote diversity and mission
2004-2005
- SJU achieves ranking of 9 from U.S. News & World Report in the category Best Universities – Master’s (North) in the 2006 edition of “America’s Best Colleges”
- Saint Joseph’s Haub School of Business part-time M.B.A. Program ranked No. 20 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report
- Saint Joseph’s named Education Leader of the Year by Keystone Mercy Health Plan and the West Philadelphia Coalition of Neighborhoods and Businesses
- Two new Residence Halls open on City Avenue, named Borgia Hall and Rashford Hall ($30M)
- Early Responders Distance Learning Center and Center for Food Marketing awarded a $750,000 contract from the United States Department of Agriculture to develop online courses aimed at protecting the nation’s food supply from contamination and agro terrorism
- The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, in collaboration with SJU, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburg, Lehigh Valley Hospital, and Drexel University will receive a $5 million research grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Health to compare the effectiveness of two behavioral therapies for reducing the number of minority adolescents who smoke
- The Ervin K. Haub School of Business named one of the nation’s most outstanding business schools by The Princeton Review’s Best 143 Business Schools
- The Brian C. Duperreault ’69 Chair for Risk Management and Insurance established
- Haub School Dean, Joseph A. DiAngelo ’70, Ed.D., elected to AACSB International Board of Directors
2003-2004
- Inaugural year of Timothy R. Lannon, S.J. as 26th President
- SJU achieves ranking of 10 from U.S. News & World Report in the category Best Universities – Master’s (North) in the 2005 edition of “America’s Best Colleges”
- Alumni Service Program Launched
- Risk Management and Insurance Program established in the Haub School of Business
- Early Responders Distance Learning Center and Center for Food Marketing awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Food and Drug Administration to provide the food industry with methods to defend against, respond to, and recover from attacks to the food supply
- SJU Men’s Basketball team reached No.1 in the national rankings with an undefeated regular season (27 – 0)
- SJU, Marquette University, and Loyola University of Chicago receive a $428,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to create an online accelerated teacher certification program in middle/secondary education
- Ignatian College Connection (ICC) established—enables economically challenged students to afford an SJU education
- University Vision Statement adopted: “Saint Joseph’s will be recognized as the preeminent Catholic, comprehensive university in the Northeast”
