Photos: Saint Xavier University Annual Ball Raises Almost $400K

Saint Xavier University's recent ball raised money for student scholarships. See all the night's action.

Saint Xavier University recently raised more than $397,000 for student scholarships at its 28th Annual President’s Scholarship Ball – a new fundraising record for the Ball. More than 430 guests attended the evening of dinner and dancing at the Hilton Chicago. The Ball also celebrated Henry Bros. Company, the 2013 Shield of Saint Xavier recipients. Henry Bros. Company has been among Saint Xavier’s most generous lifetime donors and supporters. It has supported the Scholarship Ball since 1990 and has served as the Dinner Sponsor at the Ball. William Callaghan, Sr. and George P. Henry were the second generation owners of the company from 1966 to 1987. William and his wife Maxine have attended Saint Xavier and Mercy Sisters fundraising events …

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Hit the Links for SXU

Saint Xavier University invites the community to support student scholarships with a day on the links at its 16th Annual Golf Classic on August 7.

SXU Radio Broadcasts Vet Stories of Combat, Military Life

Saint Xavier University is hosting its first ever Veteran's 10-part radio series called Veteran Matters on 88.3 WXAV-FM.

Saint Xavier University will take listeners beyond the barracks and into the battlefields of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts through its upcoming "Veteran Matters" series. On Sunday, April 22, the first of the 10-part series will air on Saint Xavier's WXAV 88.3 FM and at WXAV.com at 9 a.m. Airing in two segments, the series will come on Sundays from April 22 through May 20 and during August through September later this year. Veteran Matters begins by introducing all the veteran interviewees, including some current Saint Xavier University students and faculty members, who will share their stories in subsequent programs. Later programs will give insight into combat experience, military life, …

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Saint Xavier University To Host Job Fair and Workshops

More than 20 employers scheduled to attend job fair on Feb. 14. 'How To Work A Job Fair' workshops planned for Feb. 9, 10 and 13.

Saint Xavier University hopes to give hopeful job hunters a Valentine when it hosts its 14th annual Chicago Campus Job Fair on Feb. 14 at the Shannon Center. The fair is free and open to the public. Attendees are invited to network with invited employers. The job fair starts at 3 p.m. Employers scheduled to attend the fair include Angels at Home Healthcare, Fastenal Co., Franciscan Outreach, Franciscan St. James Health, Grand Prairie Services, Imagetec LP, Ingalls Memorial Hospital, Jewel-Osco, Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, Mercy Volunteer Corps, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Community Hospital, Speedway LLC, Standard Bank and Trust, TCF Bank, United States Secret Service, U.S. Army Health Care Recruiting, and Waddell and Reed, …

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