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USF to Host Human Trafficking Survivor for Community Lecture

Joliet, Ill. – The University of St. Francis (USF) and the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate welcome Save Our Adolescents from Prostitution (SOAP) Project founder, author, and nationally-known speaker Theresa Flores for an important presentation on Tuesday, September 27 at 7 p.m. in USF’s Sexton Auditorium (Moser Performing Arts Center). This Bishop Imesch “Women in Church” lecture is free of charge and is open to the community.

Human trafficking is the second largest crime in the United States, with an average age of entry in to trafficking between 12 and 14 years old. Flores is a survivor and campaigner against sex trafficking and is the founder of SOAP, which is a nonprofit organization that aims to help prevent sex trafficking. Flores will share her story of trafficking and her experience while living in an upper-middle class suburb of Detroit. Her story will educate the public on human trafficking in the United States while also showing that person can endure horrific conditions and not only survive, but thrive. 

For information on the picture, please contact Arlene Finkle by email at afinkle@stfrancis.edu or by phone at 815-740-3398.

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The University of St. Francis, in Joliet, Ill., serves close to 4,000 students nationwide and offers undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and certificate programs in the arts and sciences, business, education, nursing and social work. There are over 53,000 USF alumni across the globe. For information, call 800-735-7500 or visit stfrancis.edu.

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Edwina Gateley to Present “A Spirituality during COVID-19” on September 8

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Joliet, Ill. – The University of St. Francis (USF) welcomes international speaker Edwina Gateley for a special live-streamed presentation “A Spirituality during COVID-19” on Tuesday, September 8 at 7 p.m. The presentation, part of USF’s annual “Women in the Church” lecture series, will be streamed via Zoom. To request a presentation link, please contact Janine Hicks by email at jhicks@stfrancis.edu or by phone at 815-740-3807 (please be sure to leave an email address in your message).

Gateley is the recipient of sixteen national and international awards.  Born in Lancaster, England, she earned a teacher’s degree from her home country, a master’s degree in theology from the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, and certification as an HIV counselor in Illinois.

From 1981 to 1982, Gateley lived for nine months in prayer and solitude in a hermitage in Illinois. In 1983, she spent the year walking the streets of Chicago with the homeless and women involved in prostitution learning from the anawim. Also in 1983, Gateley founded Genesis House, which is a house of hospitality and nurturing for women involved in prostitution.  She is currently writing, giving talks and leading retreats nationally and internationally. On topics including own Faith Journey, Discipleship, Women in Scripture, Justice, Mission, Spirituality, Mysticism, and the Feminine Divine. This will likely be Gateley’s last lecture from the United States before returning to her homeland of England.

Visit edwinagateley.com for more information.

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Currently celebrating 100 years of higher education rooted in Franciscan values, the University of St. Francis, in Joliet, Ill., serves close to 4,000 students nationwide and offers undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and certificate programs in the arts and sciences, business, education, nursing and social work. There are over 50,000 USF alumni across the globe. For information, call 800-735-7500 or visit stfrancis.edu.

University of St. Francis: Bigger thinking. Brighter purpose.

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“Women in Church” Lecture Series Welcomes Sister Margaret Carney

Joliet, Ill. – In anticipation of its 100th anniversary, the University of St. Francis (USF) has announced plans for its 2019 “Women in Church” lecture series as it welcomes Sister Margaret Carney, O.S.F., S.T.D., on Wednesday, Sept. 25. at 7 p.m. Join USF as Sister Margaret addresses, “Women Religious and Their Contribution to Higher Education”. The lecture will take place in San Damiano Hall, which is located on the third floor of the Motherhouse (520 Plainfield Road in Joliet). RSVP by phone at 815-740-2622 or by email at mimler@stfrancis.edu.

Sister Margaret Carney is well suited to address this timely topic for USF.  She was the 20th President of St. Bonaventure University, a position she held from 2004 until July 2016, and is the university’s first President Emeritus. 

Prior to her inauguration, Sr. Margaret served as the dean and director of the Franciscan Institute of St. Bonaventure, which operates a center for scholarship in the field of Franciscan/medieval theology, history and philosophy and a school that educates leaders for the various branches of the Franciscan religious orders.  She holds master’s degrees from Duquesne University (theology) and St. Bonaventure University (Franciscan Studies) and her doctorate (theology) was awarded by the Franciscan university of Rome — the Pontifical University “Antonianum.”

Ever a “sister among sisters,” she will intersperse background of USF’s Sponsoring congregation and the contribution of the Joliet Franciscans to Higher Education.

The University of St. Francis, in Joliet, Ill., serves over 4,000 students nationwide, offering undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and certificate programs in the arts and sciences, business, education, nursing and social work. There are over 50,000 USF alumni across the globe. For information, call 800-735-7500 or visit stfrancis.edu.

University of St. Francis: Bigger thinking. Brighter purpose.

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