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By: Sarah Vandermolen Assistant Editor

Assistant Professor Beth McDermott Releases Collection of Poetry

University of St. Francis assistant professor, Beth McDermott, announced that she will be releasing her first full-length collection of poetry, titled Figure 1, on May 1.

According to McDermott, who has been a professor at USF since 2015, this has been a dream of hers since third grade. In 2015, she published a smaller collection of poetry titled, "How to Leave a Farmhouse."

McDermott shares that she has been working toward this goal in her years on tenure track at USF, writing poems she published in literary magazines and hoped to eventually arrange as a collection. Figure 1 will be available on Amazon and through Pine Row Press on May 1.

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Future Educator Summer Academy Will Run At USF This Summer

The University of St. Francis will be running its Future Educator Summer Academy through the College of Education this summer.

The academy will provide an opportunity for high school students to explore careers in education, network with fellow educators, participate in team building and spend two days and one night in a USF dorm. The academy will take place from June 14 to 25 on the University of St. Francis’ main campus.

The program is open to high school sophomores, juniors and seniors with an $80 fee. For more information and to register, visit www.stfrancis.edu/ education.

USF Shows Support For Sexual Assault Awareness Month

USF Art and Design Department Art Fair and Sale

Photo Courtesy of Jessica Scroppo April marked the beginning of Sexual Assault Awareness month, and the University of St. Francis went to great measures to show their support. USF placed teal ribbons around trees in the quad, representing the symbol for sexual assault awareness.

The Office of Institutional Diversity, Counseling and Wellness Department, Social Work Club and Guardian Angel Community Services also covered the sidewalks of USF’s main campus with positive notes of affirmation.

Additional events to bring awareness to sexual assault included a Denim Day Social Media Awareness event as well as educational workshops. These workshops consisted of topics on Title IX and a campus culture survey and findings.

If you or anyone you know is struggling, feel free to reach out to Amber Heard, aheard@stfrancis. edu, at the Office of Institutional Diversity, USF Counseling provided by Advocate Aurora Health at eap@ aah.org or Guardian Angel Sexual Assault Hotline at 815-730-8984.

The National Sexual Assault Hotline, available 24 hours, can be reached at 1-800-656-4673.

The University of St. Francis' Art and Design Department recently hosted an Art Fair and Sale on Wednesday, April 13.

The event took place from 12 to 5 in the Marian Hall Abbey and was open to staff, students and the public.

The sale included studentproduced artworks: drawings, paintings, stickers, clothing, jewelry and much more. Each student set up individual tables to display their work.

Proceeds from the sale will be used to assist students with purchasing materials to support advanced studies in art and design over the summer.

Pictured right: Rlyee Carpenter

Photo Courtesy of Sarah Vandermolen