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SLU Launches Next-Generation Geospatial Center to Power Innovation in St. Louis and Beyond

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Saint Louis University has launched a new center focused on advancing geospatial research, fostering collaboration and developing solutions that benefit communities here at home and around the world.

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SLU President Edward Feser, Ph.D., and First Lady Kathy Feser meet Pope Leo XIV at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. Photo by Vatican Media.
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Leadership
SLU President Meets Pope Leo XIV During Gathering of Jesuit University Leaders in Rome

Saint Louis University President Edward Feser, Ph.D., and First Lady Kathy Feser met Pope Leo XIV on June 25 during a special gathering of Jesuit college and university leaders in Rome last week. The working trip was coordinated by the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) in partnership with the AJCU Board of Directors. Feser was joined by the presidents of 18 other North American Jesuit colleges and universities.

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Campus Life
St. Louis Shakespeare Festival TourCo to Perform on SLU’s Quad September 1

Saint Louis University’s quad will become center stage Sept. 1 as the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival TourCo makes its campus debut with a free outdoor performance of Shakespeare’s The Two Gentlemen of Verona, directed by Rebekah Scallet. The show will begin at 6:30 p.m. and is open to students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors and community members. Doughboy’s Wood Fired Pizza, Go Gyro Go and Scoops & More food trucks will open at 5 p.m., offering refreshments for purchase. Complimentary parking will be available in the Laclede Garage.

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Campus Life
SLU 101 Helps New Students Become SLU Students

At SLU 101, incoming students spend time on campus, meet fellow Billikens in person — and get all their questions about Saint Louis University answered. SLU 101 summer orientation is the first time many people come to campus as official Saint Louis University students. Before, they were visitors or admitted students. But at SLU 101, the transition to college gets real.

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Leadership
Kathy E. Johnson, Ph.D., Appointed Executive Vice President and Provost of Saint Louis University

Johnson is currently the president of the University of New Orleans and previously served as the executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer at IU Indianapolis. As Saint Louis University’s second-ranking officer, Johnson will work closely with SLU’s president to help shape the University’s long-term direction.

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Faculty Excellence
SLU Researcher Serves as Scientist in Residence for the Saint Louis Science Center’s 'The Blue Whale Story’

SLU professor of physics Jean Potvin, Ph.D., has spent years studying the science of whales. As a part of the Saint Louis Science Center’s new traveling exhibition, "The Blue Whale Story," he helped to develop a special display about whales that visitors can view. Presentations featuring him and other SLU researchers will be scheduled throughout the year.

Jocelyn Ciotti, Sydney Nimerick and Bella Castro, wearing bright blue shirts and dark navy skirts and shorts, stand smiling in front of a small airplane in a hangar.
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Student Activities
Saint Louis University Aviation Team Set to Compete in Air Race Classic

A team of pilots from Saint Louis University will compete June 23-26 in the Air Race Classic, an annual all-woman, daylight-only race held each June. The SLU team includes Jocelyn Ciotti and Sydney Nimerick, who both graduated in May with degrees in aeronautics, along with rising sophomore Bella Castro. Ciotti and Nimerick are now flight instructors with SLU’s Flight School within the Parks Department of Aviation Science in the School of Science and Engineering.

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