06/28/2023
A lot can happen in one day. This April, Universitas attempted to capture it all.
There was nothing particularly extraordinary about Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at Saint
Louis University. It wasn’t commencement day or homecoming or the first day of classes.
But that very ordinariness made it perfect.
For years, the Universitas staff has wanted to share with readers all that happens in one day at Saint Louis
University — from midnight to midnight in both St. Louis and Madrid. It was a tall
order that required multiple photographers on two continents. And, of course, what
they captured just scratches the surface.
Though this photo essay captures only a few fleeting moments from a day in the University’s
life, it illustrates
the vibrance of campus and the depth of SLU’s impact. Follow the photos from the wee
hours to late night and see what a difference a day makes.
Midnight - 6 a.m.
From the St. Louis campus to SLU-Madrid and back again
12:07 a.m. - All is quiet along Grand Boulevard at midnight on April 11, 2023. From
left: Grand Hall, DuBourg Hall and St. Francis Xavier College Church - Photo by Steve
Dolan
1:01 a.m. - Anita Hardin (left) and Alexandria Wilson monitor campus from the Department
of Public Safety communications center. - Photo by Steve Dolan
2:32 a.m. St. Louis, 9:32 a.m. Madrid - While St. Louis (mostly) sleeps, the Madrid
Campus starts its day. Students Abigail Amane (left) and Claire Elah Doua talk in
the San Ignacio Hall library. - Photo by Angel Garcia Lopez
3:22 a.m. St. Louis, 10:22 a.m. Madrid - Instructor Yolanda Granado (far right) leads
SLU-Madrid students in a flamenco class. - Photo by Angel Garcia Lopez
4:22 a.m. St. Louis, 11:22 a.m. Madrid - SLU-Madrid students enjoy the patio behind
Padre Rubio Hall. - Photo by Angel Garcia Lopez
5:44 a.m. - Back in St. Louis, student workers fold towels at the Simon Recreation
Center front desk before the facility opens. - Photo by Steve Dolan
6 a.m. - Noon
From dawn to breakfast to lunch
6:58 a.m. - The sun rises over early-morning runners at the Medical Center Stadium.
- Photo by Sarah Conroy
7:15 - 7:42 a.m. - Student Tran Quach prepares breakfast at the student-run Fresh
Gatherings Café in the Allied Health Building. - Photo by Sarah Conroy
7:15 - 7:42 a.m. -Student Carolina Cifuentes Milla makes breakfast sandwiches at Fresh
Gatherings Café at the SLU Medical Center. - Photo by Sarah Conroy
7:15 - 7:42 a.m. - Student Suzanne Tran makes an espresso drink at Fresh Gatherings
Café. - Photo by Sarah Conroy
8:16 a.m. - Research assistant Keith Blomenkamp works in Dr. Jeffrey Teckman’s lab
in the Doisy Research Center, investigating pediatric liver disease. - Photo by Sarah
Conroy
9:57 a.m. - Student Susan Rippee finishes a test during her “General Chemistry II”
lab period. - Photo by Sarah Conroy
10:53 a.m. - Students cross Grand Boulevard during a busy class-change period. - Photo
by Sarah Conroy
11:16 a.m. - University President Dr. Fred Pestello (right) and Provost Dr. Michael
Lewis (left) surprise Gabby Chiodo during her class in Morrissey Hall to share that
she had been named a 2023 Truman Scholar. Chiodo, the fifth Truman Scholar in SLU
history, was selected for demonstrating outstanding leadership potential, commitment
to a career in government or the nonprofit sector, and academic excellence. - Photo
by Sarah Conroy
11:59 a.m. - Pestello has lunch with students in the Grand Dining Hall. - Photo by
Sarah Conroy
Noon - 6 p.m.
Time for class, practice, service and more
12:15 p.m. - Dr. Barnali Gupta, Edward Jones Dean of the Chaifetz School of Business,
greets a student during an “Office Hours with the Dean” event in the Shanahan Atrium
of Cook Hall. - Photo by Cristina Fletes
1:02 p.m. - Prof. Molly Wilson, associate dean for research and engagement at the
School of Law, teaches a contracts class in the Pruellage Courtroom in Scott Hall.
- Photo by Steve Dolan
2:34 p.m. - Dr. Vithya Murugan, assistant professor of social work, instructs students
in her “Intro to Social Work” class in Tegeler Hall. - Photo by Cristina Fletes
3:34 - 3:59 p.m. - Head Coach Christy Connoyer (center) talks to the Billiken softball
team during practice at the Billiken Sports Center. - Photo by Cristina Fletes
3:34 - 3:59 p.m. - Billiken softball player Abby Mallo bats from a tee during practice.
- Photo by Cristina Fletes
4:01 p.m. - Campus Kitchen student volunteers (from left) Elise Hallstoos, Nhu Nguyen,
Sarah Sargent, Hao Huang and Alicia Avellaneda-Cruz walk meals across Grand Boulevard
to deliver to residents of the nearby Council Towers Senior Living Apartments. - Photo
by Steve Dolan
5:25 - 6 p.m. - Riya Patel (right) and friends lounge on a hammock near DuBourg Hall.
- Photo by Sarah Conroy
5:25 - 6 p.m. - Elizabeth Monzu reads at a table overlooking Lipic Clock Tower Plaza.
- Photo by Sarah Conroy
5:25 - 6 p.m. - (From left) Andrew Kowalski, Claire Robinson, DeAndre Westbrook and
Andrew Siemer hang out at the Dr. Jonathan C. Smith Amphitheater. - Photo by Sarah
Conroy
6 p.m. - Midnight
Evening extracurriculars and worship
6:27 p.m. - The cast of Clue the Musical — from left, students Makaina Woods, Marshall
Self, Allie Thornton (seated), Jake Allen Olson, Sophie Smith, Aadi Kadam and London
Kimble — rehearses in the Main Stage Theatre in Xavier Hall. - Photo by Sarah Conroy
7:39 p.m. - Tan France, host of Netflix shows Next in Fashion and Queer Eye, speaks
to students in the Wool Ballrooms in Busch Student Center as part of the Great Issues
Committee speaker series. - Photo by Sarah Conroy
8:39 p.m. - Student Lily Kinnison receives Holy Communion from Michael Rozier, S.J.,
assistant professor and chair in the Department of Health Management and Policy, during
a Mass at the chapel in the new Jesuit Center. - Photo by Sarah Conroy
9:59 p.m. - Students Divya Nallakumar, (jumping) and Riya Shirahatti (right) of the
Bollywood-fusion dance team Shakti, rehearse in the Center for Global Citizenship.
- Photo by Cristina Fletes
10:32 p.m. - Student Ilori Tankpinou works in a quiet study space in Pius XII Memorial
Library. - Photo by Cristina Fletes
11:17 p.m. - Harrison Pratt (left) hosts his radio show “Resonate” with friends Delaney
Feldkamp (back) and Nicoli Donohue in the KSLU studio in Busch Student Center. - Photo
by Cristina Fletes
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