St. John's University

The College of St. Benedict has received a $1.4 million grant. The money will be used to fund the Upward Bound program for the next five years.

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It's graduation season for the senior class at our four major area colleges and universities.

St. John's University has named their next President. Michael Hemesath was appointed the 13th President of St. John's by the university's Board of Regents.

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There are three finalists for the job as the next president of St. John's University. All three people will visit the campus over the next two weeks.

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St. John's University is getting a brand new soccer field, thanks in large part to Coborn's Incorporated. The grocery store chain has donated $400,000 to develop the soccer field in honor of former coach Pat Haws.

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For the first time, the pool of candidates to become the next president of the St. John's University in Collegeville may include someone who isn't a member of the monastery there.

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The College of St. Benedict and St. John's University are number one when it comes to sending students overseas. St. Ben's and St. John's offer semester-long study abroad programs in 14 countries on six continents.

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John Gagliardi began coaching collegiate football at Carroll College in Montana. In 1953, after 4 seasons at Carroll, he became the head coach at St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota, where he has remained ever since. Gagliardi, who turned 85 on November 1st, has had a very success head-coaching career covering more than six decades.

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The monks of St. John's Abbey celebrated on Sunday the 50th anniversary of the dedication of their famous Abbey and University Church in Collegeville.

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Today (Tuesday) WJON news had a chance to talk with Abbot John Klassen about the move. He says the Board of Regents will be replaced with a Board of Trustees, which will be given a much stronger decision making authority.

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