Last Saturday, the university community rallied together to raise $25,000 for the Allen County Special Olympics. It’s amazing what a group of just 2,300 students, plus a few faculty and staff members can make possible. It just goes to show what a supportive part of the Fort Wayne area we really are.
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This is alum and Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry (right of podium) wearing a USF hoodie! Way to show your pride!
If you want to know more about the kind of school that has such distinctive and proud alumni, let us know.
Go to www.sf.edu and look around.
Classes are the reason you’re in college. Doing homework, reading, studying and going to class should definitely be your focus while you’re in school. But students actually do better in their classes when they’re involved in campus life. Part of the reason for this is stress relief. You can only do so much homework, and campus life is the best place to make new friends! We all know nothing relieves stress quite like a good friend!
On average, college students only spend 10% of their time in the classroom. When you’re looking for colleges to attend, definitely make sure they’ve got something going on when their students aren’t in class.
So, that begs the question:
What does USF have to offer?
Well, since you asked, I’ll tell you.
American Advertising Federation, USF Accounting Association, Art Education Society, Cougars for Life, Dead Theologians Society, Drama Club: Act One, Eco Club, Educators in Action, f/8 Photo Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Film Club, Graduate Psychology Club, Student Nurses Association, Honors Club, Intramural Athletics, Just Peace, Physical Therapy Studies, Pre-Professional Healthcare Club, Peer Ministry, Public Relations Society, Residence Hall Association, Science Club, Social Work Club, Special Interests Graphics and Animation Club, Student Art League, Student Activities Council, Student Government Association, Students Promoting Inter-Cultural Exchanges, Students in Free Enterprise, Tour de Francis: Cycling Club, Trim Line, and USF Physician Assistant Student Society.
USF has 16 men’s and women’s NAIA Division II athletic teams, which are rockin! Our mens’ basketball team won it’s first national championship last season, our football team has competed nationally for 10 of it’s last 11 seasons and 16 of our student athletes were selected as NAIA Athlete Scholars. (And, really, that’s not the half of it. You can check out more on the website www.saintfranciscougars.com.)
Go Cougars!
Do you like music? We also have University Singers, Pep-Band, Drum Line, and Jazz Band, all of which have scholarship opportunities! In fact, if you’re interested in a music scholarship, we’re getting ready for the next Talent Day, which is the event where you would audition for those scholarships. Interested? Check it out here:http://www.sf.edu/sf/art/admissions/talent-day. A shot of the recording studio:
Or Theatre? Every semester we have two theatrical productions. Last semester we did “The Diary of Anne Frank,” and the Drama Club is currently in rehearsal for Jesus Christ Superstar. This alumni was actually in one of the productions last year: Godspell. Check it out:
Rehersal for "All for the Best"
We also have a few yearly traditions, like the Ultimate Road Trip, where we take students to a random destination every year. Or the Easter Egg Hunt. Don’t you miss hunting Easter Eggs? Try scouring 108 acres for a chance to win a Wii or a big screen TV. Sound awesome? That’s because it is 
Last semester, we hosted roughly 40 campus-sponsored events like the Evil Villain Dress-Up Contest, USF Price is Right, comedians and comediennes, and that doesn’t even count the club-sponsored events, like how Film Club shows movies every week in our on-campus movie theater.
Wow. This is quite a lot! Getting involved on campus is the best way to make friends – so get started early! At the beginning of the school year, we host an activities fair so you can learn what all these great groups are about and how to get started!
Aren’t you excited about coming to campus?
