Jason, a seasoned member of the Alumni Board who leads a life so busy that there isn’t much time for “free-time”, joins us on Legends from the Hill to emphasize the importance of familial connections, likening the Franciscan Alumni community to a family, speaking from his experience as one of our previous Alumni Directors.  Connect with Jason by emailing him at [email protected].

Kevin, a new member of the Alumni Board (YES, we’ve got lots of new members this year!), joins us on Legends from the Hill to remind us of the importance of community and networking for wholesome growth: professionally, personally, and spiritually. His desire as a member of our Board is to broaden and strengthen the alumni community, and he invites you to join him in his efforts.

Connect with Kevin by emailing him at [email protected].

Nick Wagner ’05 is a new member of the Alumni Board and the Regional Chapter Leader for our Cleveland alumni chapter.  He invites us to build Franciscan community for ourselves by participating in the events offered to alumni through regional chapters and attending annual on-campus events.

Connect with Nick by emailing him at [email protected] or meeting up with him at the next Cleveland area event for University alumni, families, and friends.

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Eric, Franciscan’s director of Missionary Outreach and a new member of our Alumni Board, shares beautiful stories of how the Holy Spirit has led him to a new encounter with Christ. He also invites his fellow alumni to support the ministry of Franciscan University’s student-led mission trips.

Connect with Eric at [email protected] or 740-284-5007 to share your story about mission work.

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Lindsey, a new member of the Alumni Board and the Regional Chapter Leader for our Rhode Island alumni chapter, joins us this month to inspire us to pray and lean on community for the sake of continued growth: personally, professionally, and (most importantly) spiritually.  She also shares great memories of her time at Franciscan and of the best ice cream she has ever tasted!

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Brian, a new member of the Alumni Board and the Regional Chapter Leader for our Minneapolis/Twin Cities alumni chapter, joins us on Legends from the Hill to share his passion and excitement for building a stronger community amidst our alumni for increased opportunities to live out our vocations and grow in our faith.

Connect with Brian on Facebook through the Minneapolis chapter page or by emailing him at [email protected].

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As a professor at Franciscan, department chair, wife, and mother, there is no denying that Becca leads a busy life. However, that hasn’t stopped her from serving as a member on our Alumni Board in hopes of helping strengthen the alumni community.

In our conversation, she reflects on her growth as a student, inviting us to join her in her efforts to send forth our current students as disciples into this world.

Connect with Becca by emailing her at [email protected].

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As the President and Vice President of our Alumni Board, Anne and John share insights on the ways that they’ve seen the engagement of alumni with the University grow over the years and the ways they hope to continue supporting the alumni community by encouraging alumni to reach out with thoughts and new ideas.

Along the way, they inspire us with stories from their time as students and how the University has touched their lives–the ultimate reason for why they are passionate about giving back to their alma mater.

Connect with Anne and John on LinkedIn.

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As the new Executive Director of Alumni and Constituent Relations and your podcast host, Chris introduces himself and shares his vision of support and service to the alumni community going forward.

He also provides a little sneak peek into the exciting conversations we have planned for Season 5 of Legends from the Hill.

Connect with Chris at [email protected] or email us at [email protected].

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As we make the most of this last summer month, we chat with Kevin Symonds about the impact that his Household and formation at Franciscan had on his life and his ability to embrace the many different directions in which God’s will took him. 

As an author of three books (Refractions of Light, Pope Leo XIII and the Prayer to St. Michael, and On the Third Part of the Secret of Fátima), Kevin sheds light on what it means to be “successful” as a Catholic and how to live a successful Catholic lifestyle. 

To learn more, visit his website here. 

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