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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Annie Schuler is a young woman from Baltimore whose passion for God’s beautiful design of the female body led her to study Biology at Franciscan. 

She now lives in Lockport, New York with her husband, her son, and a daughter on the way.  In celebration of the beauty of women, Annie and I discuss her book, Women of All Seasons: The Symbolism of the Menstrual Cycle.

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As we host our adult and youth summer conferences – both on campus at Franciscan University and across the world – we invite Sarah Houde ’09 to share her story about working in ministry as an event planner for Catholic events. A Catechetics and Theology major, Sarah now serves as VP of Events and Operations at the National Eucharistic Congress, where she describes the 2024 revival in Indianapolis as the “Catholic Super Bowl”. On a personal note, she encourages us to hold on to hope when wrestling with God’s plan and his timing.

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Father Dave Pivonka, TOR ‘89, Robert Lesnefsky ‘99, and Tim Delaney ’99 MBA ’07 – In celebration of Father’s Day, Father Dave, Bob, and Tim discuss what it means to be a father and how they fulfill their unique vocations within today’s society.

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As we celebrate our new class of graduates (welcome to the FUS alumni community!), we talk to Jim Burke, MA '23 about the ways that Franciscan played a role in his faith journey. The Catholic Studies program taught Jim about Mission and the fact that we do better when we start with the “why”, which gives meaning to the “what”. Jim's journey has taken him from the US Marine Corps to private equity, and along the way he has learned this: You can't love what you don't know, and the more you know it, the more you can love it.

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During the month of May, we honor our Blessed Mother - and ALL mothers!  This episode of Legends From the Hill explores some of the challenges of becoming a mother with Dr. Damian Olsen, class of 2008. Dr. Olsen’s practice uses NaPro Technology to help couples struggling with infertility and address many other women’s health matters.

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