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Seek & Find at Falvey Library

Where the 21st-century scholar can access the information, expertise and resources to excel at Villanova and beyond

BY COLLEEN DONNELLY

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There's No Place Like CASA

Villanova’s Center for Access, Success and Achievement gives students the support and tools to build their own futures

BY MEGAN WALSH-BOYLE

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Taking the Long View

How Executive Vice President Ken Valosky ’82 VSB set the foundation for ever-greater success at Villanova

BY MARIAN BUTCHER

From Blue Skies to Blue Sky Thinking

A major gift from the John F. Scarpa Foundation furthers Villanova’s goal of promoting entrepreneurial thinking University-wide

BY RICHARD LALIBERTE

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Mission Possible

Villanova nurses take the lead in health for the common good

BY VALERIE NEFF NEWITT

A Life Coaching

Retiring Women's Basketball head coach reflects on building a team that's become a family

BY NELSON RICE

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Heartful Life

A tribute to the artistic legacy of a friar who made our campus, and our world, a more beautiful place

BY MARIAN BUTCHER

Polly and Terry O’Toole talking with incoming O’Toole Scholars Jonathan Marte and Bryan Barahona at the O’Toole Luncheon

When Opportunity & Promise Meet

The O'Toole Family Presidential Scholarship delivers on its promise

BY COLLEEN DONNELLY

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Smart Brain

Villanova Engineering professor works with a team of scientists to outsmart traumatic brain injury with new “smart brain” technology

BY VALERIE NEFF NEWITT

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America's Real Sister Act

Villanova History professor uncovers the rich history and untold stories of black nuns in the American Catholic Church

BY QUEEN MUSE

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A Driving Force

Examining Villanova’s most recent Economic and Social Impact report

BY MARIAN BUTCHER

Hope Flies

Through drones and GIS mapping, Villanova advances Catholic Relief Services’ efforts in Madagascar

BY SUZANNE WENTZEL

50 Years of Champions, Trailblazers & Visionaries

Villanova celebrates Women’s Athletics

BY SHAWN PROCTOR

Built to Last

How does Villanova’s project management team keep up with all of the new developments on campus?

BY COLLEEN DONNELLY

How Are You?

Through Villanova’s House Call program, faculty and staff volunteers start conversations with first-year students.

BY MARIAN BUTCHER

Mars: fertile ground?

Faculty and students experiment with growing plants in a “Martian” garden

BY SUZANNE WENTZEL

Francis & the World

Villanova convenes preeminent scholars to analyze the first five years of Pope Francis’ papacy

BY SUZANNE WENTZEL

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All Can Be of Service

Student club embarks on its first spring break service trip, challenging disability stereotypes and assumptions

BY SHAWN PROCTORR