Homecoming

Monday, October 14, 2024

Champio's Kingdom Quest | 10 a.m. until all found | Warde Academic Center, Andrew Conference Center, and Residence Halls

The quest is on! Keep an eye out for “power-up boxes” that will be hidden throughout the Warde Academic Center, Andrew Conference Center, and residence halls. Bring the box to the Student Organization Center (SOC L-109B) and receive an additional surprise! Limit ONE per student.

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Scholarly Conversation - Medical Cannabis | 7 - 8 p.m. | Butler Reception Room

Our session: Botanic medicine, including cannabis, is a rapidly growing area of health and wellness. However, it is one in which patients need expert education and guidance to be effective and minimize adverse outcomes. There is currently a massive gap between the number of patients who need this guidance and qualified providers who can offer it, and this gap is about to widen dramatically once cannabis is rescheduled to a Schedule III drug, after which hospitals and health care systems will be under pressure to begin offering cannabis to hospitalized patients but will lack staff with the training and expertise to recommend products appropriately.

Nurses have a vital role to play in this field: It will allow them to bolster their autonomy and work to the full scope of their practice while also improving outcomes for their patients. They are well-trained and positioned to lead the way and scale to meet the needs of the millions of medical patients who will need help. By applying nursing theories, such as Jean Watson's "Science of Caring" and Nora Pender's "Health Promotion Model," nurses can bring a holistic approach to health care that supports their education interventions. Nursing guidance involves assessment, goal-setting, supportive care, nursing interventions, and the therapeutic relationship, all of which are key to successful outcomes with botanic medicine. By applying practice-based evidence and translating observed practices and outcomes into evidence and guidelines, nurses can be leaders in this field, bringing the science forward.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the history of cannabis use and prohibition.
• Know adverse outcomes for patients if plant medicine care is not implemented.
• Understand medical cannabis indications and outcomes.
• Know the history of cannabis nursing.
• Understand the role nurses play in botanical medicine.
• Know the benefits of practice-based evidence vs. evidence-based practice.

Online registration is available.

For additional details, contact Ann Piejko at 773-298-5170 or email alumniFREESXU.

Friday, October 18, 2024

Class of 1974 Reunion and Golden Graduate Luncheon | Locations and Times Vary

We welcome the Class of 1974 to join us for the 50th Reunion celebration on Friday, October 18.

Enjoy a day that includes the following options:

• Mass of Remembrance | McDonough Chapel -- Noon to 1 p.m.
• Luncheon | Butler Reception Room -- 1 to 2 p.m.
• Induction into the Golden Graduate Society | Butler Reception Room - 2 p.m.
• Campus Tour | Led by Student Ambassadors -- 3 to 4 p.m.
• Reunion Dinner | Ridge Country Club -- 5:30 p.m.

The Mass and luncheon will include members of the Golden Graduate Society (graduates who have already celebrated their 50th reunion).

Dinner is a private opportunity for the Class of 1974 to reminisce about their days at SXU -- the wonderful sisters and faculty that taught them, the lasting friendships made, the silly and the serious moments shared. This is a celebration of each '74 graduate and the important role they had in the history of Saint Xavier. Please join us!

Online registration is available. You will have the option to choose which events you would like to attend. Guests are welcome. Dinner admission is $65 per person and includes food, drinks, and good company!

For additional details, contact Ann Piejko at 773-298-5170 or email alumniFREESXU.

Men's Soccer Alumni Game | 7 p.m. | Deaton Field

Saint Xavier Cougars Men's Soccer Schedule

Jazz Night | 7:30 p.m. | McGuire Hall

Join us for a night of classic swing and modern jazz performed by the Saint Xavier Jazz Ensemble with guest appearances from past SXU jazz alumni. Enjoy the music of Count Basie, Lee Morgan, Paquito D'Rivera, and Snarky Puppy.

Fee: $6 general admission, $5 for seniors and military veterans, and free for all SXU students, faculty, and staff.

For additional details, contact Shawn Salmon at 773-298-3429 or email salmonFREESXU.

Annual Bonfire | 8 - 10 p.m. | Parking Lot 4 

Join us for one of our favorite annual traditions in Parking Lot 4 for food, music, and comradery amongst your peers as we send the football team all of the good vibes before they play on Saturday.