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Creating a Home Away from Home for CCSJ’s International Students


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 19 Dec 2016   Posted by Danielle Lowe

Calumet College of Saint Joseph always welcomes international students. With this in mind, I decided to ask Ana de Francisco, a senior from Brazil, and Erwin Krackow, a junior from Colombia, a few questions. More specifically, I asked about the idea of creating "a home away from home," their college...

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CCSJ Works on Effort to Protect its Undocumented Students


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 19 Dec 2016   Posted by Felipe Espinosa

The recent presidential election has left a lot of concern among some members of the faculty and the student body at Calumet College of St. Joseph. CCSJ President Dr. Dan Lowery, concerned for this issue, stated that the confidentiality and financial commitment of CCSJ with its undocumented students...

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Top Three Candidates, Do You Know your CCSJ President Elect?


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 18 Dec 2016   Posted by Rebecca Pederson

Over the past weeks Calumet College of St. Joseph has hosted three candidates for our universities new president. A final decision will not be released to the public until 2017. All of these candidates have numerous accomplishments under their belts and have gone through a rigorous application...

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CCSJ Participates in Syrian Refugee Simulation


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 13 Dec 2016   Posted by Caitlin Alwine

Bodies piled together on the streets, the fight to find food and shelter, and being separated from family are only a few of the daily battles a Syrian refugee faces. In November, Calumet College of St. Joseph students faced a day in the life of a Syrian refugee. It was organized by Catholic Relief...

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CCSJ Fights Along With CJ


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 13 Dec 2016   Posted by Brooke Richmond

Our hearts here at Calumet College have been aching since the news of CJ’s diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukemia, a rare blood disease. CJ is the son of one of our own here at CCSJ, Enrollment Specialist Carlos Moreno. "CJ leaves a lasting impression on everyone that he meets. He always exceeds expectations....

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Financing Defers CCSJ’s Housing Project


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 02 Dec 2016   Posted by Felipe Espinosa

CCSJ's dorms were to be modeled on Ancilla College's successful housing model. Everything was sailing smoothly to break ground on Calumet College of St. Joseph's first ever dormitories. The administration hoped to break ground in fall 2016, but unfortunately for the school and students, an unforeseen...

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