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STUDENT BLOG: Five reasons to spend your Spring Break doing service work
Feb 17, 2017
This year, there are amazing Spring Break service opportunities for Briar Cliff students, in both Sioux City and Omaha.
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STUDENT BLOG: “Things I'm grateful for, after our mission trip to Honduras”
Jan 30, 2017
After 11 days on a mission trip to Honduras, student Sidney Marks reflected on the new perspective she has on life — including a few things she's especially thankful for: ...
BCU students, staff host annual Christmas party for those with special needs
Dec 8, 2016
Briar Cliff students, faculty and staff hosted their annual “Christmas Party for People with Disabilities,” in the Saint Francis Center on campus. ...
Department of Social Work supports 14th Annual Memorial March to Honor Lost Children
Nov 18, 2016
Advocates for Native American children will host a free educational workshop on Nov. 22 at Briar Cliff University, leading up to the 14th annual “Memorial March to Honor Lost Children.” ...
Why every Briar Cliff student should go on the Antioch Retreat
Oct 28, 2016
Briar Cliff offers some amazing opportunities for students’ spiritual development. One in particular, a semi-annual event, is the student-led Antioch retreat. ...
Briar Cliff named to president’s national community service honor roll
Oct 19, 2016
Briar Cliff University has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the sixth consecutive year. ...
BCU students treat nursing home residents to “Senior Citizens Day Out”
Oct 6, 2016
Students from Briar Cliff treated area nursing home residents to “Senior Citizens Day Out," an annual tradition spanning more than three decades. ...
Briar Cliff dedicates Sisters of St. Francis Prayer and Reflection Garden
Oct 3, 2016
Briar Cliff University held a dedication ceremony on Oct. 2 for the new Sisters of Saint Francis Prayer and Reflection Garden on campus. ...
SPRING BREAK BLOG: Sister Janet and 3 black belts, on a mission in Mississippi
Mar 10, 2016
Three Briar Cliff students (who also happen to be martial arts experts) blog about Spring Break in Morton, Miss., where they're tutoring at an after-school program for disadvantaged youth. ...
BCU Enactus team learns not to put all eggs in one basket
Feb 21, 2016
When four business-minded students traveled to Tanzania, they were expecting to talk about baskets, not chickens. ...
Briar Cliff students "Serve Without Boundaries" in volunteer initiative
Jan 17, 2016
Nearly 200 students volunteered 2,000 hours across more than 20 agencies in a weeklong initiative called "Serve Without Boundaries" — but it was about much more than community service. ...
BCU students throw Christmas Party for those with disabilities
Dec 10, 2015
Briar Cliff students hosted a party for people with disabilities featuring a special holiday lunch, a festive sing-a-long with Cliff Singers, and gifts donated by the Briar Cliff community. Plus, a surprise appearance! ...
Briar Cliff sophomore receives national Catholic Daughters Scholarship
Oct 26, 2015
Olivia Matz, a Briar Cliff University sophomore from Altoona, Iowa (Ss. John and Paul Parish), was recently awarded a $2,000 academic scholarship for winning a national essay contest sponsored by the Catholic Daughters of the Americas. ...
Charger athletes team up with 7-year-old to battle pediatric cancer
Sep 26, 2015
Briar Cliff student athletes laced up gold shoestrings and wore gold jerseys for Kennedy — a local 7-year-old girl who is battling leukemia. ...
Pope Francis' message resonates with Briar Cliff students
Sep 24, 2015
As Pope Francis became the first pontiff ever to address the U.S. Congress, Briar Cliff University students and faculty members who watched on a big screen at Meis Recital Hall on Thursday absorbed his message of caring. ...
BCU education major wins national Catholic Daughters scholarship
Sep 2, 2015
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Ever since Emma Bruns was a little girl, she’s known what she wants to do with her life. ...