Sisters of St. Francis Ruth Schock and Mary Jane Koenigs celebrate Dubuque Franciscan jubilees

This year, there are amazing Spring Break service opportunities for Briar Cliff students, in both Sioux City and Omaha. ...

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: ...

Briar Cliff students, faculty and staff hosted their annual “Christmas Party for People with Disabilities,” in the Saint Francis Center on campus. ...

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.” ...

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 University has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the sixth consecutive year. ...

Students from Briar Cliff treated area nursing home residents to “Senior Citizens Day Out," an annual tradition spanning more than three decades. ...

Briar Cliff University held a dedication ceremony on Oct. 2 for the new Sisters of Saint Francis Prayer and Reflection Garden on campus. ...

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. ...

When four business-minded students traveled to Tanzania, they were expecting to talk about baskets, not chickens. ...

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. ...

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! ...

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. ...

Briar Cliff student athletes laced up gold shoestrings and wore gold jerseys for Kennedy — a local 7-year-old girl who is battling leukemia. ...

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. ...