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Disaster Assistance Center Opens to the Community in Response to the May 16 Tornado

SLU President Fred P. Pestello, Ph.D., speaks at a press conference. Two people stand behind him at the podium.

SLU President Fred P. Pestello, Ph.D., speaks at a press conference announcing the open of a Disaster Assistance Center at Chaifetz Arena. Photo by Joe Barker.

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Chaifetz Arena was mentioned in a St. Louis Public Radio story as the location of a new resource hub for people impacted by the May 16 tornado. The Disaster Assistance Center also was covered by KMOX-AM 1120, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, KSDK-TV Ch. 5, Yahoo! News, Spectrum News, and KMOV-TV Ch. 4.
Geralyn Ochs (Nursing), Michelle Papachrisanthou, DNP (Nursing) Diana Llamas (Nursing) and Kristin Keller, Ph.D. (Nursing) were highlighted by St. Louis Magazine as winners of the 2025 Excellence in Nursing Awards. Melissa Holman (Nursing) was mentioned as a finalist.
SLU nursing graduates Gavin Wood (Nursing) and Alex Wright (Nursing) were profiled by St. Louis Magazine.
Matt Vigil, J.D. (Law) was quoted in a St. Louis Post-Dispatch article about an investment firm making offers to buy homes in St. Louis.

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Laura Keys, Ward 11 Alderwoman, First Lady Fran Pestello, Ph.D., and President Fred P. Pestello, Ph.D., pose with a Pestello Way street sign on SLU's north campus on a bright, sunny day.

Pestellos Honored With Honorary Street Name

A stretch of Laclede Avenue that has undergone major development since President Fred P. Pestello, Ph.D., and First Lady Fran Pestello, Ph.D., arrived at Saint Louis University 11 years ago now has a new name. Members of the SLU community and representatives from the City of St. Louis gathered at the northwest corner of Grand Boulevard and Laclede to celebrate the honorary naming of a portion of Laclede Avenue as “Pestello Way.”

A box truck that reads "Foodbank: St. Louis Area Foodbank. Anyone can affect hunger. Hunger can affect anyone. stlfoodbank.org" is parked on the sidewalk in front of the Chaifetz Arena on SLU's campus.

SLU Supports St. Louis by Hosting City’s Tornado Relief Center

In the weeks following a devastating tornado that tore through St. Louis on May 16, hundreds of households have turned to a centralized Disaster Assistance Center (DAC) at Chaifetz Arena for assistance.

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St. Louis Magazine Salutes SLU's Top Nursing Educators

Four nursing educators in Saint Louis University's Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing have been honored with a St. Louis Magazine's 2025 Excellence in Nursing Award. This recognition underscores the dedication and leadership of SLU's nurse educators in advancing the profession and shaping the future of health care.

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SLU Maintains A1 Credit Rating, Stable Outlook from Moody’s

Saint Louis University has once again received an A1 credit rating with a stable outlook from Moody’s Ratings, one of the nation’s leading financial assessment agencies — a strong endorsement of SLU’s financial health in an era of uncertainty for higher education.

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Alumna's Dream Job Connects Her with Music Legends

Leah (Ducey) Dougherty (CSB ’11), a self-proclaimed music enthusiast, works alongside artists like Reba McEntire, Alan Jackson, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Ringo Starr and others. Dougherty secured her first post-graduation job during her senior year, when Epic Records, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment, offered her a marketing coordinator position in New York City. Having earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration with a minor in marketing and having attended Saint Louis University-Madrid for a semester, Dougherty felt well-prepared to move from the Gateway City to the largest metropolitan area in the United States at 22.

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'I Am More Than Just a Refugee': A SLU Student Shares His Story

The Saint Louis University-Jesuit Worldwide Learning (SLU-JWL) program offers remote bachelor's degrees to international students displaced by conflict, lack of opportunity, and poverty in places such as refugee camps in Kenya and Malawi. One student, Dictor Olame, reflected on his experience as a SLU student in the Kakuma refugee camp in North-Western Kenya.

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