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AlumWire February 2012

February 2012
Vol. 9 No. 7

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Watch the Jays on FSN

Watch your nationally ranked Creighton men's basketball team take on conference rival Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this Saturday, Feb. 4, on Fox Sports Net (FSN) beginning at 4 p.m. (Central). Watch the pregame promotional video here, or by clicking on the picture above. The Jays are currently 21-2 and ranked 12th in the USA Today/ESPN coaches poll and 13th in the Associated Press poll. Also, have you seen the report on the Jays' visit to Children's Hospital and Medical Center? Watch that video here. (Pictured above, Wooden Award candidate Doug McDermott.)

Alumni News

	Message for alumni
	Are you up for being a cheerleader for Alumni Weekend? Help your class by serving as a volunteer and encourage your classmates to return to campus Sept. 20-23, 2012. Read More

	new job-search tool
	The Career Center has a new job-search tool for students and alumni. CareerShift is free for alumni and can help in conducting and organizing a job search. Learn More

	conference tournament
	Follow the men’s basketball team as they play in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament March 1-4! The Alumni Association is planning events across the country and at the tournament in St. Louis. Learn More

In the spirit

	Praying lent website
	God has a gift to offer each of us this Lent. Listen more closely to that invitation of the Lent season with Creighton’s Praying Lent website. Much of the material is also available in book form.

	online reading group
	Creighton alumni are invited to be part of Creighton's online Lent reading group, which will read and reflect on Jane Knuth’s moving book Thrift Store Saints. Learn More

campus news

	summer abroad program
	Creighton law school's summer abroad program, "From Nuremberg to The Hague," this June in Germany and The Netherlands will explore the reaches of international criminal law. Learn More

	Play premieres Feb. 8
	Gone the Rainbow, Return the Dove, an original play by Creighton's Michael McCandless, premieres on Feb. 8. It takes a personal look at war from the American Revolution to today. Read More

	like us and follow us
	Creighton has established new all-University Facebook and Twitter pages to bring you all of the latest news and information about the University via social media.

cu in the news

	A Look at hiring policies
	Creighton business professor Beverly Kracher is quoted in this Omaha World-Herald article on job hiring policies. Read More

	stem cells & heart disease
	Creighton researcher Devendra Agrawal has received a $3.3 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to study what role adult stem cells might play in repairing damaged coronary arteries. Read More

	Bluejays go Pink
	Pink replaced Creighton blue (even for the players' shoes) at the Creighton men's basketball game on Jan. 28, as a record crowd turned out to help promote cancer awareness. Read More

bluejay athletics

	preseason honors
	Creighton pitcher Ty Blach (left) was named to the 2012 Louisville Slugger Preseason All-America team, while teammate Kurt Spomer earned a spot on a national watch-list for Stopper of the Year.

	Schedules released
	The Creighton softball and baseball teams have released their 2012 schedules. The softball team opens the season Feb. 11, while the baseball team starts Feb. 17. Softball \| Baseball

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