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Creighton leadership and lead donors celebrate opening of Graves Hall
A few days before 400 freshman students moved into Graves Hall, a few hundred alumni, faculty, staff and friends joined Creighton leadership and the families of the project's lead donors for a grand opening.
New residence hall and courtyard built on a lifetime of friendship
The namesakes (and lead donors) of the new hall and courtyard are Lee C. Graves, BSBA’80, JD’83, and his wife, Judy Graves, and their close friends Kathy and Jim Simpson, BA’80.
Creighton's role in the case of the greatest book thief in American history
Here’s the story of the Iowa man who swiped somewhere between 23,000 and 26,000 rare books and papers from at least 300 university libraries across the U.S. (and Canada), and the FBI investigation (code name: “The Omaha Project”) that turned 10 Creighton librarians into a makeshift team of academic detectives
Alum plays (headless) role in Disney's new Haunted Mansion movie
Creighton alum Bryan McClure plays the Headless Knight in the new Disney adaptation of the beloved theme park attraction Haunted Mansion (in theaters July 28), and the role was, well, complicated.
Fire pits, lounge chairs and a volleyball court — check out Creighton's new courtyard
The soon-to-open new residence hall Graves Hall has a courtyard, and that courtyard now has a name — the Simpson Family Courtyard. The courtyard is named after Kathy and Jim Simpson, BA’80, the longtime donors who made the lead gift to the space.
The alumna who fact-checked ‘Mission: Impossible’ and helped the dream of Disney World come true
Eileen Brady, BA'65, had an extraordinarily eclectic career. She fact-checked golden age TV shows like Mission: Impossible and Star Trek. She helped designers, engineers and architects make Disney World. Later, she assisted the investigation of the greatest book thief in American history.
Thanks to a well-rounded college experience, this alumna gets to pursue her dream of producing joy at the happiest place on Earth
Victoria Vitola, BFA'15, chose Creighton because she believed it gave her the most well-rounded college experience where she not only learned the skills of her performance trade, but subjects such a English and Philosophy as well. Getting her degree at Creighton helped her fulfill her dream of working in children's theater, after countless summer trips to Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, FL.
The day before his death, a graduating senior wrote a letter to his mom about everything he learned at Creighton
A week before graduating from Creighton, Jerry Pfeifer died in a car accident. The day before his death, he wrote and mailed his parents a letter, telling them everything he'd learned as a Creighton student. Nearly 40 years later, Jerry's words (which we're running with his family's permission), carry even more weight and significance.
How an alumna makes her mouthwatering works of art
Laurie Leahy, BFA'86, used her passion for creating art and background in food catering to land her a career in food styling that has fed her creativity for decades.
Gift honoring Creighton alum sends students to the Big Dance
Not every student newspaper has the budget to send student reporters and photographers to the tournament, but two donors made it possible for the Creightonian.