Villanova
HIGHLIGHTS
2008
Driscoll Hall, new home
of the College of Nursing.
; Villanova School of Business launches
a new undergraduate curriculum.
; College of Engineering ranks #10 in
best undergraduate engineering
programs (Bachelor’s/Master’s
category), U.S. News & World Report.
; Africana Studies marks its 15th
anniversary.
SEPTEMBER
; September 9–10: Villanova begins its year-long celebration to commemorate the
Jubilee Year of the Apostle Paul. Some of
the world’s most distinguished Pauline
scholars come to campus to explore St.
Paul’s life and works, his legacy and the
importance of biblical scholarship in
today’s world.
; September 20: More than 2,000 Villanovans
participate in the 2008 St. Thomas of
Villanova Celebration “Day of Service”
by volunteering throughout Greater
Philadelphia and around the country.
; September 22–23: “Mendel in the 21st
Century: The Scientific, Social and Ethical
Impact of Genetics in Our World,” a two-day
interdisciplinary symposium centered
around Gregor Mendel, an Augustinian
friar, naturalist and botanist now known as
the Father of Modern Genetics.
; September 23: Villanova Theatre opens its
50th anniversary season with Eugene
O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey into Night.
