SAU PRISM Takes a Stand Against Hate Speech
Rev. George McDaniel's fascinating April Spirit Day Message looks at the early beginnings of the SAU campus.
With opening night approaching quickly, the cast and crew of Tartuffe have been hard at work preparing Moliere's comedy for the Quad Cities.
The SAU Theatre Department is working on two more events before May, including Tartuffe from April 12-14 and the Senior Showcase on April 25. Yet, SAU students already have quite a few plans for continuing theatre over the summer.
Several alumni were cast in a docudrama based on the Lane Theological Seminary Debates in Cincinnati, Ohio, Sons and Daughters of Thunder.
In March, the SAU Theatre Department welcomed back alum Brian Hemesath '94, a multi-Emmy Award-winning and Broadway costume designer. He volunteered his time for a Q&A session and master class on costume design renderings.
One of the April First-Year spotlights is shining on Rebecca "Becky" Meissen. While only a first-year student, Meissen has jumped right in, and our department is lucky to have her.
Joe Lasher is finishing up his first year at St. Ambrose, and he has already left his mark. Lasher graduated from Davenport Central, where he was a star on the stage. He is currently majoring in Theatre and Music.
Nyssa Wagner, from Evergreen Park, Ill., is the assistant stage manager for 'Tartuffe' and a work-study student in the Galvin Fine Arts Center scene shop.
Ambrose alum Anthony Stratton '12 is a working actor who finds jobs both live on stage and captured in front of the camera.
The St. Ambrose University community joined in solidarity in a Unity Walk organized by the Black Student Union in response to recent racist graffiti found on campus. The SAU Security Office is actively investigating the graffiti incidents. A report on these incidents has been filed with the Davenport Police Department.