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Pat Coleman speaks at  Owning Your G.R.I.T. , a professional development event put on by the Alumni Board and the Career Development Center on February 15, 2023.https://griffinshare.fontbonne.edu/uasc-photos/7916/thumbnail.jp

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The Wydown House, the Fontbonne president\u27s residence, after renovations in 2014.https://griffinshare.fontbonne.edu/uasc-photos/7925/thumbnail.jp

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Attendees of Fontbonne\u27s 26th Golf Classic smile together at Norwood Hills Country Club.https://griffinshare.fontbonne.edu/uasc-photos/7953/thumbnail.jp

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Dr. J. Michael Pressimone smiles with attendees of Fontbonne\u27s 26th Golf Classic at Norwood Hills Country Club.https://griffinshare.fontbonne.edu/uasc-photos/7954/thumbnail.jp

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�Celebrating Centennial: March Edition 
Fontbonne University <thecall@fontbonne.edu> 
Mon 2/27/2023 7:02 AM 
To: Shuman, Brady <BShuman@Fontbonne.edu> 
Message from the President 
In mid-February, Adam and I took the celebration of the centennial to the 
Sunshine State for a few days when we met with alums and donors to talk 
about the many exciting events of the past few months and those still to come. 
Those with whom we visited were appreciative of the centennial lapel pins and 
Saint John's Bible bookmarks as commemorative keepsakes of a milestone 
year in the history of Fontbonne. 
Support for the gala continues with more than 300 tickets sold before the official 
invitations have been mailed. We hope to have 500 in attendance at the Ritz­
Carlton on May 13 and hope you will join us for an evening of dinner and 
dancing, tributes, and surprise reveals. It's not too late to sign up for payroll 
deduction and reserve a ticket or two for this once-in-a-lifetime event. 
Also, there is still time to RSVP for one of the two remaining Motherhouse tours 
at 10:30 a.m. on April 20 or 4:00 p.m. on April 26; each tour is followed by a 
meal with the CSJs. Please email me and let me know which tour you'd prefer 
to join. The Sisters have asked that we give them the list of attendees by 
March 20. 
Finally, if you have an item that should be included in our centennial time 
capsule, please contact Rebecca van Kniest or Jack Luzkow. We're going to 
bury the time capsule at the end of the spring semester and want its contents to 
represent our students, faculty, and staff. 
- Dr. Nancy H. Blattner, President
MARCH 
20: RSVP due for April 20 & 26 tours of Motherhouse 
30: Fontbonne faculty lecture with Dr. Kelly Lane de-Graaf 
For a full list of events, click on the below buttons: 
Student Activities & Events 
Centennial Info & Events 
Athletics Schedule 
Throughout the early decades, Fontbonne students celebrated "College Day." In October, 
they would decorate their cars, get dressed up, and parade to the Motherhouse to 
celebrate our founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph (CSJs ). This photo, from 1941, shows two 
students ready to set off on their visit to the Sisters. See more of Fontbonne's history at 
GriffinShare's Qhoto collection. 
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The Saint John's Bible: 
Understanding the Illustrations 
The Word Made 
Flesh 
JOHN 1:1 -14 
"In the beginning was 
the Word, and the 
Word was with God, 
and the Word was 
God." 
Which verses of 
these fourteen can 
you tie directly to 
the illumination? 
"The Committee of Illumination and Text saw in the prologue to the Gospel of 
John the biggest challenge of the four frontispiece illuminations. John's writings 
are more abstract than the other gospels and contain some of the core ideas of 
Christian theology. Jesus is here "the Word" that was God and with God at the 
time of creation. He is also in this passage the Light of the World. John the 
Baptist is mentioned as the one who testified to him, but the focus is clearly on 
Jesus who had the power to bring people into the truth, in other words to reveal 
the nature of things through his words and his life. 
The image here incorporates some of these key ideas. You will recognize the 
stenciled crosses from the transfiguration illumination. The filigree we've seen 
before has also demonstrated the presence of the divine. How does this 
particular passage relate to Genesis and creation? The image of Christ seems 
to be stepping from the darkness that recalls the chaos and nothingness of the 
creation story and moving toward light and order. In fact, the texture behind 
Christ's head is inspired by an image taken from the Hubble Space Telescope 
and reflects the cosmic character of the event. To the left, a keyhole recalls the 
tradition of locked and hinged manuscripts securing, protecting, and hiding the 
"key" to the Word of God. It might also make you think of standing at the door 
and knocking, of locked diaries, and of secret prayers of the heart. 
The text in cursive script over the left side of the illuminations is from 
Colossians 1 :15-20. It expands on the announcement in John's gospel that 
"The Word became flesh and lived among us" (v. 14 ). It connects the theology 
of reconciliation through the crucifixion and resurrection to the original creation 
and the final judgement, the alpha and omega: 
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; for in him all things in 
heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or 
dominions or rulers or powers - all things have been created through him and for him. He 
himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together. He is the head of the body,
the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have
first place in everything. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and
through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in
heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross."
Extracted from "The Art of the Saint John's Bible" by Susan Sink 
Reserve the Saint John's Bible 
Please use this form to reserve the Heritage edition of Gospels & Acts for your class 
or event. For questions, email rvankniest@fontbonne.edu or call 314-719-8046. 


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Students work together packing a suitcase in a dorm room.https://griffinshare.fontbonne.edu/uasc-photos/7990/thumbnail.jp

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An art student works on a sculpture in an art studio at Fontbonne.https://griffinshare.fontbonne.edu/uasc-photos/8002/thumbnail.jp

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A statue sits on a pedestal outside the Fontbonne Library.https://griffinshare.fontbonne.edu/uasc-photos/8007/thumbnail.jp

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A statue sits on a pedestal outside the Fontbonne Library.https://griffinshare.fontbonne.edu/uasc-photos/8008/thumbnail.jp

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A Fontbonne medal photographed by the Fontbonne University Archives on February 15, 2020.https://griffinshare.fontbonne.edu/uasc-photos/8013/thumbnail.jp