With Thanksgiving just a few weeks away, we asked alumni, faculty and staff to tell us the reasons they’re grateful for Creighton. Answers included: for meeting my soulmate in Kiewit Hall; for finding a family of fans in Jays games; for living or working on a campus that never stops feeling like home. One alumna: “I look back on my time at Creighton with nothing but gratitude.” Read more. 

Jessica Clark is the new dean of the College of Nursing. She joins Creighton after serving as the dean of the College of Education and Health Sciences at Bradley University. Clark succeeds Catherine Todero, who retired this past summer.

Creighton alumni and fans are gathering on gameday for fun (and blue!) meet-ups at select locations across the country. Check out the list of events to catch up with your Creighton community before cheering on the Jays!

Renowned defense attorney Dan Monnat, JD’76, uses a pair of drumsticks and a microphone to tap into his emotions, a creative process that helps him connect with jury members’ feelings in the courtroom. Read more about how he wins cases with music.

All the yellows, oranges and reds and every hue in between! Fall has arrived at Creighton. And as the leaves float through the brisk autumn air and nestle neatly beneath our feet, it’s impossible not to gaze at the beautiful scenes. View the photos in this fall gallery! 

Ten years ago, on Oct. 23, 2013, Creighton’s College of Business became the Heider College of Business, the first and (so far) only named school or college in the University’s history. Creighton leaders, business students and a member of the Heider family discuss the impact. Read more.

What does it take to pursue a career in health care? This hands-on, interactive camp—a partnership between Creighton University and Arizona State University—lays it all out for high school students. And thanks to a gift from the Burton Family Foundation, enrollment is doubling. Read more.

It’s the 40th anniversary of a Creighton joke that escalated into a national news story. In 1983, a Creightonian student reporter started writing faux sports coverage of the undefeated season of Creighton’s intercollegiate football team (a program that hadn’t existed for 61 years). Do you remember what happened next? 

Dedicated students need your help to make Creighton stronger. Support their work—every little bit counts! The student-led crowdfunding projects include an on-campus food pantry, a handheld personal safety device, a sustainability action fund and a dental care program. Make a gift!

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