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GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA '25/THE HAWK

Leaked meeting recording ‘violates a sense of trust’

Hannah Pajtis, Features Editor April 2, 2025

A video recording of a private Zoom meeting between University President Cheryl McConnell, Ph.D., and members of the university that was leaked to a reporter at the Philadelphia Inquirer has raised questions...

Cheryl A. McConnell, Ph.D., spent time talking and taking pictures with students at “McConnell’s Barbeque,” a reception outside Mandeville Hall following the inauguration.
PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK

Community celebrates at “McConnell’s Barbeque”

Ally Engelbert September 13, 2023

When Cheryl A. McConnell, Ph.D., was inaugurated as the first woman president of St. Joe’s on Sept. 8., both McConnell and attendees said they felt the weight of witnessing university history. “It’s...

St. Joe's inaugurated Cheryl A. McConnell, Ph.D., as the university's 29th president Sept. 8 in a ceremony in Hagan Arena.
PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK

McConnell promises to work together to meet challenges

Allie Miller September 13, 2023

Cheryl A. McConnell, Ph.D., made university history Sept. 8 when she was officially inaugurated as the first lay woman president of St. Joe’s. During her speech to approximately 350 people in Hagan...

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