{"id":137,"date":"2018-01-08T15:05:38","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T21:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stfrancis100.org\/?page_id=137"},"modified":"2026-01-14T15:15:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:15:50","slug":"media-inquiries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/media-inquiries\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Inquiries"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"137\" class=\"elementor elementor-137\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d080ba6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d080ba6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-503fcae8\" data-id=\"503fcae8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c74a19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c74a19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"304\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/USF-Joliet-IL-logo-304x175-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2774009\" alt=\"usf joliet il site logo\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3d4e42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3d4e42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Media Inquiries<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab497d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ab497d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The University of St. Francis helps reporters with information, <a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/news\/\">news<\/a>, and ready access to our expert sources.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4165f16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4165f16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Media Resources<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eac2b3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eac2b3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Members of the media looking for background or supplemental information on the University of St. Francis are encouraged to visit the following pages on our website:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/news\/\">USF Newsroom<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/about-us\/our-mission\/\">Mission &amp; History<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/centennial\/\">USF&#8217;s Centennial (2020)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/st-francis\/\">Franciscan Higher Education<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/about-us\/saint-stats\/\">Facts &amp; Figures<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb1c10a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb1c10a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Media Requests for Information Regarding University Announcements<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35f00d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35f00d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Information regarding the proactive steps the University of St. Francis recently announced it is taking to strengthen the institution for the future can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/saints-united\">stfrancis.edu\/saints-united<\/a>. Further inquiries can be directed to:<\/p><p>Lisa Sampalis<br \/>Vice President for University Advancement<br \/><a href=\"mailto:lsampalis@stfrancis.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lsampalis@stfrancis.edu<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab22979 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab22979\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Media Requests for Experts, Speakers, and Photography<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0136d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0136d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Media inquiries regarding rankings, faculty\/expert access, speaking engagements, community events\/sponsorships and requests for USF brand assets can be directed to:<\/p><p>Clarissa McKnabb \u201820<br \/>Assistant Director of Scholarships &amp; Community Relations<br \/><a href=\"mailto:cmcknabb@stfrancis.edu\">cmcknabb@stfrancis.edu<\/a><br \/><a href=\"mailto:815-740-3596\">815-740-3596<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c47cd26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c47cd26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Media Requests to Interview or Interact with Members of USF Community<\/strong><br \/>Contact Clarissa to interview or interact with members of the University of St. Francis community.<\/li><li><strong>Media Requests for Experts and Speakers<br \/><\/strong>Contact Clarissa to find quotable, engaging faculty experts in a wide variety of topics, or to help coordinate subject-area experts for speaking engagements.<\/li><li><strong>Media Requests for Photography or Graphics<br \/><\/strong>Contact Clarissa to request the use of photos of the University of St. Francis campuses, university logos or other graphics. 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