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John J. Petillo

Two Rounds Of CT Gubernatorial Debates Will Be Held At Sacred Heart University Two Rounds Of CT Gubernatorial Debates Will Be Held At Sacred Heart University
Two Rounds Of CT Gubernatorial Debates Will Be Held At Sacred Heart University Sacred Heart is hosting two gubernatorial debates: Republican candidates will debate on Tuesday, July 24 and the Democratic candidates will debate on Thursday, July 26.  Separate primary election debates will take place starting at 2 p.m. at the Martire Business & Communications Center on the campus of Sacred Heart University at 5401 Park Ave. in Fairfield. Sponsoring the debates along with Sacred Heart are the Hearst Connecticut Media Group and WSHU Public Radio. The primary elections are on Aug. 14 in advance of November's general election. The public is welcome to attend the primar…
Ready For The World: 2K Sacred Heart University Grads Get Their Diplomas Ready For The World: 2K Sacred Heart University Grads Get Their Diplomas
Ready For The World: 2K Sacred Heart University Grads Get Their Diplomas More than 2,000 Sacred Heart University students embarked on a new phase in their lives after receiving diplomas and words of advice and encouragement from leaders, scholars and classmates on Sunday, May 13. The SHU class of 2018 includes 1,217 undergraduates who will have earned bachelor’s degrees and 1,130 graduate students who will have earned master’s degrees, professional certificates and doctorates. In his opening address, President John J. Petillo encouraged undergraduates to continue to be curious—as he encouraged them to be four years ago at their opening convocation. “Continue to …
Sacred Heart University Will Unveil George Lombardi Lobby Sacred Heart University Will Unveil George Lombardi Lobby
Sacred Heart University Will Unveil George Lombardi Lobby Forty-eight years have passed since George Lombardi first became involved in WSHU Public Radio at Sacred Heart University, back when he was a student here and started working at the station as an engineer. When something broke, Lombardi fixed it, set it up or rewired it. After graduation, Lombardi left WSHU to pursue a career in industry. He worked as a lab technician for Raybestos-Manhattan, a company that specialized in making car parts, and then he worked as a technical purchasing buyer at Perkin Elmer. But it wasn’t long before Lombardi was back at WSHU. More than 40 years later, he sti…