by Carissa Andrews | Dec 18, 2019 | Stories
Final exams are over, papers have been handed in, our students have returned home for rest and rejuvenation, and many of us will spend the joyous Christmas season with family and loved ones. In a season of giving and receiving, I offer you, as a gift, some of the...
by Carissa Andrews | Dec 18, 2019 | Faith and Mission
Saint Mary’s University joined Lasallians across the globe in celebration of the 300th anniversary of the death of Saint John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of educators and founder of the De La Salle Christian Brothers. The Holy See declared 2019 a jubilee...
by Carissa Andrews | Dec 18, 2019 | Stories
Saint Mary’s has been awarded a $1,732,643 grant from the Kern Family Foundation for the university’s School of Education Character and Virtue Initiative. Using grant funding, Saint Mary’s will develop an enhanced curriculum for current and future educational leaders...
by Carissa Andrews | Dec 18, 2019 | Stories
Last spring, an anonymous benefactor pledged a $5 million matching grant to Saint Mary’s University to be used to renovate and expand the Adducci Science Center’s Hoffman and Brother Charles Halls. The gift is matching, dollar for dollar, all new contributions...
by Carissa Andrews | Dec 18, 2019 | Stories
An anonymous benefactor has recently pledged a three-to-five-year commitment, totaling $1.5 million, to be used in support of advancement initiatives. The benefactor designated the funding be used each year to assist with Saint Mary’s development efforts — to...
by Carissa Andrews | Dec 18, 2019 | Stories
In November, five Saint Mary’s biology and biochemistry students presented their research projects at the Seven Rivers Undergraduate Research Symposium at Viterbo University. Ben Borash received top natural science honors for his oral presentation on “Modeling...
by Carissa Andrews | Dec 18, 2019 | Stories
Brian Tran has dreams of working on Wall Street. Before he could think about managing accounts at a large private investment firm, however, the first-year student knew where he wanted his time and attention to go two mornings out of the week: “Before you can invest in...
by Carissa Andrews | Dec 18, 2019 | Stories
A group of five students representing the Department of English and World Languages traveled to Dubuque, Iowa, to participate in the 12th annual Streamlines Undergraduate Literature and Writing Conference. Sponsored jointly by Clarke University and the University of...
by Carissa Andrews | Dec 18, 2019 | Stories
Junior education major Kristin Burke was awarded first place in the Lasallian Essay Contest, as part of Saint Mary’s #300 celebration — honoring Saint John Baptist de La Salle, the founder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and the patron saint of educators, who...
by Carissa Andrews | Dec 18, 2019 | Stories
How do 20 students write a song together? Finding inspiration in the impact of modern protest songs is a good place to start. Students in Janet Heukeshoven, D.M.A.’s first-year anchor class, Music that Changed the World, composed, performed, and recorded a song titled...