It’s a small piece of limestone, about the size of a fist, encased behind glass. To Col. Mitchell Brew, though, it means so much more.
It’s safe to say that the students in the First-Year Experience anchor course, taught by Jeanne Minnerath, Ph.D., will never look at a grocery store the same way again. After all of their work this semester, the group of 20 students has gained a new appreciation for the food they eat.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota will once again be participating in Give to the Max Day, held this year on Thursday, Nov. 14. This 24-hour giving challenge is coordinated by a nonprofit called GiveMN, which focuses on connecting generous donors (from anywhere) with Minnesota-based charities or nonprofits.
What weight do the 12 Virtues of a Good Teacher have in modern-day teaching practices? A group of faculty will find out thanks to a new grant from the Lilly Fellows Program in Humanities and the Arts.
“It was the most nerve-wracking, out-of-body, exciting thing I’ve ever done in my life. I felt like I couldn’t breathe.” Such was the reality of Amber Leong M’10 earlier this summer, walking out to a cold and quiet Los Angeles studio clad in a warm, yellow dress as a contestant on ABC’s “Shark Tank” with all eyes on her — including a group of five wealthy entrepreneurs-turned-investors.
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 your future, you have to first invest in yourself.”
On Oct. 6, Amber Leong M’10 made school history as the first Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota alumnus to appear on the popular show “Shark Tank” on ABC