by Father James P. Burns, Matthew Gerlach | May 23, 2022 | Cardinal Update, Newsletters, Stories
Dear Faculty and Staff, We have engaged in a great deal of activity in the past several days. Since the announcement earlier this month related to changes to our academic portfolio at the College, we have moved forward on several fronts and are now at a place to be...
by Father James P. Burns | May 20, 2021 | Stories
Dear Saint Mary’s community, As announced earlier this month, Mr. Leon Dixon will be joining Saint Mary’s on June 1 as vice president for inclusion and human dignity. Our strategic plan, Building a Future Full of Hope 2025, identifies the goal of increasing...
by Father James P. Burns | Apr 20, 2021 | Stories
Dear Saint Mary’s Community, We at Saint Mary’s University, like the rest of the nation and the world, are emotionally reacting to Derek Chauvin being found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the...
by Father James P. Burns | Apr 14, 2021 | Stories
Dear Saint Mary’s Community, I write to you with deep sadness and shared pain as our community and all people in the Twin Cities, Minnesota, and the nation try to come to terms with another tragic death. The shooting of Mr. Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center during a...
by Father James P. Burns | Apr 6, 2021 | Cardinal Update, Newsletters
Brother Stephen Markham, FSC, Ph.D., vice president for mission and ministry, began a medical leave this week. We ask you all to keep Brother Stephen in your thoughts and prayers for the next several months as he focuses on his health. Brother Robert Smith, FSC,...