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Student Senate continues to meet via Zoom at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays. Below you’ll find Student Senate meeting minutes from the March 31 meeting:

• March 31 Student Senate meeting minutes

Reminder: Executive Board petitions are due by noon Monday, April 6, to Stephany Beck at sxbeck16@smumn.edu. Executive Board elections will be held on Wednesday, April 8.

Saint Mary’s University is surveying students about their health behaviors, risks, attitudes, and access to resources.

Your participation will help Saint Mary’s prioritize health and wellness offerings to better meet your health needs.

Watch your inbox for an email from the National College Health Assessment (ncha-web@acha.org) for more information and a link to begin the confidential survey.

Participants will be eligible to win one of three $100 Visa gift cards.

Questions? Email wellnesscenter@smumn.edu.

Saint Mary’s Campus Ministry continues to share spiritual offerings to provide much-needed perspective and a focus on faith in this time of uncertainty.

“Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will and being just what God wants us to be.” – Saint Therese of Lisieux

In search of inspiration, check out these resources from Bishop Barron.

As 2020 Census forms begin arriving in mailboxes around the country, it’s time for Saint Mary’s students to help shape the future of the United States. Even though you may be living in a different location or have moved home, you still should be counted as part of the Minnesota community.

Census responses impact funding allocations for schools, roads, and other resources like federal grant and aid programs. Results also decide Minnesota’s number of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and congressional and legislative districts.
Taking time to respond to the Census accurately is critical for our local community and state.

In the wake of COVID-19, the federal government recently updated its guidance on how college and university students should respond to the census. Here’s what Cardinals need to know:

• Students who were living on campus or lived on campus before the residence halls closed, do not need to respond to the census. They will be counted by the university.
• Undergraduate students in Winona who were living in an off-campus apartment or home, but are now temporarily living at another location, should respond using the address where they lived before they left Winona by visiting my2020census.org and entering the 12-digit code received in the mail. If you don’t have a code, click “Start Questionnaire,” and there is an option to indicate that you do not have a Census ID. Ideally, one person should respond on behalf of everyone living in the house. If it is not possible to coordinate with roommates, everyone should respond, and the Census Bureau will eliminate duplicate responses.
• Undergraduate students in Winona currently living in off-campus residences should choose one person to respond on behalf of everyone living in the house. If it is not possible to coordinate with roommates, everyone should respond, and the Census Bureau will eliminate duplicate responses.
• International students should follow the guidelines above that apply, regardless of their whereabouts after classes went online or their permanent residency.
• Students who were studying abroad and have returned to the United States by April 1, should be counted where they are currently living.
• Students at the Schools of Graduate and Professional Programs should visit my2020census.org and enter the 12-digit code received in the mail. If you don’t have a code, click “Start Questionnaire,” and there is an option to indicate that you do not have a Census ID.

Need more information? Watch this video: What College Students Needs to Know to be Counted in the Right Place.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). During this month, the Saint Mary’s community encourages all students to raise awareness about sexual assault and this year’s Sexual Assault Awareness theme: I ask.

Please renew our shared commitment to ending sexual misconduct on our campus and join us in taking the national “It’s On Us” pledge.

SAINT MARY’S, IT’S ON US … ALL OF US

All of us are and must be part of the solution – each and every one of us. Additional resources can be found on the Saint Mary’s Title IX page. To report sexual misconduct, go to smumn.edu/report.

Be on the lookout for information next week on the upcoming SAAM art contest and social media hashtag campaign!

Don’t forget to complete your housing applications for fall 2020 through spring 2021! Fill out your application here and pay your housing deposit in your student portal.

Selection dates:

• Seniors – Monday, April 6
• Juniors – Tuesday, April 7
• Sophomores – Wednesday, April 8
• Freshmen – Thursday, April 9

Individual selection times will be assigned based on class status and completed credits. Watch your email for communication from the Office of Residence Life on your application.

You’re invited to apply to be a Countdown to College (C2C) counselor this summer. The position is paid, and is a three-week commitment in July.

If you’re interested in applying, please complete this 2020 C2C Counselor Application and submit by Friday, April 17.

Contact Octavia Brown, C2C coordinator, at obrown@smumn.edu if you have any questions or concerns.

How to apply for an internship

1. Visit csi.smumn.edu/students/internship-info.
2. Click on the Paperwork section.
3. Complete the “Intent to Intern” form.
4. Upon finalizing your internship location, complete the “Off Campus Study Agreement” form.
5. Print the “Off Campus Study Registration Form.”
   • Complete the first blanks.
   • Fill in the corresponding box (if you are completing an internship, fill out the “Internship” box; if you are completing a field exploration, fill out the “Field Exploration” box).
   • Get your faculty adviser’s electronic signature, then email the form to the Career Services Office at mhagarty@smumn.edu for the remaining signatures.
6. Complete your “Learning Contract.”
   • Complete the online survey with the corresponding information.
   • Write your learning contract (or syllabus) on Google Drive, and submit the shareable link to the online survey.
   • In the Paperwork section of the Career Services website, select the “Learning Contract: Site Supervisor Signature” link, and send it to your site supervisor.
   • Beneath this link, there is another link labeled “Learning Contract: Faculty Supervisor Signature.” Send this link to your faculty adviser or supervisor.
   • For more information on the requirements of the Learning Contract, see the guidelines PDF, available on the Career Services website.
7. Arrange a meeting with the Career Services Office via goo.gl/wg0vDe.
8. Complete the “Pre-Internship Student Self-Assessment Form.”

WORKSHOP: Video Interviewing: Dos and Don’ts and Best Practices

DATE: Wednesday, April 1
TIME: 12:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Join Zoom Meeting
ID: 608007747
Enter 5 minutes prior to the start time
DESCRIPTION: Since spending time on video interviews will become even more prominent in the coming weeks and months, be sure you’re doing it right. Topics in this session include: creating the space (Hint: don’t interview on your bed!), handling glitches (proactively), and winning the interview.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Salute to Seniors

Attention May graduates — Congratulations on graduating this spring!

Toward the end of each semester, the Career Services Office does a Salute to Seniors issue of our newsletter, and we are inviting you to participate in that issue this year. If you are interested in being included, email mhagarty@smumn.edu with:

1. A photo of you (and maybe of you and your Saint Mary’s friends doing cool Saint Mary’s things) to include in the newsletter.
2. Your answers to the following prompts:
   • Name
   • Hometown
   • Major(s), minor(s)
   • Favorite memory at Saint Mary’s
   • Any comments, messages, etc. to the faculty, staff, and students of the Saint Mary’s community
   • Plans after graduation (short term) and dream job or plans for the future (long term)

We are planning to publish this issue in late April, so please submit your responses to mhagarty@smumn.edu no later than Friday, April 17.

Verizon ‘Pay It Forward Live’ concert series

Every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. (CT) Verizon is hosting live concerts from famous musical artists’ homes. You can stream the shows on the @Verizon Twitter account and Yahoo Entertainment.

Catch tonight’s show:
Tuesday, March 31 — Faze Clan’s Nate Hill

Planet Fitness daily free Facebook Live workout and workout archive

Looking for live group fitness classes with a trainer? Every day at 6 p.m. (CT) Planet Fitness is hosting free daily live streamed in-home workouts as part of their United We Move program.

Live workouts can be found on the Planet Fitness Facebook page.
Miss a workout? All the Planet Fitness workouts are archived on their YouTube channel.

Intramural Words with Friends Tournament

Sign up to take part in our Intramural Words with Friends Virtual Tournament! If you would like to participate, please send your Words with Friends username to intramurals@smumn.edu by 11:59 p.m. (CT) this Friday, April 3, to get your name added to the bracket. The bracket will be sent out to all participants by 9 a.m. on Monday, April 6.

RULES:

1. Play one game with your opponent. You have one day (24 hours) to complete your game.
2. The winner is responsible for reporting scores, though certainly, either party may report. Scores must be reported by the deadline or you will be eliminated from the tourney. If slow play is an issue, contact Haley Jung at intramurals@smumn.edu. If there is no play for 24 hours, provide a screenshot and you may claim the win. Do it prior to deadline. If neither player contacts intramurals@smumn.edu, both are eliminated. A player who is ahead when the game is delayed, and at the time of deadline, cannot report scores to their win. We need to hear from players with delayed play to make a ruling. It is not guaranteed the player who is ahead advances. We need to know what the delay was to decide the fairest outcome. If you are ahead and do not contact intramurals@smumn.edu but your opponent does, chances are they will advance. FINAL WORD: Communicate with intramurals@smumn.edu if there are issues.
3. You may play the next round as soon as you know your next opponent. Intramurals will update the bracket and send it out to all participants as soon as scores are received.
4. No outside help with your game playing is allowed, play timely, and communicate with your opponent. Reach out to intramurals@smumn.edu if you need assistance.
5. CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: The winner is to provide a screenshot of the final game.