Recognizing employee service and retirees
The Saint Mary’s University community congratulates its employees for their years of service and recognizes this year’s retirees. View this year's virtual event and join us in celebrating this year's honorees. To view the retirement videos at the end, go directly to...

Saint Mary’s University, Diocese of Winona-Rochester partner on new graduate program in Catholic school leadership
Beginning in fall 2022, Saint Mary’s University is launching a 15-credit graduate certificate in Catholic school leadership through its new Christ the Teacher program — a joint initiative between the university and the Diocese of Winona-Rochester to support Catholic...

Saint Mary’s celebrates Jamaican partnership
This past Saturday’s SGPP graduation marked the culmination of a decade-and-a-half of collaboration, cooperation, and partnership between Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and the Catholic College of Mandeville, Jamaica. After a year or two of planning, Saint...
Brother Robert Smith to temporarily lead Theology and Philosophy Department
Thank you to Father Robert Horihan, who has provided collaborative administrative leadership for the Theology and Philosophy Department for the past two years as acting chair, while continuing to serve as the rector for the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary. He has...
University planning progress update
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...
Row appointed dean
Following Dean Susan Cosby Ronnenberg’s departure later this month, Dr. Darren Row, currently serving as Interim Dean of the John C. Parmer School of the Sciences, will be the Dean of that school, as well as Dean for Arts and Humanities. Dr. Row received his...
Faculty, staff, and students invited to special webinar
All faculty, staff, and students are invited to a special webinar today at 3 p.m., during which time Father James P. Burns, president; Matt Gerlach, future interim provost and dean of faculties; and Ben Murray, executive vice president and chief financial officer,...
Dean Cosby Ronnenberg steps down
Dr. Susan Cosby Ronnenberg, Dean of the College, has announced that she will be leaving Saint Mary’s University at the end of her current contract on May 31, 2022. She has accepted a position with Southeastern Oklahoma State University as an Assistant Vice President...

2022 Departmental Awards & Honor Society Recognition
Biology Department Biology Academic Achievement Award Recipients: Jordan Keeley, Natalie Munich, Brooklyn Paulson, Rachel Simon, Jack Strotbeck, and Elijah Szymanski This award was established to honor biology majors who maintained a 3.8 or greater grade point...
Saint Mary’s launches Homestretch ’22
As summer approaches, Saint Mary’s President’s Office and Timothy Albers, vice provost for enrollment management, have launched HomeStretch '22, a new concentrated short-term recruitment effort. The plan is a recommendation from an external review of enrollment...