Weekly surveillance testing
Because we have both vaccinated and unvaccinated students on our Winona Campus, Saint Mary's will conduct weekly surveillance testing of at least 10% of the student body there each week through December 2021. The testing will commence on Friday, Sept. 17, and be...
Recognizing the arrival of Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is Wednesday, Sept. 15. This most solemn religious fast of the Jewish year is also the last of 10 days of penitence that began on Rosh Hashanah, most commonly referred to as the Jewish New Year, last week. As our brothers and sisters of...
Call for applications: Teaching Fellows program
Saint Mary’s Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) is pleased to invite applications for the Teaching Fellows program. The Teaching Fellows program is designed to provide selected course-contracted faculty the opportunity to actively develop,...
Reminder: Cabinet meet and greet
Dear Saint Mary’s colleagues, We want to extend an invitation to join us in welcoming our newest members of the president’s cabinet with an upcoming meet and greet on the Twin Cities Campus Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2 to 3 p.m. in the University Center. Mr. Leon Dixon, vice...
Changes to Chrome River user interface
The Business Office would like to notify all Chrome River users that there will be some minor updates to the dashboard of the Chrome River application. These updates will take place starting today, Tuesday, Sept. 14. When users login to create or approve an invoice or...
Saint Mary’s and Winona State professors collaborate to publish textbook
Professors Lori Charron, Ph.D., (Saint Mary’s University) and Tammy Swenson Lepper, Ph.D., (Winona State University) collaborated with authors from around the United States to write a textbook entitled “Communication Ethics: Activities for Critical Thinking and...
Psy.D. faculty member’s manuscript on suicide trends accepted for publication
Kathryn LaBore, Ph.D.’s manuscript "Trends and instigators among young adolescent suicide in the United States" has been accepted for publication at the journal Public Health. The manuscript uses archival data to identify characteristics of adolescents associated with...
Winona Health CEO, CMO to present Healthcare in a Time of Crisis
Dr. Rachelle Schultz, chief executive officer of Winona Health, and Dr. Mike Donnenwerth, chief medical officer of Winona Health, will visit the Winona Campus to take part in a discussion titled Healthcare in a Time of Crisis. Topics covered during the discussion will...
Mass of the Holy Spirit and Winona Campus blessing Sept. 22
Pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Bishop John M. Quinn, Diocese of Winona-Rochester; Father James P. Burns, president of Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; and the priests of Saint Mary’s University will celebrate the Mass of the Holy Spirit in Saint...

Saint Mary’s ranks No. 3 for ‘best value’ according to U.S. News & World Report
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota ranked No. 3 in the “Best Value” category among all Regional Universities in the Midwest — and No. 1 among all Minnesota universities in this category — according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 ratings. According to...