
Saint Mary’s announces $10 million gift from Slaggie Family Foundation; impactful gift tied to innovation and university’s future
MINNEAPOLIS/WINONA, Minn. — The Steve and Barb Slaggie family has long believed in the value of Catholic education and the importance of Saint Mary’s University within the Winona community. Their recent $10 million gift commitment is testimony to this belief and will...
Merchlewitz awarded Distinguished Lasallian Educator, Robertson nominated
The Saint Mary’s Community is pleased to announce that Ann Merchlewitz, senior vice president and general counsel, has been honored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers—Midwest District with the Distinguished Lasallian Educator award. Andy Robertson, director of...
Higher education in the headlines
Higher education is a field that is constantly changing. With this roundup, we hope to keep you informed about what is going on at universities and colleges around the country. Enrollment pressures bear down on Iowa’s private colleges (Cedar Rapids Gazette) Growing...
Saint Mary’s community announcements
Thompson presented with Saint John Baptist de LaSalle Teacher award Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota has awarded Renee Thompson the Saint John Baptist de LaSalle Teacher Award. Thompson is a longtime course-contracted faculty member in the M.S. in Accounting and...
Benefactors, philanthropic trust awarded Heritage Award for Transformational Philanthropy
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota recognized the generosity of a benefactor family and a philanthropic trust that have been longtime supporters of the university with the Heritage Award for Transformational Philanthropy on Oct. 12. The two recipients of the award...
A message from the chairman of the Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Board of Trustees
Dear Friends, Many of you know that the Saint Mary’s University Board of Trustees had its fall meeting this past Thursday and Friday (Oct 12 and 13) on our Winona campus. Many of the Trustees are graduates of the College, as are some of their spouses, children, and...
Higher education in the headlines
Higher education is a field that is constantly changing. With this roundup, we hope to keep you informed about what is going on at universities and colleges around the country. Christian Brothers University faces major deficit, plans to cut $4M from operating budget...
Saint Mary’s awarded National Science Foundation Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity Grant
The Saint Mary’s community is pleased to announce that it has received an Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity (EPIIC) Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) that will be used to launch the university’s Center for Business Analytics....
New partnership with Benedictine allows Saint Mary’s nursing students on-the-job work experience
A new partnership between Saint Mary’s University and Benedictine will allow the university’s students to train as certified nursing assistants and work at the health system’s local senior living facility. With the new partnership, Benedictine will be able to use the...
Higher education in the headlines
Higher education is a field that is constantly changing. With this roundup, we hope to keep you informed about what is going on at universities and colleges around the country. Saint Mary’s joins 6 other Minnesota colleges in top 300 higher education institutions in...