by Stephen Schmidt | Oct 31, 2019 | Alumni, Business, Featured, MBA, SGPP, Stories
“It was the most nerve-wracking, out-of-body, exciting thing I’ve ever done in my life. I felt like I couldn’t breathe.” Such was the reality of Amber Leong M’10 earlier this summer, walking out to a cold and quiet Los Angeles studio clad in a warm, yellow dress as a contestant on ABC’s “Shark Tank” with all eyes on her — including a group of five wealthy entrepreneurs-turned-investors.
by Stephen Schmidt | Oct 28, 2019 | Alumni, MBA, SGPP, Stories
On Oct. 6, Amber Leong M’10 made school history as the first Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota alumnus to appear on the popular show “Shark Tank” on ABC
by Stephen Schmidt | Oct 4, 2019 | Alumni, Featured, Stories, Student Life
Attention female graduates of Saint Mary’s: Do you have a story you would like to share about your time while on campus? Do you have a special photo with that you would like to share that best conveys that story’s sentiment? We would love to see or watch...
by Stephen Schmidt | Oct 3, 2019 | Advanced degree, Alumni, Cascade Meadow, Education College, Education Graduate, Featured, SGPP, Stories
She did not know it at the time, but Jennifer Backer-Johnson M’01, C’03, C’11, was always meant to be a juggler. These skills have come in handy as the superintendent for Lewiston-Altura School District 857.
by Stephen Schmidt | Sep 27, 2019 | Alumni, Bachelor completion, Cascade Meadow, Featured, HHS Bachelor Completion, HHS Graduate, SGPP, Stories
Of all the tidbits of advice Matt Beetcher M’15 has picked up, the one he lists as the best came from a recently finished audiobook: “Chief Joy Officer: How Great Leaders Elevate Human Energy and Eliminate Fear” by Richard Sheridan. And that piece of advice? “It was...
by Deb Nahrgang | Jul 16, 2019 | Alumni, Philanthropy and Development, Press releases, Stories
WINONA, Minn. — In recognition of a renowned scientist, beloved professor, gifted alumnus, and treasured friend, Saint Mary’s University dedicated the Dr. Phil A. Cochran ’77 Auditorium July 12 in its Science and Learning Center. The impact of Dr. Cochran’s sudden...
