Senior utilizes pandemic as expansive learning experience
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on everyone. But for senior accounting and finance major Jake Emeott, it has presented unexpected learning opportunities in resiliency and flexibility. On track to graduate in May 2021, the pandemic has obviously...
Career Services looks to expand services
In response to the challenging and ever-changing employment landscape, Saint Mary’s is assessing the role and function of Career Services to foster student and alumni success across the university.
New Career Explorations class provides insight into job market, needed skills
Brian Tran has dreams of working on Wall Street. Before he could think about managing accounts at a large private investment firm, however, the first-year student knew where he wanted his time and attention to go two mornings out of the week: “Before you can invest in your future, you have to first invest in yourself.”
Breaking the cycle of injustice and inequality
Portia Mensah ’19 spent a semester working alongside teens in an urban school in the Twin Cities and literally walked in the footsteps of a homeless person. Tyler Aliperto ’19 worked for a political organization which focuses on pending elections and educating others...
Outdoor learning on a new level
Saint Mary’s science interns spent the summer researching area bat habitats, testing local waters, and removing invasive species. They gained valuable research techniques and learned how their work can contribute to helping issues on local, regional, and even potentially national levels.