by Carissa Andrews | May 7, 2021 | Cardinal Update, Newsletters, Stories
By Tom Brandes A total stranger provided the crucial advice that helped Kendall Archer choose Saint Mary’s University over the other 16 schools to which she applied. Unbeknownst to Archer, the person she contacted after a Google search of “notable alumni of Saint...
by Carissa Andrews | May 6, 2021 | Cardinal Update, Newsletters, Stories
The following academic honors were given to Saint Mary’s University undergraduate students in spring 2021. Business awards were announced earlier. Biology Biology Academic Achievement Award: Graham Lorsung, Cole Van Houten, Mackenzie Waters This award is presented in...
by Debra Martin | May 6, 2021 | Cardinal Update, Newsletters, Stories
Saint Mary’s University biology and biochemistry students presented at the Beta Beta Beta National Biology Honor Society District Meeting, held in conjunction with the Minnesota Academy of Science’s Winchell Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 24. During the...
by Carissa Andrews | May 4, 2021 | Cardinal Update, Newsletters, Stories
Brother Robert Smith, FSC, Ph.D., senior vice president for university initiatives and special advisor to the president, wrote a piece that was featured in the spring 2021 issue of De La Salle Today, the magazine of the Lasallian Region of North America. His piece...
by Dean Beckman | May 4, 2021 | Cardinal Update, Newsletters, Stories
Saint Mary’s University junior Morgan Prokosch was awarded a $1,000 Dr. Willard Thompson Scholarship from the Minnesota Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Minnesota PRSA states the “scholarship recognizes students who excel in the...
by Deb Nahrgang | May 3, 2021 | Cardinal Update, Newsletters, Press releases, Stories
WINONA/MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota — in its ongoing focus to advance diversity and inclusivity initiatives across the university — has appointed Leon Dixon, MBA, as vice president for inclusion and human dignity. Dixon — who begins June 1...
