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Annual benefit raises $22,500 for Winona boy battling leukemia
Saint Mary’s University has surpassed its goal of raising $20,000 for this year’s Taylor Richmond Benefit recipient Joseph Row of Winona. Joseph is the 11-year-old son of Darren Row who teaches at Saint Mary’s University. Darren and his wife, Jill (Arens) Row, are...

Concert Band performs commissioned piece
The Saint Mary’s University Concert Band presented the world-premiere performance of the composition “Nigun Prophecy” at their spring concert March 10. “Nigun Prophecy” was written by award-winning American composer David Avshalomov as part of the Kaplan Commission...

New Cardinal Virtue series highlights the seven Christian virtues
The public is invited to Saint Mary’s Cardinal Virtue presentations, scheduled throughout the 2018-19 academic year. These speakers and topics were chosen to create thought-provoking dialogue as Saint Mary's cultivates in its learners virtues that will guide them...

Author and Political Commentator Cokie Roberts to give keynote address at 2019 Hendrickson Forum
Saint Mary’s 2019 Hendrickson Forum will feature Cokie Roberts, a New York Times bestselling author and renowned journalist and political commentator for ABC News and NPR. The Tuesday, April 16, event, “Weaving the Social Safety Net at Home and Around the World,” is...

Students write blog posts on plant taxonomy
Environmental biology students Angela Soto ’19 and Erin Hettinger ’20 recently wrote blog posts for their plant taxonomy course. Check out their work about glacial relics, goat prairies, trees, and more. Photo caption: Forest consisting of mainly coniferous trees....

Connecting in faith at World Youth Day
Fifteen Saint Mary’s students, staff, and alumni joined a crowd of more than 500,000 gathered in Panama City this past January for World Youth Day — an extraordinary emotional and faith-filled experience. Open to all young people, World Youth Day is an opportunity to...

Students present research at the Capitol
Two students representing Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota shared their undergraduate research posters at the 2019 Minnesota Private College Scholars at the Capitol on Jan. 23. Austin Kleman ’19, psychology major, presented “Alcohol Consequences and Aristotelian...

Jazz Combo 1 and Chamber Singers go on international tour
Saint Mary’s Jazz Combo 1 students brought the music of pioneering American jazz pianist, composer, and poet Horace Silver to audiences in Germany and Belgium during their recent spring 2019 tour. Concerts took place in Cologne, Germany, and various locations...

X Games student program proves extremely beneficial
After working on national social media platforms, Saint Mary’s sophomore Alec Rudh knows to keep his statements short and to-the-point. So, in describing what it was like working at the 2019 Winter X Games in Aspen Jan. 22-28, he is concise: “best experience of my...

Saint Mary’s dedicates new baseball clubhouse
As the Cardinal men’s baseball team entered their new clubhouse for the first time, selfies were taken; high-fives were given; and exclamations of excitement filled the air. A special ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in January, as Saint Mary’s unveiled its new...