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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...

Hoping to help others on a large scale

Dr. Gideon Nyakundi B‘16, M’17, senior manager of clinical engineering at the University of Maryland Medical System, will tell you he was born to work in healthcare — and especially to help others. Back in his community in Africa, where healthcare is a challenge, he...

Business alumnus excelling in area of ESG consulting

Scott Song B’10 grew from an undergraduate international student, unsure and a little overwhelmed in a new country, to working nationally and internationally for a Big Four accounting firm, where his diverse background and experiences are an advantage. “We talk to...

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...

Empowering others to advocate for mental health and suicide prevention

While Elizabeth Fleming, M’13, D’19, was pursuing her doctorate at Saint Mary’s, the unthinkable happened. She lost a close friend to suicide. “When it happened, I went through all of the emotions, ‘Why didn’t I know what was going on’ or ‘Why didn’t I say...

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...