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Staff learn mental health first aid

To help provide a transformational residential experience at the College, 25 members of the Saint Mary’s community — including staff from Athletics, Campus Safety, Student Life, and the Student Success Center — participated in a Mental Health First Aid course earlier...

FGI receives generous financial support

Our First Generation Initiative (FGI) ensures academic success for high-need, high-potential first-generation students from our partner Lasallian and Jesuit schools — from middle school through college graduation — and helps the university carry out our Lasallian...

MCA offers intergenerational art workshop

WINONA, Minn. — The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts (MCA), in collaboration with the Winona Friendship Center, will host the second in a series of three unique eight-week workshops for adults ages 55+. The workshop is free thanks to a generous grant from Aroha...

$72 million reasons to celebrate

The audience was continuously on their feet with standing ovations. The 2018 Celebration of Excellence, held May 19 on Saint Mary’s Twin Cities Campus, began with a heartfelt tribute to Brother William Mann for his decade of inspiring leadership as president. A...

Dup is All-American in triple jump

By Donny Nadeau Saint Mary's Sports Information Director LA CROSSE, Wis. — For Becca Dup (Albert Lea, Minn.), the third time was most definitely the charm. And that charm had a very nice ring to it … All-American. After 17th- and ninth-place finishes in the triple...

Expanding in Rochester

With the snip of a red ribbon, Saint Mary’s University became an even more notable community partner in Rochester, Minn. Starting in July, a new 10,000-square-foot addition to the university’s Cascade Meadow facility — dedicated with a ribbon cutting on May 24 — will...

Dup places 11th in NCAA long jump

By Donny Nadeau Saint Mary's Sports Information Director LA CROSSE, Wis. — It may have been her third appearance at the NCAA Division III national championships, but Thursday afternoon was Becca Dup's (Albert Lea, Minn.) first go-around in the long jump. And the Saint...

Transition in progress

The transition from Brother William Mann, FSC, president, to Father James P. Burns, president-elect, has begun. Father Burns traveled to our Twin Cities Campus in early May and spent the day meeting with Brother...

University announces campaign success

Saint Mary’s University held its annual Celebration of Excellence May 19 on the Twin Cities Campus with benefactors and special guests in attendance. The gala celebration included two highlights that will continue to support growth of the university’s endowment...

Student grant leads to vocations trip

The Forum for Theological Exploration awarded a grant to student leader Jessica Bauer ’19 for the development of a Ministry Exploration and Mentoring project. Bauer planned a vocations exploration trip and was joined by Chad Cagle ’18 and Colleen Dunne, director of...