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Saint Mary’s honors five alumni during 2022 Alumni Awards ceremony
Last month, the Saint Mary’s community welcomed hundreds of alumni back to campus for Reunion Weekend 2022. This was the first time Reunion Weekend was held in person since 2019. During the event-filled weekend, Saint Mary’s celebrated the following individuals...

Recent grad to run, walk, or Rollerblade 250 miles in 100 days to raise funds for Minnesota Special Hockey team
Jordan Keeley, a recent Saint Mary’s graduate, is using her summer to go the extra mile … actually, the extra 250 miles. This summer, Keeley plans to run, walk, or Rollerblade 250 miles in 100 days to raise funds for the Minnesota Special Hockey team based in...

Summer internship offers an opportunity to make a difference
Katrina Danzinger, senior

Nearly 400 students named to Saint Mary’s Dean’s List
Congratulations to the following undergraduate students, who were named to the Dean’s List at Saint Mary’s University. The list includes nearly 400 undergraduate students who earned a grade point average of 3.60 or better on a 4.0 scale. Student name, hometown,...

Two-day passes for Sandbar Storytelling Festival go on sale July 1; schedule announced
WINONA, Minn. — Two-day passes for the inaugural Sandbar Storytelling Festival, to be held Oct. 14-15 in Winona, will be on sale, starting Friday, July 1. With a two-day pass (and advanced event registration), passholder are admitted into all festival events on the...

Saint Mary’s celebrates accreditation, reaccreditation of two Health and Human Services programs
Saint Mary’s University is celebrating a significant academic accomplishment with news of the accreditation of the Master of Social Work (MSW) program and the reaccreditation of the Doctor of Psychology in Counseling (Psy.D.) program. The Master of Social Work program...
Alisa Macksey to assume vice president position at La Salle University
Alisa Macksey, dean of student success and the First Generation Initiative, has announced that she will be departing from Saint Mary’s on July 5. Macksey will continue her service to Lasallian Catholic-based higher education as she steps into her new role as vice...
Saint Mary’s Fund achieves record $1 million mark
The Saint Mary’s Fund (SMF) achieved an important milestone on May 31, 2022, when — for the first time in the school’s history — annual donations crossed the $1 million mark. In fiscal year 2022, a total of $1,012,275 was raised for the SMF. Gifts to the SMF are...
Video welcomes shared with Catholic high school students in the region
As part of Admissions’ Homestretch ’22 and the university's Catholic niche strategy, Father Burns recorded welcome videos for Catholic high schools in our region. Below are two examples, featuring customized messages to those students who are accepted, as well as to...
College future state summer implementation planning update
From: Dr. Matthew Gerlach, interim provost and dean of faculties It has been a very busy start to the summer as work is underway on academic action plans at the College. I am pleased to provide an update on the process and focus areas. As communicated in May when the...
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