Welcome to Doctoral Chevrons
This newsletter features the writing and research of faculty, staff, students, and friends of the Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Doctor of Business Administration program. Doctoral Chevrons is published three times a year in February, June, and October.
Call for Student Submissions
We are accepting student submissions for upcoming editions of Doctoral Chevrons. Submissions discussing business research, theory, or applied business practice are welcome. Each piece should be between 500-1500 words and must follow APA guidelines. For consideration, please submit your work to mcollins@smumn.edu.
Current Edition
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. Enrollment pressures bear down on Iowa’s private colleges (Cedar Rapids...
Saint Mary’s collaborates with Bloomington Police Department on Brain Health Services program
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is excited to partner with the new Bloomington Community Brain Health Services program. This innovative mental health pilot program will provide in-home, telehealth, and in-office mental health services to...
Saint Mary’s community announcements
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....
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...
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...
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...
Archive
Four alumni to be honored during Reunion Weekend
During Reunion Weekend each year, Saint Mary’s University honors outstanding alumni who have made outstanding achievements in their professional careers, who best exemplify the Lasallian charism Saint Mary’s was founded upon, and who have...
Update on the arts at Saint Mary’s
The university continues to work on plans to provide students, beginning fall 2023, with strong extracurricular opportunities for participation and enjoyment in the arts. As reported earlier this year, Lynette Johnson was named senior director of...
Schroeder plans to support those with addictions and their families
Kim Schroeder admits she was nervous about going back to school to complete her bachelor’s degree. “I hadn’t taken a class for 20 years, and I had never done an online class, so I was really nervous about that,” she said. “I’m learning the content...
O’Boyle finds flexibility in online B.S. program
When Jessica O'Boyle was looking at universities in order to complete her bachelor’s degree, flexibility was key. For example, could she take her pre-planned family vacation to Jamaica and not fall behind on her studies? As she responds to...
Outstanding in his fields
Henry Gathje '25 is both a nursing student and a Cardinal catcher Henry Gathje ’25 hopes one day to work as a travel nurse in underserved and impoverished communities; it’s his dream to improve lives. Until then, he’s proving that it’s possible to...
Four year degree helps alumna advance in her career
Kim Postier B’23 is a mom. Taking care of her family has always been a priority — scuttling her kids to hockey practice and games, keeping up with her family’s needs. Yet it had always been her dream to get a four-year degree. With Saint Mary’s,...
Flexibility, applicable coursework makes M.A. in Teaching program perfect for new educators
Kelsey Philipsek is a student enrolled in Saint Mary’s M.A. in Teaching program. The M.A. in Teaching program is designed for students who did not receive an undergraduate degree in education, but want to pursue a teaching career and receive the...
Alumnae’s work featured in major design industry event
This year’s Holiday House — an annual New York City design world go-to event and fundraiser for breast cancer research — featured work by one of Saint Mary’s own! Katie Murphy Brandt B’86 was the only non-New York designer selected to design a...
Student starts publishing company to give voice to immigrants, refugees
Hudda Ibrahim, a current Ed.D. student at Saint Mary’s, started Diverse Voices Press to “give attention to the unheard voices of refugees, immigrants, and other underrepresented people, affirming their limitless capacity for resilience and...
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