Doctoral Chevrons

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

Reminder of free COVID-19 testing Sunday

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is hosting a mass COVID-19 testing for students in the gymnasium Sunday, Nov. 22, from 9 a.m. to noon.

Last CommUNITY until Dec. 3

As our campuses will be closed Nov. 25-27 for the Thanksgiving holiday, there will be no CommUNITY newsletter on Nov. 26. The next edition will be Thursday, Dec. 3. We wish you and your families a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving.

Psychology of Success virtual mental health support group

We are excited to announce our Psychology of Success group is creating a mental health support group via Zoom. This will be a safe space for students to talk to one another about their stressors. Please consider joining this support group to talk...

Campus Ministry events to end the semester!

Confessions available Thursday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. While we will not be offering our usual penance service for the semester, priests will be available to offer the sacrament of reconciliation starting at 7 p.m. this Thursday. Come experience the...

Don’t bring COVID-19 home for break!

Traveling home for the holidays means you might bring COVID-19 home with you. You can bring COVID-19 home from an exposure you had before you left or while travelling. So it is important to remember the following tips from the Minnesota Department of Health:

Rental book return reminder and instructions

All rentals are due back by Dec 4. If you have gone home and have not returned your rentals, follow these instructions.

Diving deep: MBA alumna experiences success on ‘Shark Tank’

“It was the most nerve-wracking, out-of-body, exciting thing I’ve ever done in my life. I felt like I couldn’t breathe.” Such was the reality of Amber Leong M’10 earlier this summer, walking out to a cold and quiet Los Angeles studio clad in a warm, yellow dress as a contestant on ABC’s “Shark Tank” with all eyes on her — including a group of five wealthy entrepreneurs-turned-investors.

New Career Explorations class provides insight into job market, needed skills

Brian Tran has dreams of working on Wall Street. Before he could think about managing accounts at a large private investment firm, however, the first-year student knew where he wanted his time and attention to go two mornings out of the week: “Before you can invest in your future, you have to first invest in yourself.”

Alumna finds success on ‘Shark Tank’

On Oct. 6, Amber Leong M’10 made school history as the first Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota alumnus to appear on the popular show “Shark Tank” on ABC

Saint Mary’s welcomes public to presentation about character education

WINONA, Minn. — As a Lasallian Catholic university with a strong reputation for preparing many of Minnesota’s educators and educational administrators, Saint Mary’s University has started a Character Education and Virtue Formation speaker series to...

MCA jazz combos to perform two community concerts

WINONA, Minn. — The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts (MCA) jazz combos will present two community concerts that are free and open to the public: Wednesday, Oct. 30, at 6 p.m. in the Academy Theatre in the Valéncia Arts Center, 1164 W. Howard St....

Saint Mary’s welcomes public Nov. 7 to next Catholic Virtue presenter, the Rev. John O’Malley, S.J.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The public is invited to Saint Mary’s University’s Cardinal Virtue presentations, scheduled throughout the 2019-20 academic year. These speakers and topics were chosen to create thought-provoking dialogue as Saint Mary's...

3+2 PA Program provides connections with Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences

The inaugural class of the 3+2 Physician Assistant Program has begun its studies this fall. Working in collaboration with Mayo School of Health Sciences, the five-year accelerated program will allow undergraduates to have an immersive educational experience at several state-of-the-art facilities.

Saint Mary’s students to stage Monty Pythonesque absurd comedy ‘The Knight of the Burning Pestle’

WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary’s Department of Theatre and Dance will stage the comedic parody “The Knight of the Burning Pestle” Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 31-Nov. 3, in Page Theatre. With a modern-day theatricality remarkably ahead of its...

Halloween Fun Night is Oct. 29 at Saint Mary’s

WINONA, Minn. — Elementary and preschool children from the Winona area are invited to attend the annual Saint Mary’s University Halloween Fun Night from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29. Participants can come through the main entrance of the Winona...