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

Saint Mary’s University announces election of Bishop Robert E. Barron, D.D., S.T.D., to its Board of Trustees

MINNEAPOLIS/WINONA, Minn. - Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is announcing the election of The Most Reverend Robert E. Barron, D.D, S.T.D., Bishop of Winona-Rochester to its Board of Trustees. The university is governed by its Board of...

Flexible program allows Saint Mary’s grad to advance in career field

Having worked as a teacher for years, Samantha Holland knew when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, it would have a long-lasting impact on school classrooms. To combat those disruptions, Holland made the decision to apply to Saint Mary’s to pursue her...

Hall recognized on 2023 ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll

WINONA – Today, Saint Mary’s and the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) announced that Saint Mary’s student Riley Hall has been recognized as part of the 2023 ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll. The ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll awards...

Members of Saint Mary’s community highlight academic expertise

Saint Mary’s staff, faculty, and alumni continue to show they are experts in the academic disciplines they study. This has been on display the last few months as faculty members and alumni have published books, published papers in academic...

Saint Mary’s students win Lasallian Societal Impact Case Competition

During this year’s Lasallian Societal Impact Case Competition April 18, Lasallian students from across the U.S. examined a major ethical dilemma facing today’s top largest technology companies — and Saint Mary’s team brought home the trophy for...

Faculty member, alumna of Saint Mary’s P&D program recognized by Association of Fundraising Professionals

Kintzi named Distinguished Fellow Audrey Kintz is recognized by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) as one of this year’s Distinguished Fellows. The Distinguished Fellows Program recognizes individuals who have made significant...

With help of students, Saint Mary’s GeoSpatial Services submits testimony used in Supreme Court case

GeoSpatial Services assists in Supreme Court case

Inaugural Noyce Scholars named, recognized in local media

Saint Mary’s University junior Evelyn Sanchez and senior Simon Warmkagathje, as well as Kelsey Philipsek, who is a student in the M.A. in Teaching program, have been named the inaugural Noyce Scholars. Saint Mary’s was recently awarded a $1.18...

New videos highlight Saint Mary’s outcomes

A new set of videos produced by the Marketing and Communication Department staff are designed to show the positive outcomes our alumni experience after leaving Saint Mary’s. Two videos showcase David Dahlstrom B’10, director of investor relations...

Kotz presents at Marketing Management Association Conference

Paul Kotz, Ph.D., a core professor in the Ed.D. in Leadership at Saint Mary’s, presented at the Marketing Management Association Conference in San Antonio last month. Kotz presented his recent research “Reflection on the Pandemic and COVID-19:...

Alumna leads Interpreter Services for Allina Health

Ifrah Mohamed B’16

With help of students, Saint Mary’s GeoSpatial Services submits testimony used in Supreme Court case

WINONA, Minn. — With years of expertise in geographic information systems and natural resource management, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota’s GeoSpatial Services was tasked with compiling data that was used as testimony in a legal case that...

Saint Mary’s honors former presidents, Brother Louis DeThomasis and Brother William Mann with Heritage Award for Transformational Philanthropy

WINONA, Minn. — On a night dedicated to recognizing the generosity of benefactors and supporters of Saint Mary’s University, Brother Louis DeThomasis, FSC, Ph.D., and Brother William Mann, FSC, D.Min., both former university presidents, received...

Get set to scream at new Saint Mary’s Haunted Walk

Winona, Minn. — The Criminal Justice Club is bringing back Saint Mary’s University’s Haunted Walk (originally hosted by the fastpitch softball team). For its inaugural relaunch, the club is offering a scaled-back version of the walk — which will be...

Saint Mary’s redesigned website is live (again)!

The website relaunch is today. As stated in the State of the Union update, we did a soft launch in August, which we needed to do to identify significant development issues and address them with our external partner. While they corrected back-end...