
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 Spotlight: Alison Block
The Marketing and Communication Office will be profiling Saint Mary’s University leaders regularly in the Cardinal Update. Our goal is to showcase those overseeing and guiding key areas important to our strategic initiatives. This week, we feature...
Kelly Shannon, vice president for marketing and communication, announces retirement
Kelly Shannon, vice president for marketing and communication, announced that she will be retiring later this spring. She indicated that this is the right time for her to transition out of working full time after a 40-plus year career with more...
Inaugural Noyce Scholars committed to teaching STEM
When Saint Mary’s University junior Evelyn Sanchez started school in Melrose Park, Ill., near Chicago, her mother anticipated that her young daughter would cling to her anxiously, not wanting to head off into a classroom of strangers. But instead...
Switching to Saint Mary’s was one of the best decisions of her life
Awar Ongach knows that a life-changing decision can be made by clicking on an “apply” button. Ongach had been studying in a nursing program that didn’t feel like the right fit. After hearing about Saint Mary’s from her uncle, she investigated...
Bitten by research bug
After his first taste of field research, Mark Leonard B’19 was bitten. And now, the biology major has built a career studying and controlling dangerous mosquito populations. Leonard’s end goal, as a research scientist at Iowa State University, is...
Saint Mary’s receives $25 million gift commitment, the largest benefactor investment in school’s history
MINNEAPOLIS/WINONA, Minn. — Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is announcing a $25 million gift commitment — the largest gift in the university’s 111-year-history — from an alumnus and his family. This unprecedented donation, directed to the...
Archive
MCA invites area youth to audition for Junie B. Jones the Musical Jr.
The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts (MCA) is holding auditions for Junie B. Jones The Musical JR. on Sunday, June 5, from noon to 6 p.m. at the Valéncia Art Center (1164 West Howard St., Winona) for aspiring actors from ages 7-18. Junie B. is...
Sandbar Storytelling Festival hosts free storytelling workshop with Kevin Kling
The Sandbar Storytelling Festival is sponsoring a free Storytelling Workshop with Kevin Kling on Saturday, June 25, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Winona Arts Center, 228 E 5th St. This event will be the kick-off to a monthly, Saturday morning...
Brother Robert Smith to temporarily lead Theology and Philosophy Department
Thank you to Father Robert Horihan, who has provided collaborative administrative leadership for the Theology and Philosophy Department for the past two years as acting chair, while continuing to serve as the rector for the Immaculate Heart of Mary...
University planning progress update
Dear Faculty and Staff, We have engaged in a great deal of activity in the past several days. Since the announcement earlier this month related to changes to our academic portfolio at the College, we have moved forward on several fronts and are now...
Saint Mary’s student recognized on 2022 ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll
(Washington, DC) — Saint Mary’s University and ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge are proud to announce that Jonathon Krull has been recognized on the 2022 ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll. The ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll is a recognition...
Saint Mary’s University announces academic program changes
WINONA, Minn. — To better position itself financially for long-term sustainability and success, as higher education continues to experience increasing competition for fewer students, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is announcing a...
Row appointed dean
Following Dean Susan Cosby Ronnenberg’s departure later this month, Dr. Darren Row, currently serving as Interim Dean of the John C. Parmer School of the Sciences, will be the Dean of that school, as well as Dean for Arts and Humanities. Dr. Row...
Faculty, staff, and students invited to special webinar
All faculty, staff, and students are invited to a special webinar today at 3 p.m., during which time Father James P. Burns, president; Matt Gerlach, future interim provost and dean of faculties; and Ben Murray, executive vice president and chief...
Dean Cosby Ronnenberg steps down
Dr. Susan Cosby Ronnenberg, Dean of the College, has announced that she will be leaving Saint Mary’s University at the end of her current contract on May 31, 2022. She has accepted a position with Southeastern Oklahoma State University as an...