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

Honoring Saint Mary’s retirees: David Jackson

Current/former title(s) Dr. David Jackson, associate professor, School of Education, and former chair and dean of the School of Education. How many years have you worked at Saint Mary’s and what brought you here? I have been working at Saint Mary’s...

Saint Mary’s alumnus named top innovative teacher by TIME Magazine

Kevin Bross M’03

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...

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...

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...

Telling Saint Mary’s story: Brand refresh and website redesign update

The Marketing and Communication team is making great strides on our brand refresh and web redesign project thanks to the wonderful support and ongoing feedback from many individuals across Saint Mary’s community. We started working with an external...

Ongoing Character and Virtue programming in the School of Education

As a Lasallian Catholic institution, empowering our students to live ethical lives has always been at the core of our work at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Thanks to resources made possible through the Kern Family Foundation, we are able to...

Welcome to a reenvisioned Cardinal Update

Welcome to a reenvisioned Cardinal Update, which will continue to be sent to faculty, staff, and university trustees every other Tuesday. With our new internal communication, Saint Mary’s Today, which includes day-to-day updates, news, and events,...

Ed.D. graduate says she belonged at Saint Mary’s

Dr. Tanya Rand D’20 did homework for her undergraduate and graduate degrees at the kitchen table, usually alongside her three children. By the time she was working on her Doctor of Education Degree in Leadership at Saint Mary’s, her grandchildren...

Cast your vote for the Student Senate at-large representatives today

Hello Cardinals! The fall 2021 Student Senate at-large representatives election is today, Thursday, Sept. 16! All undergraduate students have the opportunity to elect the Student Senate at-large representatives for the 2021-22 academic year. The...

Cardinal Club updates

A very special thank you to the four students who have stepped up since last Friday and applied for positions within food service, but we still need students to work. We encourage you or your friends to consider applying to work for Chartwells....

Intramurals starting, sign-up period extended

Starting soon Spikeball and volleyball leagues will begin this Sunday. Players and captains, look for details soon! Extended registration and delayed start Intramurals is extending the deadline to sign up. To sign up, go to IMLeagues.com and create...

Fitzgerald Library reminders, masks required

Masks required Congratulations, Cardinals! We have had a good start to the fall semester, and it is great having all of you back on campus. Fitzgerald Library is working hard to follow Saint Mary's COVID-19 protocols and keep our building safe for...

Weekly surveillance testing

Because we have both vaccinated and unvaccinated students on our Winona Campus, Saint Mary's will conduct weekly surveillance testing of at least 10% of the student body there each week through December 2021. The testing will commence on Friday,...