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

Two-day passes for Sandbar Storytelling Festival go on sale July 1; schedule announced

WINONA, Minn. — Two-day passes for the inaugural Sandbar Storytelling Festival, to be held Oct. 14-15 in Winona, will be on sale, starting Friday, July 1. With a two-day pass (and advanced event registration), passholder are admitted into all...

Saint Mary’s celebrates accreditation, reaccreditation of two Health and Human Services programs

Saint Mary’s University is celebrating a significant academic accomplishment with news of the accreditation of the Master of Social Work (MSW) program and the reaccreditation of the Doctor of Psychology in Counseling (Psy.D.) program. The Master of...

Alisa Macksey to assume vice president position at La Salle University

Alisa Macksey, dean of student success and the First Generation Initiative, has announced that she will be departing from Saint Mary’s on July 5. Macksey will continue her service to Lasallian Catholic-based higher education as she steps into her...

Saint Mary’s Fund achieves record $1 million mark

The Saint Mary’s Fund (SMF) achieved an important milestone on May 31, 2022, when — for the first time in the school’s history — annual donations crossed the $1 million mark. In fiscal year 2022, a total of $1,012,275 was raised for the SMF. Gifts...

Video welcomes shared with Catholic high school students in the region

As part of Admissions’ Homestretch ’22 and the university's Catholic niche strategy, Father Burns recorded welcome videos for Catholic high schools in our region. Below are two examples, featuring customized messages to those students who are...

College future state summer implementation planning update

From: Dr. Matthew Gerlach, interim provost and dean of faculties It has been a very busy start to the summer as work is underway on academic action plans at the College. I am pleased to provide an update on the process and focus areas. As...

MN Teacher of the Year Award recipient will visit campus

Calling all future educators! The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) chapter on campus is inviting you to a presentation given by the 2021 Minnesota Teacher of the Year! Natalia Benjamin is a Saint Mary's University...

Recognizing the arrival of Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is Wednesday, Sept. 15. This most solemn religious fast of the Jewish year is also the last of 10 days of penitence that began on Rosh Hashanah, most commonly referred to as the Jewish New Year, last week. As our...

Faculty spotlight: Josh Pankratz

An enterprise IT architect at Mayo Clinic, a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience, and a Saint Mary’s University alumnus himself, Josh Pankratz effectively integrates real-world, relevant conversations in his classroom. A...

Call for applications: Teaching Fellows program

Saint Mary’s Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) is pleased to invite applications for the Teaching Fellows program. The Teaching Fellows program is designed to provide selected course-contracted faculty the opportunity to...

Reminder: Cabinet meet and greet

Dear Saint Mary’s colleagues, We want to extend an invitation to join us in welcoming our newest members of the president’s cabinet with an upcoming meet and greet on the Twin Cities Campus Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2 to 3 p.m. in the University Center....

Changes to Chrome River user interface

The Business Office would like to notify all Chrome River users that there will be some minor updates to the dashboard of the Chrome River application. These updates will take place starting today, Tuesday, Sept. 14. When users login to create or...

Saint Mary’s and Winona State professors collaborate to publish textbook

Professors Lori Charron, Ph.D., (Saint Mary’s University) and Tammy Swenson Lepper, Ph.D., (Winona State University) collaborated with authors from around the United States to write a textbook entitled “Communication Ethics: Activities for Critical...

Psy.D. faculty member’s manuscript on suicide trends accepted for publication

Kathryn LaBore, Ph.D.’s manuscript "Trends and instigators among young adolescent suicide in the United States" has been accepted for publication at the journal Public Health. The manuscript uses archival data to identify characteristics of...

In the news

The St. Paul Pioneer Press featured former course-contracted faculty member Sandra Kilde, certified registered nurse anesthetist. The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology presented Kilde with the Agatha Hodgins Award during its 2021 Virtual...