
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
Concert Band to present spring performance April 23
The Saint Mary’s Concert Band spring semester performance will be held on Saturday, April 23, at 3 p.m. in Page Theatre. The concert is free and open to the public. No reservations are needed. Directed by Dr. Janet Heukeshoven, the concert will...
Latin American Sisters visit Texas to serve migrant communities at the border
Written by Sister Maryud Cortes Restrepo in Spanish and translated by student worker Ana Paula Saldaña This past February, the Latin American Sisters that form part of our Saint Mary´s community, in conjunction with Catholic Extension, had the...
Reading the Data
Data analytics might be made up of numbers, but ask Ellyn Vranicar M’20 and she’ll tell you it is really all about storytelling. “Collecting and consuming data doesn’t mean anything if you can’t clearly visualize it to derive insights and tell a...
Liberal arts in action
When Armando Salgado B’14 graduated from Saint Mary’s, he planned on utilizing his psychology major to either become a clinical counselor or to attend medical school and become a psychologist. Then, he says, life happened. Instead, Salgado married...
French family legacy
A member of the French family will have been enrolled at Saint Mary’s nearly consecutively from 1986 to 2026. They’ve completed both undergraduate and graduate degrees; they’ve been involved in music, theatre, athletics, musical variety shows and...
Ratajczyk, Tadie discuss the metaverse on Saint Mary’s Currents podcast
This past October, tech billionaire Mark Zuckerberg announced his company Facebook was changing its name to Meta to quote “reflect its focus on building a metaverse.” But what exactly is a metaverse? What are the concerns that come with it? What...
Archive
2020-21 Outstanding DBA Dissertation awarded to Dr. Joseph Schneider
Several years ago, a memorial fund was established to honor two of the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program faculty founders, Dr. Rick Callaway and Dr. Lee Gremillion. At the end of each academic year, the DBA faculty, at the request of...
Ethical Leadership 101: How You Can Impact Others For Good
The Hendrickson Institute for Ethical Leadership will be offering an ethical leadership training session for student leaders Friday, Sept. 3, from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. in Salvi Lecture Hall. The session will introduce student leaders to our ethical...
Select your meal plan, to-go containers available
Choosing the meal plan that’s right for you can be confusing. Take a look at the descriptions below to help you understand your plan options. You can also take the meal plan assistant survey, view menus, and add more flex dollars to your card by...
Mailroom hours
Starting today, Monday, Aug. 30, the mailroom will resume regular hours of 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Note, there will be no regularly scheduled Saturday or Sunday hours this academic year.
Tutoring and peer learning assistance
Start your semester off on the right foot. After the first week of attending classes, you may discover you could use some additional assistance in some areas. Sign up for a tutor or peer learning assistant at smumn.joinknack.com. Peer learning...
Welcome message from Elijah Williams, Student Senate president [video]
Senior Elijah Williams, 2021-22 Student Senate president, welcomes fellow Cardinals to campus. His message for new students: His message for returning students, faculty, and staff: To the Saint Mary’s community: Faculty, staff, and students, I...
Student handbook published
The 2021-22 student handbook is now published online. It includes COVID-19 addendums.
New libraries website launched
A new, shared website has been created to unify Winona and Twin Cities library services, which you can view at lib.smumn.edu. The new website launched Aug. 23 and features: 24/7 chat services SuperSearch, the libraries’ unified search tool...
Get ready for intramurals
Welcome back, students, faculty, staff, and friends of Saint Mary's University. I’m excited to announce that intramurals will be played this year! First off, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Jim Tschida, I'm the director of intramurals...