
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 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...
Winona Health CEO, CMO to present Healthcare in a Time of Crisis
Dr. Rachelle Schultz, chief executive officer of Winona Health, and Dr. Mike Donnenwerth, chief medical officer of Winona Health, will visit the Winona Campus to take part in a discussion titled Healthcare in a Time of Crisis. Topics covered during...
Free Mississippi River boat tour tickets from SAC
On Saturday, Sept. 18, the Student Activities Committee (SAC) is taking a trip to the Mississippi River for a boat tour. Tickets are free to all students, but there is a limit to how many people can participate. Reserve your spot! The boat tour...
Mass of the Holy Spirit and Winona Campus blessing Sept. 22
Pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Bishop John M. Quinn, Diocese of Winona-Rochester; Father James P. Burns, president of Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; and the priests of Saint Mary’s University will celebrate the Mass of the Holy...
Archive
Business Intelligence Summit is June 2
Saint Mary's University is proud to announce the first annual Business Intelligence Summit to recognize students' achievements throughout the most recent academic year. The summit will inspire engagement between students, industry leaders, faculty,...
In the news
The Winona Daily News featured a story about John Tschida's return to Saint Mary's University as coach of the women's fastpitch team. DBA candidate Kelly Anderson Diercks was named athletic director at the College of Saint Benedict. Diercks is...
London program expansion
The university’s long-standing theatre program in London is being expanded to serve all Saint Mary’s undergraduate students beginning in fall 2022. The plan is to partner with a university in London to make available a high quality international...
Eden Wales Freedman accepts position at Clarke University
Eden Wales Freedman, Ph.D., vice provost for faculties and academic affairs, has accepted a new position at Clarke University in Dubuque, Iowa. She will begin her work as vice president for academic affairs at Clarke in July, and her last office...
Important holiday schedule changes
We appreciate the dedication and hard work all of you have put in throughout this past year as we collectively faced the pandemic, and all of its challenges, together. In thanks for going the extra mile to ensure uninterrupted learning and putting...
Saint Mary’s expands and strengthens corporate partner network
Corporate partners are an important part of Saint Mary’s strategic plan, contributing to enrollment growth and creating opportunities for innovation. Through our collegiate partnership efforts, Saint Mary’s continues to grow and strengthen its...
Undergraduate social work programs shift to launch fall 2022
Upon recommendation from our academic and operational leadership teams, we are shifting the launch of the bachelor's completion in social work program at the Schools of Graduate and Professional Programs and the bachelor of arts in social work at...
Withdrawal survey data executive summary
We are sharing with the Saint Mary's Community an overview of student withdrawal data collected by the College during academic years 2017-18, 2018-19, and 2019-20. The executive summary was written in collaboration by the Student Success and First...
Employee service award and retiree celebration coming soon
As has been our tradition, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota honors both retirees and employees with milestone service awards each year at a spring employee service award event. As you already know, our response to COVID-19 required us to...