Undergraduate virtual online commencement planned
Following a Zoom meeting with 30 of our College graduate candidates, we are moving forward with a virtual commencement recognition, which will be shared on May 22 via email, social media, and our website. An in-person celebration is intended for a later date, potentially August.
Retrieval process FAQs
As you prepare to return to campus and retrieve your belongings from your residence halls, we’ve put together some FAQs to help.
Departments hold 47th annual Research Symposium in the Sciences
The Departments of Biology and Chemistry held the 47th annual Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Sciences virtually on April 24 via Zoom.
International Center hosts celebration
The International Center held a special celebration and stress relief break on Study Day for the graduating international students who are still in Winona.
Update on commencement
A committee has been formed to address recognizing Saint Mary's graduates from the Schools of Graduate and Professional Programs. Details will be shared in the coming weeks. We know this isn’t the spring anyone anticipated, but Saint Mary's wants graduates to know how...
Day of Prayer to be held May 14
Pope Francis has endorsed the call to the believers of all the religious traditions to unite together spiritually on Thursday, May 14, in a day of prayer and fasting, to implore God to help humanity overcome this coronavirus pandemic.
Apple Valley Center update
With the strategic growth of online programs and the move to online course delivery brought on by COVID-19, Saint Mary’s has made the decision to cease operations at the Apple Valley Center effective May 31, 2020.
Spiritual offering
Saint Mary’s Campus Ministry continues to share spiritual offerings to provide much-needed perspective and a focus on faith in this time of uncertainty. “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good … ” — Romans 8:28 Visit Saint Mary’s...

Celebration of Scholarship spotlight: Theology, philosophy double major finds inspiration in European studies
If there was an award for busiest undergraduate student this past semester, Jacob Tschida ’20 would have been one of the frontrunners, taking 17 credits on top of writing two theses.
Students honored for academic achievements by Saint Mary’s
Saint Mary’s University is recognizing outstanding students by awarding several academic honors.