Regular Cardinal Updates to be paused during summer months
With the summer months approaching, the Marketing and Communication Office is pausing Cardinal Updates. However, although they will no longer be scheduled every other week, we will continue to send special edition Cardinal Updates when there is important news to...

Adult education program offers convenience and flexibility
Dan Pierce believes earning his undergraduate degree is essential to his personal and professional growth and will help him advance his career and achieve his long-term goals. Pierce, who’ll graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in spring...

Degree breaks down barriers to career advancements
Chris Ebert B’20 was stuck. He was ready for a new challenge at work, but advancing without a bachelor's degree was going to be nearly impossible. “I was stuck against that ceiling,” he said. “I was lucky to get as far as I did without a degree. I needed that piece...

Major gift announcement
With philanthropy being a key focus to help advance Saint Mary’s strategic plan, the university community is pleased to announce that it has received a $4.5 million gift. The gift comes from an anonymous donor and will be used for the renovation of Aquinas Hall. This...
Saint Mary’s website update
It has been six months since the launch of Saint Mary’s new website. In that time, thousands of changes and improvements have been made with continuous improvement the name of the game for the university’s top channel of communication. As was noted upon the launch of...

Saint Mary’s University receives $4.5 million gift
WINONA/MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Just weeks after announcing a record $25 million gift commitment, Saint Mary’s University has received a new gift of $4.5 million. “Two gifts of this importance in such a short amount of time is extraordinary," said the Very Rev. James P....
University progress made, momentum continues
As the academic year winds down in Winona, with commencement slated for Saturday, April 29, and with adult learners continuing their Saint Mary’s education wherever they are along their path, it is a good time to celebrate the progress made and reflect on the many...

Alumna looks to politics, teaching to bring positive change to society
GiGi Centeno B’22 decided that the best way she could bring about positive change in society is by pairing a career in politics with gathering international teaching experience. A job with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s office and a plan to teach in Korea this spring has...

Graduate program gave educator ‘more tools in my toolbox’ to use in the classroom
When Rebecca Beaufeaux first stepped in the door at Saint Mary’s, a master’s degree was not her end goal. Like most educators, Beaufeaux, an music and arts education teacher in Chippewa Falls, Wis., was required to accrue professional development hours. Because of a...
Saint Mary’s music alumni reunite for Heukeshoven farewell
After enjoying over 30 years of making music with Saint Mary’s University students, Dr. Janet and Eric Heukeshoven have chosen to close this chapter of their teaching careers. To celebrate the impact music has made in their lives and the lives of their students, a...