New libraries website coming soon
A new, shared website has been created to unify Winona and Twin Cities library services, which can be previewed at lib.smumn.edu. The new website will launch on Monday, Aug. 23, and features: 24/7 chat services SuperSearch, the libraries’ unified search tool...
COVID-19 newsletter to be shared Wednesdays
As a reminder, we will be starting up the COVID-19 newsletter again tomorrow Wednesday, Aug. 18. This CommUNITY newsletter will be focused on COVID-19 updates for all university employees, students, and parents of undergraduate students. All are welcome to submit a...

Nurse anesthesia students win inaugural Blood Bowl
Students from all the nurse anesthesia programs in the state gathered July 31 at Pryes Brewing for the first, in-person social since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of this event, students were encouraged to see which school could have students donate...
Meet our new faculty: Farhad Bari, mathematics, computer science, and physics
Farhad Bari will join Saint Mary’s University as an assistant professor of mathematics, computer science, and physics on Monday, Aug. 23. Bari brings more than 10 years of industry-level software and website development experience in addition to his previous teaching...
New AXIS issue published
The AXIS: Journal of Lasallian Higher Education has just published its latest issue at axis.smumn.edu. You're invited to review the Table of Contents and then visit articles and items of interest. Printed, bound copies are also available for purchase at lulu.com, an...
Canceled: International Symposium on Lasallian Research
Given the many still unknown factors about the coronavirus and its new and sometimes more transmissible and serious variations, we have made the decision to cancel the International Lasallian Research Symposium, which had been scheduled for Oct. 1-3, 2021, on our Twin...
Brother Frank Carr receives award
The Office of Student Affairs announces Brother Frank Carr, FSC, minister to the athletic department, is the recipient of the Brother Finbar McMullen Award (Residence Life). This award is presented annually to a professional member of the Saint Mary's University of...

Twin Cities Business names Wieser as leader in higher education
After leaving the corporate world to work in a university setting, it didn’t take long for Michelle Wieser, Ph.D., to know higher education was where she would want to spend her professional life. Wieser — now serving as the dean of business and technology at Saint...
COVID-19 additional clarification on protocols
Employees, Over the past week, we have received a number of questions regarding our fall 2021 protocols relative to the COVID-19 pandemic. Listed below is additional information to assist you in preparing for the start of the fall term. Additionally, we continue to...

Faculty spotlight: Mike Mutschelknaus
For over 25 years, Mike Mutschelknaus has worked tirelessly to support students as a professor at Saint Mary’s. Teaching a variety of communication and writing courses both online and in person, Mutschelknaus is an invaluable asset to the School of Business and...