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News ReleasesStudent Life Awards honor students, faculty, staff
Winona, Minn. — Saint Mary’s University recognized outstanding students, faculty, and staff April 17 at the Student Life Awards Ceremony. Individuals who have exhibited outstanding leadership and service through cocurricular activities at Saint Mary’s were recognized....
Saint Mary’s presents spring ‘jazz final’ May 6
WINONA, Minn. — To close out its 2017-18 season, Jazz at Saint Mary’s will host its semi-annual “jazz final” on Sunday, May 6, beginning at 3 p.m. on the Winona Campus plaza. This performance will continue the jazz groups’ celebration honoring the musical legacies of...

Public invited to Free Family Concert April 29
WINONA, Minn. — The public is invited to attend a Free Family Concert at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 29, at the Maplewood Townhomes Winona Family Community Center, 1756 Kraemer Dr. The short performance will feature a number of instrumental ensembles and Winona...

Saint Mary’s to break ground May 1 on new baseball clubhouse
Update: The baseball doubleheader originally scheduled for Tuesday, May 1, against St. John's has been postponed due to weather and moved to Thursday, May 3, with the first game beginning at 2:30 p.m. The groundbreaking for the new baseball clubhouse will now be held...
Saint Mary’s offers summer activities
WINONA, Minn. — Saint Mary’s University will offer a wide variety of camps and community programs for youth and adults this summer. Activities include: Three sessions of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) enrichment classes where students ages 8–14 can...

Local student artwork on display throughout April at MCA
WINONA, Minn. — Nearly 50 unique and colorful pieces of artwork created by local students are now on display in Galleria Valéncia at the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts (MCA), 1164 W. Howard St. The artwork was created by students of Jeffrey Morgan, who teaches...

Saint Mary’s Celebration of Scholarship includes 157 student presentations
The Saint Mary’s University Celebration of Scholarship — the sixth annual celebration highlighting the accomplishments of undergraduate students across all academic disciplines — will be held Friday, April 27. More than 157 presentations by more than 150 students are planned.
Dorothy Day’s granddaughter Kate Hennessy visits Saint Mary’s April 16
Kate Hennessy, granddaughter of Dorothy Day, will visit the Saint Mary’s University campus on Monday, April 16 for a presentation and book signing. Her book, titled “Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved by Beauty,” is about the life of her grandmother, a prominent writer, social activist, advocate for the poor, and co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement.

Saint Mary’s and Winona State present joint choir concert April 28
WINONA, Minn. — The choirs of Saint Mary’s University and Winona State University will present a joint concert on Saturday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Saint Mary of the Angels, 1155 W. Wabasha St. The two universities have previously performed together....

Jazz at Saint Mary’s presents ‘Tenor Madness’
Legendary tenor saxophonists Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane (Trane) only recorded together once, in 1956. But on Sunday, April 29, at 3 p.m. in the Page Theatre, Jazz at Saint Mary’s will recreate this historic pairing with two of the region’s top sax players. Saint...