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Saint Mary’s University announces academic program changes
WINONA, Minn. — To better position itself financially for long-term sustainability and success, as higher education continues to experience increasing competition for fewer students, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is announcing a consolidation of academic areas...

2022 Departmental Awards & Honor Society Recognition
Biology Department Biology Academic Achievement Award Recipients: Jordan Keeley, Natalie Munich, Brooklyn Paulson, Rachel Simon, Jack Strotbeck, and Elijah Szymanski This award was established to honor biology majors who maintained a 3.8 or greater grade point...
Saint Mary’s Choirs to present Spring Concert on April 23
The IHM Schola, Saint Mary’s Chamber Singers, and Saint Mary’s Concert Choir will present their Spring Concert on Saturday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the Chapel of Saint Mary of the Angels, 1155 W. Wabasha Street, Winona. The program will feature works by Randall...
Saint Mary’s Concert Band spring performance planned for April 23
The Saint Mary’s Concert Band spring semester performance will be held on Saturday, April 23, at 3 p.m. in Page Theatre. The concert is free and open to the public. No reservations are needed. Directed by Dr. Janet Heukeshoven, the concert will include a variety of...

Jazz at Saint Mary’s presents Big Screen/Small Screen
WINONA, Minn. — What do The Pink Panther, M.A.S.H., Mission Impossible, and The Flintstones all have in common? Yes, they were all great movies or TV shows, but it was their jazz-inspired theme songs and soundtracks that set them apart. On Sunday, April 24, at 3 p.m....
Concert Band to present spring performance April 23
The Saint Mary’s Concert Band spring semester performance will be held on Saturday, April 23, at 3 p.m. in Page Theatre. The concert is free and open to the public. No reservations are needed. Directed by Dr. Janet Heukeshoven, the concert will include a variety of...
Greek dinner fundraiser April 26 to raise funds for Sandbar Storytelling Festival
WINONA, Minn. — Storytelling is best done around a table as guests share stories and form deeper connections and an understanding of one another. On this theme, the public is invited to register for “My Big Fat Greek Dinner” on Tuesday, April 26, a fundraiser for the...
Benjamin Dean Taylor selected as next Kaplan Foundation Commissioned Composer
Dr. Benjamin Dean Taylor has been selected for the next Kaplan Foundation Commission at Saint Mary’s University. His new work for concert band will be premiered on April 16, 2023, at Page Theatre by the Saint Mary’s University Concert Band, Dr. Janet Heukeshoven,...

Five honored during Saint Mary’s Founders’ Day celebration
In celebration of its heritage, Saint Mary’s University presented awards to beatified alumnus Blessed James Miller, FSC ’66, M’74 posthumously, as well as one faculty member, one staff member, and two outstanding seniors at its annual Founders’ Day celebration, which...
Saint Mary’s University to stage ‘Legally Blonde’
Whether it’s going to the hair salon or going to Harvard, women really can do it all, especially when they have faith in themselves. Saint Mary’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts will present “Legally Blonde: The Musical” 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday,...