Alumnae’s work featured in major design industry event
This year’s Holiday House — an annual New York City design world go-to event and fundraiser for breast cancer research — featured work by one of Saint Mary’s own! Katie Murphy Brandt B’86 was the only non-New York designer selected to design a space. Approximately 20...
Student starts publishing company to give voice to immigrants, refugees
Hudda Ibrahim, a current Ed.D. student at Saint Mary’s, started Diverse Voices Press to “give attention to the unheard voices of refugees, immigrants, and other underrepresented people, affirming their limitless capacity for resilience and success.” Ibrahim, who is...
Brother Frank keeps the Lasallian spirit flowing at Saint Mary’s
If Brother Francis “Frank” Carr, FSC B'66 looks familiar, it could be because of his growing social media presence. He is, after all, a star of Saint Mary’s Instagram and Tik Tok accounts, garnering a large and devoted following. Or, maybe you’ve seen him in the...
Hall of Fame Profile: Mark Staub B’88
WINONA, Minn. — If you ask Mark Staub B’88 what his most treasured memory of his time at Saint Mary’s was, he would undoubtedly say back-stopping Saint Mary’s run to the MIAC regular-season championship during his senior season. That memory could quite possibly be...
Hall of Fame Profile: Jen (Schipp) Stewart B’06
WINONA, Minn. — When Jenny (Schipp) Stewart B’06 graduated from North St. Paul High School, she wasn’t even sure if she wanted to play collegiate softball. And now, the hard-throwing right-hander — who was as much a threat at the plate as she was in the pitcher’s...
A calling to help youth spurs career change
Aleksa Khamda has worked in healthcare since 2014, serving as a medical technician while she was in the Air Force and most recently at Mayo Clinic as a medical administrator. She also has a bachelor’s degree in healthcare management. But an important part of her...
Hall of Fame Profile: Jenni (Gutterman) Becker B’06
WINONA, Minn. — Jennifer (Gutterman) Becker B’06 never paid any attention to her statistics during her playing days as a member of the Saint Mary’s University fastpitch softball team. Maybe she didn’t, but others certainly did, and those numbers were jaw-dropping — so...
Hall of Fame Profile: George Drouches B’78
WINONA, Minn. — Juggling the demands of being a student and an athlete is a daunting task for any college student-athlete. Throw in a second sport, and those demands more than double. To play two sports at the collegiate level is one thing — to excel at two sports at...
Noyce Scholar wants students to know math is not a barrier
Kelsey Philipsek remembers ending her first day of teaching middle school in tears — not because she was frustrated or overwhelmed but because of immense joy. For the first time in her professional life, she found where she felt she belonged. “It was truly the best...
Hall of Fame Profile: Bruna Bucciarelli B’76
WINONA, Minn. – It seems fitting that with the celebration of 50 years of Title IX, Bruna Bucciarelli B’76 Is among this year’s induction class into the Saint Mary’s University Sports Hall of Fame. After all, Bucciarelli was a true pioneer for women’s athletics at...
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