
Faculty and staff participate in Halloween costume contest
Thank you to all faculty and staff who came to the Halloween ‘Boo-fet’ and costume contest on Wednesday. The event raised a total of $224.

Halloween Fun Night — thank you!
Thank you to all of the staff and students who helped make this year’s Halloween Fun Night on Monday such a success.
Women’s hockey featured on Cardinals’ Nest [video]
The new Cardinals' Nest is available, and this week it features Women's Hockey Head Coach Greg Moore. Hear him discuss his second year as head coach and expectations for the team, which has started out the season 2-0. The Cardinals' Nest airs weekly on Winona local...

Studio ‘S’ dedication on Nov. 9
Join the Saint Mary’s Music Department for the dedication of Studio “S” in Saint Yon’s Hall on the Winona Campus. This new state-of-the-art recording studio will be dedicated in honor and memory of Robert (Bob) Scurio ’57, whose generous estate gift made this addition to the Music Department possible.
Sympathy to Heukeshoven and Leisen families
Bertha Norby, mother of Janet Heukeshoven (Music Department), died Oct. 25. Other family at Saint Mary's includes Janet's husband, Eric (also of the Music Department), and their sons, Max and Hans. Notes of condolence for the Heukeshoven family can be sent to campus...
3+2 Mayo Clinic PA program launches
Saint Mary’s is excited to announce the launch of a new 3+2 Physician Assistant (PA) Program, a collaborative effort between Saint Mary’s and Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences. Beginning in fall 2019, students chosen for this highly competitive program will spend...
Learning to become an informed voter
Faculty, staff, and students gathered for a panel discussion on informed voting last week on the the Winona Campus. Panel members included faculty members Dean Beckman, Communication Department; Brother Pat Conway, FSC, Interdisciplinary Studies Department; Dr....
Coaches participate in classroom panel
Five Saint Mary's University coaches were recently panelists in a classroom discussion on gender in sports. The coaches shared their experiences from youth and college as student athletes. They also shared their views on coaching women’s sports. Topics covered during...
Saint Mary’s visits partner school in China
Brother Robert Smith, FSC, Ph.D., chief academic officer and vice president of the Schools of Graduate and Professional Programs, and Tracy Lehnertz, associate dean for International Programs, recently visited Xi'an Polytechnic University (XPU) in Xi'an, China, one of...
Saint Mary’s inaugurates The Rev. James P. Burns, IVD, Ph.D., as 14th president [video]
A crowd of approximately 1,500 gathered on the Winona Campus to congratulate Father James P. Burns, IVD, Ph.D., as he was inaugurated as Saint Mary’s University’s 14th president on Oct. 5 — a day that showcased Saint Mary’s University for its strong educational...