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...
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...

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...

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...

School of Business and Technology leads the way in micro-credentials
Since the start of 2021, Saint Mary’s has partnered with Credly, an industry leader in digital credentials, to issue over 1,000 badges to students in the School of Business and Technology, tied to in-demand skills in accounting, artificial intelligence, business...
COVID-19 planning
Students, We thank you for your flexibility, patience, and support as the university readies for the fall semester and plans and adapts as needed. As we have stated throughout the pandemic and in our most recent communications, we continue to closely follow the...
Join the Walk to End Alzheimer’s Sept. 25
Our Rochester Campus will host the Walk to End Alzheimer’s event on Saturday, Sept. 25. You’re invited to register and join the Saint Mary’s team in the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support, and research. Event details:...

Expansion of badges in the School of Education
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota loves teachers! Their words and actions help our children appreciate the value of their own uniqueness as well as the unique character of the people and world around them. We are proud to support them in all they do. This is why we...
Dixon featured in local news, inclusion website launches
The Winona Post featured Leon Dixon, Saint Mary’s first vice president for inclusion and human dignity, in a recent article. Brian Schmisek, provost and dean of faculties, and Elijah Williams, student senate president, were also featured. “I’m a big proponent of...
Meet our new faculty: Michaela Rinkel, social work
This is the first in a series as we introduce our new faculty members. Michaela Rinkel, Ph.D., LCSW, joined Saint Mary’s University as an associate professor in the Master of Social Work program on July 5. Rinkel has extensive teaching experience at the undergraduate...