
MCA offers dance placement auditions
WINONA, Minn. — Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts (MCA) invites all dancers ages 7 and older to participate in a placement class Aug. 16-19 at the Valéncia Arts Center, 1164 W. 10th St. These new, low-key classes will help ensure students get placed in the right...

Practicum segways into new career path
Tara Dicus M’20 always knew she wanted to get her master’s degree. She was just waiting for the right time. When her son turned 4 and her daughter was in second grade, she found it. In 2018, Dicus was working as a marketing liaison for North Shore Healthcare, based...
COVID-19 fall protocols updated
Saint Mary's community, We want to share two important announcements. First, Saint Mary’s University will require all students, faculty, and staff to be vaccinated once the U.S. Food and Drug Administration fully approves COVID-19 vaccinations. This decision is based...
COVID-19 update
Dear Saint Mary’s community, As more updates and new information become available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) around the increased cases of COVID-19 due to the effects from the delta variant,...

Public health student plans to take lessons learned at Saint Mary’s abroad
Armed with a Master’s Degree (MPH) in Public Health, Koko Tarr hopes to not only open a nonprofit clinic back home in Liberia, but also to change the country’s health practices — and ultimately save lives. After several visits to her hometown of Sanniquellie City,...

Using her project management skills to succeed in the tech world and mentor others
In her role as an IT program manager, Kris Schoen M’20 oversees multiple, simultaneous projects. She says she utilizes skills she learned in Saint Mary’s University’s M.S. in Project Management program on a day-to-day basis, including sharing current best practices...
Keysser publishes research monograph
Ralf (Don) Keysser, DBA, course-contracted professor in the MBA program, recently had his second research monograph accepted for publication by Sage Research Methods. This monograph is entitled "Analyzing Project Feasibility through Financial Mathematics." Keysser has...
DBA students, alumna, and faculty present at MOBTS conference
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) students, alumna, and faculty presented work at the Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Society (MOBTS) annual conference, held virtually, June 15-19. The mission of MOBTS is to...
Storytelling and content creation from Marketing and Communications
The Office of Marketing and Communications has been working throughout the summer on stories that highlight the success of Saint Mary’s University students, alumni, staff, and faculty. The stories can be used to promote Saint Mary’s mission and values on social media,...

Student uses M.A. in Integrated Studies to turn passion into a career path
Humanistic, esoteric practices such as breathwork, EMDR, and yoga had long been personal passions of Elizabeth Koumantzelis. When she found the M.A. in Integrated Studies program at Saint Mary’s University, she saw a means of turning these personal passions into a...