
Abundant opportunities helped graduating senior grow and achieve her goals
By Tom Brandes A total stranger provided the crucial advice that helped Kendall Archer choose Saint Mary’s University over the other 16 schools to which she applied. Unbeknownst to Archer, the person she contacted after a Google search of “notable alumni of Saint...
Undergraduate students receive academic honors
The following academic honors were given to Saint Mary’s University undergraduate students in spring 2021. Business awards were announced earlier. Biology Biology Academic Achievement Award: Graham Lorsung, Cole Van Houten, Mackenzie Waters This award is presented in...
Biology and biochemistry students present research at regional meeting
Saint Mary’s University biology and biochemistry students presented at the Beta Beta Beta National Biology Honor Society District Meeting, held in conjunction with the Minnesota Academy of Science’s Winchell Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 24. During the...
Engaging with the ‘Declaration on the Lasallian Educational Mission’
Brother Robert Smith, FSC, Ph.D., senior vice president for university initiatives and special advisor to the president, wrote a piece that was featured in the spring 2021 issue of De La Salle Today, the magazine of the Lasallian Region of North America. His piece...
Prokosch awarded public relations scholarship
Saint Mary's University junior Morgan Prokosch was awarded a $1,000 Dr. Willard Thompson Scholarship from the Minnesota Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Minnesota PRSA states the "scholarship recognizes students who excel in the study of...
Saint Mary’s University names Leon Dixon vice president for inclusion and human dignity
WINONA/MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota — in its ongoing focus to advance diversity and inclusivity initiatives across the university — has appointed Leon Dixon, MBA, as vice president for inclusion and human dignity. Dixon — who begins June 1...

Saying goodbye to Brother Finbar McMullen, FSC ’46
Brother Finbar McMullen, FSC '46, longtime faith-filled fixer, connector, builder, and inventor on Saint Mary’s Winona Campus, died Sunday, May 2, 2021, at the age of 97. Brother Finbar joined the De La Salle Christian Brothers in 1940. When asked what it means to be...

MBA student using coursework in director’s role with Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office
Shane Sheets – Accelerated MBA

Tschida returning to Saint Mary’s, where the tradition of winning began
John Tschida ’90 is rounding third and heading home to Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Tschida, hailed as the coach with the highest winning percentage of all NCAA Division III softball coaches, is returning to his alma mater — where he FIRST led his fastpitch...
Undergraduate commencement ceremonies May 8
On Saturday, May 8, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota will host three small, in-person undergraduate commencement ceremonies at its Winona Campus. Each ceremony will also be livestreamed: 10 a.m. for Arts and Humanities 1 p.m. for Business and Technology and...