Race, Faith, and Higher Education event Nov. 11
Join an esteemed panel of speakers on Wednesday, Nov. 11, to discuss the role higher education plays in understanding race, race relations, and the effects of racism in society, especially in light of faith and religious belief.
Drop-in advising for spring 2021 registration
Peer advising drop-in hours begin Monday, Nov. 2 for spring 2021 registration. Pop in to get your last-minute advising questions answered! The Student Success Center will be hosting the drop-in hours on Zoom on Nov, 2, 4 and 6 from noon to 1 p.m. As a reminder, make...
Saint Mary’s virtual Hendrickson Forum Nov. 10 to address sustainability, evolution, AI
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota’s first virtual Hendrickson Forum, to be shared noon Tuesday, Nov. 10, features keynote speaker Nicholas A. Christakis, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., director of Yale University’s Human Nature Lab and co-director of the Yale Institute for Network Science, addressing how certain kinds of social artificial intelligence (AI) might best be used to enhance our society.
Saint Mary’s continues diligent COVID-19 protocols and contact tracing
We understand that anxiety about COVID-19 transmission may increase due to the surge in positive COVID-19 cases in Minnesota, the significant transmission of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, and colder weather that precipitates moving indoors. The university continues to ask...
MNDOT announces COVID-19 positive client transportation
Minnesota Department of Transportation announces COVID-19 positive client transportation is immediately available through Semcac Transportation. This service is for non-emergency transportation of COVID-19 positive individuals or individuals suspected to be COVID-19...
Diversity Café discussions continue
Diversity Café is a weekly series of presentations and facilitated discussions that cover topics related to culture, race, gender, biases, language, identities, and abilities (among many others). These events are planned and moderated by a committee made up of...
Mailing list error reported for CommUNITY newsletters
The Marketing and Communication Office learned Monday that, because of an error during a database update, undergraduate students have not received CommUNITY newsletters for the past two weeks. We have taken steps to ensure this mistake will not occur again. Today you...
Patience and dissertation research
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives...
The intersection of patience and social justice
It is no secret; patience is a virtue. Many children’s parables inform us of the need for patience. Some of us may even be familiar with the famous marshmallow experiment conducted over 40 years ago. The lesson is, if we wait and follow directions, we will receive a...
Patience: A commodity in short supply
Why is the microwave so slow? Why is traffic so slow? Why is my computer so slow? I wish things were faster. For many, patience may be in short supply. This is probably why there are such things as road rage, snapping at others, and getting frustrated easily. When...
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