Kintzi named Distinguished Fellow Audrey Kintzi is recognized by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) as one of this year’s Distinguished Fellows. [caption id="attachment_18797" align="alignright" width="290"] Audrey Kintzi, director of the M.A. in Philanthropy and Development program[/caption] The Distinguished Fellows Program recognizes individuals who have made significant leadership contributions to the association and the fundraising profession. The designation represents the pinnacle of service to the tenets of giving, volunteerism, and philanthropy. Kintzi, an Advanced Certified Fundraising Executive (ACFRE), has been…
Kendall Archer B'21 is excelling at The George Washington Law School There’s no disputing Kendall Archer’s passion for law. It started back when Archer B’21 asked Saint Mary’s alumni in the law profession to build a case for attending Saint Mary’s while she was choosing between 16 colleges. A Google search of “notable alumni of Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota” led her to reach out to Patrick Salvi B’75, a successful Chicago lawyer, who just happened to have served on…
Kintzi named Distinguished Fellow Audrey Kintz is recognized by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) as one of this year’s Distinguished Fellows. The Distinguished Fellows Program recognizes individuals who have made significant leadership contributions to the association and the fundraising profession. The designation represents the pinnacle of service to the tenets of giving, volunteerism, and philanthropy. Audrey Kintzi, ACFRE has been working in the development field for over 35 years. She is currently serving as the executive director of the…
During this year’s Lasallian Societal Impact Case Competition April 18, Lasallian students from across the U.S. examined a major ethical dilemma facing today’s top largest technology companies — and Saint Mary’s team brought home the trophy for first place. The real-world scenario is an annual opportunity to test students’ research and presentation skills, but also to get them thinking about the ethical component applicable to all areas of business. This year marked the competition’s second year, in which each of…
Chris Ebert B’20 was stuck. He was ready for a new challenge at work, but advancing without a bachelor's degree was going to be nearly impossible. “I was stuck against that ceiling,” he said. “I was lucky to get as far as I did without a degree. I needed that piece of paper to knock the barrier down.” Ebert was only 12 credits short of having his bachelor’s degree. As a Saint Mary’s traditional undergraduate, he was lured away by…
Dan Pierce believes earning his undergraduate degree is essential to his personal and professional growth and will help him advance his career and achieve his long-term goals. Pierce, who’ll graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in spring 2023, selected Saint Mary’s Adult Education Program due to the flexibility that allowed him to balance his work and educational commitments. He had a desire to continue learning and growing in order to achieve his personal and professional goals, and…
WINONA/MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Just weeks after announcing a record $25 million gift commitment, Saint Mary’s University has received a new gift of $4.5 million. “Two gifts of this importance in such a short amount of time is extraordinary," said the Very Rev. James P. Burns, IVD, Ph.D., Saint Mary’s president. “At a time when the value of a higher education is increasingly questioned and enrollment declines are impacting most schools across the nation, I can’t think of a clearer affirmation…
It’s not often that a misunderstanding helps a student in their career path. But while the incorrect narrative LJ (John) Taugher M’20 heard as an undergrad delayed his entry to clinical therapy, it ultimately helped him succeed brilliantly. After a two-week volunteer experience in high school set him on the path to pursue a psychology degree, Taugher received his bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in women’s studies. But believing he couldn’t pursue therapy, he instead worked for nonprofit…
Born in Ghana, West Africa, Roberta Reindorf has done many things and lived in many places including France and London, but she didn’t discover her innate abilities or her life’s work for many years. While working in human resources, Reindorf researched depression and related disorders, and the more she learned about mental health, the more her interest grew. “I wanted to see what courses I could take. I learned I could use counseling to teach and work in government, advocate…
During Reunion Weekend each year, Saint Mary’s University honors outstanding alumni who have made outstanding achievements in their professional careers, who best exemplify the Lasallian charism Saint Mary’s was founded upon, and who have generously contributed time and talent to the goals and objectives of their alma mater. This year, four alumni will be honored during a reception and ceremony Saturday, June 24, on the Winona Campus. Register online. This year’s Distinguished Alumni Award recipient is Paul Magallanes B’63 of…
The university continues to work on plans to provide students, beginning fall 2023, with strong extracurricular opportunities for participation and enjoyment in the arts. As reported earlier this year, Lynette Johnson was named senior director of arts and event services and has been hard at work reviewing resource needs, building relationships, and considering future programming. The program focus areas were refined after internal and external arts discussions and focus groups to gauge priorities and interest. MUSIC — We are hiring…
When Jessica O'Boyle was looking at universities in order to complete her bachelor’s degree, flexibility was key. For example, could she take her pre-planned family vacation to Jamaica and not fall behind on her studies? As she responds to questions from the beach … she can attest, she found that Saint Mary’s online B.S. in Applied Psychology has provided her with that freedom. She also looked for a school that honored more of the credits she had already earned. “I…
Kim Schroeder admits she was nervous about going back to school to complete her bachelor’s degree. “I hadn’t taken a class for 20 years, and I had never done an online class, so I was really nervous about that,” she said. “I’m learning the content but also how to learn again, how to do school again, how to upload a Google doc, so there was a learning curve, but it came so quickly. There were so many resources available. You…
If Brother Francis “Frank” Carr, FSC B'66 looks familiar, it could be because of his growing social media presence. He is, after all, a star of Saint Mary’s Instagram and Tik Tok accounts, garnering a large and devoted following. Or, maybe you’ve seen him in the bleachers or on the sidelines of a game. As the Cardinal athletic liaison, he’s there, most games and practices, cheering on the student-athletes. At Saint Mary’s, students may even know him from serving food…
Henry Gathje '25 is both a nursing student and a Cardinal catcher Henry Gathje ’25 hopes one day to work as a travel nurse in underserved and impoverished communities; it’s his dream to improve lives. Until then, he’s proving that it’s possible to be both a nursing student and be fully immersed in student activities — like serving as a catcher for the Cardinal baseball team. “Being in the nursing cohort and on the baseball team provides me with a…
Kim Postier B’23 is a mom. Taking care of her family has always been a priority — scuttling her kids to hockey practice and games, keeping up with her family’s needs. Yet it had always been her dream to get a four-year degree. With Saint Mary’s, she learned she could both make time for herself, and continue to be there for her family. Postier laughs and says she’s always been in school. “I had two 2-year degrees, and I always…
One of the first strategic actions taken by Dr. Max Bonilla, provost and dean of faculties, since his arrival at the beginning of February was to determine the academic affairs leadership positions reporting to the provost’s office. Vacancies and transitions in positions afforded an opportunity to review and re-organize his direct report structure to maximize collaboration within academic affairs and create greater efficiency in serving students. Rather than filling the open vice provost position, two dean positions will be recruited:…
Aleksa Khamda has worked in healthcare since 2014, serving as a medical technician while she was in the Air Force and most recently at Mayo Clinic as a medical administrator. She also has a bachelor’s degree in healthcare management. But an important part of her history has led her to a different career calling — and to attend classes at Saint Mary’s University’s Rochester Campus. At the age of 9, Khamda was adopted from Russia and brought to the United…
Alex Zuzek B’18, M’22 wasn’t sure, at first, that he wanted to follow in the footsteps of his older sisters and study education at Saint Mary’s. But he’s glad he did. And by the time he was ready to enroll in an M.Ed program — largely because of his meaningful undergraduate experience and the university’s quality reputation — Zuzek said, he “didn’t really even think twice about going back to Saint Mary’s.” Zuzek was first introduced to the university as…
Britney Blacker ’23 can’t remember a time when she didn’t want to go into medicine. She has photos of herself, dressed in scrubs, at the age of 4. And when Blacker wasn’t dreaming of medicine, she was dreaming of softball. She chose to leave her hometown of Castle Rock, Colo., to attend school nearly 1,000 miles away after doing an online search for Division III schools where she could both play softball and study in the sciences. She found Saint…