ROCHESTER, Minn. — Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota invites the public to a groundbreaking for the expansion of its Cascade Meadow Wetlands and Environmental Science Center in Rochester. The event, planned for 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, will be held at Cascade Meadow, located at 2900 19th St. NW, Rochester. Saint Mary’s University strives to meet the evolving needs of its students, as well as the community. Once approved by state and regional accrediting bodies, this expansion will house the…
ROCHESTER, Minn. — “The Art of Fine Furniture”—an exhibit featuring the creations of professional and hobbyist studio furniture makers from Minnesota and Wisconsin—will be on display at Cascade Meadow Wetlands and Environmental Science Center from Aug. 19 through Sept. 30. The show—free and open to the public—will relocate from its current location at the Winona County History Center, which has hosted the exhibit annually since 2013. Furniture by definition is “the movable objects in a room that make it fit…
When psychology Ph.D. students are applying for internship experiences, they may shoot for the moon—but they don’t often think of turning to NASA. As a summer intern with the Office of Naval Research at NASA Ames in Moffett Field, Calif., 2014 Saint Mary’s undergraduate psychology major Ellie Niedbala has been involved with helping astronauts and military personnel learn to deter motion sickness and stress. And, she’s working to both recruit and retain more women to NASA Ames. Looking back at…
Peter Carlson ’13 is in the business of preventing emergencies. At North Memorial Medical Center, a team of community paramedics makes scheduled house calls to elderly patients to conduct basic tests, explain medication restrictions and schedules, and check for safety hazards in the home. A part of the Population Management division at NMMC, the North Memorial Community Paramedic department aims to prevent emergencies and reduce emergency care costs. Carlson supervises the community paramedics team and works with people from multiple…
Two weeks ago Bailey O’Hare ’19 didn’t know that much about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and she knew even less about regenerative medicine. As part of a new summer workshop at Saint Mary’s University, O’Hare is getting an in-depth look at how the emerging field of regenerative medicine could one day help patients suffering from ALS—as well as a multitude of other diseases and ailments. O’Hare and 18 other select undergraduate sophomore and junior science majors from seven colleges are…
As Kassim Abbanesha Hussein crosses the Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota commencement stage on Saturday, June 3 to receive a Doctor of Business Administration diploma, part of his heart will remain in Oromia, Ethiopia. Hussein fled his homeland 26 years ago—leaving behind an unspeakable level of danger and heartbreak. At the tender age of 12, his beloved father was executed by the Ethiopian government because of his political beliefs. His oldest brother, his uncle, and two cousins were also killed…
Saint Mary’s University junior biology major Bailey O’Hare joked that she’d make her speech short May 12 during the dedication ceremony for the new Science and Learning Center on the Winona Campus. “Because I, like you, can’t wait to get inside,” she told the crowd of more than 400 people at the Winona Campus celebration. The completion of the $19.7 million project was the culmination of a long-time dream of the university. But the day wasn’t just about celebrating a…
Wylie Ferron ’17 may not be dressed in his usual Cardinal red, but he will definitely have the home-court advantage when he dons a cap and gown and hits the gym floor Saturday for Saint Mary’s University’s Winona commencement ceremony. As a three-year captain of the men’s basketball team, Ferron has engineered many successful basketball performances during his college athletic career; this fall he’ll pursue a graduate degree in civil engineering. For four years, Ferron achieved high scores in basketball,…
Ellen Hinck ’17 could have graduated last year. As a Psychology major, she would have graduated from Saint Mary’s University in just three years. But she quite literally couldn’t help but pursue her love of literature. With one additional year, she could add Literature with Writing Emphasis as a second major and then pursue a Master of Arts in Secondary Education from Saint Mary’s. “I realized by the end of my sophomore year that something was missing, and literature was…
The City of Winona, home to Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and its Winona Campus, again received accolades as a top place to live. The well-known Expedia online travel service recently named Winona the most beautiful town in Minnesota, and an earlier ranking by Safewise called Winona the safest college town in the United States. Expedia was on a mission to uncover “the most beautiful places to travel in every state that may not be on your radar,” taking into…
Quirky and funny, with a penchant for the dark side, Jack Walterman ’17 dreams of being the next Tim Burton. After graduating from Saint Mary’s this spring with a theatre degree, Walterman is ready for his academic sequel at one of the top film schools in the nation, the University of Southern California’s Division of Film and Television Production MFA program. Burton once said, “Anybody with artistic ambitions is always trying to reconnect with the way they saw things as…
As a Cardinal hockey player, Andrew Ketterer ’14 scored some game-winning goals and made some amazing assists. Now that he’s netted a position with USA Hockey, Ketterer’s goal hasn’t changed all that much. As coordinator of social media and digital content, Ketterer is still assisting with promoting the sport of hockey. Only now, it’s on a national scale. Ketterer double-majored in marketing and sport management and minored in public relations at Saint Mary’s. He’d always known marketing was a route…
Guided by the beams of their headlamps, Colin Norris ’13 led a dozen hardy students on a night hike through the bluffs surrounding Saint Mary’s University. Carefully, they made their way along the snowy wooded trails, across a stream, and to a clearing far behind the campus lights and activity. The group’s excited chatter quieted as they turned their heads to the sky, getting a crisp and clear view of the stars shining above. Now coordinating the Outdoor Leadership program,…
When Nadia Effendi ’09 was little, she watched Little Mermaid so many times she could recite every line and lyric. Her babysitters back then still like to remind her how they were forced to endure the timeless love story over and over again. Now in a dream job as assistant manager of licensing for Disney and Pixar Animation properties at Disney Consumer Products, Effendi is helping to bring that same Disney magic into other children’s (and adults’) homes. Effendi said her job…
Students interested in geographic information science at Saint Mary’s don’t need a global positioning system to direct them to valuable, hands-on experiences in their field. For years, the university’s GeoSpatial Services has been providing professionally mentored field experiences to students. The organization—which provides natural resource assessment, geographic analysis, and high-tech digital mapping services—works with both the public and private sector across a broad assortment of markets and disciplines across the U.S. For example, pre-med major Christine Neumann is one of…
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota has signed an $880,000 agreement with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to help inventory wetlands in the state’s Northwest region. This is the largest single project awarded to the university’s GeoSpatial Services (GSS), a project center that integrates professional services and academic apprenticeships in the areas of natural resource assessment, geographic analysis, and digital mapping. The two-year wetland project, which began in October, involves professional GSS staff working with Saint Mary’s undergraduate and graduate…
Graphic design major Jeff Paul ’08 made the decision early in his career to work on projects he believes in, rather than simply for a paycheck. As co-founder of Ligature Creative Group of Denver, Colo., Paul and his business partner Matt Meier made the conscious decision that they wouldn’t work for just anyone with a checkbook. The two made it their mission to “work with people who do good work.” Their current client list includes nonprofits and organizations involved in…
As long as the Cubs keep winning, John Fitzgerald ’07 is on base to keep inserting his favorite ball team into some familiar vintage video games. Fitzgerald, who heads Coach Marketing firm in Chicago, has hit a home run with other Cubs fans by creating short videos that prominently feature his favorite players and their opponents as video game characters. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB1B55hj-pw[/embed] The first video he created about a year ago features the game “Duck Hunt,” with St. Louis Cardinals instead…
Although it’s early fall, professional dancer Bryan Charles Moore ’13 is already dreaming of a white Christmas. In November, the national tour of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas will begin and women in red velvet dresses and men in top hats will be twirling across the stage to the tune of that iconic Christmas song. Children will wear their best outfits, couples will forget their quarrels, and all will be merry and bright for a night at the theatre—and Moore will…
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota undergraduate students now have the opportunity to earn their Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with only one additional year of school. The new program is designed for all students, regardless of major. Students will take up to nine credits of graduate courses in the senior year of their bachelor’s degree program with no additional cost, and complete their M.B.A. in one additional year. “We’ve designed this program, which utilizes our many years of proven excellence…