A high school psychology class first sparked Kailee Johnson’s interest in working in mental and behavioral health. “I’ve always liked listening to people and helping them with whatever they may be going through,” Johnson said. “So that’s where I’ve always seen myself.” This summer, the Saint Mary’s senior psychology major had the opportunity to see […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on everyone. But for senior accounting and finance major Jake Emeott, it has presented unexpected learning opportunities in resiliency and flexibility. On track to graduate in May 2021, the pandemic has obviously impacted his studies, but it has also touched Emeott’s work life at the university and […]
In response to the challenging and ever-changing employment landscape, Saint Mary’s is assessing the role and function of Career Services to foster student and alumni success across the university.
Brian Tran has dreams of working on Wall Street. Before he could think about managing accounts at a large private investment firm, however, the first-year student knew where he wanted his time and attention to go two mornings out of the week: “Before you can invest in your future, you have to first invest in yourself.”
Portia Mensah ’19 spent a semester working alongside teens in an urban school in the Twin Cities and literally walked in the footsteps of a homeless person. Tyler Aliperto ’19 worked for a political organization which focuses on pending elections and educating others about the candidate’s stances on gender, economic justice, and social justice. Mensah […]
Saint Mary’s science interns spent the summer researching area bat habitats, testing local waters, and removing invasive species. They gained valuable research techniques and learned how their work can contribute to helping issues on local, regional, and even potentially national levels.
With a new ThermoFischer Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer, Saint Mary’s students are now able to separate, identify, and quantify complex mixtures of chemicals at a whole new level.
“The professor/student interaction in the Science Department at Saint Mary’s helped me discern how I would like to further my education,” Harren said. “The support I received prepared me for graduate school.”
Destiny Dux ’16 has only worked at IBM as a financial data scientist for a few months. But after making presentations at work, she’s received the positive feedback that she sounds like a seasoned professional. She owes it all, she says, to her finance and data analytics and business intelligence courses at Saint Mary’s, particularly […]
“The stress and anxiety that goes into preparing and making sure you’re well-versed on the topic at hand — that doesn’t change when you move to the business world,” he said. “Saint Mary’s does a nice job of exposing students to what the environment is going to be like once they get into the real world.”
After pitching an invention to one of the executives on TV’s Shark Tank, presenting to Saint Mary’s faculty was a piece of cake. Stephany Beck ’21 might only be a freshman, but the Entrepreneurship and Marketing double major is already finding ways to enhance her pitching skills, network with area professionals, and learn how one […]
By Courteney Jacob ’19 Brian Mockler ’18 admits he isn’t certain what his future holds after graduation, but a meaningful summer internship at Ocean Tides in Narragansett, R.I., provided him with new career opportunities to explore. Ocean Tides—operated by the De La Salle Christian Brothers— is a year-round residential and educational facility in Rhode Island […]
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 […]