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Saint Mary’s University invites public to celebrate Benedict XVI during Centenary Conference

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The public is invited to the Benedict XVI Centenary Conference, hosted by Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 2-3, at its Minneapolis Campus, 2540...

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and CentraCare partner to bring CRNA training to St. Cloud, strengthening rural healthcare access

Academic-health system collaboration enables students to complete education and clinicals locally while expanding the anesthesia workforce in West-Central and rural Minnesota. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and CentraCare today […]

Saint Mary’s receives NetVUE grant to help establish The Academy of Human Flourishing within School of Advancing Studies

With the support of a $79,870 NetVue (Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education) Program Development Grant from The Council of Independent Colleges, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota will establish The...

Three alumni honored during Reunion Weekend

Saint Mary’s University welcomed more than 300 alumni, family, and friends back to the Winona Campus June 26-28 for Reunion Weekend. Most notable of the various events held on campus...

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Wunschel excited to help fill the need for special education teachers

Senior Maya Wunschel said at first she wasn’t sure what her major would be, but she followed her heart and chose Elementary Education. “I knew deep down that teaching was...

Berberovic uses Saint Mary’s degrees to further the mission of Avera Health

Dzenan Berberovic M’17, chief development officer and foundation president of Avera Health, was about 3 years old when he and his mother fled the Bosnian war. They spent the majority...

Ed.D. in Leadership helps alumna better understand, relate to others

As a self-defined lifelong learner, Destiny Hastings D’25 was intrigued when a friend told her he was enrolled in Saint Mary’s Ed.D. in Leadership program. She decided to learn more....

Students collaborate on chemistry research and are co-authored in published findings

What started out as an accidental discovery culminated in 10 years of research, grant-writing, and drafting for Heidi Dahlmann, D.S., associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at...

Psychology undergraduate students gain real-world experience through summer internships

This summer, 10 Saint Mary’s psychology students took what they have learned in the classroom and put it to action in a variety of paid internships across the Midwest. In...

Faith and Mission

Grosser invests in her future with Saint Mary’s Clinical Psychology program

Ava Grosser loves a true Minnesota winter. “The weather was the biggest shock for me moving from the south where the winters are like 40 degrees,” she laughed. “When I...

Dr. Isacco and Dr. White discuss faith and mental health on podcasts

Dr. Anthony Isacco, program director of our M.S. in Clinical Psychology program, appeared on Nathan Crankfield’s Seeking Excellence podcast. The two spoke about Dr. Isacco’s work at Saint Mary’s, where...

Dr. White believes in pairing faith integration with clinical psychology

Tim White, Psy.D., field placement director and assistant professor in Saint Mary’s M.S. in Clinical Psychology program, says that faith has always been very important to him. In fact, called...

Saint Mary’s helps Striemer become responsive leader in Catholic education

Sarah Striemer M’16, S’25 knew she wanted to be a teacher since she was a little girl. “It’s all I’ve ever wanted to be,” she said, adding that her dream...

Dr. Isacco knows faith integration and clinical psychology is a successful pairing

Saint Mary’s program is launching its M.S. in Clinical Psychology program this fall, the first online master’s program of its kind in the U.S. with Catholic faith integration. Rooted in...

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In the News: Saint Mary’s offers faster degree path

Dean of the School of Advancing Studies, Holly Tapper, spoke with the Star Tribune about Saint Mary’s new FastTrack 90™ program, which offers six online, accelerated bachelor’s degree pathways. Saint...

In the news: Southern Minnesotans have made Saint Mary’s softball team a national power

Coach John Tschida was recently interviewed by the Rochester Post Bulletin along with softball players Peyton Berg and Makayla Steff about Saint Mary’s softball team’s rise in ranks after Coach...

In the news: Students put marketing skills to work with local business

Assistant professor Miranda Greenwold and students Vivian Stolz and Lars Bergo spoke with Winona Post about Saint Mary’s new student-led marketing agency, Red Feather Marketing. The program started with eight...

In the news: Saint Mary’s students embrace Shakespeare

The Winona Post celebrated Saint Mary’s Shakespeare Showcase in a recent article, a theatrical production held in collaboration with the university’s Co-curricular Arts program and the Great River Shakespeare Festival....

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The growth of women in athletics — alumnae pioneers pave the way

Three alumni, Jane (Troller) Wood B;78, Marge Nabzdyk '79 and Bruna Bucciarelli B'76, detail what it was like in the early years of women in athletics at Saint Mary's. For Lindsey Lettner B'26, athletics played a huge role in shaping her as a person. If Lettner were to meet the "first women" in athletics, she said, she'd begin with a thank you. "They're the women who came before us and paved the way to do what we love now. A lot of people don't get the opportunity to play in college."

Through the decades — though much has changed, heart stays the same

Four alumni — Michael Dooley B'66, Roger Haydock B'67, J.D., Joseph "Joe" Sweeney B'81, and Javier Rodriguez Cifuentes B'26 — discussed the many ways Saint Mary’s has changed through the decades: from pay phones to cell phones, group televisions to one in every room, and curfews — to lifelong friendships, transformational faculty and education, and the community feel that keeps them connected. Reminisce through their stories about all the ways this university has changed and, more importantly, the ways it hasn’t.

Graduate programs expand and grow — programs adapt to needs of adult learners

Janet Byrnes earned her Master’s in Health and Human Services Administration in 1985. Her first courses were held at what is now M Health Fairview St. John’s Hospital and, about halfway through, she transferred to Saint Mary’s newly established graduate campus in Minneapolis. Nearly 40 years later, in 2024, Melissa Markfort received her MBA from Saint Mary’s by attending online courses. Though the method of learning and timeframe was very different for these alumnae, they share similar stories and experiences.

From unsure to self-assured — Saint Mary's helps Shelton-Davies transform

Hannah (Friedrich) Shelton-Davies B'16, M20 said she was an introvert before attending Saint Mary's. Now, as a major gift officer at Regions Hospital Foundation in Saint Paul — and also as the current president of the Alumni association at Saint Mary's — she uses her people skills to build relationships. "I stay engaged with Saint Mary's because of the Lasallian aspect. What Lasallians believe in is, for me, what being a human is, and what life is all about. For me, it is about leading ethical licves of services and leadership."

Latest in Cardinal Athletics

Women’s Soccer Splits Weekend at Home

The Saint Mary’s women’s soccer team (4-7-1, 2-3-0) earned three MIAC points shutting out Hamline (4-6-1, 0-4-1), 3-0, on Saturday before dropping a nonconference contest versus Dubuque (4-4-2), 1-0, […]

Volleyball Drops MIAC Matchup with Gustavus 3-1

The Saint Mary’s volleyball team (8-9, 0-2) fell in a 3-1 matchup to Gustavus Adolphus (11-4, 4-0) on Saturday afternoon.

Men’s Soccer Battle Pipers in 1-0 Loss

Closing out the weekend, the Saint Mary’s men’s soccer team (0-9-2, 0-5-0) fell in a close 1-0 MIAC matchup to the Hamline Pipers (4-4-3, 1-2-2).

Schott Finishes in Third Round of ITAs

This weekend was the men’s turn in the ITA Midwest Regional tennis tournament to round out the fall matches for the Cardinals.

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