["https:\/\/schema.org\/","Article","After attending a larger school, DiTola favors the active participation at Saint Mary’s philosophy program","Senior Gianni DiTola started out pursuing a mathematics degree at Purdue University, but quickly learned he enjoyed his elective courses in philosophy more than math. After a time of personal conversion, he transferred to Saint Mary\u2019s and began formation at Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary. After attending one of the largest universities in the nation, […]",{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.smumn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gianni-DiTola.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.smumn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Gianni-DiTola.jpg","height":1558,"width":2423},"https:\/\/www.smumn.edu\/newsroom\/after-attending-a-larger-school-ditola-favors-the-active-participation-at-saint-marys-philosophy-program\/","2025-06-03","2025-06-03",{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.smumn.edu\/author\/dnahrgan\/#Person","name":"Deb Nahrgang","url":"https:\/\/www.smumn.edu\/author\/dnahrgan\/","identifier":144,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b0484ee1024693e2c8d5825f23d5d7378481145e04f59a1ec2a9af41dcb0093a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b0484ee1024693e2c8d5825f23d5d7378481145e04f59a1ec2a9af41dcb0093a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"After attending a larger school, DiTola favors the active participation at Saint Mary’s philosophy program",{"@type":"Organization","name":"Saint Mary's University of Minnesota","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.smumn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SMU-Logo_StackedHorizontalofM_FC_03_REV-WHT300.png","url":"https:\/\/www.smumn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SMU-Logo_StackedHorizontalofM_FC_03_REV-WHT300.png","width":300,"height":113}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.smumn.edu\/newsroom\/after-attending-a-larger-school-ditola-favors-the-active-participation-at-saint-marys-philosophy-program\/"},237]