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Saint Mary’s 2025 Spring Graduates

WINONA, Minn. – The following Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota students completed requirements for bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees in May of 2025. First Name, Last Name,...

Saint Mary’s Spring 2025 Dean’s List

Congratulations to the following undergraduate students, who were named to the 2025 spring semester Dean’s List at Saint Mary’s University. The list includes undergraduate students who earned a grade point...

Saint Mary’s Athletics launches “Game Plan for Life” to support student-athletes in transition to post-college success

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota’s Athletic Department is proud to announce the launch of Game Plan for Life, a new initiative designed to help senior student-athletes prepare for life beyond...

Saint Mary’s introduces K-12 Reading Graduate Certificate program, advancing literacy instruction in Minnesota

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is proud to announce the launch of its newly revised K-12 Reading Graduate Certificate program. This fully online, 15-credit program is designed for Tier 3...

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Saint Mary’s Catholic Educator Promise seemed “too good to be true”

Rob Reeves admits that, at first, he thought Saint Mary’s Catholic Educator Promise seemed too good to be true. His daughter Addison, a senior at Gentry Academy in Vadnais Heights,...

Catholic Educator Promise takes away stress of student loans

Kelly (Pavlak) and Domenic DiPietro, both 1999 alumni of Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, recently finished paying off their student loans. They say they are grateful that, because of the...

Saint Mary’s new initiative gives back to Catholic educators and their families

Colin Blake had decided to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota before he ever heard about Saint Mary’s Catholic Educator Promise. Truthfully, he already had earned some impressive scholarships; his...

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...

Waddell enjoys how Saint Mary’s philosophy program examines history of philosophy

When junior Patrick Waddell’s brother entered the seminary, Patrick was a junior in high school, and he was able to get his first introduction to being around young priests and...

Faith and Mission

Waddell enjoys how Saint Mary’s philosophy program examines history of philosophy

When junior Patrick Waddell’s brother entered the seminary, Patrick was a junior in high school, and he was able to get his first introduction to being around young priests and...

Father Burns and Dr. Azzaro discuss the papal transition on Saint Mary’s Currents

With the passing of Pope Francis at the end of April, the world is watching closer than ever on what comes next for the Catholic Church. With global media attention...

A Word of Joy and Welcome for Our New Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV

With great joy, I join so many others in Catholic higher education — and especially our Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota community — in rejoicing over the election of Cardinal...

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota launches first online clinical psychology master’s with Catholic faith integration

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is expanding its academic offerings with the launch of a one-of-a-kind Master of Science in Clinical Psychology program. As the only program in the U.S....

McCartney uses faith and academics to serve others

Junior Maddie McCartney said she chose Saint Mary’s for multiple reasons. “I was looking for a school with a tight knit community that felt like home,” she said. “I really...

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In the news: Saint Mary’s student awarded local scholarship for mental health work

Saint Mary’s student Madeline McCartney spoke with WXOW 19 News about a scholarship she received from Storm Sporting Events, the group behind the Trinona triathlon. McCartney is the inaugural recipient...

In the News: Softball team and coach John Tschida featured on WCCO

Saint Mary’s softball team and coach John Tschida was recently featured on WCCO following the softball team’s performance in the Division III College World Series. Tschida spoke about his experience...

In the News: Saint Mary’s University in Winona unveils new support for graduating athletes

KIMT3 recently highlighted Saint Mary’s newly launched “Game Plan for Life” program which offers support to athletes as they transition to a life beyond sports. This donor funded program focuses...

In the news: Saint Mary’s University celebrates $130M campaign milestone

KIMT 3 News published an article highlighting the success of Saint Mary’s fundraising campaign, “Rooted in Faith: Growing Our Future.” The campaign raised over $130 million, making it the largest...

Saint Mary’s Currents

A podcast series on current topics relevant to the world of work and life. Just as current is a flow of positive electric charge, the goal of Saint Mary’s Currents is to find a positive path forward.

LATEST EPISODE:
What happens when a pope dies versus resigns, and how do the Cardinals select a new leader of the Catholic faith? And what can we expect to see from Pope Leo XIV in leading the Catholic Church in the future?

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A career that delivers joy

An hour into her shift at North Memorial Health in Robbinsdale, Minn., Ashley (Dygert) Couillard B'18, RNC-OB never knows what to expect working in labor and delivery, and this particular shift has thrown her a curve ball.

Expanding educational reach to Kuwait

Dr. Claire Shea, adjunct Saint Mary's professor, is Head of School of American Creativity Academy, which educates 6,700 girls and boys in Pre-K through grade 12 across three campuses in 10 schools in Kuwait.

Commercializing the Clean Earth Magnet(R) technology

Peter Ladwig M'09, Ph.D., and the teams at Niron Magnetics are racing to commercialized the world's strongest rare earth free magnet.

Spreading Lasallian spirit one cookie at a time

Brother Frances "Frank" Carr B'66 — and his homemade cookies— are staples on Saint Mary's Winona Campus.

Optimizing her educational path

In her final year on Saint Mary's Winona Campus, Priyanka Satish, an Accelerated 3+2 Physician Assistant (PA) major, is cramming as many experiences into this year's Google calendar as possible.

Creating the ultimate game-day experience

Chief operating officer Ryan Tanke B'96 knows exactly what it takes to get audiences into seats, and he's already prepping a game plan for the next Lynx and Timberwolves seasons.

Fueled by teaching and learning

Cortnee DePoppe M'14, a Saint Mary's graduate who teaches a course in the M.A. in Education program, is now back and pursuing her Ed.S. degree.

Mapping church property — project benefits student learning, resource preservation, Church resources

Senior Savannah Swanson and Andy Robertson, director of GeoSpatial Services, are excited about a project GSS is doing involving the Catholic Church.

Latest in Cardinal Athletics

Record-Breaking 91 Saint Mary’s Student-Athletes Named to Winter-Spring Academic All-Conference Team

Student-athletes in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) continue to achieve in both competition and the classroom.

Four Land Academic All-District Honors on the Track and Field Team

Speed and marks meets smarts!