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Saint Mary’s valedictorians reflect on collegiate experience

Gina Twardosz, Colleen Zewe, Maria Leontaras, Sara Schlecht and Erin Grimes | Friday, May 18, 2018

For the first time in Saint Mary’s history, the College will bestow the honor of valedictorian onto five graduating seniors: Darya Bondarenko, Makenzie Duncan, Melissa Henry, Kristie LeBeau and Kathleen Price. Bondarenko, a molecular biology major, said that while she was only slightly surprised to receive the valedictorian honor, but still felt proud nonetheless. “I

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Melissa Henry receives Saint Mary’s 2018 Outstanding Senior Award

Colleen Zewe | Friday, May 18, 2018

During her four years at Saint Mary’s, senior Melissa Henry served the College community as a volunteer in Circle K International (CKI), a Resident Advisor and as co-president of the college’s National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA). In April, Henry received a pleasant surprise in the mail — a letter informing her that she

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Saint Mary’s valedictorian Darya Bondarenko discusses academic journey

Colleen Zewe | Monday, April 23, 2018

Editor’s note: This is the first of a five-part series profiling the valedictorians of Saint Mary‘s class of 2018. For the first time in history, Saint Mary’s has five valedictorians. Molecular biology major Darya Bondarenko is one of the five students honored with the valedictorian title this year — an honor which represents the mind

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Saint Mary’s juniors welcome their mothers to campus

Colleen Zewe | Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Saint Mary’s juniors gave their moms a glimpse into their college lives during this past weekend with the college’s annual Junior Moms Weekend. The weekend began Friday with a reception, where juniors and their moms received a t-shirt with the slogan “I got it from my momma.” Later that night, moms and daughters participated in karaoke

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Cervelli hosts third College Assembly on Saint Mary’s finances, enrollment

Colleen Zewe | Monday, April 9, 2018

Saint Mary’s President Jan Cervelli hosted the third College Assembly on Friday on to discuss its financial status, enrollment numbers and strategic plan. The assemblies focus on addressing some of the issues and concerns at the College, and all faculty, staff and students may attend. Cervelli spoke about her recent experience spending the night in

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Angela facility dedication continues with wellness workshops, discussions

Colleen Zewe | Monday, March 26, 2018

Saint Mary’s dedication ceremony for the new Angela Athletic and Wellness Complex continued Saturday with a variety of workout classes, concurrent sessions, speeches and panels revolving around health and wellness. Director of athletics Julie Schroeder-Biek, who helped plan the ceremony, said she feels proud of the new building. “This facility is such an inviting place,”

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Students mingle, embrace community at ‘Multicultural Mixer’ event

Colleen Zewe | Tuesday, February 27, 2018

The Office of Multicultural Services (OMS) at Saint Mary’s hosted an open house mixer event Monday in its office. Director of Student Involvement and Multicultural Services Gloria Jenkins said she wants her office to feel like a welcoming space for all students. “A lot of students are not connecting on campus,” she said. “I want

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A Jimmy John’s romance

Colleen Zewe | Monday, February 26, 2018

This past weekend, I went on a date. The date went well, but even better was how we met. As a front desk worker in the dorm, I’ve always admired one of the Jimmy John’s delivery drivers who appears frequently by the front desk with fresh sandwiches in hand. He was cute and seemed my

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Saint Mary’s Student Diversity Board reflects on fall semester, looks forward to future events

Colleen Zewe | Thursday, February 15, 2018

The Student Diversity Board (SDB) at Saint Mary’s has a busy spring semester ahead of it, all culminating in its biggest event of the year — the annual diversity conference. The conference, originally called the Diverse Student Leadership Conference, will now be called the Diversity and Leadership Conference, SDB vice president and senior Megan Uekert said.

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Director of Belles Against Violence Office prepares to leave College

Colleen Zewe | Tuesday, January 30, 2018

After eight years directing the Belles Against Violence Office (BAVO), aiming to raise awareness about and prevent acts of violence and sexual assault, Connie Adams is leaving Saint Mary’s. Adams accepted a position with Green Dot, a bystander intervention training program BAVO itself implements, according to an email vice president for student affairs Karen Johnson

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