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Jordan Cockrum | Monday, October 8, 2018
For the second time in the last three years, Saint Mary’s has a new College president. In an open letter to students Friday, chair of the Board of Trustees Mary Burke announced the resignation of President Jan Cervelli and the appointment of former Provost Nancy Nekvasil as the Interim President of the College. “I wanted
Maria Leontaras | Monday, October 8, 2018
The news broke with a whirlwind of texts, Facebook posts and confusion. Janice Cervelli resigned from her post as Saint Mary’s president on Friday. Students received confirmation of Cervelli’s decision through a letter in an email attachment written by Mary Burke, the chair of the Board of Trustees. “I was just in my room watching
Observer Staff Report | Friday, October 5, 2018
Janice Cervelli resigned from her position as Saint Mary’s College president effective Friday, Oct. 5. Chair of the Board of Trustees Mary Burke announced Cervelli’s resignation in a letter to the Saint Mary’s community Friday. “Earlier this week, Janice Cervelli informed the Board of Trustees of her intent to resign,” Burke said in the letter.
Maeve Filbin and Deanna Lofton | Monday, September 10, 2018
Saint Mary’s President Jan Cervelli, known for her annual residence hall sleepovers and appearances at the midnight breakfasts during final exams, announced in an email Aug. 30 she will be further opening her door to students by implementing scheduled office hours throughout the fall semester. These ten-minute, one-on-one meetings with Cervelli will be offered on
Iman Omar | Friday, April 20, 2018
The “mother of African women’s theology,” Mercy Amba Oduyoye, served as the honorary speaker of the 33rd annual Madeleva Lecture in the Carroll Auditorium at Saint Mary’s on Thursday evening. In her lecture titled “African Women’s Theologies, Spirituality and Healing,” Oduyoye discussed her work in founding the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians and their development
Jordan Cockrum | Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Saint Mary’s hosted the first of a series of workshops addressing sexual harassment in the workplace Monday in Rice Commons. The workshop, “Leading by Example: The Impact of Change,” featured six community leaders: South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg; College President Jan Cervelli; Scott Ford, associate president for economic development at the University of Notre Dame;
Sydney Doyle | Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Saint Mary’s community members got the opportunity to speak with Saint Mary’s President Jan Cervelli at an event titled Tuesday Tea with President Cervelli hosted by the Saint Mary’s Student Government Association (SGA). The gathering was an open forum where all students had the opportunity to talk one-on-one with Cervelli. Student body president senior Bailey
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, September 15, 2017
“Welcome home.” Each year, students open a message to find those words — an introduction to a campus, a community and, most importantly, a family. It’s a family that sticks together for much longer than four years. It’s a family made up of all different types of people, with different personalities, backgrounds and values. It’s
Nicole Caratas | Friday, May 19, 2017
Saint Mary’s President Jan Cervelli looks back on her first year with fondness. “It has been one of the most wonderful years of my life,” Cervelli said. “I am doing the most important work of my life.” Cervelli, a South Bend native, took over as president on June 1. “I have discovered a community that
Kathryn Marshall | Wednesday, May 3, 2017
The 3rd Annual Engaging Women Conference, organized by the Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative (WEI) at Saint Mary’s in partnership with 1st Source Bank, will lead to the empowerment of 250 women. The conference will create a transformative space for women to be educated and to engage with one another, WEI project director Joan McClendon said. “There’s something