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Katelyn Waldschmidt | Friday, April 28, 2023
On Thursday evening, the Cushwa-Leighton Library was full of people eager to hear about the history of LGBTQ+ people at Saint Mary’s College, titled “‘We Have Been Here Since 1844’: Queer History at SMC”. Professor Jamie Wagman’s class “Doing History” is dedicated to history research methods. This event, “We’ve Been Here Since 1844”, is one
Crystal Ramirez | Monday, November 15, 2021
During each spring semester, Saint Mary’s opens up applications for the student board of trustee position for the upcoming year. The application is open to any junior — who in the fall would be an incoming senior. An applicant is chosen in the spring as the incoming student trustee from the senior class. The student
Maeve Filbin | Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Dr. Katie Conboy became the newest Saint Mary’s College President on June 1, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic and a nationwide reckoning with racism and policing in America, and has been “drinking from the firehouse” ever since. After assuming office, Conboy successfully led the College in making several changes to the student experience,
Mia Marroquin | Saturday, May 30, 2020
After 36 years with Saint Mary’s, Interim President Nancy Nekvasil’s term came to an end Friday. Nekvasil stepped into the role of interim president following the abrupt resignation of former President Jan Cervelli in October 2018. Nekvasil previously held the roles of Provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs since 2017, before which she worked as
Observer Staff Report | Monday, April 29, 2019
The College filed a counterclaim response March 22 to former College President Jan Cervelli’s March 12 lawsuit. Cervelli filed a response to their counterclaims April 4. The College’s response to the initial complaint addresses each of the points made by Cervelli and her legal team. In a statement provided by assistant director of integrated communications Haleigh
Maeve Filbin | Thursday, October 25, 2018
In assembling individual small pieces of brightly-colored glass, stones, shells, beads and ceramic tiles, an artist creates a mosaic, or a beautiful image that can only be appreciated once all the materials are glued together. On Wednesday, the Saint Mary’s Student Diversity Board brought individuals from the campus community together in a similar fashion, through
Kelly Burke | Thursday, October 11, 2018
The Sisters of the Holy Cross will play the Saint Mary’s College Board of Trustees in the third-annual volleyball match fundraiser Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Angela Athletic and Wellness Complex. This fundraising event helps the Sisters fund various missions around the world. This year, the Sisters are focused on raising money to buy a
Erin Grimes | Friday, February 16, 2018
It’s not often that nuns and trustees face off in a volleyball match. Nevertheless, that was the case Thursday night when the Saint Mary’s Board of Trustees challenged the Sisters of the Holy Cross to a rematch for the second annual Sisters vs. Board volleyball match. The Sisters took the victory in three sets. The
Alaina Anderson | Thursday, August 27, 2015
The Saint Mary’s Board of Trustees welcomed six new members to its ranks July 17, including one student trustee with full voting powers. Michael Schmitt, Mary Pat Seurkamp, Delia Garcia, class of 1993, Sister Veronique Wiedower, class of 1970, and Stacy Davis will each serve three-year terms, while senior Allison Danhof will be on the board for
Emilie Kefalas | Thursday, September 25, 2014
Two Saint Mary’s alumnae and one student representative have joined the College Board of Trustees, who will host their next round of meetings Oct. 9 and 10, director of media relations Gwen O’Brien said. The Board of Trustees is responsible for governing the College and consists of no less than 26 and no more than 35