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‘We are ripe for change’: College leaders invite community of color into conversation, commit to antiracist action under new president

Maeve Filbin | Monday, July 6, 2020

On June 1, exactly one week after George Floyd was killed in police custody in Minneapolis, Saint Mary’s President Katie Conboy assumed office. That same day, Conboy and her cabinet released a statement addressing the deaths of Floyd and other men and women of color, as well as the subsequent spread of outrage and global

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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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Saint Mary’s hosts ‘Campus Conversation’ about global religions

Martha Reilly | Friday, February 12, 2016

As part of its “Campus Conversations” initiative, which aims to raise awareness about underrepresented societal issues, Student Diversity Board (SDB) hosted a discussion about global religion at Saint Mary’s on Thursday. The event featured religious studies professors Stacy Davis and Phyllis Kaminski, but students were also invited to engage in open dialogue directed at learning

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Saint Mary’s celebrates MLK’s legacy with week of service

Alex Winegar | Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Saint Mary’s will celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. this week with daily events on campus hosted by the Office of Civil and Social Engagement (OCSE). Events will incorporate service, the theme of this year’s MLK week at the College. The week kicked off on Monday with two on-campus community service projects in

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Saint Mary’s hosts 10th annual DSLC

Haleigh Ehmsen | Tuesday, March 24, 2015

The Saint Mary’s Student Diversity Board (SDB) celebrated its 10th annual Diverse Student Leadership Conference (DSLC) Monday with workshops, keynote speakers and panel discussions. SDB secretary, junior Angela Bukur said the speakers and workshop presenters offer powerful and insightful advice to women in leadership. “We are so fortunate to have them on campus to share their

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Saint Mary’s Diversity Board hosts authentic Tunisian dinner

Kelly Konya | Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Monday evening, the Saint Mary’s Student Diversity Board (SDB) hosted the third Diversity Dinner of this academic year in Regina Hall’s South Lounge for students to come together over a family-style Tunisian meal. Student government association (SGA) international co-chairs senior Catherine Sullivan and sophomore Ngoc Truong organized the event to further their initial goal established in the

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Hunger Banquet raises awareness of poverty

Alex Winegar | Thursday, December 4, 2014

With the upcoming holidays, many families will gather around a table and enjoy a feast together, but some families will have little to no food on their tables. The 10th annual Hunger Banquet was held at Saint Mary’s on Tuesday evening to raise awareness about hunger and poverty. Saint Mary’s Student Diversity Board (SDB) president Callie

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Saint Mary’s introduces SMCard rewards

Rebecca O'Neil | Thursday, October 2, 2014

Saint Mary’s Student Government Association (SGA) launched the SMCard to improve the student body’s participation in on-campus activities during the Student Diversity Board’s (SDB) annual bonfire on the College’s soccer field Wednesday evening. “We wanted to launch this event at the SDB Bonfire because it is one of the first major events on campus that