It will change you and connect you. In a small group of hand-selected students, you’ll embark on an interdisciplinary, all-terrain, multidimensional investigation of a single enduring question or contemporary challenge.
Year 1
The
Avenue
Experience
launching
more than a career with more than a degree
more than a career with more than a degree
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It’s official! You’re hitting your stride. Declare a major (or two) with the help of advisors, and apply for internships. Study Abroad.
It’s time to start talking about senior projects, graduate certificates, and how to assemble career portfolios with your advisors and mentors by your side.
Finessing final projects and stretching your applied knowledge muscles, you’ve made connections across three campuses and around the globe. Now you’re ready. Ready to graduate and ready to lead.
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The Road To Remarkable
Our unique curriculum-to-career experience combines coursework with professional mentoring, skill building, and internships to awaken undiscovered talents and enrich your academic journey. From orientation to graduation, you’ll travel your own personalized road—your Avenue, an experience intentionally designed to align with your goals. (Even if they change, or you’re not quite sure what they are yet.)The Avenue turns a college education into strategic preparation for a lifetime of meaningful success.
Why We Call It The Avenue
The tree-lined entrance to Saint Mary’s reminds us of our long-standing history and represents each student’s progression through academic life here. Canopied by towering maples and sycamores that stand as monuments to growth and guardians of potential, The Avenue is more than an entrance beckoning visitors to campus. It is also your road to discover what’s possible. It’s a symbol of your individual journey to reach your potential and fulfill your goals.
A Lifetime of Benefits
At Saint Mary’s, the knowledge you gain in our classroom is only part of your whole experience. Here, we’ll encourage you to get involved on campus and beyond and shape your career path by working in the real world along the way. Students also serve in the local community to expand their hearts and minds. At every stage of life, Saint Mary's is ready to support your success.
Because Saint Mary’s has pushed me, I will be ready to lead by example as someone who can work hard, be dedicated to my work, and care about what I choose to do. – Briana Houpt '25
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We want every student who wants to come to Saint Mary’s to be able to afford an education here. You focus on your future, and we’ll work on the finances with you.