Courier Summer 2023
In this issue of Courier, we reflect on Commencement and Reunion 2023. Through several stories, we also focus on what is forged at Saint Mary’s: knowledge and skills, preparation for careers, deep friendships, and life-long relationships to the College.
Commencement 2023
The Class of 2023 ended their senior week on May 20 under a cloudy sky and amid unseasonably cold weather that belied the mood of the greatest of all celebrations, Commencement. Before friends, family, and the picturesque Le Mans Hall, President Katie Conboy greeted each graduate and presented them with their hard-earned diplomas.
July 25, 2023
Forging the Future of LAFD
A year into her role as fire chief for the Los Angeles Fire Department—the first woman in its history—Kristin Crowley ’93 is just getting started.
July 25, 2023
Upon Reflection
Each year, it is a wonderful gift that over the course of
just a few weeks in late spring we have opportunities to look forward and to look back. In this issue of Courier,
we reflect on Commencement and Reunion 2023. Through several stories, we also focus on what is forged at Saint Mary’s: knowledge and skills, preparation for careers, deep friendships, and life-long relationships to
the College.
July 25, 2023
Spark Lab Makerspace Becomes a Center of Innovation
The first floor of Haggar College Center has become a Shangri-la for creation. The same area where some alumnae remember visiting the Helpdesk for IT support and others remember the campus bookstore is now a space dedicated to women-led innovation and technical skill development.
July 25, 2023
Avenue News
This summer Saint Mary’s will host 22 women from Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Tunisia for five weeks as part of the Study of the US Institute’s (SUSI) Madeleine K. Albright Young Women Leaders Program sponsored by the US Department of State.
July 25, 2023
When Home is Where Your Girls Are
There is a key waiting to unlock the front door for Mollie Meehan Baumer at nine homes, each one warm inside with the promise of comfort found only with friends who have become family, bright and sustaining outposts for an exceptional group of women.
July 25, 2023
A Trip Down Memory Lane
Nearly 700 alumnae from the classes of “threes” and “eights” flooded onto campus for their Reunion the first weekend of June. Alumnae returned to reconnect with classmates and reminisce about their College experience while making new memories.