December 17, 2025
Get Inked Teen Writing Conference Welcomes Creative Young Writers Back...
Saint Mary’s College is welcoming back the Get Inked Teen Writing Conference for 2026. This is the 14th year for the conference, and thanks to the passion of Katherine Higgs-Coulthard, it continues. "More than anything, I want attendees to feel renewed in their passion for writing. Get Inked encourages writers to focus on the areas that they want to work on, to prioritize their own creativity, and to find support from other writers.”
December 16, 2025
When an Event Is Over, the Real Work Begins
Inspired by Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’, which calls wasting food “like stealing from the table of the poor,” Saint Mary’s launched a Food Waste Recovery program this year with a grant from the Raskob Foundation. Volunteers rescue surplus from campus events and deliver it to South Bend families via nonprofit For the Good, saving 237 pounds this semester alone! Leading the charge are Josie Baggs ’27 and Hannah Teich ’27. “This blurs lines between campus and community in shared care,” Baggs says.
December 11, 2025
Living Signs of Hope
In her monthly letter, President Conboy is thinking about what gives us hope today. Her wish? "May the light that will begin to grow in the winter weeks after the solstice, strengthen all of us for the work ahead."
December 9, 2025
Saint Mary’s College Awarded National Science Foundation Planning Gr...
In September, Saint Mary’s was awarded a $100,000 National Science Foundation Planning Grant to allow the College to analyze current research and grants infrastructure in collaboration with similar institutions. Planning grants such as these help institutions form the teams and partnerships necessary for success when implementing long-term grants.
December 9, 2025
Student Profile: Victoria Olabintan, Finding Community Through Faith
On the very last day of her junior year of high school, Victoria Olabintan ’27 received a call from Destiny, a Saint Mary’s admission counselor, who encouraged her to check out the College. Olabintan, who came from a large high school of nearly 5,000 students, had never heard of Saint Mary’s, but she thought, “Because they took the time to call me, I will look into it and apply.” She eventually met Destiny and attended a preview day. Olabintan was so impressed that she began to fully immerse herself in the campus culture and what would end up being her Saint Mary’s destiny.
December 2, 2025
Discovery, Connection, and Music
Erin Taylor, who became the Liturgist and Music Director of the Center for Faith, Action, and Ministry (CFAM) at Saint Mary’s College in early September, is perennially open to possibilities. It’s that sense of discovery that led her to become a Catholic, learn to play the organ at age 20, and move to South Bend to earn her Master’s Degree in Sacred Music from the University of Notre Dame in 2024. “My hope is that we can represent the various liturgical and musical heritages that we all bring to the table, but also have a mindset within those various traditions that we are worshiping together, united as a community,” Taylor said.
November 24, 2025
Giving Thanks for the Poets and Plumbers
In every kind of organization, "poetry and plumbing" must be present. One offers us direction and heart, and the other gives us strength and endurance. In her monthly letter, President Conboy gives thanks to every member of our community—for the poetry that lifts our spirits and the plumbing that keeps our shared life flowing.
November 21, 2025
Saint Mary’s Students Gather to Help “Jake”
Interprofessional Education (IPE) is becoming the heartbeat of Saint Mary’s growing Center for Integrated Healthcare Education. This month, students from five disciplines stepped into a real-world challenge as they worked together to build a return-to-school plan for Jake, a 12-year-old patient recovering from a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Collaboration, communication, and cross-disciplinary problem-solving turned Dalloway’s into a preview of the future of healthcare. Read how the event brought the vision of CIHE to life.
November 18, 2025
Lasting Impressions
Adriana Trigiani’s latest novel, The View from Lake Como, was published in July to great acclaim. She shared with President Katie Conboy some of the background and the process involved in writing the novel.