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First-year Student Takes a Top Prize

Sofia Dolan ‘26 entered Saint Mary’s College with a desire to fully immerse herself in the campus community. In late September, an invitation to participate in the McCloskey New Venture Competition from Stacie Jeffirs, director of the Career Crossing Office, piqued her interest. Her eagerness to be an engaged student on campus led her to submit an idea to the competition hosted by the Idea Center at the University of Notre Dame. Dolan’s answer to the call provided a transformational experience for her as a first-year student, and, on top of that, the EquiCorp Award for the Best Undergraduate Venture

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In Honor of LAX Seniors

The culminating event of the four years of academic effort for students is Commencement. The culmination for student athletes is that last game of their senior year. What happens when those two events collide?

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May 4, 2022 Twins Together at Saint Mary’s College is a time for independence, change, and a brief separation from your family. Unless you’re one of the 16 Saint Mary’s students who brought a family member to campus this academic year. March 17, 2022 Announcing the Raise Your Voice Symposium Saint Mary’s recently announced the lineup of events for its inaugural symposium dedicated to combatting sexual violence. Raise Your Voice: A Sexual Violence Symposium spans one week, April 6 to 13, with a series of speakers, exhibitions, and discussions that are free and open to the tri-campus and broader communities. June 11, 2020 Greater Campus Dining Value for Students To fulfill our commitment to excellence in every aspect of a Saint Mary’s College experience, we welcome students back to the College with a new model for campus dining: one that ensures quality, equity, and community both within and outside our campus. This change is an investment in our students. We hope you’ll be as excited as we are to welcome the University of Notre Dame’s Campus Dining team as our new dining providers! November 15, 2019 Student Success Means More Than Just a Strong Education Mother Pauline O’Neill, CSC, the first president of Saint Mary’s, ensured that every student was clothed and fed regardless of their finances. She led the College with the approach to meet the needs of the students in the mission of preparing them to make a difference in the world. The goals of the College haven’t changed. May 27, 2019 New criminology program produces award winning research A student receives recognition for her senior comprehensive criminology research. September 5, 2018 Stepping Out of Comfort Zones and Into New Adventures Two Saint Mary's women spent their summers abroad supported by the Gilman scholarship. August 13, 2018 When Critical Thinking Saves Lives Morgan Klein '18 earned an award from a local hospital for her work discovering a hospital-wide error. July 1, 2018 Researching the Root of Disease Chemistry professor and students spend their summer collaborating on research courtesy of Neuhoff and Eli Lilly Undergraduate Research Grant. June 10, 2018 Alumna builds career and establishes externship program Renee Schultz ’92 has established an externship at Fannie Mae for Saint Mary's students.