July 13, 2022 A Legacy of Leadership Emily Spore Chase ’04, Ph.D., RN always knew what she wanted to be when she grew up—and how to get there. In second grade, she dressed up for career day in her grandmother’s nursing uniform. In fourth grade, she wrote to the Saint Mary’s admission team describing the College as the only place for her. And in May 2004, she made her dreams a reality when she graduated from Saint Mary’s College at the top of her nursing class. July 13, 2022 Caring for Our Common Home Saint Mary’s College is addressing the climate crisis with immediate action and a global, unified, faith-based plan. July 13, 2022 Avenue News In this issue's Avenue News, check out what's been happening on campus, like our inaugural annual sexual violence symposium, Temple Grandin's visit, our new provost and new vice president, and more. July 13, 2022 Home Again The tables were barely cleared from one Reunion before they were redecorated for a second one. Two back-to-back weekends of Reunion festivities in June brought together hundreds of alumnae to celebrate each other and Saint Mary’s. July 13, 2022 Upon Reflection As I look at this issue of Courier, I am struck by the overwhelming number of happy photographs from our two commencements and two reunions. Members of the Class of 2022 are captured enjoying all the expected pomp and circumstance connected to their Commencement. July 11, 2022 Vienna Waits for You In her July email, President Conboy takes a new look at an old song, and is reminded that it's ok for all of us to take a moment to catch our breath. July 8, 2022 Announcing New Vice President for Mission President Katie Conboy, Ph.D. is pleased to announce that Julianne Wallace, D.Min., will join her leadership team on August 1 as Vice President for Mission. Wallace comes to Saint Mary’s from the Congregation of Holy Cross-US Province of Priests and Brothers in Notre Dame, Ind., where she has served as Director of Apostolic Mission and Charism since 2021. June 30, 2022 The Summer Camp Legacy It is common for our summer campers to eventually become students at Saint Mary’s College. Some, however, do not stop there. A number of our former campers have continued on to become counselors, night time supervisors, instructors, assistant directors, and directors of Fine Arts Camp. June 29, 2022 A New Era in the Field of Humanities Saint Mary’s College will soon launch a new academic program that combines coursework from the humanities, art, computer science, business, communication studies, environmental science, and others. The 15-credit program, the Digital and Public Humanities minor, begins in the fall 2022.