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Summer 2019

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Creating the Cultural Archive

The humanities describe the study of how people process and document the human experience and are some of the oldest academic disciplines. Since humans have been able, we have used philosophy, literature, religion, art, music, history and language to understand and record our world. Now those ancient traditions meet the technological and digital age. In addition to offering courses about applied humanities in the workplace, this May the College hosted the first Digital Humanities Research Institute in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame. Funded by a grant, participants of DHRI were faculty and instructors from colleges and universities across the country.

Kaitlin Emmett '20 was among the students who signed up for the four-day Indiana Digital Humanities Research Institute workshop held on Saint Mary's campus. She shared her perspective with Courier. Read here.

Celebrating the Class of 2019

We celebrated the College’s 172nd Commencement on the beautiful lawn in front of Le Mans Hall. With three valedictorians, 343 undergraduate and 36 graduate students together to celebrate their crowning achievement in the 175th year of the College’s founding.

Speakers & Honorees Our Valedictorians More Commencement Photos

Belles Reflect

Nearly 1,000 alumnae from the 4s and the 9s celebrated their Reunion this summer! They reconnected with classmates and enjoyed the beauty of the campus. There was much to enjoy, especially as this year the Department of Athletics inducted five individuals and two teams into the Athletics Hall of Fame. We also honored four distinguished alumnae at our annual banquet.

See Reunion Citations Hall of Fame Inductees

Your Photos from Reunion!

Jillian Marie Fata, Lisa Marie Clarkson, Rosie Katelin Krzemien

Jillian Marie Fata, Margie Stephanie Banach, Mileva MarieBrunson

Jillian Marie Fata and Rosie Katelin Krzemien

Professor Tom Bonnell, Grace Coffey DeMoss, Jillian Marie Fata, Professor Laura Haigwood, Gianna Antonette Burkhardt, Lauren Elizabeth Wozniak, Professor Ted Billy, Professor Chris Cobb, Sr. Eva Mary Hooker, Professor Ros Clark

Jillian Marie Fata and Lauren Marie Bruner

Class of ’74 roommates Sharon Brown Sobolewski (L) and Laurie Bracken Flanagan (R) enjoy the spectacular views from the Le Mans Bell Tower during their tour Reunion Weekend.

Diana Fryt Dempsey ’69 and Alma Balling Wojcieszek ’69

Like many others I share my alma mater with my mom, Julia Griffin Murphy ’74. I find it even more special that we are on the same reunion cycle. Now that we have wrapped up our second reunion weekend together I have grown so fond of this tradition. She gathers with her classmates and dear friends, who I have known my entire life, and share the kinship that has developed through the years. She enjoys seeing my classmates and friends and see them grow into dynamic women. There is a magic at SMC this weekend and it’s really something I am so fortunate to share with my Mom.

Kyla Scholten Kreiger ’04, Kara Pearce Schroer ’04 and Christin Yesnik Fairchild ’04

Casey June Maus ’09, Deirdre Hayden Fuerst ’09, Becky Marie Whitaker ’09, Sarah Voss Reed ’09, Jenny Michelle Antonelli ’09, Pauline Kistka Files ’09, Francesca Johnson Robinson ’09

Janet Shafer Sabo ’84, Ocean View, DE; Kathy McGrath Clarke ’84, LaGrange, IL; Esther Fallon Breeding ’84, Lexington, KY; Amy Marie VanDevere ’84, Naples, FL.