Saint Mary's College President Carol Ann Mooney '72 chats with Mary Nagle '15, foreground, in McCandless Hall on Thursday. Looking on are Nicole Brown '15, in blue shirt, and Alex Lazarian '15, right.
Saint Mary's College President Carol Ann Mooney '72 chats
with Mary Nagle '15, foreground, in McCandless Hall on
Thursday. Looking on are Nicole Brown '15, in blue shirt, and
Alex Lazarian '15, right.

President Carol Ann Mooney ’72 surprised first-year students in McCandless Hall during Move-In Day on Thursday afternoon, visiting rooms and welcoming the young women to Saint Mary’s College.

Roommates Alex Lazarian ’15 of Schererville, Indiana, and Mary Nagle ’15 of Mishawaka, Indiana, were excited to meet the president. “She was really nice and I was happy to get this opportunity on my first day here,” said Alex.

“President Mooney was really welcoming and it made the experience less intimidating,” Mary added.

Television station Fox 28 of South Bend captured the visit for the evening news and interviewed Nicole Brown ’15 of South Bend, Indiana, and Chloe Venskus ’15 of Frankfort, Illinois

Other South Bend television stations covered Move-In Day, too.

ABC 57 News interviewed Kaitlyn Rabach ’15 of Muskegon, Michigan.

WNDU 16 interviewed Corinne Nelson ’15 of Wheaton, Illinois.

WSBT 22 also covered the event.