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.
August 21, 2025
From First-Years to Future Leaders
This weekend, Saint Mary’s College welcomes a massive first-year class to campus, one of the largest in decades. Planning to welcome this many new students to campus was months in the making, beginning with recruiting this group of talented and diverse women. We welcome our first-year and transfer students to the sisterhood of Saint Mary's College.
May 22, 2025
New Club Brings Awareness to Asian American Pacific Islanders
May marks Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, a time to raise awareness and educate others about AAPI culture. Avery Lazaro ’26 recognized the need for this kind of awareness at Saint Mary’s. “It has been my mission in leadership positions to spread awareness of our underrepresented communities on campus, and that includes AAPI,” Lazaro says. In 2024, she made good on that mission by launching the Asian American Pacific Islanders club on campus.
April 28, 2023
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
May 13, 2022
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?
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.