January 2, 2015 Belles Stymied by Spartans SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The Saint Mary's soccer team ended on the short side of a 1-0 final against Manchester on Saturday afternoon. January 2, 2015 Belles Outlast Thunder in Five Sets NOTRE DAME, Ind. - Katie Hecklinski put down a career-high 25 kills and the Saint Mary's volleyball team came back to defeat MIAA rival Trine, 3-2 (25-22, 21-25, 24-26, 25-19, 15-9) on Saturday. January 2, 2015 Social Work Majors Serve Community (South Bend Tribune) As seniors, social work majors spend each semester completing a field placement assignment, also known as a practicum, or a practical course of study. When the students are in their junior year, Leonard Sanchez, the Saint Mary’s field practicum coordinator, reviews the students’ specific interests and skills and interviews them. He then matches them to locations, such as schools, hospitals and nursing homes, where they work about 16 hours per week. Media relations intern Sara Bauer '15 wrote this Beyond the Campus article for the South Bend Tribune. January 2, 2015 Belles Squad Earns Academic Distinction LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team posted a 3.549 cumulative grade point average to earn the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) 2014-15 Team Academic Award. January 2, 2015 Saint Mary's Hosts 10th Annual Diverse Students' Leadership Conference... The Saint Mary’s Student Diversity Board (SDB) celebrated its 10th annual Diverse Student Leadership Conference (DSLC) Monday with workshops, keynote speakers and panel discussions. SDB secretary Angela Bukur '16 said the speakers and workshop presenters offer powerful and insightful advice to women in leadership. “We are so fortunate to have them on campus to share their stories with us and open up conversations about topics that need to be changed within the world,” Bukur told The Observer. January 2, 2015 Belles Finish Fifteenth at Jekyll Island JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. - The Saint Mary's golf team finished in fifteenth place at the Jekyll Island Collegiate Invitational. The Belles shot their lowest round of the tournament on Sunday with a 340 to finish with a three-day score of 1042. January 2, 2015 Belles Narrowly Miss Top Four Finish at MIAA Jamboree HOLLAND, Mich. - A difference of four points separated the Saint Mary's cross country team and Albion for fourth place at the MIAA Jamboree at the West Ottawa Golf Club. January 2, 2015 Trio of Belles Earn All-American Scholar Honors CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - For the first time in program history, three Saint Mary's golfers have earned Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar honors in the same year. January 2, 2015 Two Construction Projects on Campus Well Underway (The Observer) This fall, construction continues on the Patricia Wiedner Purcell Athletic Fields and Science Hall at Saint Mary’s. According to the College’s website, both projects are funded through the completed $105 million Faith Always, Action Now campaign. According to the Saint Mary’s Facebook page, Patricia Wiedner Purcell and her husband Paul are significant benefactors of the new athletic complex. Purcell is a 1969 Saint Mary’s graduate and a member of the Board of Trustees.