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. January 2, 2015 Another SPARK Entrepreneurship Success Story (South Bend Tribune) Jennifer Long knew how to run a daycare, but she enrolled in SPARK at Saint Mary's to learn how to run it as a business. Long got so much out of the entrepreneurship training program that she now has three daycares in just three years. It's an example of how the College's Women's Entrepreneurship Initiative can help South Bend women make their business ideas SPARK into something that creates jobs in Michiana. January 2, 2015 Belles, Team Recognized for Academic Excellence SKILLMAN, N.J. - The Saint Mary's tennis team and six of its members were honored by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) for their academic accomplishments this past year. January 2, 2015 "Voices of Young Catholic Women" Marks 30th Anniversary of Madeleva Le... An April 16 evening program at Saint Mary’s College focused on the “Voices of Young Catholic Women” project conducted by college staff and students. That project gathered input from young Catholic women to tell Pope Francis about their love for the Church and their ideas for evangelizing other young women. January 2, 2015 Belles Outlast Crusaders in Season Finale NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's lacrosse team capped of their 2015 season with a tight 8-6 win over the University of Dallas on Saturday afternoon. January 2, 2015 Economics Professor Expects Moderate Spending for Valentine's Day (WND... Cupid's arrow is corralling Americans to shell out $19 billion on Valentine's Day gifts. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), jewelry sales are reported to be nearly $5 billion; shoppers will indulge in $1.7 billion in candy. Overall, data from a recent NRF survey suggests current Valentine's Day spending will top 2014, although a local economist is unsure the forecast will match actual sales. "Sometimes, consumers will say one thing and do something else," said Richard Measell, assistant professor of economics. "Economists are reluctant to rely too much on what people will say they do. It's more important to see what they actually will do."