January 2, 2014 2013 McMahon Aquinas Lecture Announced Saint Mary’s College is pleased to announce that philosopher Thomas Hibbs will give the 2013 McMahon Aquinas Lecture titled “Natural Law and the Eclipse of Liberal Education” on Monday, November 11 at 7 p.m. in the Student Center Lounge. The event is free, and members of the public and Saint Mary’s community are encouraged to attend. January 2, 2014 Belles Sink Knights NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's soccer team earned a 2-1 win over Calvin at home on rainy and cold afternoon on Saturday. January 2, 2014 Junior Receives Summer Research Grant from Nanovic Institute at Notre ... The Nanovic Institute for European Studies at the University of Notre Dame. has awarded Saint Mary’s College student Kelly Konya ’15 the Saint Mary’s College Summer Travel and Research Grant. This generous award of $4,600 will allow Konya to conduct independent research for her project titled “Seamus Heaney: A True Cosmopolitan Lad” in Dublin, Ireland this summer. January 2, 2014 Three New Trustees Serve on the Saint Mary’s College Board of Truste... The Saint Mary’s College Board of Trustees, which next meets October 9 and 10, includes three new members. At its spring meeting, the board elected as a trustee Angela McDonald-Fisher ’91, legal counsel for Rolls-Royce North America Inc., and appointed as a student trustee Victoria Wilbraham ’15. A third new member to the Board of Trustees is Kelly Anne Walsh ’01, president of the Alumnae Association Board of Directors and an executive with CNA Insurance. January 2, 2014 Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Week Events Saint Mary's College invites the South Bend-area community to participate in events commemorating the life of civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Martin Luther King, Jr. January 2, 2014 Religious Studies Professor Honored with Maria Pieta Award Saint Mary’s College Dean of Faculty Vickie Hess presented Phyllis Kaminski, professor of religious studies, with the Maria Pieta Award at Honors Convocation on Sunday, May 4. The recipient of the award is kept secret until the Commencement-related event. Kaminski was not only surprised by the honor, but also by her relatives who came from all over the country to celebrate with her. January 2, 2014 Public Invited to Free Dinner Honoring Cancer Patients (South Bend Tri... The Saint Mary’s College student club SMC Stands Up To Cancer will host its third annual “Don’t Stop Believin’ Celebration of Life” event on March 1. It will be a dinner party on campus in honor of those in the South Bend area who have been affected by cancer. Click for more information. January 2, 2014 PADs Project Makes National News (Fox News Channel) In a technology news segment called "Check it out," Fox News Reporter Douglas Kennedy showcases the collaborative Saint Mary's College/University of Notre Dame paper analytical devices (PAD) project. A PAD is the size of a business card and can be used to quickly detect if a pharmaceutical is the real thing or not. The technology is patent pending and the work of Saint Mary's chemistry professor Toni Barstis, Notre Dame chemistry professor Marya Lieberman, and their students. Saint Mary's alumna Diana Vega Pantoja is interviewed in the piece. January 2, 2014 Belles Outlast Hornets in Five Sets KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team battled their way to a 3-2, (21-25, 25-13, 28-26, 19-25, 15-13) conference win at Kalamazoo on Saturday.