Students/Faculty Pair up for SISTAR Granted Research (Observer) Over the summer, four Student Independent Study and Research (SISTAR) grants were awarded to Saint Mary’s student-faculty duos for projects ranging from researching patterns in TV shows to studying the reaction of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with metals. “By virtue of the sort of college Saint Mary’s is, students have an almost infinite number of opportunities to get to know their professors as more than just teachers and learn from both their explicit instruction and their more subtle cues,” said Tess Siver '15, a philosophy major. Belles Claim Eleventh at Calvin Invite GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Saint Mary's cross country team finished eleventh out of 25 teams at the Calvin Knight Invitational on Saturday morning. Students Prepare for Dance Marathon (WNDU-TV) WNDU-TV anchor and alumna Maureen McFadden '79 offered a preview to Dance Marathon, a fundraiser for Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, which took place on April 5. Interviewed for the story were Sophia Wilk '16 and Sarah Eiker '16 were both patients of Riley growing up and help with Dance Marathon. Students raised nearly $87,000 for the hospital at the event. Move In Day Details Move In Day is Thursday, August 21, 2014 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. The Saint Mary's College community is so excited to have our new first-year students join us. We'll have staff to greet and direct new students and their families as they arrive on campus. We'll also be happy to unload cars at each residence hall. Women in Civil Rights Lecture Series Co-sponsored by Saint Mary’s an... Saint Mary’s College is proud to partner with the University of Notre Dame in sponsoring Women in Civil Rights lecture series. One talk will take place at Notre Dame and the other at Saint Mary’s, both late this week. Bias Named to All-MIAA Second Team ROYAL OAK, Mich. - For the second consecutive year, Saint Mary's guard Shanlynn Bias was named to the All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Second Team as announced by the conference office this afternoon. Saint Mary’s College Athletics Pairs with Local Child for Team IMPAC... December 2, 2014 (Notre Dame, Ind.) – The Saint Mary’s College Department of Athletics has joined Team IMPACT and has been partnered with a ten-year-old girl from New Carlisle, Indiana in a unique program which spans the country. Bone Marrow Drive by SMC Stands Up To Cancer The Saint Mary’s student club SMC Stands up to Cancer will stand up to the disease with a bone marrow registration drive on Friday, November 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Reignbeaux Lounge of Le Mans Hall. Registrants must be between the ages of 18 and 44 to participate. It’s completely painless to sign up, requiring just a swab of the inside of the cheek to get a sample of cells. Health/Wellness Panel for Local Businesswomen Planned The Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative (WEI) at Saint Mary’s College and KeyBank’s Key4Women® will host a free spring health and wellness panel discussion and networking event for local businesswomen on Friday, March 14. The event will take place from 8-9:30 a.m. in room 140 of Spes Unica Hall on the Saint Mary’s College campus. Please see below for registration information.