January 2, 2014 College Celebrates Martin Luther King's Legacy (The Observer) The enduring legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., is celebrated this week at Saint Mary's College with a series of events. Student Laura Early, president of the Sisters of Nefertiti,helped organize the week. She told the student newspaper, "In his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech he [King] said, ‘I have a dream that one day little black girls will be holding hands with little white girls.’ And that really signifies what Saint Mary’s does here: We’re here as a family, we don’t see skin deep." January 2, 2014 Belles Claim Third at Olivet Labor Day Tee-Off Tournament MARSHALL, Mich. - The Saint Mary's golf team shot a 344 to finish with a two-day score of 694 and third place at the 2014 Olivet Labor Day Tee-Off Tournament. January 2, 2014 Chorale Concerts on Campus and NYC to Celebrate Women’s Voices The Saint Mary’s College Department of Music will celebrate women’s voices this month with two events, one in the prestigious Lincoln Center in New York City over the Thanksgiving weekend and one on campus next week. 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.