Belles Squad Earns NSCAA Team Academic Award KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Saint Mary's soccer team earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Team Academic Award for the ninth consecutive year. Mishu Named MIAA Offensive Player of the Week FREELAND, Mich. – The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has named Saint Mary’s forward Erin Mishu its Offensive Player of the Week in women's soccer for games played through September 21. Comeback Ends Short for Belles Against Flying Dutch HOLLAND, Mich. - The Saint Mary's soccer team lost a 2-1 conference game at Hope on Saturday afternoon. Panel Discussion: Understanding Ferguson On August 9, 2014, 18-year-old Michael Brown, an African-American man, was shot and killed in Ferguson, Missouri by white police officer Darren Wilson. His death sparked two weeks of peaceful protests and some riots, as well as a massive mobilization of police and military in the St. Louis suburb. Please join us for a panel discussion on Tuesday, September 2, 7 p.m. in room 145 of Spes Unica Hall. The public is invited to attend. Indiana Private College Week, July 21-25, Encourages the Campus Visit Summer is a favorite time for high school juniors and seniors to visit colleges. Indiana Private College Week, Monday, July 21, through Friday, July 25, offers high school students the opportunity to take a look at any of the state’s 31 private, non-profit colleges and universities, including Saint Mary’s College. Although visitors are welcome throughout the year, this concentrated week offers students an opportunity to visit multiple campuses in a short period of time. The week is sponsored by Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI). Auditions for South Bend Chamber Singers The South Bend Chamber Singers (SBCS), the region’s premier vocal chamber ensemble, announces auditions for experienced singers from northern Indiana and southern Michigan for its 26th concert series, 2014-15. Auditions, which will be held Saturday-Friday, August 29 to September 5 will be held on camps. The South Bend Chamber Singers is an ensemble-in-residence at Saint Mary’s College. 2014 McMahon Aquinas Lecture Announced Saint Mary’s College is pleased to announce philosopher Eva Kittay, PhD, will offer this year’s McMahon Aquinas Lecture. Kittay will speak on “Normalcy and the Good Life” on Wednesday, December 3 at 7 p.m. in Rice Commons in the Student Center. The event is free, and members of the public and Saint Mary’s community are encouraged to attend. Reza Aslan, Author and Scholar of Religions, to Offer 2014 Christian C... Saint Mary’s College and the Department of Humanistic Studies proudly announce that Reza Aslan is the 2014 Christian Culture Lecture speaker. The New York Times bestselling author, internationally acclaimed scholar of religions, and professor of Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside will offer his lecture, titled “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth,” on Tuesday, September 16 at 7:30 p.m. in O’Laughlin Auditorium. Hooping It up for Girls Club (South Bend Tribune) A dozen local girls recently traded their backpacks for hula hoops in an effort to raise money for Girls Club at St. Margaret’s House, a day center for women and children in South Bend. Sarah Hossfeld '15, a nursing major, created the summer club for girls ages 8-14, aimed at raising the girls’ self-esteem.