January 2, 2014 Belles Tie for Thirteenth at DePauw Small College Classic CLAYTON, Ind. - The Saint Mary's golf team finished in a tie for thirteenth place at the 2014 DePauw Small College Classic. January 2, 2014 Professor/Interim Associate Dean of Faculty Honored with Spes Unica Aw... Saint Mary’s College Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Patricia Fleming presented Julie Storme, professor of modern languages and interim associate dean of faculty, with the Spes Unica Award at Honors Convocation on Sunday, May 4. The recipient of the award is kept secret until the Commencement-related event. The Spes Unica Award recognizes a faculty member’s eminent service to Saint Mary’s College. Contributions can be in the area of teaching, scholarship/ creative activity and/or service. Storme has been at the College for 28 years. January 2, 2014 Change in Vatican's Tone, Says Religious Studies Professor (WSBT-TV) The Vatican released the midterm progress report from the Synod of Bishop on Monday. The document says same-sex couples have "gifts to offer the Christian community." Some saw this as a major shift for the Church. “What the real news was, was not what it said, but the tone in which it took,” said Joseph Incandela, a professor of religious studies at Saint Mary’s College. January 2, 2014 Two Seniors Selected for Prestigious Orr Fellowships Saint Mary’s College is proud to announce that for the third consecutive year Saint Mary’s seniors have been named Orr Fellows. Annie Kennedy ’14 of Gainesville, Fla. and Sara Napierkowski ’14 of Bethlehem, Pa. were recently announced as incoming fellows. Previous Orr Fellows from Saint Mary’s include Nichole Clayton ’13, Amanda Lester ’12 and Melissa Jackson ’12. January 2, 2014 History Professor on Putin and Crimea (HNN) If you’re surprised by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s move in Crimea, you’ve not been paying attention. That's according to history professor David Stefancic, whose expertise includes Russia. His opinion piece appears on the History News Network website. Stefancic writes, "Putin sees himself as the descendent of Ivan Grozny, Peter the Great, Catherine the Great and Josef Stalin, not as George Bush saw him by looking into his eyes and seeing his soul or as Barrack Obama saw him as a kindred spirit ready for a reset button." January 2, 2014 Senior Preview Days We look forward to welcoming our confirmed guests for Senior Preview Day on Monday, February 16, 2015. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m., in the Student Center. Saint Mary’s College is on Eastern Time. We are in the same time zone as New York, and one hour ahead of Chicago. January 2, 2014 Belles Play to Scoreless Draw Against Brits ALBION, Mich. - The Saint Mary's soccer team played to a 0-0 double overtime tie in a conference contest at Albion on Saturday. January 2, 2014 Beeler All-Region as Belles Take 18th at NCAA Regional WILMINGTON, Ohio - Brittany Beeler had a lifetime personal record time of 22:29.3 to finish 24th overall while pacing the Saint Mary's cross country team to an 18th place finish at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Saturday. January 2, 2014 North Central Indiana Business Conference The North Central Indiana Business Conference is a business networking showcase featuring certified minority and women business enterprises from the region. Businesses are encouraged to attend to grow their business relationships from good to great through networking and informational seminars throughout the day.