July 25, 2023 A Trip Down Memory Lane Nearly 700 alumnae from the classes of “threes” and “eights” flooded onto campus for their Reunion the first weekend of June. Alumnae returned to reconnect with classmates and reminisce about their College experience while making new memories. July 24, 2023 Swing High and Let It Fly Swing high and let it fly! President Conboy asks: What could be better words than these—not just for golf balls and baseballs, but for the ambitions and the accomplishments of Saint Mary’s students and graduates, and frankly, for our ambitions for the future of the College? July 21, 2023 Students Blend Skills and Interests with Campus Job Experience Meet Belen Pacheco-Salazar ’26 and Olivia Traxler ’24. These two Saint Mary’s students learned that campus is not as quiet as you may think during the summer. Both worked in different positions on campus during the summer months, assisting with various activities. And each has learned real-world management skills that will help shape them in their future careers. July 14, 2023 Inaugural Healthcare Summer Institute Proves Popular Spots for Saint Mary’s new Healthcare Summer Institute filled up within weeks of opening. This new pre-college program taps into the field of nursing utilizing Saint Mary’s state-of-the-art Center for Integrated Healthcare Education (CIHE). July 6, 2023 Saint Mary's Shapes Global Leaders This summer, Saint Mary’s is hosting 20 women from Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Tunisia for five weeks as part of the Study of the US Institutes' (SUSI) Madeleine K. Albright Young Women Leaders Program. June 30, 2023 Alumna Advocates on Behalf of Military Spouses Rachel Torres Bell ’98 crafts communication strategy for a living. Typically, that work has been on behalf of corporate concerns. In recent years, however, Bell has given her time and talents to expanding legislation that would send a powerful and positive message about the value of hiring military spouses in the workforce. June 22, 2023 College Hosts International Thomas Merton Society Conference Saint Mary’s is welcoming over 200 people from around the world for the 18th International Thomas Merton Society (ITMS) biennial conference. Over the weekend of June 22-25, attendees will have the opportunity to dive deeply into the life and work of Thomas Merton through research and reflection. June 7, 2023 The Habit of Poetry How did a full-time high school teacher and part-time author and editor from New Jersey, a person with no link to Saint Mary’s College, find himself charmed by the works of Madeleva Wolff? Nick Ripatrazone is the first to ask these questions, and though he knows their answer, he still marvels at the circumstances that brought him to writing The Habit of Poetry: The Literary Lives of Nuns in Mid-century America. May 24, 2023 "A Good Life Means Making Choices" This year, seven faculty members are retiring from Saint Mary’s College, logging a collective 193 years guiding students across disciplines. To help celebrate their time at the College, we asked each about their plans for the future.