January 1, 2014 Grads Face Improving, but Competitive Job Market (South Bend Tribune) The job market is making some strides. But will those strides translate into enough opportunities for 2014 college grads? Flexibility and the willingness to relocate if necessary can be keys to succeeding in the job hunt, according to Stacie Jeffirs, director of the Career Crossings Office. She's helping Lisa Soper '14 with her search for a teaching job. No doubt this year's college graduates will face stiff competition, says Richard Measell, assistant professor of economics Saint Mary's. "There are many graduates from the past several years who are still seeking a job, or trying to find a better job." January 1, 2014 Bias Earns Arthur Ashe Award Recognition NOTRE DAME, Ind. - Saint Mary's Basketball alumna Shanlynn Bias '14 was named to the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Second Team earlier this year. January 1, 2014 New Speech and Language Clinic on Campus Helps Community (South Bend T... Get a closer look at the good that the new Judd Leighton Speech and Language Clinic offers the community by “observing” a recent therapy interaction between Kristine McInerney '14 with Daniel Ratkiewicz, 15. Hear from Daniel’s mom how communicative disorder majors here have helped her son, who has Down syndrome, improve his speech and language skills. Also read about the new Master of Science in Speech Pathology program coming in the fall of 2015. January 1, 2014 TV Stations Stop by on Move In Day to Meet the Class of 2018 Move In Day was an emotional and proud one for parents as daughters moved away and officially became college students. WNDU interviewed Sydney Enlow '18 and her dad as they moved her into McCandless Hall. WSBT also stopped by and asked what the Class of 2018 is like. January 1, 2014 Saint Mary’s Welcomes Alumna as New Director of Admission Saint Mary’s College is pleased to announce that Sarah Gallagher Dvorak, a 1999 alumna of Saint Mary’s College, recently joined the College as the director of admission. Gallagher Dvorak has spent most of her professional life in academic settings across the country in admission and communication positions. January 1, 2014 Heffernan Garners Third WGCA All-American Scholar Honor CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - Saint Mary's golfer Janice Heffernan was one of 664 NCAA Division I, II, and III women's golfers to be named to the 2013-14 Women's Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar Team. January 1, 2014 Professor on Primary Results for 2nd Congressional District (South Ben... The South Bend Tribune interviewed political science professor Sean Savage about Joe Bock, the new Democratic nominee for Congress in the 2nd District. Savage notes that Bock faces a tough road ahead in his attempt to unseat incumbent Republican Jackie Walorski in the fall. Add to that the fact the 2nd District has been redrawn to favor a Republican candidate, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee considers the race a long shot, and it's clear the odds are not in Bock's favor. January 1, 2014 South Bend Chamber Singers to Share “The Beauty of Brahms” The South Bend Chamber Singers (SBCS) will conclude its 25th anniversary with a concert entitled The Beauty of Brahms to be held on Sunday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m. in Church of Our Lady of Loretto on the Saint Mary’s campus. Artists will include soprano and Saint Mary's College music professor Laurel Thomas, and baritone Stephen Lancaster, a professor at the University of Notre Dame. January 1, 2014 Valedictorian and Commencement Speaker Announced (The Observer) This week, Saint Mary’s College announced details of its 167th Commencement, which will take place at noon on Saturday, May 17 on Le Mans Green in front of the iconic Le Mans Hall. The 2014 valedictorian is Brianne Michaels, a computational mathematics major from Valparaiso, Ind. The Commencement speaker is Judith Mayotte, a humanitarian, professor, author, and Emmy Award-winning television producer.