Saint Mary\'s Stories Archive
October 31, 2024
Neglecting the Right Things
In reflecting on the book Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman, President Conboy finds his perspective on our relationship with time to be both challenging and refreshing. His reminder to accept our finite time resonates deeply as she asks us to consider what we would hope to see in the rear-view mirrors of our own lives.
October 29, 2024
Alumna’s Life Inspires Scholarship
When alumna Susie Karas Horstman ’86 died of cancer in 2018, her husband Greg Horstman and friend Caroline Belin Murn ’86 yearned to honor her life. Susie, they knew, was just too vibrant a person to let her memory fade over time.
October 24, 2024
A Passion for Others: Helping a New Generation of Student Nurses
In 2003, when Shary Moran Price ’77 and her husband Matt Price had an opportunity to start a new business close to their home in Dayton, Ohio, they launched a travel nurse staffing company they named Advantage RN. Recently, this decision led to the expansion of the Shary Moran Price ’77 Endowed Nursing Scholarship to provide even more resources for talented nursing students at Saint Mary's.
October 24, 2024
New Partnership Between Saint Mary’s and Beacon Health System
Saint Mary’s College and Beacon Health System have enjoyed a long-standing collaboration in nursing clinical education. This week, a new partnership between the two institutions begins, but instead of SMC nursing students traveling to a hospital or clinic for hands-on training, this time Beacon’s care team comes to Saint Mary’s campus.
October 17, 2024
Women of Legacy: The AABOD Drives the Saint Mary’s Mission
The College welcomes new AABOD officers for 2024–2026, President Jessica Brinker Foster ’08, Vice President Leticia McDonald Hart ’00, and Secretary Mary “Caren” Craine Murawski ’80. “It is an honor to be elected by the board as its president, and I look forward to working with the College, board members, and all alumnae, focusing on the common threads that bond us and providing opportunities for the success of all past, present, and future Belles,” Foster said.
October 11, 2024
The Revolutionary Love Bus Arrives at Saint Mary’s
In 2021, civil rights leader and bestselling author Valarie Kaur spoke to SMC students at a virtual event, inspiring all with stories from her book, See No Stranger. In turn, Kaur was so impressed by our students that when it came time to plan her in-person Revolutionary Love Bus tour this fall, she included Saint Mary’s on her schedule. On October 8, Kaur performed on stage in Moreau Center for the Arts’ Little Theatre.
October 8, 2024
Saint Mary’s Matters. Sister M. Madeleva Wolff, CSC Is Why.
The Center for The Study of Spirituality kicked off its 40th anniversary celebration with a conference studying the local and lasting legacy of Sister M. Madeleva Wolff, the third and, many assert, most famous president of Saint Mary’s College. The three-day conference, Mother, Mascot, Martyr? Exploring the Local and Lasting Legacy of Sister Madeleva Wolff, CSC, took place October 3-5.
September 25, 2024
Saint Mary’s College Receives Three Key Rankings from U.S. News and ...
Saint Mary’s College has received three national rankings from U.S. News and World Report’s in its list of Best Colleges for 2025
September 25, 2024
That's the Spirit!
It's Spirit Week at Saint Mary's, and in this month's communication, President Conboy describes how the rich array of talent and character of our student population activates our collective strength and vitality.