January 1, 2013 Senior Class President Named Outstanding Senior Saint Mary’s College is proud to announce that the recipient of this year’s Outstanding Senior Award is Silvia Cuevas of Hammond, Indiana. Cuevas, the Senior Class President, is a business administration major with concentrations in finance and international business. She received her recognition at the Alumnae-Senior Champagne Brunch, which was held today. January 1, 2013 “Down the Avenue” Raises $330,000 for Scholarship and Volunteer E... Saint Mary’s College is proud to announce that last evening’s Down the Avenue gala raised $330,000 for the establishment a scholarship for students who are active volunteers in Michiana and to support the College’s Office for Civic and Social Engagement (OCSE), which facilitates local volunteer efforts. It is the largest amount raised from a Down the Avenue event and the fifth time the College has held it. January 1, 2013 Panel Discussion: "Radium Girls, Opening the Doors of Justice" This panel will discuss labor issues brought up in the play Radium Girls, playing Nov. 7 to 10 at Saint Mary’s. The panel discussion, titled “Radium Girls, Opening the Doors to Justice,” will take place on Friday, Nov. 8, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Welsh Parlor on the second floor of Haggar College Center. The panel discussion is free and open to the public. January 1, 2013 Local Colleges See Solid Ties to Michiana/Each Other (South Bend Tribu... A great college or university nurtures the interplay of ideas, people, and places in ways that serve them all. The University Colleagues Collaborative (UCC) grew out of a desire to talk about the distinctive roles area institutions of higher education play in this “place” we inhabit. Communication specialists from seven local colleges and universities contribute weekly "Beyond the Campus" articles to the South Bend Tribune that demonstrate ways that students and faculty work beyond the confines of campus to make a difference in the community. January 1, 2013 “Symposium on Women’s Incarceration,” A Justice Education Progra... The Justice Education program at Saint Mary’s College invites the College and South Bend-area communities to attend the “Symposium on Women’s Incarceration,” a daylong discussion and dialogue about gender, incarceration, and justice. The event, which is free of charge, will take place at the Catholic liberal arts women’s college from 9:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3 in Vander Vennet Theatre in the Student Center. Attendees may come and go as they please. January 1, 2013 Audra McDonald, Tony & Grammy Award Winner, Visits Saint Mary’s Coll... The Saint Mary’s College Department of Communication Studies, Dance and Theatre will welcome Tony and Grammy Award-winning actress Audra McDonald to campus on Monday, January 28 as the 2012/2013 academic year’s Margaret Hill Endowed Visiting Artist. She will conduct a master class with Saint Mary’s theatre students in the morning and hold a public lecture titled "An Evening with Audra McDonald" that evening. January 1, 2013 Leadership and Social Change Film Festival, Feb. 28-Mar. 1 In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Justice Education Program at Saint Mary's, the College will host the Leadership and Social Change Film Festival, Tuesday, February 28 through Thursday, March 1. The films, which are free and open to the public, will be shown in the Vander Vennet Theatre on the ground level of the Student Center each night at 7 p.m. January 1, 2013 Center for Spirituality's Fall Lecture Series Underway The Center for Spirituality (CFS) at Saint Mary's College is proud to announce its fall lecture series. Established in 1984, the Center’s purpose is to help build a theologically well-grounded spirituality among members of the college community. This includes alumnae and friends of the college, both locally and nationally. CFS emphasizes the multi-faceted nature of spirituality, including the social dimensions of spirituality. January 1, 2013 Jennifer Mathile Prikkel ’95 Receives Honorary Doctorate at Commence... Saint Mary’s College held its 166th Commencement at noon on Saturday, May 18 on Le Mans Green. Receiving an honorary doctor of humanities degree at Commencement was alumna Jennifer Mathile Prikkel ’95. Prikkel is a philanthropist, mentor, advocate, and entrepreneur from Dayton, Ohio whose list of priorities includes women’s access to quality education and fulfilling employment. She is a former member of the Saint Mary’s College Board of Trustees.