January 1, 2013 Biehl, Green Named MIAA Players of the Week ROYAL OAK, Mich. - Saint Mary’s forward Rosie Biehl and defender Kerry Green have been named the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Players of the Week in women’s soccer for games played through Oct. 6. January 1, 2013 U.S. State Department Institute Featured (WNIT-TV) The local PBS program "Experience Michiana" featured the College's Global Women Leaders Institute, a U.S. Department of State Study of the U.S. Institute (SUSI). The SUSI includes 19 undergraduate women from Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Iraq, and Jordan. The four-week academic residency program is part of a broader State Department initiative to promote a better understanding of the U.S. abroad and help develop future world leaders. Interviewed were Mana Derakhshani, associate director of the College's Center for Women's Intercultural Leadership, and Anood from Jordan, a SUSI participant. January 1, 2013 The Evolutionary Adventure of Catholic Spirituality This lecture is part of the Center for Spirituality's Spring Lecture Series, Mind, Body, Spirit: Connected. The Sisters of the Holy Cross sponsor the Spring Lecture Series. You may contact the Center for Spirituality at (574) 284-4636. January 1, 2013 Professor on Phenomenons of Catfishing and Online Relationships (WSBT-... The subjects of catfishing and online relationships have been in the news a lot this week. Jenny Armentrout, visiting assistant professor of communication studies whose expertise includes social media communication, sorted out what the hoax known as catfishing is, as well as how people who meet and communicate almost exclusively online may feel they are in legitimate relationships. January 1, 2013 Exploring the Body/Spirituality Interface This lecture is part of the Center for Spirituality's Spring Lecture Series, Mind, Body, Spirit: Connected. The Sisters of the Holy Cross sponsor the Spring Lecture Series. You may contact the Center for Spirituality at (574) 284-4636. January 1, 2013 Selner Named MIAA Pitcher of the Week ROYAL OAK, Mich. – The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has named Alma shortstop Erin Rodes its Position Player of the Week and Saint Mary’s righthander Callie Selner its Pitcher of the Week for games played through March 30. January 1, 2013 2013 Distinguished Alumna Award Recipient Announced The Distinguished Alumna Award, awarded annually by the Alumnae Association of Saint Mary’s College, honors a woman who exemplifies the standards, ideals, and mission of this Catholic liberal arts women’s college and who has given outstanding service through ongoing work for the Alumnae Association. The award is the association's highest recognition. The 2013 recipient is Nora Barry Fischer ’73 of Pittsburgh. January 1, 2013 Lizzy Seeberg '15 Remembered at Bench Dedication (The Observer) On Sunday, the legacy of former Saint Mary’s student Lizzy Seeberg was honored at a blessing and dedication of a memorial garden in her name. The ceremony was held in Riedinger Garden, and students, faculty and members of Seeberg’s family were in attendance. “These young people are always going to have a place to remember Lizzy,” her father, Tom Seeberg, said. “It gives us a neat little place. To me, she is everywhere, but it is nice to have little spots where you can just sit and reflect.” January 1, 2013 Perspectives on the Catholic Intellectual Tradition This lecture is part of the Center for Spirituality's Spring Lecture Series, Mind, Body, Spirit: Connected. The Sisters of the Holy Cross sponsor the Spring Lecture Series. You may contact the Center for Spirituality at (574) 284-4636.