January 1, 2013 Marketing Professional on Amazon Drone Deliveries (Fox 28) Could sky robots deliver your Cyber Monday purchases to you within 30 minutes? Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced his company plans to start offering 30-minute deliveries via drone-like "octocopters," perhaps as soon as 2015. Fox 28 asked Karen McDonald '76, assistant vice president of Integrated Marketing Communications at Saint Mary's, for her views on whether this delivery concept is viable. McDonald has more than 30 years of marketing and sales experience, working for companies like Kraft Foods. January 1, 2013 Economics professor: Low gas prices=poor economy 10/4/11—Professor of economics Jerry McElroy was interviewed for a story about the cause of current low gas prices. "So goes the economy so goes the price of oil,” McElroy said in the story. “When the economy is booming, then the price of oil is rising – and vice versa, as we see today." January 1, 2013 Prom for Cancer Patients/Survivors Coming up (WNDU-TV) Devon Graham ’13, president of the Stand Up To Cancer Club, was interviewed on Saturday morning about the prom coming up this weekend. It’s a free event for local cancer patients and survivors of all ages on Saturday, March 2. Registration is required. The theme for the dance is “Don’t Stop Believin’: Dancing in Honor of Your Courage.” This is the second year for the prom. I included the press release in case you know someone who would be interested in attending. January 1, 2013 Indiana Private College Week, July 22-26, Encourages the Campus Visit Summer is a favorite time for high school juniors and seniors to visit colleges they are interested in attending. Indiana Private College Week, from Monday, July 22, through Friday, July 26, offers high school students the opportunity to take a look at any of the state’s 31 private, non-profit colleges and universities, including Saint Mary’s College. The week is sponsored by Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI). January 1, 2013 Busfield Garners All-Region Honor LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Saint Mary’s freshman Jillian Busfield was named to the All-Region Third Team in the Central Region by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association for the 2013 season. January 1, 2013 "Radium Girls" Paints a Tragic Picture (In the Bend) Starting tonight, the theatre program will present Radium Girls as the 2013 fall production. Radium Girls, a play set in New Jersey the 1920s, is based on the true story of young factory workers who begin a campaign for justice after being sickened by radium-laced paint on the job. It is a fast-moving theatrical ensemble piece about greed, wealth, the environment, science, and courage. January 1, 2013 Saint Mary’s College Launches New Website Saint Mary’s College launched the first phase of its website redesign on Saturday, October 8. Most of the changes are to the home page, which displays new features and supporting content. Enhancements will be made throughout the site in the future. January 1, 2013 Retreat and Composting Workshop: "Spirituality and Soil" Join the Center for Spirituality and Campus Ministry at Saint Mary’s College for a workshop, "Spirituality and Soil," on Saturday, October 12. There will be morning prayer, theological reflection on our relationship to soil, instruction on composting kitchen scraps and fall leaves to build soil, Mass, and time for contemplation on the beautiful Saint Mary’s campus. January 1, 2013 Speaker Lectures on Dangers of Stalking (South Bend Tribune) The Belles Against Violence Office (BAVO) invited Debbie Riddle, a nationally known speaker on the dangers of stalking, to speak at the College Monday. Among its functions, BAVO offers educational and violence prevention programming on campus. In 2003, Riddle’s sister, Peggy Klinke, was murdered by a man who stalked her for almost a year. Shortly after her sister’s murder, Riddle began speaking publicly to generate change.