January 1, 2013 Seniors Share Post-Graduate Plans (The Observer) As the Class of 2013 eyes life after the cap and gown, most Belles report they will join the workforce after graduation rather than graduate school or other pursuits. That's according to the recent graduation destination survey. Stacie Jeffirs, director of the College’s Career Crossings office, administered the survey. She told The Observer that an estimated 60 to 75 percent of graduates indicated they will be employed full time, while an estimated 30 percent reported they intend to pursue some form of graduate degree. January 1, 2013 O'Laughlin/Moreau Hall Closed Monday after Small Fire in Auditorium (C... Due to a small fire in O'Laughlin Auditorium Sunday night, the building and the adjoining Moreau Hall are closed Monday. There will be no classes in Moreau Monday because of smoke in the building. Classes will resume Tuesday. The program “An Evening with Audra McDonald” was to be held in O’Laughlin at 7:30 p.m. Monday night. The event will be held at the same time but at the Gillespie Center at the Hilton Garden Inn on the edge of the Saint Mary's campus. January 1, 2013 Belles Cut Score, Finish Sixth at Phoenix Invitational PEORIA, Ariz. - The Saint Mary's golf team took 24 strokes off of their score from yesterday's round to finish with a 322 on Saturday, matching the third-best team score of the day. January 1, 2013 Belles Split Pair of Non-Conference Contests WHEATON, Ill. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team won a 3-2 (27-25, 23-25, 21-25, 25-19, 15-12) match against Lakeland before getting swept by Wheaton (Ill.) by 25-20, 25-10, 25-15 scores. September 20, 2012 SPARK Program Gears up for 3rd Class of Budding Entrepreneurs The Saint Mary's College Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative (WEI) is proud to announce it will host its third session of SPARK, an eleven-week entrepreneurship training program for women. Women interested in taking part in SPARK must apply in person at a screening on Monday, September 24, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Spes Unica Hall, room 213. January 2, 2012 Belles Split at Olivet OLIVET, Mich. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team lost a 3-1 match against conference foe Olivet before taking a 3-1 win over Finlandia in a non-league contest on Saturday. January 2, 2012 Belles Tripped Up by Falcons DUBUQUE, Iowa - The Saint Mary's basketball team suffered a 71-63 setback to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in the University of Dubuque's Holiday Tournament on Friday evening. January 2, 2012 Poli Sci Professor on Next Week's Michigan Primary (WSBT-TV) Michigan's primary is next Tuesday. Republican Presidential hopefuls are already in Michigan campaigning for votes. Political science professor Sean Savage was interviewed and said the state is a must-win for Romney. He believes it will happen if moderate Republican voters outnumber conservative Republicans at the polls. January 2, 2012 Local Women "SPARKing" Businesses, Thanks to Saint Mary's (Fox 28) Eight local women hope to SPARK their entrepreneurial businesses in the New Year. Participants in the Saint Mary's SPARK program’s third session graduated December 19. "SPARKler" Jean Carter talked to Fox 28 about her plans to start a company called Junk to Jazz, which will re-purpose discarded items into art. SPARK is run out of the Women's Entrepreneurial Initiative (WEI) office at the College.