January 2, 2012 Belles Tie for Third at First Conference Round MARSHALL, Mich. - The Saint Mary's golf team tied for third place at the first MIAA Jamboree of the fall season with a team score of 338 at the Medalist Golf Club. January 2, 2012 Belles Big in Season Finales NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team had a solid day in their final two matches of the 2012 season. January 2, 2012 Marketing Professor on Use of Social Media in Super Bowl Ads (The Obse... This year, advertisements for the Super Bowl XLVI will captivate audiences around the country in a new way. Robert L. Williams, Jr., assistant professor of marketing, said this year's advertisements will be interactive with the use of social media. "Social media has been the game changer for Super Bowl ads," Williams said. "The companies will receive quick feedback to the ads this way." January 2, 2012 Lost Work Productivity Due to March Madness (WNDU-TV) March Madness is not limited to the basketball court. New research shows 38 percent of workers will watch the college basketball games at work, never mind the lost productivity as workers fill out their brackets in their cubicles. Richard Measell, assistant professor of economics, is interviewed. January 2, 2012 Belles Deny Yellow Jackets DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Saint Mary's softball team picked up where they left off yesterday by sweeping a doubleheader at Defiance by 4-0 and 6-2 scores. January 2, 2012 Belles Ground Pilots for Season Opening Win NOTRE DAME, Ind. - Kaitlin Teichman notched the lone goal of the game in the 55th minute as the Saint Mary's soccer team opened the 2012 campaign with a 1-0 win over cross-town rival Bethel on Friday evening. January 2, 2012 Belles Bound for Nationals With Automatic Qualifier MARSHALL, Mich. - The Saint Mary's golf team will be at the 2012 NCAA Division III Golf Championships in May as they claimed the conference's automatic bid on Saturday. Saint Mary's will be making their seventh overall appearance and fourth in-a-row at the NCAA Championships. January 2, 2012 2012 President's Medal Recipient At the 2012 Commencement, Saint Mary’s honored Susan Fitzgerald Rice ’61 with the President’s Medal, which is presented rarely and exclusively to those who have offered exceptional contributions to the life of the College and society. This is not the first time the College has honored her. Rice received the Distinguished Alumna Award from the Alumnae Association in 1986 and was named a Shannon Executive Scholar in 1998. January 2, 2012 Belles Maintain Lead Heading Into Final Round MARSHALL, Mich. - The Saint Mary's team maintained their lead in the hunt for the conference's automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA Championship at the second of three 18-hole rounds.