January 2, 2012 Spring Choral Concert to Feature the College’s Two Choirs The Women’s Choir and Collegiate Choir at Saint Mary’s College will present the Department of Music’s annual Spring Choral Concert on Thursday, May 3. It will take place in the Little Theatre, Moreau Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. January 2, 2012 Program Encourages International Students to Dream Big (The Chronicle ... Enkhbayar, a Mongolian student from a family of sheepherders, is one of 20 female students who were here this summer for the inaugural Global Women's Leadership Institute, part of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Women in Public Service project. With a grant from the State Department, Saint Mary's College played host to participants from Egypt, Libya, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Tunisia. January 2, 2012 Belles Drop Heartbreaker to Scots NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team dropped a hard-fought conference contest to visiting Alma, 3-2 (22-25, 25-23, 25-21, 20-25, 15-12) on Saturday afternoon. January 2, 2012 College Welcomes Intelligent, Athletic Class of 2016 (The Observer) When the Class of 2016 arrives at Saint Mary’s this week, the incoming freshmen will be a part of one of the largest and most unique classes in school history. Director of Admission Kristin McAndrew said the College is welcoming 418 freshmen to the school this week. This number is slightly larger than the 396 students in the Class of 2015. January 2, 2012 TV Icon on Career/Upcoming Lecture (Observer) Five-time Emmy Award winner Bill Persky will discuss the craft of screenwriting in the “Golden Age of Television,” the first annual installment in the Spring Writers Series at Saint Mary’s. Persky will be joined by Adriana Trigiana, a New York Times-bestselling author and Saint Mary’s alumna, who will host the event on April 27 in Carroll Auditorium. January 2, 2012 Local Experts Weigh in on Debate (Elkhart Truth) Political science professor Sean Savage was one of the local experts who weighed in with thoughts about on the first presidential debate for an Elkhart Truth newspaper article. He said no big winner stuck out. Two-thirds way through, both candidates were "articulate, self-confident, and polished. There have been no gaffes or zingers.” January 2, 2012 Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative Welcomes Key4Women Forum The Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative (WEI) at Saint Mary’s College is proud to welcome back KeyBank’s Key4Women® Forum. The luncheon will be held on Wednesday, May 23 at the Gillespie Conference Center at the Hilton Garden Inn, adjacent to campus. January 2, 2012 Director of Financial Aid on National Student Loan Debt (WSBT-AM) Surging above $1 trillion, U.S. student loan debt has surpassed credit card and auto-loan debt. This debt explosion jeopardizes the fragile recovery, increases the burden on taxpayers and possibly sets the stage for a new economic crisis. Saint Mary's College financial aid director Kathleen Brown offers advice on how to avoid taking on too much debt and how to pay it off. January 2, 2012 Back to School Spending is Up, Says Economist (WNDU-TV) A local TV station interviewed assistant professor of economics Richard Measell about back to school spending, which is up from last year. Surveys say parents are spending more money on clothing, electronics and school supplies. Retailers use this buying period as a gauge for Christmas shopping expectations.