June 5, 2022 Autism Studies Looks Ahead As Michael Waddell rounded out the academic year in May, he did so with an enthusiastic eye on the future. The winter and spring had gone well: the Autism Studies department had just completed an impactful return to public programming, students successfully completed and graduated with their master’s degree, and they’d at-long-last hosted the first Autism Lecture Series guest speaker, none other than Temple Grandin. It was a semester full of excitement. May 13, 2022 2022 Multiethnic Graduation Celebration As part of the Commencement celebrations throughout campus, the Office of Multicultural and International Student Services hosted the 15th annual Multiethnic Graduation Celebration on Thursday, May 12, 2022. This event formally recognized and celebrated the 40 honorees and their families’ support, sacrifice, resilience, and achievements. May 13, 2022 In Honor of LAX Seniors The culminating event of the four years of academic effort for students is Commencement. The culmination for student athletes is that last game of their senior year. What happens when those two events collide? May 12, 2022 Summer Camps Help Students Imagine Life at Saint Mary's Sarah Hautzinger '20 and Claire Linginfelter '21 became roommates at Saint Mary’s long before they moved in as students their freshman year. Hautzinger and Linginfelter first met as randomly placed roommates at Embody Summer Theology Institute when they were seniors in high school. May 6, 2022 Bachelor’s to Master’s Partnership with Notre Dame For the first time, Saint Mary's College students have a direct entry into a dual-degree bachelor's-to-master's program with the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business. May 4, 2022 Twins Together at Saint Mary’s College is a time for independence, change, and a brief separation from your family. Unless you’re one of the 16 Saint Mary’s students who brought a family member to campus this academic year. May 2, 2022 Fulbright Foreign Language Teachers Since 2010, Saint Mary’s College has participated in the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) program, and students have benefitted from direct cultural exposure. During this time, 15 visiting educators from around the world have lived on campus, acclimated to the northern Indiana climate and have been immersed in American customs for a full academic year, while they taught students a variety of languages and cultural perspectives. April 29, 2022 Announcing New Provost and Senior Vice President Barbara May, Ph.D. will join Saint Mary’s as Provost and Senior Vice President. May comes to the College from the College of Saint Benedict & Saint John’s University in central Minnesota where she has served as academic dean since 2017. We look forward to welcoming her to campus on August 1. April 14, 2022 Passion-fueled Future Giving: Establishing a Legacy Peggy Thompson ‘72 and her husband, Wade, have created a life of adventure, varied interests, and generosity. Today, though, the couple are in what Peggy describes as a “deep, committed relationship with retirement.”