January 1, 2011 Saint Mary's College Receives $4.7M Bequest (various media) Saint Mary's College gratefully announces a gift of $4.7 million from the trust of Marjorie A. Neuhoff ’61. It is the largest bequest in the 167-year history of the College. The gift will be used to establish endowments for a chair in nursing, a need-based scholarship, and the Summer Science Research Communities, all in Ms. Neuhoff’s name. Ms. Neuhoff’s classmates celebrated her gift at the President’s Reception and Dinner for the Class of 1961 on Friday, June 3. The class marked its 50th anniversary as part of Reunion Weekend. Below is a summary of news coverage. January 1, 2011 Saint Mary's Student Works with Sigourney Weaver (Huntington County TA... Caryn Garton of Roanoke, Indiana was one of seven Saint Mary's College students to work with actress Sigourney Weaver and her theater director husband Jim Simpson in a master class on Sept. 26. January 1, 2011 Music Professor & Student Interviewed about Madrigal Dinners (WNDU-TV) The Saint Mary’s College Department of Music will present its 39th annual Madrigal Dinners, a Renaissance-style holiday feast and performance, this weekend. Professor Nancy Menk and Christine Hendershot '12 were interviewed on the morning show. January 1, 2011 Students Organize “Hunger Banquet” to Teach Lessons on Poverty and... The Hunger Banquet is no ordinary dinner. When students, faculty, and staff walk through the doors, they draw slips of paper that give each of them a role to play. One person could be a millionaire, and another could be a single parent working three jobs and barely able to make rent. The participant’s role determines what and how much food is placed on his or her plate. The banquet gives participants the opportunity to walk in someone else’s shoes and discuss issues related to hunger in third-world countries and in the United States. January 1, 2011 International Education/Modern Languages Week Plans Announced The Center for Women’s Intercultural Leadership (CWIL) and the Department of Modern Languages at Saint Mary’s College will host International Education/Modern Languages Week starting on Monday, November 14. Students, faculty members, and invited guests will participate in various events throughout the week. The public is invited to attend. January 1, 2011 Saint Mary's Sponsors Holy Cross Harvest for Local Food Bank (The Obse... The Office for Civic and Social Engagement (OCSE) kicked off the second annual Holy Cross Harvest, a large-scale donation drive to benefit the Northern Indiana Food Bank, this week. "It is important to remember that hunger is very real in our area and many families are struggling. It is our responsibility to act," Carrie Call, OCSE's director, told the student newspaper The Observer. January 1, 2011 Political Science Professor Sizes up Republican Presidential Race (The... Political science professor Sean Savage was a featured guest on the nationally syndicated radio program The Jim Bohannon Show on the Westwood One radio network. He spoke about the Republican presidential candidate race heating up with a debate in New Hampshire Tuesday and other developments this week. January 1, 2011 Tragicomedy “Eurydice” to be Performed This month, the Saint Mary’s College Theater Program will present “Eurydice,” a comic, modern re-crafting of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice by playwright Sarah Ruhl. A cast of mostly Saint Mary’s College students will perform the play in Little Theater of the Moreau Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. from Thursday through Saturday, November 10–12, and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 13. January 1, 2011 Women's Entrepreneurship Initiative to Host Year-End, Tax-Planning Sem... The Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative (WEI) at Saint Mary’s College will host a year-end, tax-planning seminar for women business owner/operators in the community on Friday, December 9. The event, titled “Ask a CPA: Is it Time for QB YET? QuickBooks Year End Tasks”, will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. in Vander Vennet Theatre in the Student Center.