June 2, 2020 Welcoming Our New President Katie Conboy PhD. begins her tenure at Saint Mary’s College. Board of Trustees Chair Gretchen Flicker '93 welcomes her with an open letter to the community. May 28, 2020 Gabrielle Beach Reaches For the Stars Gabi Beach '20 is a professional ballet dancer turned physics major who soared to new heights with the help and encouragement of Saint Mary's faculty. May 19, 2020 Alumna honors parents with gifts from her IRA Many Saint Mary’s donors are taking advantage of creative ways to make gifts through their retirement plans. One such alumna is Loreli Trippel ’67, who is starting an endowed scholarship through gifts from her retirement plan. May 14, 2020 How She Empowers 80,000 People From Home A Saint Mary’s alumna drives an international team, virtually May 8, 2020 Igniting a Spark in Elise de Somer ’17 “Sometimes the only thing holding you back is the confidence and support system to make a big move that will change your life forever.” February 26, 2020 Saint Mary's College Announces 2020 Commencement Speaker Scholar, teacher, and advocate for children and literacy Dr. Maryanne Wolf ('69) will deliver the Commencement address to the Saint Mary’s College Class of 2020. February 12, 2020 Dr. Katie Conboy to Become the 14th President Dr. Katie Conboy to Become the 14th President of Saint Mary's College. January 30, 2020 Maria Leontaras named Editor-in-Chief of The Observer Saint Mary’s junior Maria Leontaras ’21 has been named 2020–21 Editor-in-Chief of the tri-campus community student newspaper The Observer. Maria is currently pursuing a self-designed major in interactive journalism where she takes classes across many disciplines including art, communication studies, and English writing. November 15, 2019 Student Success Means More Than Just a Strong Education Mother Pauline O’Neill, CSC, the first president of Saint Mary’s, ensured that every student was clothed and fed regardless of their finances. She led the College with the approach to meet the needs of the students in the mission of preparing them to make a difference in the world. The goals of the College haven’t changed.