All-American Eclipse Celebration
Depending on where you live and how closely you follow the news, the first total solar eclipse in 99 years crossed the entire continental U.S. on Aug. 21—and we couldn’t [...]
Feature Stories
A Look Inside the Learning Commons
First Floor Plans Designed to meet visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles, the Learning Commons redesign will center on instructor-to-student engagement, [...]
Dr. Metzinger Begins Her Tenure as Provost
Saint Mary named Dr. Michelle Metzinger as the university’s new provost and vice president for academic affairs and student life, following the retirement of Dr. Bryan Le [...]
A Year In Review
What a year it has been. Students have achieved more than anyone could have ever imagined; faculty have left their footprint on hearts and fueled dreams; and alumni have [...]
Suiting Up To Change The World: Keeton Krause, U’16, Tests Live Zika in Search of a Vaccine
Think back to August—the threat of the Zika virus plastered the news. Rio-bound Olympians were turning in their tickets, while countries were taking every possible [...]
New Space for Overland Park Campus
In the heart of Johnson County—amidst booming growth, retail bliss, and chain-restaurant heaven—lives a 90-year old mission to educate students of diverse backgrounds to [...]
Sister Diane Steele Celebrates 15 Years as President
“We are blessed to have such an incredible leader to learn from and be inspired by, and we look forward to all that’s to come.” Since 2001, Sister Diane Steele [...]
Making Room for Civil War History: USM Adds 3,000-piece Collection
The University of Saint Mary De Paul Library will add a third collection, the Bobby D. Lawrence Civil War Collection, to its esteemed and historic special collections. In [...]
Easy Way to Earn Rewards!
Dillons (and its sister companies Baker’s and Gerbes) has a Community Rewards Program— and Saint Mary is now a part of it. A percent of everything you spend at their [...]
Your Major… A Minor Impact on Real-World Success?
A major is one of the first ways students classify themselves in college. Some hope to pursue graduate school, while others are already counting down the days until they land [...]
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