Saint Mary’s moves up in national rankings
It is gratifying to report that Saint Mary’s University continues to move up in the latest national rankings. U.S. News & World Report ranks us at No. 174 in their “National Universities” category, up three slots from last year. Saint Mary’s is nationally recognized for its excellent educational experience. We’re a top-tier university that is meeting the needs and exceeding the expectations of students at every level, from our undergraduate students to our doctoral students. The National Universities grouping includes schools that offer a wide range of undergraduate majors, as well as master’s and doctoral degrees. Taking top honors in this category are Harvard, Princeton, Yale and Columbia.
U.S. News ranking
Forbes.com’s 2012 list of “America’s Top Colleges” ranks Saint Mary’s as No. 306 of “The Best Public and Private Colleges and Universities — from the student's point of view.” The annual Forbes list ranks a select group of only 650 undergraduate institutions — the top 20% — based on the quality of the education they provide, the experience of the students, and how much they achieve. The Forbes listing is especially meaningful to us because it measures students’ satisfaction and opinion. It affirms that our students receive a quality education experience and are successful in their chosen careers. It also reflects that our students are able to graduate in four years and control their college tuition expenses.
Forbes.com ranking
Undergraduate student presents at Fermilab
Evan Shockley, a junior majoring in physics, gave a presentation last summer as part of the New Perspectives conference at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) in Aurora, Ill. This annual conference is part of the Fermilab Users’ Meeting, and all of the other talks were presented by graduate students. Evan’s work was done as part of the MicroBooNE collaboration, a group of about 95 scientists from 11 American universities, three U.S. national laboratories, and two European institutions. Evan and second-year Saint Mary’s physics student Morgan Fournier worked as summer interns at Fermilab, supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
Four other summer science internships funded by private donations offered undergraduate students opportunities to work with faculty and mentors both in and out of the classroom in areas such as ecology, pesticide research, fish and wildlife, and robotics.
Outstanding alums and student-athletes
are honored
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| Student athletes honored at the Cardinal ‘M’ Club ceremony: Regina Quandt, Jake Traxler, Kevin Gannon, Bailey Edwards. |
Athletics plays an important role in shaping the hearts, minds and bodies of our student athletes. On Sept. 7, the Cardinal 'M' Club honored high-achieving athletes from last year and inducted three alums into the Sports Hall of Fame: Chris Kendall '79, Anne Erickson '89 and Alex Kugel '99. Last year's Outstanding Male and Female Athletes, Kevin Gannon '14 and Bailey Edwards '12 were recognized, as were the Outstanding Male and Female Scholar Athletes, Regina Quandt '12 and Jake Traxler '13. Congratulations to all for their accomplishments.
Working with the Alumni Office, Cardinal ‘M’ Club fosters and strengthens relationships between SMU and its alumni, families and friends.
Photos from the weekend
Alumni priests are honored with monsignor title
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| Current students at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary |
Our Catholic heritage was in the spotlight as the Pope granted honors to several Winona Diocese priests with ties to Saint Mary's in recognition of their service. At the recent Mass of Elevation of the Basilica of St. Stanislaus Kostka, Winona Bishop John Quinn announced papal honors conferred on eight priests, granting them honorific titles including “monsignor.” Monsignor is a title granted by the Holy Father on priests who have done outstanding pastoral work or who hold important roles of leadership.
The Pope conferred the title of Chaplain to His Holiness to:
- The Rev. Monsignor Thomas Melvin '96, rector of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary and vicar of clergy of the Diocese of Winona
- The Rev. Monsignor R. Paul Heiting '78 vice-rector of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary, and judicial vicar of the Diocese of Winona
- The Rev. Monsignor Thomas Cook, '93; Moderator of the Curia of the Diocese of Winona, pastor of St. Felix Church, Wabasha, and St. Agnes Church, Kellogg
- The Rev. Monsignor Gerald Kosse '72, pastor of St. Leo Church, Pipestone; St. Joseph Church, Jasper; and St. Martin Church, Woodstock.
- The Rev. Monsignor Thomas Hargesheimer '64, rector of the Basilica of St. Stanislaus Kostka
- The Rev. Monsignor Richard Colletti '74, rector of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, and vicar general and chancellor of the Diocese of Winona
- The Rev. Monsignor Robert Meyer, senior priest, former pastor of St. Stanislaus Kostka
- The Rev. Monsignor James McCauley '52, senior priest.
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