Nearly 100 students and employees traveled to seven different sites this past spring break on Serving Others United in Love (SOUL) trips. SOUL trips seek to bring awareness of social justice issues in communities locally, nationally, and worldwide through personal transformation, faith, service, and community. In March, SOUL trips served a variety of people and organizations in Indiana, Illinois, Louisiana, Iowa, Wisconsin, Maryland, and Missouri. Alongside hands-on service, trip participants are provided the opportunity to learn why injustices exist and how they might become part of the solution. Social issues encountered this year included, but were not limited to, desegregation, urban organic food production, environmental sustainability, natural disaster recovery, affordable housing, homelessness, hunger, unemployment, nurturing community among individuals with special needs, and immigration. SOUL will be visiting Guatemala and De La Salle Blackfeet School in May.
OUTSTANDING SENIOR NOMINEES HAVE MADE THEIR MARK ON AND OFF CAMPUS
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| Female nominees: Sarah Anderson, Constance Budin, Samantha Herbst, Jacinta Jude and Shannon Nelson. Male nominees: Peter Borash, Aaron Henry, Jay Olson, Jake Traxler and Bryan Moore. |
Each year we recognize senior men and women who have made outstanding contributions to the academic and extracurricular life on campus, as well as in the larger community. Ten students are nominated for the Outstanding Male and Female Senior Awards, which will be announced at the Founder's Day ceremony on April 9. Congratulations to these finalists for the awards.
‘CARDINAL PLUNGE’ A BIG SPLASH FOR A GOOD CAUSE
More than 50 jumpers were “freezin’ for a reason” at the fourth annual “Cardinal Plunge” on Feb. 9 at Lake Goodview’s Michael LaCanne Park. Students, faculty, staff and friends all braved the frozen waters. About $850 was raised to benefit SMU junior Arianna Williams and her family after a tragic accident.
Photos of the event
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA RETURNS TO SUGAR LOAF SENIOR LIVING
Dr. David Leung and the SMU Chamber Orchestra performed Feb. 10 at the Sugar Loaf Senior Living facility on Mankato Avenue in Winona, to the delight of their audience. This second performance at the complex was called “Mozart’s Serenade.”
RELAY FOR LIFE EVENT
The Saint Mary’s Colleges Against Cancer group held its 2013 Relay for Life on March 15-16, in Saint Mary’s Gostomski Fieldhouse. Teams comprised of students, faculty, and staff joined together for this fundraising effort, which celebrates people who have battled cancer, remembers loved ones lost, and provides an opportunity to fight back against the disease. More than 175 people participated in the event which raised more than $17,500 for the American Cancer Society. Team members spent the night walking around SMU’s indoor track from dusk to dawn to represent the 24-hour fight against cancer.
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