Saint Mary’s is excited to announce that it will once again host the Minnesota Character Awards on May 16, 2023. In partnership with Synergy & Leadership Exchange, Saint Mary’s will recognize schools and educational leaders from across the state with awards for Minnesota Ethical Leadership, Minnesota Promising Practices, Promising Principal, and Champion of Character.
Dr. Christine Beech will present on Tuesday, February 28 at 10:30 am in Brother Louis Hall room 124 on the Minneapolis campus. The title of her presentation is "Creating a foundation for personal choice - civic virtues, moral formation, and character education in the American Business School."
Saint Mary's professor Antar Salim recently completed his master's in Character Education at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom.
Professor Kristján Kristjánsson, professor of character education and virtue ethics in the school of education at the University of Birmingham (UK) and deputy director of the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, presented “Universities as Schools of Friendship.”
As part of our university-wide focus on character and virtue education, Saint Mary’s welcomed James Arthur, Kristján Kristjánsson, and Andrew Peterson from the Jubilee Centre this fall.
On Oct. 6, Saint Mary’s welcomed alumnus Michael Lehan to speak on “Athletics, Relationships, and Character.” Lehan spoke to student athletes, coaches, and staff about overcoming challenges, playing collegiate and professional football, and becoming an educational leader.
Saint Mary’s was proud to welcome alumnus Michael Lehan to speak on “Athletics, Relationships, and Character” on Thursday, October 6.
Saint Mary’s has published a special issue of AXIS: Journal of Lasallian Higher Education dedicated to university character education.
Saint Mary’s welcomes Marcia Nelson, Ed.D. as the next director of its Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) program. Marcia Nelson is an educational leader with over thirty years of experience as a teacher and administrator in K-12 schools.
Saint Mary’s welcomed Dr. Kristin Melley, the executive director of Dominican Veritas Ministries, to present to the inaugural cohort of students in the Catholic school leadership program.
