School of Education to host Character Awards
Saint Mary’s will once again host the Minnesota Character Recognition Awards luncheon in partnership with Synergy & Leadership Exchange on Wednesday, May 22 at the University Center. The event will feature a keynote by [...]
Character and Virtue Exploration Visits Sauer Health
Character and Virtue Exploration (CAVE) visited Saur Health in Winona for its final meeting of the year. The club members spent time with residents and made “pocketful of sunshine” door tags to decorate each [...]
Ed.S Spring Faculty Workshop with Dr. Marvin Berkowitz March 23rd
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is thrilled to welcome back Dr. Marvin Berkowitz for the Ed.S. Spring Faculty Workshop. Dr. Marvin W Berkowitz is a world renowned scholar, researcher and educator. He is the inaugural [...]
CharacterPlus Webinars with Michael Barolak, February 27 and Debbie Brandt, March 5
The school of education at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota in partnership with CharacterPlus is excited to offer a Professional Development Webinar Series that focuses on character. The next webinar is on Tuesday, [...]
Dr. Antar Salim, DBA: A Reflection on Character and Virtue Education
For the past few years, I was offered the opportunity to gain a deeper appreciation for the construct of character education. My educational background is business, specifically finance and economics. As such, the concept [...]
CharacterPlus webinar with Dr. Julie Sperry February 6
The school of education at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota in partnership with CharacterPlus is excited to offer a Professional Development Webinar Series that focuses on character. The fourth webinar is on Tuesday, February 6 from 3:30 [...]
Saint Mary’s Faculty Antar Salim Presents on Character Strengths and Leadership
Dr. Antar Salim, D.B.A., a core faculty member of Saint Mary’s Doctorate of Business Administration program, led a learning circle that aims to explore the intersection of character and leadership with staff, faculty, and [...]
Leveraging Character Strengths to Enhance your Leadership Capacity
Saint Mary's professor Antar Salim will lead a learning circle that aims to explore the intersection of character and leadership. Specifically, it will provide participants with a deeper understanding of their character strengths and strategies [...]
CharacterPlus Webinar with Dr. Kristen Pelster January 9
Register for our next CharacterPlus Webinar on January 9th, 3:30 pm Central Time with Dr. Kristen Pelster! We are thrilled to partner with Dr. Pelster once again in providing tools for character development. Dr. Pelster [...]
Saint Mary’s and Sisters’ Camelot Partner to Give Back to Community
This past Fall the Saint Mary’s Twin Cities Campus in partnership with Sisters’ Camelot has launched a new monthly volunteer opportunity for faculty, staff, and students to sort, pack and distribute fresh fruits, vegetables, and [...]
CASL certificate supports growth of faith-based educator
Emily Heydon C’16, M’17, C’23 comes from a family of teachers. “My mom was a teacher, my grandma was a teacher. It’s something that really stood out to me,” she said. “It was that, or [...]
University of Notre Dame to Host Hesburgh Lecture at Basilica of Saint Mary
FREE TO ATTEND. PLEASE REGISTER FOR FREE TICKET! Minneapolis, MN – Notre Dame Professor John Duffy will present Bridging the Divide for the annual Hesburgh Lecture, 3 p.m., Saturday, 11/11/23 at The Basilica of Saint Mary, Teresa of Calcutta Hall (Lower Level), 88 [...]
Antar Salim one of First Saint Mary’s Faculty to Finish Master’s in Character and Virtue Education
Antar Salim, D.B.A., a core faculty member in the Doctorate of Business Administration program at Saint Mary’s, received a faculty fellowship through the Kern Family Foundation to enroll in the Master of Arts [...]
Tony Klemmer Leads Wisdom for Good Retreat at Saint Mary’s
Saint Mary’s school of education is committed to providing virtue-based professional development for faculty and staff as curriculum development continues. Tony Klemmer, Ph.D., founder of Wisdom for Good, led a personal formation retreat for twelve [...]
Over 300 engage “inspiring and witty” Matt Birk on Virtues
Posted By: Dr. Matt Gerlach On: 2023-10-27 Posted On: 2023-10-27 This past Tuesday, Saint Mary’s University welcomed former Minnesota Viking, Super Bowl Champion, speaker, and author, Mr. Matt Birk for the most recent installment in the Cardinal Virtue Lecture Series. [...]
Character in Action: Tie Blanket Making
Come join us on October 25th to make tie blankets in the LaSalle Hall 2nd floor for Children's Hospital. No sewing required!
Monthly CharacterPlus Webinars to begin October 24
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and CharacterPlus are partnering to host a series of monthly webinars on personal development and character. These "small bites" of personal development and character programming are designed to provide participants [...]
Tony Klemmer Wisdom for Good Retreat October 27-29
St. Mary’s University of Minnesota is thrilled to welcome Dr. Tony Klemmer from October 27-28 to give his “Wisdom for Good” Retreat to the Saint Mary’s Ed.S. faculty, advisors, and staff. “Dr. Tony Klemmer, founder [...]
University Character Education and Faith-Based Universities Convening on September 18th
On September 18th, delegates from several faith-based universities around the country gathered at the Minneapolis campus of Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Dr. L. Gregory Jones, president of Belmont University, and Dr. Liz Gulliford, [...]
Dr. Marvin Berkowitz to Discuss Overcoming Moral Phobia October 13th
Dr. Marvin Berkowitz, inaugural Sanford N. McDonnell Endowed Professor of Character Education, and Co-Director of the Center for Character and Citizenship at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, will lead a discussion on the topic of [...]
Dr. Liz Gulliford to present at Winona and Minneapolis Campuses September 19-20
On Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota welcomed Dr. Liz Gulliford for a Cardinal Virtue lecture on “How Gratitude and Related Virtues Help Students and Teachers to Flourish.” This lecture presented gratitude [...]
September 18 Faith Based Convening with Dr. L. Gregory Jones and Dr. Liz Gulliford
The Second Annual Faith Based Convening took place, Sunday September 17, through Monday September 18, 2023. Dr. Greg Jones, president of Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, and Dr. Liz Gulliford, Associate Professor in Psychology at [...]
Catholic School Leadership: Dr. Kristen Melley
Saint Mary’s welcomed Dr. Kristin Melley, the executive director of Dominican Veritas Ministries, on September 16 to present to the inaugural cohort of students in the Catholic school leadership program. Among Dr. Melley’s many accomplishments, [...]
St. Mary’s welcomes Dr. Marvin Berkowitz and Dr. Kristen Pelster October 14
St. Mary’s University of Minnesota is thrilled to welcome Dr. Marvin Berkowitz and Dr. Kristin Pelster for a two part workshop for Ed.S. faculty on October 14th. Berkowitz is a world-renowned scholar, researcher, and educator [...]
Saint Mary’s 2023 Ed.S. Summer Institute
The School of Education hosted its Summer Institute on June 15 and 16 for candidates in the Education Specialist (Ed.S.) in Educational Administration program on the Minneapolis Campus. Supported by the $1.7 million grant received [...]