Events for January 19, 2024 - January 23, 2024

In honor of LaSallian Day of Service, come and make tie blankets in the LaSalle Hall 2nd floor lounge to donate to Children's Hospital! No sewing required.

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 of Wisdom for Good, has been working closely with the EdS faculty and Saint Mary's Curriculum Department as they take on the task of re-writing the curriculum for our highly respected Principal, Special Education Director, and Superintendent licensure programs,” says Ed.S. Program Director, Marcia Nelson. “Tony has invited the Saint Mary's faculty to experience a personal formation journey for themselves before they are tasked with taking [...]

The Ed.S. Advisory Board will be meeting on October 27 at 11:00 AM. in Mother Teresa Hall.  Lunch will be provided.

The Notre Dame Club of Minnesota is partnering with the Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis and Saint Mary's University of Minnesota in presenting the Hesburgh Lecture series: Bridging the Divide. University of Notre Dame professor Dr. John Duffy will discuss the civic virtues, especially finding common ground in political discourse. The event will be held at the Basilica of Saint Mary, Minneapolis, November 11, at 3:00 PM. Click here to register. For more information, please contact  info@ndmn.org.

Register for the character series webinars focused on personal development and character. These "small bites" of personal development and character programming are designed to provide participants with a quick and meaningful boost of awareness and intentionality wile filling their personal development and character toolboxes. All webinars will be on Tuesdays 3:30-5:00 pm CDT. Each session is $20. 1.5 continuing education units (C.E.U.s) will be awarded to participants for each session. Register at: smumn.edu/selectcharacter

Join us at the Toner Lounge to write encouraging letters to young patients in hospitals, through Letters of Love. The event will take place from 12:30-1:30pm.

Join us December 6th during Common Hour,  in writing letters of encouragement to children in hospitals throughout Minnesota through Letters of Love. Our table (with supplies) will be directly inside Toner! See you there!

Join us in sorting, packing and distributing food on December 19 at the Saint Mary's University Center. Saint Mary’s has partnered with Sisters’ Camelot, a Minneapolis non-profit organization dedicated to “food justice, waste reduction, sustainable living, community building, and youth education” (sisterscamelot.org). The organization distributes fresh fruits and vegetables at different locations to those in need.  Food will be distributed to anyone that is interested from 2:30 - 3:30 pm. To volunteer, please email Nancy Erickson at nerickso@smumn.edu.

Come and write encouraging letters to young patients in hospitals and bring your lunch! This volunteer opportunity will take place on Tuesday, January 9 from 12:30-1:15pm in Mother Teresa Hall.

Come and join us at the Minneapolis campus on January 19th at 11:30am, to make sandwiches for Agate Housing and Services!