Jun
9
2021
St. Mary’s receives $75,000 grant to bolster K-12 STEM teaching
St. Mary’s University has received a one-year $75,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to increase the K-12 teaching pipeline for STEM disciplines.
May
3
2021
St. Mary’s University celebrates graduates with in-person Commencement ceremonies
Tickets will be required for all guests St. Mary’s University will honor the accomplishments of its 714 new graduates with a series of smaller, in-person Commencement ceremonies this month. Each ceremony will be held in the Alumni …
Apr
29
2021
On-campus vaccination site to accept walk-ups on Friday
To encourage all our community members to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the University Health System will allow walk-ups without appointments at the on-campus vaccination site tomorrow, April 30. Faculty, staff, students, families, friends, alumni and neighbors are …
Apr
20
2021
St. Mary’s University class works to free ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Paul Rusesabagina
Rwandan government official surreptitiously listened to St. Mary’s class discussion before removal Today, President Tom Mengler of St. Mary’s University outlined evidence that two weeks ago the dictatorial regime of Rwandan President Paul Kagame, which abducted political …
Apr
13
2021
St. Mary’s University hosts early voting and May 1 voting location
Due to ongoing renovations at Memorial Branch Library on Culebra Road, which will affect that typical voting location, St. Mary’s University will host an election site at the St. Mary’s AT&T Center for Information Technology for the …
Mar
15
2021
Women’s History Month focuses on women revolutionizing their world
Women’s History Month at St. Mary’s University will feature a series of virtual events highlighting both the steps women have taken to revolutionize their world and artwork depicting their efforts. On Thursday, March 18, a two-part panel …
Mar
12
2021
NCAA basketball tournament parking, building closures advisory
St. Mary’s University is honored to be among a number of area universities preparing to host games for the 2021 Division I Women’s Basketball Championship this month. The NCAA and the University will take all precautions to create a …
Mar
2
2021
St. Mary’s University appoints new Vice President for Mission and new Rector
Appointments for the leadership roles begin June 1 St. Mary’s University today named the Rev. John Thompson, S.M., Ed.D., as Vice President for Mission; and the Rev. William J. Meyer, S.M., D.Min., as Rector. Both appointments begin June 1, but Thompson will delay transitioning to campus until July 1 as he …
Feb
22
2021
Honorees to receive Alice Wright Franzke Feminist Awards
The 2021 Alice Wright Franzke Feminist Award recipients from the St. Mary’s University community have been selected and will be honored on Monday, March 1, to kick off Women’s History Month. Artessia “Tess” House (J.D. ’14), attorney …
Feb
11
2021
St. Mary’s University partners with Project QUEST to fight COVID-19 job loss
Rattler Focus and Rattler Readiness programs help retool those unemployed To assist local community members who have lost jobs due to the pandemic, St. Mary’s University has launched two programs offering workforce development workshops in partnership with …
Jan
22
2021
Theology Department receives $25,000 grant for Bible literacy project
The Theology Department at St. Mary’s University received a $25,000 grant from the Catholic Biblical Association and Confraternity of Christian Doctrine to “foster love and explorations of Scripture in the Catholic communities of San Antonio and beyond,” said Professor and Chair of Theology Todd Hanneken, Ph.D.
Dec
28
2020
New Blume Library grant funds open source theology textbook
St. Mary’s University is among two universities to receive a grant this fall from Atla to fund the creation of open educational resources. The grant to Blume Library will support the creation of a modular, open textbook supplemented with primary source readings and community-created content for the undergraduate Core Curriculum course Foundations of …