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School of Law Graduation Held May 19

St. Mary’s University School of Law held its Spring Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 19, 2012. 284 students graduated and the commencement speaker was the Hon. Nelson Wolff (J.D. '66), Bexar County Judge. During the ceremony, the School of Law honored St. Mary's University President Charles L. Cotrell, Ph.D., with the St. Thomas More Award; Congressman Charles A. Gonzalez (J.D. '72) with the Lifetime Achievement Award; and the Hon. Pamela A. Mathy, United States District Court, Western District of Texas, with the Rosewood Gavel Award. Read full story

St. Mary's Now Offering Values–Driven M.B.A.

St. Mary’s University has unveiled its retooled Masters of Business Administration Program, which specializes in a professional education that prepares graduates to succeed with a foundation of strong ethics and socially responsible business practices. The program, now known as the Greehey M.B.A., it is an 18–month, cohort–based program that incorporates advanced graduate–level academic preparation with a special emphasis on ethical leadership, corporate social responsibility, sustainability and social entrepreneurship topics that have become hallmarks of St. Mary’s University and the Bill Greehey School of Business. Read full story

St. Louis Hall Preservation Project Unveiled

St. Mary’s University unveiled the results of a $6.1 million preservation project recently completed on historic St. Louis Hall during a rededication ceremony Friday, May 11, 2012, at 3:30 p.m. The project included improvements in safety, energy efficiency, functionality and appearance. While the 118–year–old building has been renovated numerous times in its storied history, this project sought to both update important systems—including the addition of a modern fire detection, alarm and sprinkler system, as well as new lighting, electrical and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems—and return the building to its original condition. Read full story

Project to Beautify Community, Aid College Access

On Sunday, April 22, St. Mary’s University is hosting a unique service event will both help beautify the neighborhood and help put middle and high school students on the path to college success. The event is a partnership with Generation TX San Antonio, a nonprofit committed to making San Antonio a college–going and career–ready community in a single generation, and the San Antonio Youth Commission. The event will bring together students from St. Mary’s University students, who will work hand–in–hand on two community pocket parks starting at 9 a.m. The event will conclude with a picnic lunch. About 30 middle school, high school and St. Mary’s students are expected to participate. It is a part of the San Antonio Youth Commission’s Youth Day of Service. Read full story

St. Mary’s Wins National Moot Court Competition

The St. Mary’s University School of Law Moot Court team of third–year law student Phillip Ripper and second–year law student Rachel Felderhoff won the 2012 Federal Bar Association Thurgood A. Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition this spring in Washington, D.C. St. Mary’s team of third–year law student Erin Oglseby and second–year law student Meagan Scott finished in third place. Read full story