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St. Mary’s President Charles L. Cotrell, Ph.D, and other University representatives traveled to Santiago, Chile, and Lima, Peru, earlier this month to visit with potential international students and parents and to reconnect with alumni. Ruben Candia, Ph.D., …

The terror now known in the U.S. following the Sept. 11 attacks, many Kenyans learned about firsthand four years ago when a terrorist bomb exploded at the American embassy in Nairobi, causing massive devastation. Four men were …

The Summer Communications Institute at St. Mary’s University awarded more than $40,000 worth of scholarships to would-be journalists and graphic designers. The three-day workshop culminated July 11 with an awards ceremony during which the scholarships to St. …

Kevin Mongrain’s study of Hans Urs von Balthasar’s modern Christian thought makes a strong case for the theological primacy of early Christianity’s belief that God reveals the unity of beauty, goodness and truth. In his first book, …

Students in the Pre-freshman Engineering Program (PREP) at St. Mary’s University will explore the world of engineering and building this week as they experiment with, design and build items out of common materials. They will certainly learn …

University offices and classes postponed until 10 AM, Wednesday, July 3, 2002 due to heavy rains and flooding in San Antonio, TX. In addition, the National Youth Sports Program and Upward Bound have been cancelled. Finals scheduled …

St. Mary’s University head coach Donna Fields and graduate assistant coach Jessica Peoples have been named the 2002 Speedline/NFCA Division II National Coaching Staff of the Year. Fields and Peoples guided St. Mary’s to the 2002 NCAA …

Eighty two St. Mary’s University student athletes took their place among the Heartland Conference’s elite students when they were named to the conference’s 2001-2002 academic honor rolls. Of the 10 sports sponsored by the Heartland Conference, St. …

The Rev. Bernard J. Lee, S.M., has been appointed to the newly-created position of assistant chancellor of St. Mary’s University, Charles L. Cotrell, Ph.D., president of St. Mary’s, announced June 14. Lee, who has been a professor …

St. Mary’s University professors Patricia Owen, Ph.D., and Alejandro Velez, Ph.D., will attend the “Thailand-Burma Fulbright-Hays Seminar in Thailand and Burma 2002,” an intensive four-week study abroad program on Southeast Asian experiential learning, June 9 through July …

St. Mary’s University on May 29 announced a comprehensive student computing program under which every incoming freshman will receive a wireless-capable Dell notebook computer, beginning in fall 2002. Celebrating 150 years of nationally recognized academic excellence, ethical …

Charles T. Barrett Jr., president of Barrett Holdings, Inc., and Francisco Cigarroa, M.D., president of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, have been elected as new members of the St. Mary’s University Board …