Academic and Professional Centers


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    Center for Cyber Excellence

    The Center for Cyber Excellence at St. Mary’s University provides guidance and general cyber defense information and promotes collaboration and interaction with other students, faculty and programs.

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    Center for Global Business Studies

    The Center for Global Business Studies is focused on developing international business knowledge and skills, cultural and linguistic proficiency, and high impact, experiential learning opportunities for students and faculty in the Greehey School of Business as well as for regional business leaders.

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    Meadows Center for Entrepreneurial Studies

    Brother Paul Goelz, S.M., Ph.D. established the Meadows Center for Entrepreneurial Studies in 1981 to focus on the career preparation of students who plan to initiate and operate their own businesses.

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    Community for Teaching and Learning

    The Center for Teaching (CTL) and Learning fosters a supportive community for faculty to strengthen teaching and learning at St. Mary’s University. As such, we aim to build the collective knowledge of teaching and learning among all faculty, including tenure, untenured, visiting, adjunct and lecturers.

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    Center for Mexican American Studies

    The Center for Mexican American Studies (CMAS) creates a sense of belonging for members of our campus community. It reflects the St. Mary’s commitment to recognize, celebrate and advance the understanding of the historical and contemporary contributions as leader in inclusive excellence, in interdisciplinary Mexican American and Latin American studies and as a University.


Faith Centers


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    Center for Catholic Studies

    The Center for Catholic Studies at St. Mary’s University has both strong support and an ambitious mission to encourage faculty, staff and students to explore the Catholic Intellectual Tradition and its impact on knowledge, culture and faith.


Community Institutions


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    SABÉR Research Institute

    The SABÉR Research Institute is an economic development think tank dedicated to researching regional economies and their development. The Institute is committed to providing expert counsel and research to organizations such as city government and businesses.

  • Students at King Sejong Institute at St. Mary's University learn about Korean culture.

    San Antonio King Sejong Institute

    The San Antonio King Sejong Institute at St. Mary’s University is supported by the South Korean government and in partnership with Dongseo University of South Korea. The King Sejong Institute (KSI) fosters and supports education in Korean language and culture through academic and non-academic courses and programming.

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    Sustainability Hub

    We are part of a community committed to caring for our common home. Inspired by Pope Francis’s Laudato Si, St. Mary’s University integrates sustainability into campus life from energy efficiency to waste reduction.

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