Business
Business alum cherishes car collection, lifetime friendships
You can hear the joy in John Sieffert’s voice when he talks about his collection of ’50s and ’60s factory muscle cars, most of which are restored to concours quality — a standard far exceeding mint condition.
Scholarship recipients to help at-risk children and small businesses
Four St. Mary’s University students each earned $10,000 scholarships, funded by the USAA Foundation, Inc. for future work with local nonprofits.
Marketers trained by Spurs champs
One by one, students introduce themselves to a room full of senior executives from Spurs Sports & Entertainment (SS&E).
Entrepreneurship is the cat’s meow for business major
Most children like to play with toys; others like to dress up. But when Kaitlyn Bloch was a kid, she imagined being a business owner.
Business alum heads international wool empire
It was 10 a.m. and Michael T. “Terry” Martin (B.B.A. ’81), president of Anodyne Wool, was on his way to the hardware store to pick up supplies. Freezing temperatures in San Angelo the night before had damaged a pipe in the warehouse.
Q&A: Susan Gordon, Executive in Residence for Risk Management
Susan Gordon joined St. Mary’s University in Spring 2018 as the Contreras Family Executive in Residence for Risk Management — a newly created position endowed by a $2 million gift from Tom (B.B.A. ’88) and Leti (B.A. ’89) Contreras to boost the Finance and Risk Management program at St. Mary’s.
Center helps small businesses jump-start growth
After 12 years of working in the construction industry, Julissa Carielo (B.B.A. ’95) quit her job to start her own construction firm. She began with only two employees. Ten years later, Carielo’s construction firm, Tejas Premier Building Contractor Inc., has more than 60 employees working throughout Texas.
St. Mary’s students travel to India to teach business development in Bangalore’s slums
As the cluster of St. Mary’s University students disembarked the plane in southern India, they were struck first by the differences: the bare feet of the Marianist brother who greeted them at the airport in the middle of the night, for one.
The Business of Helping
Joan Lamm-Tennant believes hard work should pay off. But she also knows that for many hard-working people living in poverty, disaster can be just one drought season or medical emergency away.
Business alumna shares her internship experience
Students hear it all the time — internships provide essential opportunities to build real-world experience before graduation. But for alumna Kelsey Myers (B.B.A. ’14), relationship manager at USAA, her internship did that and more.
Summer Jobs for A New Generation: Sarah Cantu, Senior Marketing Major
By the time Sarah Cantu started looking for her senior year summer internship, she had already done work two summers before in software branding and social media — not surprising for a Marketing major.
Rattlers of Wall Street
A Wall Street work week is not your typical work week. It means long hours — 70 to 90 per week — in a fast-paced and competitive atmosphere. But there are St. Mary’s University graduates whose educational foundation and drive prepared them to thrive in this pressure-cooker environment, holding their own alongside graduates from top-tier schools.
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St. Mary’s launches Rattler Records, an on-campus recording studio
The St. Mary’s University Department of Music and Theatre Arts is creating Rattler Records, an on-campus recording studio.
Fall into a good book — St. Mary’s style
Whether you’re looking to dive into stories rooted in South Texas, explore space through military theory or revisit childhood adventures in Spanish, there’s a Rattler-penned book for every reader.
Carnegie Classification showcases St. Mary’s University at the nexus of educational access and earnings outcomes
When asked how her college experience helped launch her career at USAA, Maryam Khezri’s eager smile belied a long day spent helping give St. Mary’s University students a vocational lift.