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October 12th, 2011
Distance graduate overcomes obstacles to earn her master's degree
Rea always wanted to earn her four-year degree but, like many students who choose a distance education program, life had to come first. Her priorities had faces, like her husband, Charles, faced with a back injury and a learning disability, and her three children, Lora, Jessica and Charlie, who needed her more than she needed a degree. Eventually, though, she knew she would accomplish her goals. She just had to be patient.
October 12th, 2011
Shantytown Opens Students' Eyes to Homelessness
If you put your food in a refrigerator, hang your clothes in a closet, lay down to sleep in a bed and wake up under a sturdy roof, then you are richer than almost 3 million Americans.
October 7th, 2011
Haunting good time at The Woods
The Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Music (SMWC) Therapy Club will host a hair-raising fun time on Saturday, October 29, 2011 with the second annual Halloween Haunted Conservatory. The chilling event will be held at the Conservatory of Music on the College campus from 9 p.m. to midnight.
October 7th, 2011
SMWC’s students promote Wabash Valley not-for-profits on social media
Very few people can cheer on their son at a cross-country meet, while simultaneously discussing the pros and cons of Facebook marketing with a team of interns.
October 6th, 2011
R.S.V.P. Luncheon Series presents Good Morning America producer Mellen O’Keefe
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College’s R.S.V.P. Luncheon at The Woods Series engages audiences in weighty debates ranging from the struggles of equity in the workforce to creating a competitive edge in education. This fall, Good Morning America producer Mellen O’Keefe will discuss modern media’s effects on and use in education during the first speaker series of the 2011-2012 academic year.
September 24th, 2011
Sing away the pain
Annette Whitehead-Pleaux, M.A., MT-BC, is a music therapist at the Shriner’s Hospital for Children in Boston, Mass., and graduate of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College’s Master of Art in Music Therapy program.
September 21st, 2011
SMWC Presents "Little Women"
On October 6-9, 2011, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) brings this classic tale to life – and to the stage– in a theatrical adaptation of Alcott’s best-known work of fiction.
September 13th, 2011
SMWC ranked Best in the Midwest for the fifth year in a row
Once again, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College ranks as one of the Best Regional Colleges in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report in its 2012 Best Colleges guidebook.
September 12th, 2011
Woods grad soars with success
There is a leader soaring in all of us, even if it takes years to emerge. For Mike Gehrich, he didn’t know he was meant to be a leader until he became one.
September 8th, 2011
SMWC Pomeroys take on Hanover Panthers
The Pomeroys started their season on the road against a Hanover team that has already knocked off two perennial DIII national powers, DePauw and Ohio Wesleyan. While they showed great skill and huge heart, taking it to the Panthers early, they could not hold off the onslaught of excellent play and deep bench that Hanover was able to bring to the match. The final was 5-1 in favor of the Panthers.
September 2nd, 2011
Gathering in remembrance of 9/11
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on America with a ceremony Monday, September 12, 2011 at 4 p.m.
August 29th, 2011
Woods student photo slide show and sneak peek of the Woods Student Center
Life in the heart of campus is energetic and bustling with the transformation of the former reference room of the Rooney Library to the new Woods Student Center.