Welcome, Students!

Benedictine hospitality is alive and well here at Saint Martin’s and I think you will agree when you see the changes around campus upon your return for the new academic year. Any student, new or returning, that has not visited recently will find a thriving, growing campus. From new buildings to new services, all of these changes are dedicated solely to you and are specifically focused on providing you the very best education experience.

Here’s a short list of what you’ll find:

• A new student recreation center, the Charneski Recreation Center opened last fall. This facility has three basketball courts, exercise rooms, and many other amenities for our students use.
• There is new street lighting along Baran Drive from the residence halls to Sixth Avenue, as well as a new sidewalk and trail. New light standards and blue light phones have been added around Old Main and the Library down to the Marcus Pavilion.
• Bon Appétit food service provides a variety of food choices and meal plans to fit each student's individual needs.
• Barnes & Noble began operating our bookstore this last year. They are located in a newly remodeled space on the second floor of Old Main. Barnes & Noble has many new SMU clothing options and other emblematic goods, as well as a greater selection of used textbooks to help keep textbook costs low!
• The offices of Student Accounts and Financial Aid have been combined on the second floor of Old Main and renamed the Student Finance Office. The Registrar has relocated across from the new Student Finance Office. This move has created a “one-stop” center for our students, bringing registration, financial aid awarding, and bill payment into one location. Office staff have been cross-trained to better help serve you.
• Career Services has relocated to Room 257 in Old Main and will be more visible and accessible to our students.
• The Information Center and Security Office have been combined and are now called the Visitor Center and Public Safety. They are located in Room 251 in Old Main, again in a very visible and accessible area.
• The University will roll out its new strategic plan this year and begin the process of implementing our new goals and objectives.  

We, the administration, faculty and staff at Saint Martin’s, are excited about this new academic year and pledge to provide you nothing short of the very best education. While Saint Martin’s University has been here since 1895, Benedictines have been actively involved in education for over 1,500 years. We continue to be guided by our central Benedictine tenets of faith, reason, and community. We are the only Catholic, Benedictine university west of the Rockies and proud of it! We look forward to seeing you on campus!

Sincerely,

Roy F. Heynderickx, Ph.D.