http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases Keep updated on the latest media releases at Saint Martin's University en-us 60 In August 2009, Charles-John Fontillas ’12 came to Saint Martin’s campus and discovered his academic home, a place as close to his heart as his family home in Puyallup. On May 12, Fontillas’ senior project — a four-movement orchestral suite — will not only express his passion for Saint Martin’s, but will earn him a place in the University’s history books. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120509GraduateCompositionCommencement.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120509GraduateCompositionCommencement.aspx Wed, 09 May 2012 07:02:40 GMT Outstanding students honored at Saint Martin’s Scholars Day and Honors Convocation http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120508StudentsHonoredAtScholarsDayandHonorsConvocation.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120508StudentsHonoredAtScholarsDayandHonorsConvocation.aspx Tue, 08 May 2012 21:07:40 GMT Saint Martin’s University has announced the valedictorian and salutatorian for the Class of 2012. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120502VeledictorianSalutatorianAnnouncement.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120502VeledictorianSalutatorianAnnouncement.aspx Wed, 02 May 2012 04:15:15 GMT The Saint Martin’s University Society of Fellows cordially invites the community to join its members for the Society’s Spring 2012 Colloquium on Monday, April 23, at 7 p.m. The event, free and open to the public, will take place in the Norman Worthington Conference Center on Saint Martin’s Lacey campus. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120418MaryLawSocietyofFellows.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120418MaryLawSocietyofFellows.aspx Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:00:15 GMT Celebration of Saint Martin’s 2012 Dragon Boat Festival will begin early this year, with a special pre-festival procession of boats on Friday, April 27. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120413ProcessionOfBoatsKickOffDragonBoatFestival.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120413ProcessionOfBoatsKickOffDragonBoatFestival.aspx Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:00:15 GMT Mary Conley Law, recently retired registrar of Saint Martin’s University, has been selected as the speaker for the University’s 2012 commencement. Law will deliver the 2012 commencement address to more than 360 Saint Martin’s graduates on Saturday, May 12, in the Hal and Inge Marcus Pavilion on the University’s Lacey campus. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120413MaryLawToAddressSaintMartinsClass2012.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120413MaryLawToAddressSaintMartinsClass2012.aspx Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:00:15 GMT Our confrere Father John Charles Scott, O.S.B., passed to God on Good Friday, 6th April 2012, fortified by the Sacraments, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s. John Scott was born in Syracuse, New York, on 6th April 1945, the son of John J. Scott and Lucy Frances Scott, née Halpin. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120411FatherJohnCharlesScott.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120411FatherJohnCharlesScott.aspx Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:39:40 GMT Saint Martin’s University College of Education and Professional Psychology has announced the offering of its new Certificates of Advanced Study options. Formally called “certification-only,” these options now include post-baccalaureate teacher certification, post-baccalaureate endorsements, post-master’s school counseling certification, and post-master’s school principal or program administrator certification. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120405CollegeOfEducationOffersNewCertificatesOfAdvancedStudyOptions.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120405CollegeOfEducationOffersNewCertificatesOfAdvancedStudyOptions.aspx Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:41:40 GMT Saint Martin's Hal and Inge Marcus Pavilion will transform into a tropical paradise the evening of Saturday, April 21, 2012 in honor of the annual Lu'au. Sponsored by Saint Martin's University Hui `O Hawai`i Club, the Lu’au has been a popular tradition at Saint Martin’s, drawing hundreds of area residents each year to enjoy an authentic taste of culture. The evening includes an authentic lu’au feast along with music and entertainment from several South Seas cultures. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120404SpiritofAloha.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120404SpiritofAloha.aspx Wed, 4 Apr 2012 07:08:58 GMT Nelson’s lecture, “Monuments, Museums, and Memory-Making in Post-Pinochet Chile,” is the next event in the 2011-12 Robert A. Harvie Social Justice Lecture Series. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120403HarvieLectureExploreMemoryMakingInPostPinochetChile.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120403HarvieLectureExploreMemoryMakingInPostPinochetChile.aspx Wed, 4 Apr 2012 07:08:58 GMT Saint Martin’s University students have chosen Professor Victor M. Kogan, Ph.D., a member of the social sciences faculty for 22 years, to present the University’s 2012 “Last Lecture.” http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120402VictorKoganChosenForLastLecture.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120402VictorKoganChosenForLastLecture.aspx Wed, 4 Apr 2012 07:08:58 GMT Saint Martin’s University announced this morning that it will welcome Guy Fieri as the celebrity chef for its 2012 Gala, an annual black-tie affair benefiting student scholarship funds. The announcement concluded the University’s “Guess the Celebrity Chef” contest on Twitter, ending a week of suspense and speculation about this year’s headliner. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120331GuyFieritoHeadlinerForSaintMartinsGala.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120331GuyFieritoHeadlinerForSaintMartinsGala.aspx Mon, 2 Apr 2012 05:21:58 GMT As a call for an end to sexual violence, Saint Martin’s University will host a “Take Back The Night” event Thursday, April 19, 7 p.m., starting at the University's Trautman Union Building. The event will include a keynote address by SafePlace Executive Director Mary Pontarolo and a candlelight march on campus. It will conclude with a gathering of the Saint Martin’s and Lacey communities participating in a peace flag-making activity. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120330TakeBacktheNight.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120330TakeBacktheNight.aspx Mon, 02 Apr 2012 05:21:58 GMT Paddles up! The seventh annual Saint Martin’s University Dragon Boat Festival will take place Saturday, April 28, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at the Port Plaza, Port of Olympia, in Olympia, Washington. The festival, presented by Saint Martin’s University in cooperation with the Washington Dragon Boat Association, is free and open to the public. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120328SeventhAnnualDragonBoatFestival.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120328SeventhAnnualDragonBoatFestival.aspx Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:27:40 GMT In the tradition of barrio fiestas in the Philippines, the Saint Martin’s University Filipino Heritage Club invites friends, neighbors and community members to share in the celebration of its third annual Barrio Fiesta on Saturday, April 14, 2012. The fiesta will be held at the University’s Norman Worthington Conference Center at 5300 Pacific Ave SE. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. General admission is $5. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120329BarrioFiestaAtSaintMartins.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120329BarrioFiestaAtSaintMartins.aspx Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:27:40 GMT Saint Martin’s University will showcase its graduate programs in business, counseling psychology, education and engineering at an information session Thursday, April 19. Free and open to the public, the information session will run from 6 to 8 p.m. at the University’s Norman Worthington Conference Center, 5300 Pacific Ave. SE, Lacey, Washington. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120326GraduateProgramShowcase.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120326GraduateProgramShowcase.aspx Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:30:40 GMT Last year, it was Mario Batali. This year, it will be...? Saint Martin’s University cordially invites all “foodies” to try their luck at answering this question for a chance to meet the 2012 Saint Martin’s Gala Celebrity Chef. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120323FiveDaysFiveCluesGuesstheCelebrityChef.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120323FiveDaysFiveCluesGuesstheCelebrityChef.aspx Fri, 23 Mar 2012 23:01:40 GMT Saint Martin’s University vocalists brought home several awards from the Tahoma District Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) annual collegiate-level competition on Saturday, March 3. Eight Saint Martin’s singers participated in the event, showcasing their talent for three judges. The students competed against performers from other higher education institutions, including the University of Puget Sound, Pacific Lutheran University and Highline Community College. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120322SaintsSingersWinAwards.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120322SaintsSingersWinAwards.aspx Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:05:30 GMT What happens in the forest stays in the forest — or it would have but for William Shakespeare, who revealed it all in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120322AMidSummersNightDream.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120322AMidSummersNightDream.aspx Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:05:30 GMT Archbishop J. Peter Sartain, D.D., S.T.L., the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle will deliver a lecture as part of Saint Martin’s Abbey’s “Abbey Church Events” annual concert/lecture series on Saturday, March 31, at 2:00 p.m., in the Saint Martin’s Abbey Church. Archbishop Sartain’s Abbot Gerald R. Desmond Lecture is titled: “The Sacred Liturgy and the New Evangelization.” http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120320ArchBishopAbbeySeries.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120320ArchBishopAbbeySeries.aspx Tue, 20 Mar 2012 06:16:10 GMT The Capital Food and Wine Festival, an annual rite of spring in the South Sound area, will take place noon to 9 p.m., Saturday, March 31, 2012. The event, presented by the Saint Martin’s Alumni Association, will be held at the Hal and Inge Marcus Pavilion and Norman Worthington Conference Center on the Saint Martin’s University campus. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120315AnnualCapitalFoodAndWine.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120315AnnualCapitalFoodAndWine.aspx Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:09:40 GMT Dvorak comes to Saint Martin’s from Portland State University, where she was an associate professor in the Graduate School of Education while also working as the owner of eLT Solutions, LLC. Her work focused on helping organizations develop courses using learning content management systems and integrating Web 2.0 technology to meet the evolving needs of educators, trainers and students. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120314AssociateDeanExtendedLearning.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120314AssociateDeanExtendedLearning.aspx Wed, 14 Mar 2012 06:39:11 GMT Aiming to bring hope to others, student performers from Saint Martin’s University will take to the stage and showcase their talent at the 2012 Hope Concert. The concert will take place Wednesday, April 4, 7:30 p.m. at Marcus Pavilion, 5300 Pacific Ave SE. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. All proceeds from the concert will be donated to the University’s annual mission service trip, which offers approximately 15 students the opportunity to explore the realities of poverty and homelessness in America and work for a more just society. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120312HopeConcertSupportsMissionServiceTrip.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120312HopeConcertSupportsMissionServiceTrip.aspx Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:44:40 GMT Students and job-seekers will have an opportunity to connect with a wide range of employers April 3 at the 2012 Career and Internship Fair. The fair, co-sponsored by Saint Martin’s University and The Evergreen State College, will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Marcus Pavilion on the Saint Martin’s University campus, 5300 Pacific Ave. SE. The fair welcomes students, alumni and the public. Admission is free http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120309CareerAndInternshipFair.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120309CareerAndInternshipFair.aspx Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:52:40 GMT Institutions of higher education like Saint Martin’s University can be drivers for economic development in Thurston County, according to Riley Moore, Ph.D., local economist and associate professor in Saint Martin’s School of Business. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/2012KeyToAHealthyEcononmyUniversitiesLikeSMU.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/2012KeyToAHealthyEcononmyUniversitiesLikeSMU.aspx Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:47:40 GMT Saint Martin’s University has issued its fall semester 2011 Dean’s List for outstanding academic achievement. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120307Fall2011DeansList.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120307Fall2011DeansList.aspx Wed, 07 Mar 2012 07:00:00 GMT The final information session for the Saint Martin’s University School Administration Certification Program — a one- or two-year program providing a flexible route to becoming a school principal or program administrator — begins at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 8, at the University’s Norman Worthington Conference Center, 5300 Pacific Ave. SE, Lacey, Washington. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120307FinalInfoSessionSchoolAdmin.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120307FinalInfoSessionSchoolAdmin.aspx Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:32:25 GMT Saint Martin’s University is preparing to welcome 12 college basketball teams — six men’s teams and six women’s teams — and their fans to Marcus Pavilion for the 2012 Great Northwest Athletic Conference tournament. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120229GNACTournamentHost.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120229GNACTournamentHost.aspx Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:47:25 GMT Saint Martin's University will play host to a community of entrepreneurs who will gather on the University's Lacey campus March 2-4, 2012, to generate new ideas for local companies and jobs. The intense 54-hour event, known as "Startup Weekend Olympia," brings together software developers, graphic designers, artists and other professionals interested in transforming creative business concepts into reality. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120229EntrepreneurialStartupWeekend.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120229EntrepreneurialStartupWeekend.aspx Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:28:25 GMT http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120227NursingProgram.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120227NursingProgram.aspx Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:47:40 GMT Saint Martin’s University will induct four alumni into its Athletic Hall of Fame and two longtime supporters into its Hall of Honor on Saturday, February 25, during the men’s basketball game against Northwest Nazarene University. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120222HallOfFameHallOfHonor.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120222HallOfFameHallOfHonor.aspx Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:02:40 GMT Saint Martin’s University students will lend their vocal talent to the sixth annual “100 Voices Concert,” hosted by South Puget Sound Community College on Saturday, March 3. The event starts at 7:30 p.m. on the main stage of the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts on the SPSCC campus, 2011 Mottman Road SW, Olympia, Washington. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120223SaintMartinsChorale100Voices.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120223SaintMartinsChorale100Voices.aspx Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:02:40 GMT Lacey, Washington — Saint Martin’s University will showcase its graduate programs in engineering, education and business at an open house Saturday, Feb. 25. Free and open to the public, the open house will run from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the University’s Norman Worthington Conference Center, 5300 Pacific Ave. SE, Lacey, Washington. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120215GraduateProgramShowcase.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120215GraduateProgramShowcase.aspx Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:39:40 GMT Saint Martin’s University students participating in Campus Ministry’s annual mission service trip will host a Pancake Breakfast for the public on Feb. 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Norman Worthington Conference Center, 5300 Pacific Ave. SE. Tickets are $5.00, which includes pancakes, sausage, fresh fruit, and beverages, and can be purchased at the door or beforehand at the Campus Ministry office. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120210PancakeBreakfastforServiceTrip.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120210PancakeBreakfastforServiceTrip.aspx Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:42:33 GMT — A short play by Saint Martin’s theater student Jackie Nordquist ‘12 has been selected as a semi-finalist in the Kennedy Center American Theater Festival’s (KCACTF) national ten-minute play contest. The comedy, “Cherry Flavored Chemistry,” is one of six chosen from among more than seventy entries from the northwest region. As a semifinalist, Nordquist will attend the regional KCACTF festival in Fort Collins, Col., Feb. 13-17, where she will work with a mentor to cast and produce a staged reading of the play using student actors. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120208KennedyCenterPlaywrightsSemiFinalist.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120208KennedyCenterPlaywrightsSemiFinalist.aspx Wed, 8 Feb 2012 08:21:33 GMT — Saint Martin’s University is joining the worldwide celebration of the bicentenary of Charles Dickens’ birth Tuesday, Feb. 7, with a marathon reading of the renowned author’s works. Saint Martin’s English Department, along with the English honor society Sigma Tau Delta will host the event from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Harned Hall on the Lacey campus, 5000 Abbey Way SE. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120203CharlesDickensMarathonReadings.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120203CharlesDickensMarathonReadings.aspx Mon, 6 Feb 2012 05:39:25 GMT Department of Saint Martin’s University, with the support of adjunct professor Teresa Marbut, will explore the impact of agribusiness and capitalist corporations on women and children in Third World and developing countries in an upcoming Robert A. Harvie Social Justice Lecture. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120202HarvieLectureSeriesHighlightsAgribusinessOnWomenInThirdWorld.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120202HarvieLectureSeriesHighlightsAgribusinessOnWomenInThirdWorld.aspx Fri, 3 Feb 2012 05:47:25 GMT Saint Martin’s University has hired Louise Kaplan, Ph.D., ARNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, to serve as director for its new RN-to-BSN program. The program will offer registered nurses (RNs) the opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree beginning in the fall 2012 semester. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120201LouiseKaplanNursingProgram.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120201LouiseKaplanNursingProgram.aspx Wed, 1 Feb 2012 05:47:25 GMT An information session for the Saint Martin’s University School Administration Certification Program - a one or two year program providing a flexible route to becoming a school principal or program administrator – begins at 4 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 1, at the University’s Norman Worthington Conference Center, 5300 Pacific Ave. SE, Lacey, Washington. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120123InfoSessionsSchoolAdministrators.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120123InfoSessionsSchoolAdministrators.aspx Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:28:03 GMT Two Saint Martin’s English students, Amber Graves ’12 of Federal Way, Washington, and Becca Marsh ’13 of Olympia, Washington, have been invited to present papers at the 2012 Sigma Tau Delta International Convention, Feb. 29–March 3, in New Orleans, Louisiana. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120111SaintMartinsStudentsToPresentAtNationalConference.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120111SaintMartinsStudentsToPresentAtNationalConference.aspx Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:16:44 GMT Fredrick Schouviller of Olympia, Washington, is one of 1,000 outstanding American undergraduate students from over 380 colleges and universities across the U.S. who has been offered the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to participate in a study abroad program during the spring 2012 semester. Schouviller, a second-year Saint Martin’s student, will be studying in Buenos Aires, Argentina from February to July. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120110StudentReceivesEsteemedStudyAbroadScholarship.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2012/20120110StudentReceivesEsteemedStudyAbroadScholarship.aspx Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:12:44 GMT The American Chemical Society (ACS) has selected Daniel Mast, a double major at Saint Martin’s University in mathematics and chemistry, as the recipient of the 2012 Student Leadership Award. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20111209JuniorSelectedForAmericanChemicalSocietyLeadershipAward.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20111209JuniorSelectedForAmericanChemicalSocietyLeadershipAward.aspx Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:24:44 GMT Saint Martin's University senior Sancha Elevado has been named one of 200 Undergraduate Fellows nationwide in a mentoring program operated by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20111206StudentSelectedforInternshipProgramHigherEd.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20111206StudentSelectedforInternshipProgramHigherEd.aspx Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:04:44 GMT An information session for the Saint Martin’s University Secondary Teacher Alternate Route Program (STAR)—an intensive one-year course of study that prepares working professionals to teach in Washington state middle schools and high schools—will take place Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, on the University’s Lacey campus. Three additional information sessions are scheduled for 2012: Tuesday, Jan. 17; Thursday, Feb. 23; and Tuesday, March 13. Free and open to the public, all sessions start at 6:30 p.m. at the University’s Norman Worthington Conference Center, 5300 Pacific Ave. SE, Lacey, Washington. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20111202STARInfoSessions.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20111202STARInfoSessions.aspx Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:53:44 GMT Saint Martin’s University’s Lacey campus will be closed from Dec. 23 through Jan. 2 for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20111201SaintMartinsHolidayClosure.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20111201SaintMartinsHolidayClosure.aspx Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:50:44 GMT Saint Martin’s University has appointed Sarah Holdener (née Younkin) to the newly created post of director of community relations and event management. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20111123NewDirectorOfCommunityRelationsEventManagement.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20111123NewDirectorOfCommunityRelationsEventManagement.aspx Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:50:44 GMT Saint Martin’s President Roy F. Heynderickx, Ph.D. has named Rosanne Nichols the University’s new vice president for institutional advancement. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20111122SaintMartinsAnnouncesNewVP.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20111122SaintMartinsAnnouncesNewVP.aspx Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:27:44 GMT The Saint Martin’s University community invites the public to share in the joy of the upcoming holidays with the University Chorale’s presentation of Glory! A Celebration of the Christmas Season on Sunday, Dec. 4. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20111121SaintMartinsChoraleUshersInTheHolidays.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20111121SaintMartinsChoraleUshersInTheHolidays.aspx Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:54:44 GMT Sergeant First Class Benjamin E. Quiles of Olympia, Washington, has been named the recipient of the Saint Martin’s University America’s Service Heroes Scholarship. The award is given in memory of the many servicemembers who have attended Saint Martin’s University in times of conflict and during peacetime. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20111117AmericasServiceHeroes.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20111117AmericasServiceHeroes.aspx Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:45:44 GMT For 25 years, Saint Martin’s University has enjoyed a strong partnership with the Academy of International Education (AIE). Last night, to launch the campus-wide celebration of International Education Week, Saint Martin’s marked the quarter-century milestone with a special anniversary event. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20111115AcademyInternationalEducation.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20111115AcademyInternationalEducation.aspx Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:11:11 GMT Saint Martin’s University President Roy F. Heynderickx, Ph.D., reported today that the University’s sixth annual Gala, held Saturday, Nov. 5, was a record-breaking success. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20111109MarioCooksSmashHitGala.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20111109MarioCooksSmashHitGala.aspx Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:08:11 GMT A production of one-act plays that shed a humorous light on the power games people play will mark the directorial debut of three Saint Martin’s University students. The performances, presented by the Saint Martin’s Department of Theatre Arts, will be at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 16-19, and at 2 p.m., Nov. 20, at the University’s Kreielsheimer Arts Building, 5000 Abbey Way SE, Lacey, Washington, 98503. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20111031OneActPlays.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20111031OneActPlays.aspx Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:56:30 GMT Washington State Supreme Court Justice Tom Chambers will examine social issues addressed by the courts in the upcoming Saint Martin’s University Robert A. Harvie Social Justice Lecture. In the second lecture of the 2011-12 series, Justice Chambers will discuss some of the most controversial issues confronting the judicial system. The lecture, “Judicial Reasoning: Same Sex Marriage and Other Current Issues,” begins at 4:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 14, in Harned Hall, room 110, on the Saint Martin’s University Lacey campus, 5000 Abbey Way, Lacey, Washington, 98503. The free event is open to the public. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20111027HarvieLectureSeriesTomChambers.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20111027HarvieLectureSeriesTomChambers.aspx Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:15:30 GMT Members of the Saint Martin’s University Chorale will lift their voices in two free public programs of sacred music, poetry and readings Saturday, Oct. 29 and Sunday, Oct. 30.The annual performances, which celebrate All Saints Day and the Feast of Saint Martin of Tours, the University’s patron saint, will take place at Saint Martin’s Abbey Church, 5000 Abbey Way SE, in Lacey, Washington. The Saturday performance begins at 7:30 p.m., and the Sunday performance at 2 p.m. Doors open 15 minutes earlier. No reservations are necessary. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20111020SacredMusicConcert.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20111020SacredMusicConcert.aspx Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:02:45 GMT Saint Martin’s University has announced senior Eugene J. Hicks and junior Samuel A. Doyon as this year’s recipients of the Linda Fletcher Memorial Scholarship. Hicks and Doyon each will receive $1,580. Both students are studying psychology at Saint Martin’s extension campuses. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20111018LindaFletcherScholarship.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20111018LindaFletcherScholarship.aspx Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:21:45 GMT On Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, the Saint Martin’s University community will welcome celebrity chef Mario Batali to its Lacey campus for Meet the Chef, 3 p.m., and the Saint Martin’s University Gala, 5:30 p.m. Proceeds from both events support scholarship funds for Saint Martin’s University students. (The Gala is sold out, but tickets are still available for Meet the Chef; for more details, contact the Office of Institutional Advancement at 360-486-8885 or gala@stmartin.edu). With the support of the Gala and Meet the Chef event sponsors, Saint Martin's looks forward to an extraordinary celebration unlike any the University has ever hosted. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110930ThankYouToGalaSponsors.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110930ThankYouToGalaSponsors.aspx Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:15:45 GMT As the first month of the fall 2011 semester draws to a close, the Office of Public Safety wishes to remind you that safety is a priority for the Saint Martin’s community! Please heed the following safety tips: http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110930KeepSafetyAPriority.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110930KeepSafetyAPriority.aspx Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:15:45 GMT Denny Hurtado, Indian education program supervisor for the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), has been selected to launch the sixth season of the Saint Martin's University Robert A. Harvie Social Justice Lecture Series. In the inaugural lecture of the 2011-12 series, guest speaker Hurtado will discuss new tools for teaching about the tribes indigenous to Washington state. The lecture, “Since Time Immemorial: 21st-Century Teaching Tools for Ancient Truths,” begins at 4 p.m., Friday, Sept. 30, in Harned Hall, room 110, on the Saint Martin’s University campus, 5000 Abbey Way, Lacey, Washington, 98503. The free event is open to the public. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110922DennyHurtadoLecture.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110922DennyHurtadoLecture.aspx Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:38:45 GMT Saint Martin’s alumni will be returning to the University’s Lacey campus this weekend to enroll in “classes without quizzes,” major in reminiscing about days gone by, and minor in rekindling old friendships. The Saint Martin’s University Reunion Weekend 2011 takes place Friday, Sept. 23, through Sunday, Sept. 25, with several activities designed to reconnect alumni with one another and with their alma mater. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110920ReunionWeekend.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110920ReunionWeekend.aspx Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:20:20 GMT For more than 200 new Saint Martin’s University students, today is the day to begin one of the most exciting and challenging chapters of their lives — their undergraduate education. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110826WelcomeNewStudents.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110826WelcomeNewStudents.aspx Fri, 26 Aug 2011 21:56:00 GMT On Monday, Aug. 15, Saint Martin’s Abbey and Saint Martin’s University will begin using a new street address. Saint Martin’s north entrance off College Street, which is adjacent to Lacey Timberland Library and a part of 6th Avenue, will bear the name “Abbey Way.” This entrance will be considered the main entrance to campus and Abbey grounds. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110812NewAddress.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110812NewAddress.aspx Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:00:40 GMT For 5,000 years, the Chinese have practiced a holistic system of medicine based on the belief that all aspects of a patient’s body, spirit, mind and emotion must be examined when treating an illness. On Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011, Saint Martin’s University’s third annual Community Forum on Traditional Chinese Medicine will explore various facets of this enduring practice. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110802ChineseMedicine.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110802ChineseMedicine.aspx Tue, 2 Aug 2011 04:31:20 GMT The 28th annual Saint Martin’s Golf Tournament — one of the longest ongoing golf tournaments in South Puget Sound — gets underway Friday, Aug. 5, at the Olympia Country and Golf Club. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110729GolfTournament.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110729GolfTournament.aspx Fri, 29 Jul 2011 07:21:20 GMT Every other summer since 1990, students from Karelian State Pedagogical University have traveled to Duluth, Minnesota, to study English language and culture at the College of St. Scholastica. This year, the students also will spend a week at Saint Martin’s University, a fellow Benedictine institution, where they will study Native American life and culture. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110725StudentDelegation.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110725StudentDelegation.aspx Mon, 25 Jul 2011 06:19:40 GMT A few decades ago, students graduated from high school before jumping into college life the next fall with minimal preparation. Some found their footing; others floundered in the crush of new experiences, higher expectations and social adjustments. Today’s students find a different experience at Saint Martin’s University, whose innovative Summer Bridge program supports incoming first-year students as they prepare for their university experience. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110722SummerBridge.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110722SummerBridge.aspx Fri, 22 Jul 2011 07:21:30 GMT Saint Martin’s University officially broke ground this afternoon on a three-story, 25,000-square-foot facility to house the University’s School of Engineering. A group of more than 220 guests gathered on the Lacey campus to celebrate the kick-off of construction for the new building. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110719BreakGroundNewBuilding.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110719BreakGroundNewBuilding.aspx Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:47:30 GMT Ten years ago, Saint Martin’s University extended its reach across the Pacific Ocean, establishing an educational partnership with Shanghai Maritime University in Shanghai, China. In the decade since, the cooperative program has graduated 2,700 Chinese students. As it looks ahead to the next 10 years, Saint Martin’s prepares to celebrate the milestone anniversary. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110719ShanghaiProgram.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110719ShanghaiProgram.aspx Tue, 19 Jul 2011 06:48:30 GMT Saint Martin's will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the new engineering building Tuesday July 19, at 2 p.m. on the Lacey campus. Honoring the Benedictine value of stewardship, the University plans to apply for LEED Platinum Certification once the facility is complete. Doors are expected to open to the new building in fall 2012. http://www.stmartin.edu/EngineeringInitiative/NewBuilding/Groundbreaking.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/EngineeringInitiative/NewBuilding/Groundbreaking.aspx Wed, 13 Jul 2011 05:57:30 GMT Boisvert comes to Saint Martin’s from Texas Wesleyan University, where her direction of international programs increased the institution’s travel-study participation by 300 percent and doubled international student applications. She oversaw Texas-Wesleyan’s study abroad program, as well as international student recruitment, admissions, services and orientation. Her outstanding performance recently earned her Texas-Wesleyan’s Trustees Staff Award for Academic Student Support. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110620BoisvertNewOIPDDirector.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110620BoisvertNewOIPDDirector.aspx Wed, 6 Jul 2011 09:08:15 GMT Saint Martin's University has issued its spring semester 2011 Dean's List for outstanding academic achievement. To earn the academic honor, undergraduate students must receive a 3.5 grade point average or higher (based on a 4.0 scale), carry at least a 12-semester-hour course load and complete all coursework undertaken for the semester. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110616SpringDeansList.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110616SpringDeansList.aspx Wed, 6 Jul 2011 08:59:45 GMT Downtime during summer break? Not for Saint Martin’s University professor David Price, Ph.D. For the past several years, the cultural anthropologist has spent his summer afternoons outside the class­room—but not relaxing under the sunny Pacific North­west skies. Instead, Price has retreated to research and write about anthropologists’ work with military and intelligence agencies, such as the Central Intelligence Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110527DavidPriceBreaksSummerTraditionToTeach.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110527DavidPriceBreaksSummerTraditionToTeach.aspx Fri, 27 May 2011 21:35:00 GMT Saint Martin’s University will confer a second honorary degree during its 2011 commencement ceremony, University President Roy Heynderickx has announced. Bishop Joseph J. Tyson, newly appointed bishop of the Yakima Diocese, will receive a Doctor of Humane Letters degree, honoris causa, from the University. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110502HonoraryDegreeBishopOfYakima.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110502HonoraryDegreeBishopOfYakima.aspx Tue, 03 May 2011 18:03:00 GMT Celebration of Saint Martin’s 2011 Dragon Boat Festival will begin early this year, with a special pre-festival procession of boats on Friday, April 29. Leading the procession will be a traditionally carved Squaxin Island tribal canoe paddled by members of the Squaxin Island Canoe Family; four dragon boats, paddled by representatives from Saint Martin’s University and the Washington Dragon Boat Association, will follow. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110428SquaxinIslandTribeKicksOffDragonBoat.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110428SquaxinIslandTribeKicksOffDragonBoat.aspx Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:49:00 GMT Last spring, just months before the start of her senior year, Saint Martin’s student Courtney Choi was seeking a topic for her senior thesis. One year later, Choi’s work is about to be published in a high-profile professional law journal — a rare honor for any undergraduate student. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110425WorkofUndergraduateToAppearInLawJournal.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110425WorkofUndergraduateToAppearInLawJournal.aspx Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:00:00 GMT Saint Martin’s students honored two faculty members, one staff member and several of their peers April 18 at the University’s Student Appreciation Awards Night. The annual event, which celebrates the accomplishments of students and other Saint Martin’s community members, was hosted by the Associated Students of Saint Martin’s University (ASSMU). http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110421StudentsRecognizeTheBestOfTheYear.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110421StudentsRecognizeTheBestOfTheYear.aspx Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:00:00 GMT Aiming to bring hope to others, student performers from Saint Martin’s University will take to the stage and showcase their talent at the 2011 Hope Concert. The concert will take place Tuesday, April 26, 7:30 p.m. at Marcus Pavilion. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. All proceeds from the concert will be donated to disaster relief efforts in Japan. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/2011HOPEConcert.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/2011HOPEConcert.aspx Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:00:00 GMT Sister Kathleen A. Ross, S.N.J.M., Ph.D., esteemed leader in independent higher education and president emerita of Heritage University in Toppenish, Washington, will deliver the 2011 commencement address at Saint Martin’s University on Saturday, May 7, at 2:00 p.m. in the Hal and Inge Marcus Pavilion. Ross will also receive an honorary degree in humane letters from the University. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110415SisterKathleenRossCommencement.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110415SisterKathleenRossCommencement.aspx Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:00:00 GMT The timeless morality tale of Everyman, who is summoned by a displeased God to account for a misspent life, will be staged outdoors by the Saint Martin’s University Theatre Arts Department. The presentation will be April 20-23 and April 27-30 on the Saint Martin’s Lacey campus. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110411EverymanTheatricalPresentation.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110411EverymanTheatricalPresentation.aspx Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:00:00 GMT Court Commissioner Christine Schaller of Thurston County Superior Court will speak on the issue of juvenile justice Friday, April 15, as part of the Saint Martin’s University Robert A. Harvie Social Justice Lecture Series. Commissioner Schaller’s lecture will take place at 4 p.m. in Harned Hall, Room 110, on the University’s Lacey campus. All Harvie Lecture Series events are free, and the public is welcome to attend. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110407HarvieLectureSeriesJuvenileJusticeProgram.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110407HarvieLectureSeriesJuvenileJusticeProgram.aspx Fri, 8 Apr 2011 21:03:30 GMT Considering a career change? Or ready to take the next step in your current profession? Prospective graduate students can learn about the graduate degree programs of Saint Martin’s University in a special information session on Tuesday, May 3. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110406GraduateProgramInformationNight.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110406GraduateProgramInformationNight.aspx Fri, 8 Apr 2011 21:03:30 GMT Saint Martin’s University students have formed a Rotaract club to serve the Olympia area. The organization is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Lacey and the Rotary Club of Olympia. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110404SMUStudentsFormRotaractServiceClub.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110404SMUStudentsFormRotaractServiceClub.aspx Tue, 5 Apr 2011 18:47:30 GMT “Hui `O Hawai`i is excited to share delicious Hawaiian food and music, different cultures of the Pacific and the aloha spirit with the community," said Saint Martin’s student Malia Ibarra, who heads this year’s festival. Doors open at 5 p.m. Dinner service begins at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for the dinner and the show, $12 with a Saint Martin’s ID. Children 8 and under are free. For guests who wish to attend the show only, the charge is $5. Reservations are available for tables of eight. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110331Luau.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110331Luau.aspx Tue, 5 Apr 2011 02:48:30 GMT Paddles up! The sixth annual Saint Martin’s University Dragon Boat Festival will take place Saturday, April 30, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Port Plaza, Port of Olympia, in Olympia, Washington. The festival, presented by Saint Martin’s University in cooperation with the Washington Dragon Boat Association, is free and open to the public. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110331SaintMartinsDragonBoatFestival.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110331SaintMartinsDragonBoatFestival.aspx Tue, 5 Apr 2011 02:48:30 GMT Saint Martin’s University announced today that Scott Andrew Schulz, Ph.D. will be the institution’s new director of admissions. Schulz comes to Saint Martin’s from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Since 2007 he has served as program director for the USC Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice. Prior to that role, he worked as an enrollment research specialist at the University of Arizona in Tucson. He also served as a research assistant in the Center for the Study of Higher Education and as an instructor in the Center for Student Involvement and Leadership, both at the University of Arizona. He holds a doctorate in higher education and a bachelor’s degree in communication, both from the University of Arizona. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110331SaintMartinsHireNewDirectorOfAdmissions.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110331SaintMartinsHireNewDirectorOfAdmissions.aspx Mon, 4 Apr 2011 20:47:30 GMT Saint Martin’s University vocalists brought home several awards from a competition for the Tahoma District Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) earlier this month. Twelve Saint Martin’s singers participated in the March 15 event, showcasing their talent for three judges. The students competed against performers from other higher education institutions, including the University of Puget Sound, Pacific Lutheran University and Highline Community College. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110329SMUSingersRecognitionInVocalCompetition.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110329SMUSingersRecognitionInVocalCompetition.aspx Mon, 4 Apr 2011 20:47:30 GMT Jacob Suazo, a student at Saint Martin’s University, will premiere Blood, Sweat and Berries, a full-length documentary he co-produced on the plight of migrant farm workers. The premiere will take place Tuesday, March 29, at 7 p.m. in Room 110 of Harned Hall on Saint Martin’s Lacey campus, 5300 Pacific Avenue SE, Lacey, Washington. The film viewing is free and open to the public. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110328BloodSweatBerriesDocumentary.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110328BloodSweatBerriesDocumentary.aspx Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:50:30 GMT Ian Werrett, Ph.D., associate professor of religious studies and director of the Spiritual Life Institute at Saint Martin’s University, will present the University’s 2011 “Last Lecture.” Werrett, whose topic will be “Engaging the Other: The Power of Active Listening,” will deliver his presentation Wednesday, April 6 at the University’s Trautman Student Union Building. The evening begins with a reception at 5:30 p.m., followed by the lecture at 6 p.m. The event is free and the public is welcome. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110324LastLectureIanWerrett.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110324LastLectureIanWerrett.aspx Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:50:30 GMT In the tradition of barrio fiestas in the Philippines, Saint Martin’s University invites friends, neighbors and community members to share in the celebration of its second annual Barrio Fiesta on Friday, April 15, 2011. The fiesta will be held at the University’s Marcus Pavilion. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door, and $7 for Saint Martin’s students. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110323BarrioFiesta.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110323BarrioFiesta.aspx Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:50:30 GMT Saint Martin’s University will welcome world-renowned chef Mario Batali for its 2011 Gala, an annual black-tie affair benefitting student scholarships. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110318MarioBataliSaintMartinsGala.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110318MarioBataliSaintMartinsGala.aspx Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:50:30 GMT Students and job-seekers will have an opportunity to connect with a wide range of employers April 12 at the 2011 Career and Internship Fair. The fair, co-sponsored by Saint Martin’s University and The Evergreen State College, will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Marcus Pavilion on the Saint Martin’s University campus, 5300 Pacific Ave. SE. The fair welcomes students, alumni and the public. Admission is free. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110316CareerAndInternshipFair.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110316CareerAndInternshipFair.aspx Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:50:30 GMT As a call for an end to sexual violence, Saint Martin’s University will host a “Take Back The Night” event Thursday, March 31, 7 p.m., starting on the Grand Staircase of Old Main. The event will include a keynote address by Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney Jon Tunheim and a candlelight march on campus. It will conclude with a gathering of the Saint Martin’s and Lacey communities in the University’s Trautman Union Building. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110310TakeBackTheNight.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110310TakeBackTheNight.aspx Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:45:30 GMT The Capital Food and Wine Festival, an annual rite of spring in the South Sound area, will take place noon to 9 p.m., Saturday, March 26, 2011. The event, presented by the Saint Martin’s Alumni Association, will be held at the Hal and Inge Marcus Pavilion and Norman Worthington Conference Center on the Saint Martin’s University campus. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110307CapitalFoodWineFestival.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110307CapitalFoodWineFestival.aspx Mon, 07 Mar 2011 21:45:30 GMT Kathy McNeil, an award-winning opera singer and educator who has performed throughout the United States, will give a recital at Saint Martin’s University on Monday, March 7, at 8:30 p.m. The concert will be held in the University’s Abbey Church on the Lacey campus. It is free and open to the public. McNeil also will teach a master class for Saint Martin’s vocal students the following day, Tuesday, March 8, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The class is free and open for observation by the public. It will be held in the Kreielsheimer Hall on the University campus. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110228AwardWinningOperaSingerKathyMcNeil.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110228AwardWinningOperaSingerKathyMcNeil.aspx Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:38:30 GMT Saint Martin’s University will be building a new classroom and laboratory facility to house its School of Engineering, Saint Martin’s President Roy Heynderickx, Ph.D., announced this evening. The announcement came at a dinner celebrating the launch of the University’s new Engineering Initiative and the formal introduction of Zella Kahn-Jetter, Ph.D., new dean for Saint Martin’s School of Engineering. The event, held at the Norman Worthington Conference Center on Saint Martin’s Lacey campus, was attended by more than 150 community leaders, engineers, and University trustees, faculty, staff and alumni. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110210SMUAnnouncesNewEngineeringFacilityaspx.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110210SMUAnnouncesNewEngineeringFacilityaspx.aspx Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:35:30 GMT Information sessions for the Saint Martin’s University Secondary Teacher Alternate Route Program (STAR) will be given Feb. 9 and March 7 at the University. The STAR Program is an intensive one-year course of study that prepares working professionals to teach in Washington state middle schools and high schools. Sessions will be at 6:30 p.m. at the University’s Norman Worthington Conference Center, 5300 Pacific Ave. SE. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110128STAR.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110128STAR.aspx Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:35:30 GMT Presiding DUI/Drug Court Judge Gary R. Tabor of the Thurston County Superior Court will speak on the court’s programs in an upcoming Saint Martin’s University Robert A. Harvie Social Justice Lecture Series presentation. The lecture will be at 4 p.m. Feb. 4 in Harned Hall room 110 on the University’s Lacey campus, 5300 Pacific Ave. SE. Admission to this and all Harvie Lecture Series events is free. The public is welcome to attend. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110128HarvieLectureSeriesJudgeGaryTabor.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110128HarvieLectureSeriesJudgeGaryTabor.aspx Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:35:30 GMT Saint Martin’s University has issued its fall semester 2010 Dean’s List for outstanding academic achievement. To earn the academic honor, undergraduate students must receive a 3.5 grade point average or higher (based on a 4.0 scale), carry at least a 12-semester-hour course load and complete all coursework undertaken for the semester. http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110127DeansList2010.aspx http://www.stmartin.edu/whatsnew/MediaReleases/2011/20110127DeansList2010.aspx Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:35:30 GMT