To a full house, lecturer Ryan Shea suggests how poetry can help us read the book of nature

Visiting scholar Ryan Shea gave a Friday afternoon lecture on September 23 titled “Orpheus, Metaphor, and the Transformation of Vision: How Poetry Might Teach Us to Read the Book of […]

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Open House, alumni and parent visits make weekend a Welcome Back Bash

The weekend of September 23 through 25 was one of the busier in memory on the Saint Michael’s campus with two major successful events in the annual Alumni & Family […]

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Student athletes find ways to study abroad despite demanding schedules

For busy student-athletes, studying abroad can often feel like an impossible feat. With practices, strength training, and miscellaneous team events occurring constantly throughout the year, studying abroad at the price […]

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Hungarian Parliamentarians share on campus about democratic best hopes

Five members of Hungary’s Parliament visited Saint Michael’s College Wednesday, learning and teaching about the essentials and challenges of democracy. The group’s campus host Jeffrey Ayres, director of the College’s […]

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Vermont Lt. Gov. Molly Gray shares views and experiences with criminology students

Assuring human and civil rights while meeting essential security and public safety needs at the world, state and local levels has focused much of Vermont Lt. Gov. Molly Gray’s legal […]

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Winners of annual staff awards: Baker, Turner, Armour, Scott, St. Peter

Five Saint Michael’s people – two unsung heroes, a distinguished leader, a valued servant and a notably creative thinker — received special staff awards during an assembly Tuesday morning in […]

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Neurodegenerative diseases, clean energy from fusion, cannabis impairment on tap for seminar series

Faculty members and students at Saint Michael’s College will present their groundbreaking research throughout the fall semester on topics that address some of the biggest challenges facing our world today. […]

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Why study liberal arts? A look at the Art & Design, Theatre and English majors at St. Mike’s

Liberal arts colleges all over the country have been struggling to keep enrollment numbers up over the past few years, leading to a particular growing emphasis on definitive paths to […]

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Radio Station WWPV on the comeback trail post-pandemic

WWPV is a radio station owned by Saint Michael’s College and licensed to serve the community of Colchester, VT. The station’s control room exists on the second floor of Dion […]

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Ceremony honors scholars, teachers of Saint Michael’s

At this year’s annual Academic Convocation — a September tradition established in 1986 to honor Saint Michael’s College scholars and scholarship — more than 100 faculty, staff, students and College […]

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Work starting this week anticipates mid-October return of Founders cupola

In preparation for the expected mid-October return to campus of the restored Founders Hall cupola, contractors will start work later this week on an outdoor gathering space anchored by the […]

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Where were you when the lights went on?

Students packed the stands to cheer on the Purple Knights for a historic moment at Duffy Field on Friday night as Saint Michael’s College field hockey took on the Southern […]

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Nearly 70 first-years manage to pick 5,000 apples during popular MOVE opener Saturday

Literally seeing the fruits of their labors motivates new arrivals at Saint Michael’s College each year to sample community service, inspiring many to embrace it longer-term. The popular annual First […]

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Saint Michael’s played key role in life, career of Sen. Leahy ’61, new memoir recounts

In his recently published memoir The Road Taken, U.S. Sen Patrick Leahy ’61 relates how he found a life-changing mentor at Saint Michael’s College in the legendary history Professor Ed […]

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UpLIFT helps promote the best opportunities beyond classrooms

The Saint Michael’s College UpLIFT program seeks to enhance and diversify students’ experience on campus by helping to promote workshops, presentations, speakers, panelists, leadership opportunities, and more. As Eben Widlund, […]

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Certificate program meets growing needs, demands on equity and justice

A new Racial Equity & Educational Justice (REEJ) Graduate Certificate Program at Saint Michael’s College meets a growing need and demand among the state’s educators while advancing the College’s active […]

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Common text author Danielle Evans packs recital hall

Insightful questions for the award-winning author Danielle Evans from Saint Michael’s first-year students packing McCarthy Recital Hall Wednesday evening demonstrated their grasp of a central theme in the author’s fiction, […]

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Liberal arts majors more practical as career preparation than many imagine

The liberal arts lens is an invaluable method through which to view higher education. Saint Michael’s College prides itself on upholding the core values of a liberal arts education: cultivating […]

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Early U.S. history specialist joins College’s faculty

Alexandra Garrett joins the Saint Michael’s History Department for this Fall Semester as of August 1, 2022, as assistant professor in U.S. History specializing in pre-contact to 1865. For the […]

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Rain can’t dampen traditional spirit as Class of ’26 moves in

View a photo gallery from Move-In Day 2022>> Fall semester 2022 is officially under way at Saint Michael’s College with Friday’s arrival of first-year students from the Class of 2026 […]

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Saint Michael’s students grow in New England summer internships

Zoe Rogers ’23 from Shelton, CT, interned this summer for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League as a game-day operating intern. A business and psychology double major, […]

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Faculty and staff changes for the 2022 fall semester

Here is the list of faculty changes as of July 1 reported from the College’s Academic Affairs Office, followed by a list of new staff who have joined us in […]

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Collier exhibits new work, readies McCarthy Gallery for fall events

Brian Collier of the Saint Michael’s College fine arts/art & graphic design faculty is an active and widely acclaimed interdisciplinary artist who has been exhibiting his own work around Vermont […]

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Princeton Review ranks Saint Michael’s among top colleges for community service

Saint Michael’s College is being recognized for its longtime mission of and passion for service to the community. The Princeton Review, which issues annual reviews of the best colleges in […]

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‘These are our students’: Panel tells of era’s pressures for incoming class

Experts agree that students rising up through high school and into college might display increased levels of anxiety or need additional support in place through their institutions, panelists told Saint […]

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First job for new Dean of Faculty Gretchen Galbraith: Attentive listening

The new Saint Michael’s College Dean of Faculty Gretchen Galbraith is an experienced college administrator and history scholar with deep Vermont roots. She keeps it simple describing her first order […]

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Class of ’72 gift to new global center models strong stewardship

The Saint Michael’s College Class of 1972 delivered a master class in effective and meaningful fund-raising this year to honor their recent 50-year reunion, meeting their ambitious goal of a […]

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Humble service defined early years of Founders Annex

The following interesting historical account about a Saint Michael’s College building (and photos) first appeared recently as a post on the Facebook page of the Winooski Historical Society that the […]

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Special seminars create space for exploration, conversation

The Junior and First-Year Seminars at Saint Michael’s College create a space for exploration, conversation, and renewed global and local perspectives, contributing a thought-provoking and essential part of a liberal […]

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Fire & Rescue has key role in campus emergency management

Saint Michael’s Fire and Rescue (SMFR) responders and Public Safety officers are responsible for the safety and well-being of students and faculty year-round on campus, in addition to the surrounding […]

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Alden grant of $150,000 boosts new Media Creation Studio

A grant of $150,000 from The George I. Alden Trust — a longtime supporter of smaller Northeast colleges including Saint Michael’s — will advance the College’s Strategic Plan priority that […]

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Portrait dedication ceremony honors Playhouse founder Henry Fairbanks

A ceremony Thursday in the McCarthy Art Center lobby dedicated a portrait of the late Henry Fairbanks, a beloved longtime Saint Michael’s humanities professor who founded Saint Michael’s Playhouse 75 […]

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Behind scenes at Playhouse, costume pros bring characters to life

This summer Saint Michael’s College has enjoyed the presence of three shows in the newly reopened Playhouse: Into the Breeches, The Mountaintop, and Desperate Measures. From actors, to directors, to […]

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St. Mike’s helped form prize-winning poet McCadden ’88

“Take a new road. Make a new road” veteran English teacher and prize-winning poet Kerrin McCadden ’88 tells young artists looking to publish their own work. “You get to define […]

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Tucker Raymond ’21 feels he has tools for great Peace Corps experience

This coming February 2023, Tucker Raymond ‘21 will embark on a two-year stint with the Peace Corps after recently accepting a placement in the Dominican Republic to teach literacy in […]

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Endearing integrity: Long-lost ID card from 1980 comes back to College

Sifting through old belongings and reliving moments from years before draws forth a special kind of nostalgia. However, what happens when you come across your Saint Michael’s College student ID […]

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Surprise results keep life interesting for student summer researchers

 View photo gallery from research luncheon. “I am impressed with the level of the research they are doing and the questions they are asking,” said Saint Michael‘s College’s new Dean […]

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Freeman interns in Korea get visit from their faculty adviser Jeffrey Ayres

On the final week of their eight-week internship placements in Seoul, South Korea, 14 Saint Michael’s students spent time with their visiting faculty adviser, Jeffrey Ayres, director of the Institute […]

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Food Pop Ups meeting a campus need that often flies under radar

Students and faculty have noticed Food Pop Ups run by MOVE in Alliot Hall throughout the summer months, and many have grabbed items that they need. The purpose of the […]

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McCadden ‘88 selected for 2022 Herb Lockwood Prize in the Arts  

Vermont poet and teacher Kerrin McCadden, a 1988 Saint Michael’s English graduate, is this year’s recipient of a prestigious award and $10,000 prize to honor achievement in the state’s arts […]

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Faculty/staff career news July 2022

To read complete versions of these abbreviated news items, where you see a faculty or staff name as a live link, click to reach the faculty/staff member’s personal page. Then […]

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Major grant to help collaborators get word out on corn research

In July, Mark Lubkowitz of the Biology Department and Valerie Bang-Jensen of the Education Department learned that they and collaborators from major universities across the U.S. have been awarded a […]

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Undergraduate inspirations led Alsaffar to McGill master’s before return last year

Dina Alsaffar ‘20 returned to campus last year as the Peer Tutoring and Learning Support Specialist following her graduation from McGill University’s sociology master’s program.   Alsaffar is from South […]

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Summer sports camps bring activity, spirit to campus each year

While the majority of students are away for the summer, Saint Michael’s College is still bustling with life as it assumes the role of host for many activities and organizations, […]

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SOAR program offers head start to serve needs for incoming group, families

For the past 18 years (with the exception of 2020 when the program was held virtually and over a series of multiple weekly sessions) SOAR has welcomed BIPOC, first generation, […]

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Natural Area summer project is natural fit for Elizabeth Crotty ’24

As one example of the many multidisciplinary student research projects being conducted on campus this summer, Elizabeth Crotty ‘24 of Nashua, NH, plans to survey Saint Michael’s College students and […]

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Founders Hall cupola update: Expect it back and restored in the fall 

This coming fall, students and visitors on campus will be able to appreciate a unique symbol of Saint Michael’s history, when the cupola that once sat atop the first and oldest building on […]

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New Lights on Duffy Field a game-changer for athletics 

Chasing daylight will no longer be a concern of Saint Michael’s College athletics with the recent installation of new high-tech LED lights on the Duffy Field. The lights will not […]

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Saint Anne’s Shrine a well-established piece of Saint Michael’s life, history

Saint Anne’s Shrine is well-known in the Catholic community in Vermont as well as among the student body at Saint Michael’s College. Recognized by many in the region as a […]

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Choeden Lama brings diverse life, work experience to multicultural center

In June, Choeden Lama assumed her role as the new assistant director of the Center for Multicultural Affairs (CMAS) at Saint Michael’s College.   The CMAS campus office on the second […]

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