Saint Mary's College (Indiana)

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Saint Mary's College
Saint Mary's College seal.svg
Motto Spes unica (Latin)
Motto in English
Our only hope
Type Private women's liberal arts college
Established1844;181 years ago (1844)
Religious affiliation
 Catholic Church (Sisters of the Holy Cross)
Academic affiliations
 ACCU
CIC
NAICU
Endowment $201.6 million (2019) [1]
President Katie Conboy
Provost Megan Zwart (interim)
Academic staff
167 full-time
63 part-time
Undergraduates 1,600
Location
Notre Dame, Indiana
,
United States

41°42′24.28″N86°15′25.31″W / 41.7067444°N 86.2570306°W / 41.7067444; -86.2570306
Campus Rural, 75 acres (0.30 km2)
Colors  Blue  and  White 
Nickname Belles
Sporting affiliations
 NCAA Division III – MIAA
Mascot Belle
Website www.saintmarys.edu
SMC Logo CMYK.svg

Saint Mary's College is a private Catholic women's liberal arts college [2] [3] in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States. Founded in 1844 by the Sisters of the Holy Cross, the name of the school refers to the Virgin Mary.

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History

In 1843, four Sisters of the Holy Cross came from Le Mans, France, to share in the apostolate of education under invitation of Edward Sorin, who together with his priests and brothers of the Congregation of Holy Cross had founded the University of Notre Dame. In 1844, the sisters opened their first school in Bertrand, Michigan, about six miles from Notre Dame; it was a boarding academy with pre-collegiate grades. In 1855 the school moved to its present site, under the leadership of Mother Angela Gillespie. The main building and a former blacksmith shop used as a office were drawn by oxen to the new location.

Ellen Ewing Sherman, wife of General William Tecumseh Sherman was a cousin of Mother Angela Gillespie, directress of Saint Mary's Academy. In 1864, Ellen took up temporary residence in South Bend, Indiana, to have her young family educated at the University of Notre Dame and St. Mary's. [4] At the age of fifteen, Mary Ellen Quinlan, who later became the mother of playwright Eugene O'Neill, attended Saint Mary's Academy and graduated with honors in music, playing Chopin's Polonaise for piano, op. 22, at the commencement. [5]

Saint Mary's College eventually grew from the Academy. [6] A typewriting course was introduced in 1886; students practiced on Remington typewriters. In 1915 a course in auto mechanics was offered in hopes that students would become "intelligent" drivers. It was taught by Miss Mary Callahan, who had taken a course at a Studebaker plant in Detroit, and John Seibert, the college chauffeur. Studebaker executive A.R. Erskine donated a vehicle for hands-on instruction. [7]

In 1945 Saint Mary's Academy moved to the former Erskine estate on the south side of South Bend. Saint Mary's College is located across the street (Indiana 933) from the University of Notre Dame. Saint Mary's was the first women's college in the Great Lakes region.

Today the school offers five bachelor's degrees and four master's degrees (the master's programs are co-educational). There are approximately 120,000 living alumnae. Proposals to merge with University of Notre Dame (then a men's institution) in the early 1970s were rejected by Saint Mary's College, and Notre Dame became coeducational on its own in 1972. The College resides within the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend.

In 2023, the board of trustees first agreed to admit transgender female students, later rescinding the decision because many members of the community considered it a "threat to our Catholic identity." [8]

Presidents

Campus

Haggar College Center as viewed from the island on Lake Marian on the Saint Mary's College campus Haggar Center.jpg
Haggar College Center as viewed from the island on Lake Marian on the Saint Mary's College campus
Le Mans Hall residence hall Le Mans Hall.jpg
Le Mans Hall residence hall

The 278-acre (1.13 km2) campus features buildings in a variety of architectural styles and periods. Highlights include the Le Mans and Holy Cross Halls. Dedicated in 1926, Le Mans Hall is the second oldest building on campus and serves as the administration building and a residence hall. Holy Cross Hall, also a residence hall, was dedicated in 1906 and is the oldest building on campus.

The Angela Athletic Facility houses tennis, basketball, and volleyball courts in a gym area with seating for 2,000. Racquetball courts and space for gymnastics and for fencing are adjacent to the main gym. Architect Helmut Jahn designed the building. The building was dedicated in 1977 and is named for Mother Angela Gillespie, CSC, the first American to head Saint Mary's Academy, which became Saint Mary's College. Mother Angela oversaw the school moving from Bertrand Township, Michigan, to its present location in 1855. It was dedicated in May 1892 and razed in 1975. Angela was renovated and completely remodeled in 2017.

Cushwa-Leighton Library, designed by architect Evans Woollen III, was dedicated in 1982 and is named for Margaret Hall Cushwa and Mary Lou Morris Leighton. [9] The four-story, 78,000-square-foot (7,200 m2)-square-foot building blends modern and Gothic styles and serves as a key campus landmark. It features study areas, library stacks at its core, and a decorative tower housing offices and meeting rooms. [10] With seating for over 540, the library offers access to 268,000+ books, 900+ periodicals, and electronic resources. [11] The lower level houses the Huisking Instructional Technology Center, and since 2016, it has also hosted ResNet, the Writing & Tutoring Center, Accessibility Resources, and the Student Success Program, creating a campus learning commons.

Madeleva Lecture

The college hosts a lecture series named after Sr. Madeleva Wolff, CSC, who served as the college's third president, to honor her establishment in 1943 of a School of Sacred Theology (since closed) that provided the first opportunity in the U.S. for women to pursue graduate studies in theology. [12] The lecture series highlights the work of women in theology. In 2000, the lecturers to that date were invited back to campus to compose a "Charter for Women of Faith in the New Millennium." Instead, they produced The Madeleva Manifesto: A Message of Hope and Courage. [13]

Past lecturers (1985–1989)1990–19992000–20092010–20192020–present
Joan Chittister, OSB, 1990 Sandra M. Schneiders, IHM, 2000Wendy M. Wright, 2010Cancelled in 2020 due to COVID-19
Dolores Leckey, 1991Mary Catherine Hilkert, OP, 2001 Kwok Pui-Lan, 2011Barbara Reid, OP, 2021
Lisa Sowle Cahill, 1992 Margaret Farley, RSM, 2002Kathleen Hughes, RSCJ, 2012Cancelled in 2022 due to health concerns [14]
Elizabeth A. Johnson, CSJ, 1993Sidney Callahan, 2003Catherine E. Clifford, 2013Cristina L. H. Traina, 2023
Gail Porter Mandell, 1994Mary Ann Hinsdale, IHM, 2004Christine Firer Hinze, 2014Natalia Imperatori-Lee, 2024
Monika K. Hellwig, 1985 Diana L. Hayes, 1995Past Lecturers on

40th Anniversary of Vatican II, 2005

Voices of Young Catholic Women, Panel Discussion, 2015
Sandra M. Schneiders, IHM, 1986Jeanette Rodriguez, 1996Susan A. Ross, 2006Marianne Farina, CSC, 2016
Mary Collins, OSB, 1987 Mary C. Boys, SNJM, 1997 M. Shawn Copeland, 2007 Ilia Delio, OSF, 2017
Maria Harris, 1988 Kathleen Norris, 1998Barbara Fiand, SNDdeN, 2008 Mercy Amba Oduyoye, 2018
Elizabeth Dreyer, 1989Denise Lardner Carmody, 1999 Anne E. Patrick, SNJM, 2009Nancy Pineda-Madrid, 2019

Women's Choir

The Saint Mary's College Women's Choir, a select 40-voice ensemble under the direction of Nancy Menk, regularly commissions and performs new works for women's voices. In February 2005, the Choir appeared before the national convention of the American Choral Directors Association in Los Angeles, performing in the Wilshire Christian Church and the new Walt Disney Concert Hall. The Choir tours nationally every other year, and regularly performs with the University of Notre Dame Glee Club in joint performances of major works with the South Bend Symphony Orchestra. In March 2011, the choir traveled to China to sing at colleges and universities in Shanghai, Nanjing, and Suzhou. They have appeared in concert at Carnegie Hall in 1999 and 2001, and returned there in November 2005 to perform music by Gwyneth Walker for women's voices and orchestra. The Women's Choir has recorded four compact discs on the ProOrgano label: Ave, Ave!, recorded in 1997, Amazing Day!, recorded in 2002, Anima Mea!, recorded in 2004 and Across the Bar, recorded in 2007.

Athletics

The college, a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III school, and a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, sponsors eight varsity teams: tennis, volleyball, soccer, basketball, lacrosse, golf, softball, and cross country. [15]

Saint Mary's women also may participate in the intramural program and/or clubs in a variety of sports. Its club sports program offers recreational opportunities through competition and instruction. The clubs are open to all Saint Mary's students, although membership requirements vary with each club. Many offerings are coeducational with the University of Notre Dame. Saint Mary's sponsored clubs are cheerleading, dance, and volleyball teams. Other clubs co-sponsored with the University of Notre Dame are equestrian, figure skating, gymnastics, skiing, water polo, field hockey, ice hockey, Ultimate, and cycling.

Angela Athletic Facility expands opportunities for campus-wide recreation activities. Indoor facilities include basketball/volleyball, and a fitness center with treadmills, stairmasters, spin bikes, and Cybex weight machines. Outdoor facilities include a six-court outdoor tennis facility; softball, lacrosse and soccer fields; volleyball and basketball courts, areas for cross-country skiing, and a nature trail for hiking or jogging.

The Saint Mary's College athletic mascots are the Belles. In 1975, Saint Mary's began to form intercollegiate varsity sports. They did not, however, begin 'playing' until 1977 when the tennis team played to an 8-1 NAIA match victory. It was there that the college competitors unveiled new team T-shirts with "Belles" emblazoned across the front.

Notable people

Faculty

Alumnae

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