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Post-attack prayers with Jewish friends seek peace

On Wednesday of this week (October 31), the Saint Michael’s College community joined in the sorrow and mourning of the victims of the Tree of Life synagogue shootings in Pittsburgh this past weekend by coming together in solidarity with the Jewish communities of our world, nation, greater Burlington and campus — and with all peoples. […]

MJD panel discusses Art and Activism

Three departments – Media Studies, Journalism and Digital Arts; Fine Arts; and Environmental Studies – came together to compose a panel of four inspirational individuals, Paul Gunter, Lionel J-M Delevingne, Aileen Mioko Smith, and Jay Gustaferro, who spoke to Saint Michael’s faculty and students in the McCarthy Arts Center Recital Hall on Thursday, October 18. […]

Notice to Campus Community – Fire in Colchester

A Message from Saint Michael’s College Public Safety Update on 11/28/18 at 12:04 pm. To our campus community: This is an update regarding the fire in Colchester. The fire has been put out and firefighters are cleaning up the scene now. There were chemicals involved in the fire, but we have confirmed with incident command […]

Cybersecurity focus of new IT initiative

In what is becoming an annual tradition, the Saint Michael’s College Department of Information Technology (IT) emphasized the importance of cybersecurity this past week. Programming and events around campus emphasized education and awareness, including tabling in the Alliot Hall lobby outisde the dining hall where the community was encouraged to sign a pledge, test the […]

College approves new majors in health fields

For Saint Michael’s College, where leaders hope students become properly trained to “do well and do good,” new majors in Health Science and Public Health approved by Trustees in October present a practical recruiting strategy rooted in market demands and the college’s existing strengths, as well as a new way to advance the Vermont institution’s […]

Fall show spotlights Tennessee Williams

This year’s Saint Michael’s College Theater Department’s fall semester Main Stage production will treat audiences to iconic scenes from the most revered works of Tennessee Williams, the tortured but brilliant American playwright. Peter Harrigan of the College’s Fine Arts/Theater faculty is director and costume designer for this new show, which he conceptualized and has titled Past […]

NCAA speaker addresses student-athlete issues

Student athletes and their coaches arrived at the Roy Room fresh from practice Thursday night, many still wearing their Purple Knight gear and some carrying field hockey sticks and soccer balls. This came as no surprise to Lydia Bell, the visiting speaker, whom they rushed over to see. In fact, the sight was only fitting […]

Spirit and intellect intertwined, Sterritt tells Catholic group

At a well-attended breakfast gathering in the Pomerleau Alumni Center on Wednesday, October 10, Saint Michael’s College President Lorraine Sterritt told the Vermont Catholic Professionals — a new group initiated by Burlington Diocese that held its kick-off quarterly networking meeting on campus — about ways her Catholic faith has impacted her professional life in education. […]

Nature shines on St. Francis Day blessing

Aside from a few random barks, Hally and and Rex the dogs with their owners appeared mostly serene and ready when Edmundite Fr. Michael Carter ’12 began his short and intimate “Blessing of the Animals” ceremony on the steps of the Chapel of Saint Michael the Archangel at about 6 p.m. Thursday evening in honor […]

Posthumous induction honors ‘true Michaelman’

An afternoon ceremony on August 9, 2018 in the Pomerleau Alumni Center Fireside Lounge honored the late Paul J Palmer ’56, P’80, P’94, GP’11 with his Posthumous Induction into the Society of Mont-Saint-Michel. In remarks at the ceremony, President Lorraine Sterritt said Paul Palmer’s induction was “in recognition of his incredible generosity to Saint Michael’s […]