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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Ambassador brings insight on Yeats, Irish America

Irish Ambassador to the United States Daniel Mulhall visited Saint Michael’s College on Monday, October 1, for an evening lecture at the McCarthy Recital Hall. His topic wasn’t world affairs, […]

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 […]

Interactive exhibit dazzles with maize

An installation at the McCarthy Art Gallery had its interactive performance component on Saturday, September 22 in the form of a guided, meditational meal of corn-based products. Amanda Turner Pohan’s […]

Text of President’s Inaugural Address

Saint Michael’s College Inauguration D. E. Lorraine Sterritt, seventeenth president September 22nd, 2018 “I am among you as one who serves.” Luke 22:27 Madam Chairwoman, members of the Board […]

Sterritt inaugurated as SMC’s first female president

Watch the full video of the Presidential Inaguration >> D. E. Lorraine Sterritt, 17th president of Saint Michael’s College and the first woman to hold that title, was direct, clear, optimistic […]

Atom bomb survivor moves campus crowd

Students at Saint Michael’s College were given the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear from atomic bomb survivors Yasuaki Yamashita and Shigeko Sasamori the evening of Thursday, September 20. These Hibakusha (survivors […]

Journalist outlines Mueller investigation

Acclaimed author and journalist Garrett Graff spoke to a gathered group of students, faculty, staff and community members on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at the McCarthy Arts Center about Robert Mueller, […]

College instilled service ethos for NYC theater work

A creative launch pad for the hit Broadway show Hamilton was The Public Theater in New York City, where Heather Lessard Fichthorn ’12 is company manager. She told about 50 people, mostly […]

Faculty changes with new semester

Following are the 2018 faculty changes since the start of last year (as of late August). They include three new tenure-track faculty — Allison Luedtke in Economics, Xinting Zhen in […]

Death of theater professor jars community

Professor Cathy Hurst, who taught theater and directed in the Saint Michael’s College Fine Arts Department from 1994-2017, died Sunday, September 16, according to her longtime colleague and friend Peter […]

‘Girl Rising’ is Common Read for Education

The Saint Michael’s College Education Department has announced that Girl Rising: Changing World One Girl at a Time has been selected as the 6th annual Education Department Common Read. Girl Rising is a […]

Reception shows draw of research-based art

A well-attended opening reception last Thursday, September 6 in the McCarthy Arts Center Gallery for the exhibition by New York City based artist Amanda Turner Pohan called “Maize Meditation” — […]

Vassel gives students a new look at Hamilton

In the words of well-known lyrics from the show, Saint Michael’s College students were “offered some free advice” on Tuesday evening by Patrick Vassel, associate and supervising director of Hamilton. Vassel […]

Ambassador Mulhall to speak here on Oct. 1

Daniel Mulhall, Ambassador of Ireland to the United States of America, will visit the campus of Saint Michael’s College on Monday, October 1, 2018 and speak on “’Wherever Green is […]

Study abroad students coming and going

Saint Michael’s College will have 23 students studying abroad for Fall Semester 2018, with 71 returning to campus following their studies in 24 countries for Spring Semester 2017, according to […]

Historian sheds light on Hamilton

A distinguished history scholar invited hundreds of Saint Michael’s College First-Year Seminar students who packed McCarthy Arts Center Tuesday evening to enter the endlessly fascinating world of Founding Father and […]

College wins NSF grant for STEM work

Saint Michael’s College leaders learned Wednesday that they will receive the largest scholarship grant in the College’s history from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to help faculty train more data-savvy […]

Move-In Day exciting, emotional, smooth

“It takes a village to get this place ready – and ready we are,” President Lorraine Sterritt told newly arrived Saint Michael’s College first-year students Friday evening. Nearing the end […]

Engineering students thrive in 3+2 program

Today’s higher education landscape sees more and more students looking to minimize their time spent in college. For many, knocking off a semester or even a full year can be […]

Cray: At 175, ‘no turning back’ for S.S.E. ‘little flock’

If the next 175 years for the Society of Saint Edmund, founding religious order of Saint Michael’s College, are as challenging, persevering, fruitful and ultimately hopeful as the first 175, […]

Student showman suddenly a magic big shot

If he plays his cards right, Jeremy Mikaelson could become the next big name in magic – at least, that’s how he sees it in his always vivid imagination, which […]

SMC again in Princeton’s ‘Best 384’

Saint Michael’s College is one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company features Saint Michael’s again in the new 2019 edition […]

Shrine Mass to wrap up Edmundite 175th

The members of the Society of Saint Edmund, founding religious order of Saint Michael’s College, will conclude their 175th Anniversary year of celebration with a Mass at Saint Anne’s Shrine, […]

Wildlife researchers advance efforts

Faculty and students from five Vermont colleges met at Saint Michael’s on Wednesday, July 25 to share their research on wildlife disease and related subjects. While the diseases in question […]

New project merges music, psychology

Conor Macias ’19 describes the moment “the lightbulb went on” for him regarding an interesting and substantial summer research project idea to merge his majors in music and psychology. “I […]

Final summer research luncheon about transitions

“Transitions” felt like a theme during the final summer luncheon for student undergraduate researchers at Saint Michael’s College on Tuesday, July 24 in the Dion Family Student Center Roy Room, […]

Summer Excel class certifies

Six students studying business and accounting in the Saint Michael’s College Accelerated Summer College (ASC) traveled with their Professor Karen Popovich to Lyndon State College in Lyndon on Tuesday, June […]

Sterritt meets with Fire & Rescue

Saint Michael’s College’s new President Lorraine Sterritt has spent much of her initial time on the job touring campus, meeting students, staff, and faculty, and truly getting to know her […]

Cray elected to lead Society of St. Edmund

The Very Rev. David Cray, S.S.E., a Boston native and 1968 Saint Michael’s College graduate who has ministered in Canada, Europe and the American South until coming to Vermont in […]

SMC networking tool catching on

Saint Michael’s College’s new online networking and mentoring tool, called “SMC Connect,” on Thursday, July 12 surpassed the 1,000th new user since launching the week of Commencement, according to Angela […]

In Tanzania, student encounters life, soccer and self

Against all probability, Lance Reynolds, a serious baseball fan, aspiring sportswriter and Saint Michael’s College cross-country runner, found himself in Tanzania this past spring semester, exploring the personal-development possibilities of […]

ASC students present work at symposium

On Thursday, June 28, members of the Saint Michael’s community gathered in the Farrell Room to see presentations from students who participated the Accelerated Summer College (ASC). The symposium offered […]

At 175, Edmundites affirm that small is beautiful

It was the perfect occasion to ponder notably small yet mysteriously powerful agencies of God’s creation and work on earth: mustard seeds, Israel … Edmundites. At the Edmundite-administered Holy Family […]

Rob Robinson named VP of finance

Rob Robinson, Saint Michael’s College’s chief financial officer with more than a decade of experience in the Finance Office, has been promoted to vice president of finance. He’s a 1991 […]

Dean’s List announcement

Congratulations to students named to Saint Michael’s College Dean’s List for Spring 2018. Qualifications for Dean’s List A student who has completed a minimum of twelve credits of classes with grades, […]

New changes in Academic Affairs leadership

Saint Michael’s College President Jack Neuhauser issued the following announcement on Thursday, June 28: “Dr. Karen Talentino will complete her term as Academic Vice-President at the end of June, 2018 […]

SOAR visitors enjoy a head-start on college

SOAR, a four-day pre-orientation program for incoming Saint Michael’s College first-year students, welcomed 32 participants who were seeking a head-start on the college experience from Wednesday through Sunday, June 20-24. […]

Campus reading of fiery Douglass speech July 5

Join the Saint Michael’s College community on Thursday, July 5 at noon in the Durick Library Special Collections Room in a communal reading of the fiery July 5, 1852 speech […]

Timmel ’19 among top U.S. undergrad researchers

An adventurous willingness to explore outside the box propelled Emma Timmel ’19 on the improbable path from her Florida hometown and Catholic high school to Saint Michael’s College, where now […]

College sends retirees off in style at Dion event

View a photo gallery of retirement gala>> A whole lot of Saint Michael’s history and service congregated in the Dion Family Student Center Roy Room late-afternoon Friday, June 15 – […]

Growth evident at summer research garden party

Hearing close to 40 students from across the arts and sciences articulately describe their newly begun research projects during Friday’s First Summer Research Lunch in the Teaching Gardens meant even […]

Faculty and Staff Career News

o read complete versions of these abbreviated news items where you see a live link, click to reach the faculty member’s personal page. Then visit that page’s “Recent News” tab, […]

Founders Hall will be coming down, likely in 2019

Founders Hall, the most iconic Saint Michael’s building with sections dating to the College’s very beginnings, regrettably has outlived its useful life and will be taken down before the end […]

Building named for founder Fr. Aubin at long last

Fr. Theophile Aubin — the French-born Edmundite priest most directly responsible at the dawn of the 20th Century for Saint Michael’s College coming into being at its present Winooski Park site […]