The arch is officially completed!

Dr. Peterlin is representing USM as the recipient of the Scripps Howard Foundation Visiting Professors Program grant at WEWS in Cleveland Ohio. She will be at WEWS for two weeks. #USM

Without the right to education there is no real freedom, which allows every person to be the protagonist of their own destiny!

Saint Mary gathered together this morning to open the academic year with a traditional Catholic Mass—joining to celebrate the spirit of our founders, the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, and our commitment to academic excellence.

Listen to the voices of USM students talk about their favorite aspects of life at our university! -MR usmspiretimes.com/2018/10/01/the…

The University of Saint Mary will hold its 4th annual "Feed the Need" meal packaging event on Sunday, Nov. 18 to help feed starving families in Tanzania. Donations are welcome to help cover the $5,000 expense of meal packaging & can be made at stmary.edu/HelpTanzania #SpireNation

Happy Thanksgiving! #SpireNation

USM's Department of Fine Arts will hold its annual Founders' Day Concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, in the Annunciation Chapel. The concert commemorates the 1858 arrival of the Sisters of Charity in Leavenworth. Visit stmary.edu/article/162?ut… for more info.

Spires Cross country dressed for success at national banquet. #saintmaryxc

Calling all alumni! The class year challenge starts now! Get the gang back together and ask them to give now at stmary.edu/upwithusm #UPwithUSM

Thank You! Support from the University of Saint Mary community blew us away! Through your generosity, USM raised over $20,000. You made USM's first Day of Giving a huge success. Thank you. Learn more at stmary.edu/upwithusm #UpWithUSM

Glad to have committed to the University of Saint Mary! I am thrilled to continue adding on to the already named best NAIA running program in the nation! 🔵🟡

@AmberSchmidtke, chair of the Division of Natural Sciences & Mathematics at the University of Saint Mary, was interviewed on CNN’s New Day this morning.

Dr. Amber Schmidtke, Chair of the Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at USM, will join USM senior Biology major Jake Dodd to present his COVID-19 research findings on the KU Hospital Morning Medical Update at 8:00 a.m. this Friday. Watch live at facebook.com/kuhospital

ICYMI - Saint Mary Adds Men's and Women's Swimming Programs: bit.ly/2IaN0lx Sports in Kansas

As a community of believers, we will celebrate that HE IS RISEN. Join us for our Easter celebration Friday, April 6 at 11 a.m. in the Annunciation chapel. A picnic in the Front Circle will follow.

The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) has announced their members of the 2018 NFF Hampshire Honor Society. A program-record of 6 Spires earned the honor this year; Cash Barden, Kyle Dougherty, Matt Nila, Dominic Zimmerman, Maximilan Richert, & Andrew Kump.

USM will launch a new Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) specialty track to its Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accredited Master of Science in Nursing program. Classes in the new MSN-FNP program begin in August 2018. Learn more at stmary.edu/FNP

Help us collect hygiene items for the homeless of Leavenworth! Items needed include blankets, toothbrushes & toothpaste, shampoo & conditioner, toilet paper, paper towels, or any other hygiene products! Place items in bins inside Campus Ministry, Student Life & De Paul Library.

Get ahead of the game and attend Spire Summer Session starting this July! Earn 6 credits and graduate faster with USM’s Summer Session. Learn more today at stmary.edu/summersession