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Corporate & Foundation Relations


Our vision is to enable companies and foundations to easily participate and benefit from the Saint Mary's College experience and relationship, while, at the same time, play a key role in the achievement of the College priorities.

Purpose

The Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations seeks institutional support for Saint Mary's College -- financial aid, faculty development, equipment, endowed funds, and other institutional priorities and programs.

The office works with virtually all departments on campus to establish and build relationships enabling corporations and foundations across the country to connect with Saint Mary's students and faculty through The Saint Mary's College Experience.

The Saint Mary's Experience

Saint Mary's College provides an ethics-centered professional and liberal arts education that results in confident, capable women making substantial contributions to society.

Dr. Carol Mooney, President of Saint Mary's, recently stated, "An education based in the liberal arts gives me the ability to cross disciplines and even to experience dramatic career changes with relative ease. There is no doubt that our world needs women who can think clearly, analyze complex problems, and propose clear solutions." From Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley, from the boardroom to the classroom, Saint Mary's graduates effect change in the lives of people, corporations and the nation.

Saint Mary's Graduates are Career Professionals

A survey of recent alumnae shows that 60% have careers in industry, business and government and 22% are attending graduate school. Saint Mary's College is regionally recognized for its outstanding education programs that prepare elementary and secondary teachers for service in communities throughout the nation.

Research shows that women's college graduates attain an achievement level higher than their coeducational counterparts, resulting in more:

  • High level management positions,
  • Careers in science and math, and
  • Graduate careers

    Saint Mary's Graduates are Corporate Officers

Saint Mary's graduates are chief executive officers, chief financial officers, presidents and vice-presidents at major regional. national and international corporations in the fields of manufacturing, banking, e-business, and entertainment.

Saint Mary's Graduates are Leaders in Government

Twelve members of the United States 106th Congress are products of women's colleges and three are Saint Mary's alumnae. Many graduates are judges, mayors, state representatives, city council members, county supervisors and governmental aides.

Photo - nurse with a patientSaint Mary's Graduates are Physicians, Scientists, and Mathematicians

Saint Mary's women are saving lives in operating rooms, working to find cures in research laboratories and taking technology to new heights at imaging software companies. Over 21% earn degrees in biology, chemistry, math, nursing and medical technology.


Saint Mary's Prepares Students to take Leadership Roles in Society

Selective in its admission policies, more than 75% of entering first year students have a 3.6 or higher school grade point average. Saint Mary's Student Leadership Program prepares women for leadership in the professional world and the community. With opportunities to lead in over 60 student clubs and organizations, students serve on governing boards, chair task forces and implement volunteer service projects that prepare them to contribute to corporations and communities.

Photo - Le Mans towerReward Excellence Through Corporate Giving

The U.S. News & World Report ratings affirm our commitment to our students - this year we are ranked first in our category of Midwest Regional Liberal Arts Colleges. Since the survey began sixteen years ago, Saint Mary's College has been ranked in the Top 10, ranking 1st for five consecutive years (1994-1998) and once again Number One this year.

Please contact us at the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations for more information.

Kay Ball
Director of Development
(574) 284-4591
kball@saintmarys.edu

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Development Office