ALUMNAE/I NEWS, FEATURES and NOTES

EVENTS HIGHLIGHTS Conversation with Books 2009 date and preliminary list is out. Get reading! Start Your Own Alumnae Book Club! For the list... The First Annual Dew Drop Dash, a 5K WALK/RUN over our lovely campus on reunion Sunday, was a pleasure for all! For race results ... June 2008 Reunion 2008 Conversation With Books The recurring theme that emerged was CONSEQUENCES. For the book list and highlights ... Also consider the books with connections to music and St. Paul in the 2008 Conversation with Books sponsored by the Friends of the SPCO. For the book list ... INFUSING CATHOLIC IDENTITY As the staff and the student body of the college have become more diverse, an effort has been needed to make the assumed values and teachings more overt -- to reinvigorate that Catholic identity while still respecting the perspectives of all members of the community. President Andrea Lee did not just want to make a new Catholic Identity Department, she wanted to instill the essence of Catholicism into every aspect of life and curriculum. ... Some faculty and students were concerned about this project, wondering if Catholic faith and dogma would suddenly be forced onto people. Sr. Andrea Lee and Sr. Amata have been careful to have all initiatives educate without coercion, elucidate not indoctrinate. These efforts are promoting dialog, listening, and deeper discussions of faith for all -- understanding the great spiritual resources alive and accessible in every religion. For more... The International and Multicultural Group (IMAG) Offers Advice on Professionally Surviving and Thriving in the "Real World." Noi (Susan) Keothammakhoun ’03, Business Administration/Marketing (Medtronic Human Resources) said: 'At Medtronic, forty percent of hires are by referrals. So network, and do informational interviews and internships, and maintain those relationships. Check in on them. Work on team projects with other companies. I was recruited from Wells Fargo because I had worked on a project with Medtronic recruiters who referred me and wanted me to work with them.' For more... Students Gain Networking Advice from Alumnae in Career Mingling Event “I've learned to take advantage of any event St. Kate's puts together. You never know how much you will learn or who you may meet, but it’s always worth it.” Lynn Wolander WEC Student For more...		ALUMNAE NOTES Want to find out the latest notes about your classmates -their job promotions and placements? Click here. POSTINGS OF BOARDS & LICENSURES Want to find out who passed their boards, bar exams, or attained their licenses? Click here. FEATURE STORIES Want to find out some of the interesting things alumnae/i are acccomplishing? Click on each story, and there are more in the archives -- click on the link at the bottom of the page. At the Minnesota Fringe Festival, the play by Jana Brown Patrick '79 -- "Dying for the Chance", got rave reviews for - its musical hilarity. One of the twelve actors and designers of the award-winning web site was Jana's high school daughter Lauren, and music was by Anna Carey.) For more information, visit www.dyingforthechance.com or see the reviews... Sherry Johnson Woods '82 Named Mother of the Year for the Washington D.C. Area. In addition to mothering three children, she founded and directed the UNIQUE Learning Center for struggling inner city youth. For more... Dorii Lucas Gbolo, '95, CEO of Open Cities Health Center, and Catherine Pavlak Garvey, R.N., '75, Transplant Coordinator in the University of Minnesota’s Living Donor Transplantation Program -- are named Twin Cities Healthcare Heroes. For more... Alejandra Danielson Castillo '04 is among this year’s honorees in the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Minnesota’s 25 on the Rise Awards, written up in this month's Twin Cities Business! For more... Weekend College Wellness Entrepreneur --Gloria Birch WahrenBrock '81 Opens Second "Massage Envy" In Less Than a Year! After opening her first Massage Envy clinic in Hudson, WI, in 2006, in September 2007, she opened a second clinic in Stillwater, MN. "As I think back on St. Kate's, it is always with a sense of gratitude and thankfulness that I was given the opportunity to experience a truly women's college experience.   Perhaps because I had various college and university experiences earlier, the time at St. Kate's is particularly precious to me and brought me to this place in life." For more... For more stories, from our archives, click Past Alumnae News and Features