Thursday, June 04, 2009

SMU celebrates Minnesota Private College Week June 22-26

WINONA, Minn. — Saint Mary’s University is one of 17 institutions that will be hosting high school students and their parents, giving them the opportunity to jumpstart their college search process by visiting campuses during Minnesota Private College Week, June 22- 26.The event is designed to make it easy to get a feel for several colleges in a short amount of
time.

Students and parents choose which colleges they want to visit and register online for free. Sessions take place twice daily from 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. and 2 to 4:15 p.m. For convenience, Saint Mary’s will accommodate visitors who arrive anytime before 3:30 p.m.

Participating institutions also include Augsburg College, Bethany Lutheran College, Bethel University, Carleton College, College of Saint Benedict, College of St. Catherine, College of St. Scholastica, Concordia College in Moorhead, Concordia University in St. Paul, Gustavus Adolphus College, Hamline University, Macalester College, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Saint John's University, St. Olaf College and University of St. Thomas.

These 17 member institutions are in Arden Hills, Collegeville, Duluth, Mankato, Minneapolis, Moorhead, Northfield, St. Joseph, St. Paul, St. Peter and Winona.

You may register online at www.mnprivatecolleges.org/events/mpcw/index.php or e-mail colleges@mnprivatecolleges.org. To find out more about Saint Mary’s, contact the Office of Admission at (507) 457-1700 or admission@smumn.edu.