Saint Mary's College
PO Box 3400
Moraga, California 94575
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Greetings!,
I want to take this moment to thank you so much for being a part of the Alumni-Admissions family. When meeting with students, parents and counselors, we continue to discover anew how invaluable our alumni are to spreading the news about Saint Mary's College. We continue to see that student interest is high, recognition of the college is ever-growing, and we still have the potential to increase our applicant pool. Thank you for continuing to promote the college in your day-to-day encounters with students and parents, and for your future efforts throughout the spring. I look forward to working with you to lead our admitted students further down the funnel toward enrollment!
GO GAELS!
Linde Haskins '06
Alumni Admissions Program Coordinator
(925) 631-4930
lwaite@stmarys-ca.edu
CONTACTING ADMITTED STUDENTS
The Admissions Office needs all available AAP members to loosen up their fingers for this year's email and phone-a-thon. With a dip in applications this year, concentrating on the application pool at hand to convey the SMC message is of utmost importance. Brighten a student's day by calling and congratulating them on their admission. To sign up, please email Linde as soon as possible.
SPRING COLLEGE FAIRS
Are there college fairs in the spring? Absolutely! Check the website frequently for new college fairs in your area at www.stmarys-ca.edu/aap/collegefairs.
 AAP PROFILER: Pastor Greg Schaefer '98
It is our distinct honor to introduce to you a new and outstanding AAP member from Palo Alto: Pastor Greg Schaefer from the class of 1998. Greg originally grew up in Oakland, and attended Saint Mary's with a major in religious studies. When asked why he originally chose SMC, Greg says that he paid close attention to the personal recommendations of a high school teacher and his mother, both of whom were familiar with the College and its Great Books curriculum. "The freedom to wrestle with important questions," Greg said," "Plus the accessibility of the faculty and their willingness to engage my questions, and getting to know myself through introspection and self-observation are the best parts of my SMC college experience."
Being one of the few students who knew outright what he wanted to do upon entering college, Greg pursued a career in the ministry after graduation. He now resides in Palo Alto as a Lutheran campus pastor at Stanford University and LOVES his current job where he is able to minister and listen to students, faculty and staff by responding to their questions and needs.
Greg has been with the Alumni-Admissions Program for about a year, and ever since joining in the spring of 2008, has drawn upon his experience as a director of admissions at Pacific Lutheran University to reach out to our prospective students by attending college fairs and contacting admitted students from the Palo Alto area. When speaking with prospective students, Greg shares his advice is to entering college students: TAKE ADVANTAGE of any and every opportunity presented, TAKE STOCK and pause to evaluate your own personal growth, TAKE TIME to move through your college years with deliberate reflection and savor every moment, and GIVE BACK to the world that has given you the gift of education. Thank you, Greg, for being such an inspiration to our community!
PAYING FOR COLLEGE DURING A RECESSION: CONFRONTING FEARS
Michael Beseda, vice provost for enrollment, spoke with the Sacramento Bee about how Saint Mary's helps students afford higher education in today's challenging economy. Click HERE to read the article.
ALUMNI-ENDORSED APPLICATIONS
A huge kudos to all who have endorsed applications this year! We have held to a strong pace with 333 endorsed applications to date, compared with a total of 401 for the fall of 2008. Our final admissions deadline for fall 2009 freshmen is Feb. 1. To endorse an application, provide your student with your name and graduation year. When filling out the Common Application, the student will enter your information in the alumni endorsement section of the Common Application Supplement, and their $55 application fee will be waived!
 SMC CHAT
SMC Admissions has launched a new series of online chats as a forum for prospective students to ask pertinent admissions questions online.As part of our efforts to create new and improved technological means of communicating with students in the digital age, we will host a special alumni chat to be scheduled mid-April. If you are interested in this fun opportunity, please contact Linde at lwaite@stmarys-ca.edu, or Joel Sweeney, coordinator of web 2.0 initiatives at js15@stmarys-ca.edu.
NEW VIDEOS ON ADMISSIONS PAGE
Check out some of our student video work, to be featured on the Saint Mary's admissions page. The first video, created by communication major Bryan Navarro '10 featuring Gael Force President Sam Westermann '09, addresses the topic of January Term. Visit the admissions page to view this video and future installments.
ADMITTED STUDENT PROGRAM DATES
It is now time to promote our yield events for admitted students for fall 2009. Saint Mary's hosts four admitted student programs beginning in early March, and several Honors Receptions across the West Coast:
Overnight Programs and Gael-for-a-Days- Honors Overnight Program (for students admitted with the Honors-at-Entrance Scholarship): March 10-11
- Gael for a Day 1: Wednesday, March 25
- Gael for a Day 2: Wednesday, April 15
- Traditional Overnight Program: April 21-22
Honors Reception Dates - Hosted for students admitted with the Honors-at-Entrance Scholarship- East Bay, CA - Saturday, Feb. 21, 2-4p.m.
- Sacramento, CA - Sunday, Feb. 22, 2-4p.m.
- Los Angeles, CA - Saturday, Feb. 28, 3-5p.m.
- Orange County, CA - Saturday, Feb.28, 10a.m.-12p.m.
- South Bay, CA - Sunday, March 1, 2-4p.m.
- Pacific Northwest in Lake Oswego, OR - Saturday, March 7, 1-3p.m.
Spring at Saint Mary's - Junior Preview Day: Saturday, May 9th 2009 |
Alumni Calendar
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Feb. 5: SMC vs. USF Pre-Game Party
Feb. 7: Silicon Valley Chapter SMC vs. SCU Pre-Game Party
Feb 11: San Francisco Graduate Business Alumni Meeting
Feb. 12: SMC vs. Gonzaga Bulldog Roast
Feb. 14: SMC vs. Portland Pre-Game Party
Feb. 19: SMC vs. USD Pre-Game Party
Feb. 21: ESPN Bracketbuster Pre-Game Party
Feb. 24: Graduate Business Seminar: The U.S. and Global Financial Crisis
Feb. 26: Los Angeles Chapter SMC vs. Pepperdine Pre-Game Party
Feb. 27: Southern California President's Banquet
Feb. 28: Los Angeles Chapter SMC vs. LMU Pre-Game Party
Save the DateMarch 4: Sacramento Graduate Business Alumni Mixer
March 6: WCC Tournament Kick-Off Party
March 11: Graduate Business Seminar: Branding Yourself
March 29: 32nd Annual Luxury Car Drawing
April 5: King's vs. Warriors Sacrament Grad Business Alumni Event
April 20: 13th Annual Southern California Gael Classic Golf Invitational
April 23-26: Alumni Spring Break Cruise
July 17-19: Reunion Weekend 2009
Aug. 17: 7th Annual Graduate Business Alumni Golf Tournament
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