Saint Martin's University News

Lacey Saint Martin's University junior Nicole Fernandez is no student-athlete, but the biology major still likes to shoot hoops now and then.

Saint Martin's University opened the doors to its new recreation and fitness center today on the Lacey campus.This 36,000-square-foot facility provides a place where students can play pick-up basketball or volleyball games, take a yoga class, or work out with weights or on an elliptical machine.

Saint Martin's University recently announced that A. Richard Panowicz is the new chairman and Brian Charneski is the new vice chairman of the University's Board of Trustees.

It's always a pleasant surprise to meet graduates of Thurston County schools who have gone on to lead fascinating lives.

It's been an especially difficult week at Fort Lewis, with hundreds gathering last Tuesday to hear Vice President Joe Biden pay tribute to seven fallen soldiers.

Saint Martin's University named 1SG John Blue as the first recipient of its America's Service Heroes Scholarship at the annual President's Gala held last weekend at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grand Mound.Sergeant Blue, presently the Commandant of Fort Lewis Warrior Training Academy, has deployed twice to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

A trucker who allegedly raped and robbed a college student at Saint Martin's University was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for luring and sexually assaulting a developmentally disabled girl in Nevada.

Tomorrow's 9th annual Leadership in Philanthropy Awards at St. Martin's University will recognize caring individuals and organizations that generously support philanthropy in the South Sound.

Saint Martin's University is hosting the 2009 Pacific Northwest Catholic Campus Ministers Association conference.

OLYMPIA For Riley Killip, a fifth-grader at L.P. Brown Elementary School, Capitol Lake will look a little different after his class tested its waters.

Dr. Sharon Taylor, to be interviewed about A Daughter's Search For Her Father , by "Open to Hope" Hosts, Drs.

Port of Olympia District 3 commission candidates Dave Peeler and Jeff Davis met the South Sound business community Wednesday, participating in a lunch forum organized by the Thurston County Chamber of Commerce.

The 9th Annual Leadership in Philanthropy Award recipients have been announced by South Sound Partners for Philanthropy.

When Jeff Robinson received a call last January from a family questioning the cause of their mother's death, he didn't know what he was getting into.

Saint Martin's University will be participating next Tuesday in the 2009 'Eat Local Challenge,' hosted by its new food service provider, Bon App tit Management Co.The challenge, which will take place in 400 related caf s all across the country, will feature a lunch, including dessert, that is made entirely from local ingredients.  ...

Representatives of 13 universities that provide teacher education in Washington state will participate in the 'Mentoring Teacher Candidates through Co-Teaching' workshop today and tomorrow at the Worthington Convention Center at Saint Martin's University.

St. Martin's University has welcomed its new president. The Catholic school near Olympia on Friday held a formal inauguration ceremony for President Roy Heynderickx.

Tuesday , 6pm Saint Martin's University , Harned 109 Twitter Workshop followed by discussion about Iran and Twitter Part of The September Project Abstract Almost 40 years ago, Gil Scott-Heron wrote "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," reflecting on conflicts in American society that arose in the 1960s; specifically, the song focuses on equality ...

LACEY Pope John Paul II High School, which would be the first Catholic high school in Thurston County in decades, is slated to open next fall in the former Lacey firehouse on Pacific Avenue, administrators said last week.

The second week of September is when your lawn should be coming back to green. Seasonal Ideas Marianne Binetti will speak on "Hot New Ideas for Fall" at 1 p.m. Sunday at Saint Martin's University in Lacey as part of the Master Builders Home Show.