OA Annual Report 2023

JULY The institution announced it was implementing Canvas, a Learning Management System (LMS) for students to use in the classroom and online beginning Fall 2023. Canvas accommodates course curriculum, assignments, discussions and more while offering new tools to enhance the classroom and online experience. SMWC announced additional majors and minors to its academic programs and changes to some existing programs. • A Bachelor of Science in Equine Studies Pre-Veterinary Science • Equine Breeding and Management and Equine Therapeutic Riding Minors NEW MAJORS, CONCENTRATIONS AND MINORS • Biology Major Added General, Pre-Professional and Biostatistics Concentrations • Kinesiology Now Offers Concentrations in Exercise Science, Health Services and Recreation Science •Digital Marketing Minor

The College welcomed 250 alumni and guests from 26 states and Australia to Reunion 2023.

Sarah Ketenbrink Williams ’48 celebrated her 75th Reunion with her daughters Valerie Foley (left), Gail Harowski (right), and her grandaughter, Emma Harowski (middle).

The Class of 1963 truly admired then President Dottie King and her dedication to carrying out the mission of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and Saint Mary-of-the Woods College. Anne Lenhard Benington ’63, class secretary, presented King with a gold legacy medallion and plaque to symbolize the Class of 1963’s gratitude during the 2023 Reunion Banquet.

After 21 years at SMWC, the last 13 of those as president, Dottie L. King, Ph.D., announced she was stepping down as president to pursue a new journey as the president and CEO of the Independent Colleges of Indiana.

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