An Alumni’s Letter to the Editor
An open letter to Co-Presidents Dr. Roy Heynderickx and Father Killian Malvey, OSB I am writing to you both as a proud Saints alumnus who is profoundly concerned about the future of our beloved university. I don’t know if either of you remember me, but I had the pleasure of interviewing you both when I…
A Student-Created Letter
Saint Martin’s University 5000 Abbey Way SE Lacey, WA 98503 Dear Board of Trustees and members of Administration, Although the campus has now blossomed into spring and welcomed the sun, our community has been dimmed. The students of Saint Martin’s are concerned for the future of our education and the community. As has been made…
Vote of No Confidence
Introduction by Belltower Staff On the morning of Thurs., Mar. 21, 2024, the Faculty Senate moved and seconded a Vote of No Confidence against Co-Interim President Roy Heynderickx and Provost Dr. Tanya Smith Brice. Both Votes of No Confidence passed. In addition to the letters sent to the affected parties, a third letter was sent…
Presidential Candidates Are Coming to Campus
Amista Lujan, Staff Writer SAINTS ITS YOUR TIME NOW! It is time for the finalists of the Presidential search for Saint Martin’s to come to campus and show us what they have envisioned for the future of the University and its students. Students will have the opportunity to meet and speak with the finalists of…
Letters to Faculty and Staff – SMU Budget Crisis Updates
Dany Nebel, Editor-in-Chief At 4:45pm on Fri., Feb. 9, 2024, all SMU Faculty and Adjunct Faculty received an email from the ‘23-24 Faculty Pres. Ian Werrett. The subject line reads: “Update – Faculty President – Friday, February 9.” The email gives some a few updates on the current budget crisis, as well as a brief…
University Budget Cuts and Faculty Response – #HonortheContract
An Introduction by Dany Nebel, Editor-in-Chief On Nov. 9th, 2023, all staff and faculty received an email from the SMU Presidents with the subject line, “Faculty and Staff Budget Update.” The email details several budget cuts and adjustments that the University will be enacting to recover from a budget shortfall of over $6 Million. The…
AI In the Classroom
Mack Benge, Staff Writer The subject of AI in the classroom has been controversial among Educators for a while now. Some think AI should be kicked to the curb; others think it’s here to stay so we should embrace it. But it’s all a little more complicated than that. Saint Martin’s University Handbook states, “Any…
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The Belltower 
Just read the last edition of BellTower. VERY impressed with the range of topics covered, the quality of the content and the writing, and I surely learned LOTS by the info and insights provided. It’s a real buffet of content, from local to national to “global”, fun to dive into because of the diversity. It helped me understand what’s up on campus, made me think about issues that confront all of us, and had a nice mix of heavy and light topics. All of this to say: NICE work, folks; know it’s appreciated from cover to cover (as is online access too). It’s a meaningful, enjoyable product of which you can collectively be proud.
Gery, class of ‘71