The College of Saint Mary is a
private Catholic
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women's university in
Omaha, Nebraska
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. Enrollment totaled 1,018 students in fall of 2014: 735 undergraduates, 243 graduate, and 40 non-degree seeking students. It offers more than 30
undergraduate
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and seven
graduate degree
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The organization and struc ...
programs.
Athletics
The Saint Mary (CSM) athletic teams are called the Flames. The college is a member of the
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
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(NAIA), primarily competing in the
Great Plains Athletic Conference
The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Member institutions are located in Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The con ...
(GPAC) for most of its sports since the 2015–16 academic year; while its swimming & diving team competes in the
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
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(KCAC). The Flames previously competed in the defunct
Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference
The Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC) was an intercollegiate athletic conference that competed in National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Members of the conference were located in the Midwest United States and were locate ...
(MCAC) from 1994–95 to 2014–15 (when the conference dissolved).
CSM competes in 11 intercollegiate varsity sports: basketball, bowling, competitive dance, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field and volleyball.
Notable alumnae
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Sharon "Alex" Kava '82, novelist
References
External links
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Official athletics website
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