Vision Magazine

Over the decades, Mary and Chip Michel of St. Paul have demonstrated remarkable generosity and service to the school.

In her math and engineering classes, Melissa Karlovich Murray ’03 helps her students develop the confidence to question and reason. 

The Labor of Love series celebrates outstanding alumnae who put their talents towards meaningful work. Read about Margaret Jaques-Leslie and her work with local nonprofit Minds Matter Twin Cities.

The Labor of Love series celebrates outstanding alumnae who put their talents towards meaningful work. Ready about Kathryn Short and her new business: Saint City Mahjong Club

Claire Kranz '10 writes about the 25-26 virtue of the year, courage. 

Visitation Alumnae Association honored Mary Rose Turner '84 as its 2025 Distinguished Alumna.

With the passage of time, the benefits of a Visitation education become clearer. A Vis education builds character and courage, the kind that is required to change courses. Read more about alumna Jen Grady Peery ’01 who followed her own unique path. 

With the passage of time, the benefits of a Visitation education become clearer. A Vis education builds character and courage, the kind that is required to change courses. Read  about alumna Alice LaFave Dickherber ’98 who followed her own unique path.

What’s a social studies teacher to do when a new school year begins and a sharply contested, highly divisive presidential election looms? Teach a class on civil discourse — ideally one that’s steeped in Salesian Spirituality and framed by standards used by the Supreme Court.
 

Longtime supporters and proud grandparents, Jim and Gretchen’s relationship with Visitation is rooted in an appreciation for the school’s commitment to forming young women in both faith and strong academics

Student Investment Club makes a direct impact to Vis, a portion of the portfolio’s average market value supports tuition assistance at the school

Providing a global education has defined Visitation School since the beginning. Decades later, global programming was formally encoded in the school as a pillar in its Portrait of a Visitation Learner. Vis students, the document says, are “engaged globally” and “continually seek understanding of their own culture and history to better understand their place in both local and global communities.”

Distinguished Alumna Angie Mascia Franks ’85 shares about the impact of her Visitation School experience. 

A conversation with pioneering journalist Mary Alice Williams '67

Named scholarships are a powerful and generous way to give back to the Visitation community. 

Meet Dr. Jennifer Bigelow, new head of school.

The Portrait of a Visitation Learner highlights the skills, virtues and values that guide every student’s journey.

Visitation's Fine Arts Center celebrates 40 years

Remembering Sister Brigid Marie Keefe, VHM '60

Each year, Visitation School seniors wrap up their classes two weeks before graduation and spend at least 48 hours serving at a local Twin Cities organization. We asked a few of our long-time service partners and a student to reflect on the senior project program and how it offers a unique educational experience, not for school, but for life.

The last few years have been an exciting time for Visitation’s Middle School as it has undergone new leadership, new academic approaches, new programs and its highest enrollment in almost two decades.

The Visitation Monastery has been home to a variety of animals over the years, from Dina the cow and Logan the horse in the Robert Street era to the peacock family introduced at the Mendota Heights campus. 

Anne Schneeman Dougherty ’94 and family take on their biggest adventure: Wambolts Cabins.

Amy Clark bring art alive for Visitation Upper School students

Meet the members of the Association of Christian Faithful

Learn more about the governance of Visitation School

Opus Hall received a makeover that removed physical walls and made a STEM education even more visible and accessible to Visitation’s students in all grades thanks to Visitation parents John and Theresa Cosgriff

Dana Tregilgas Johnson ’68 has been giving back to Visitation for decades.

Parents Julie Conzemius and Robert Metcalf  know a donation to Vis is an investment in the future.

Relationship building – including collaboration with classmates and engagement with professors – is a recurring theme when recent Vis grads reflect on their collegiate success.

"As educators in the Visitation Tradition, we understand that we are forming lives as well as imparting knowledge."

Donating to Visitation by establishing a scholarship fund is a special way to have a philanthropic impact and carry on a legacy.

This is a double jubilee year for the Visitation Order and all of the broader Salesian family.

Sed Vitae Award Given to Economist Christine Cumming '69

Cynthia Malady O’Halloran ’59 is 2022 Distinguished Alumna

Visitation School commissioned Upper School Choir Director, Randi Rexroth, to compose a song in honor of the school’s 150th anniversary.