University, Cheongju University and Sangmyung University. Saint Martin's also has sister universities in other Asian countries, including five in Japan (including Mukogawa Women's University and Reitaku University), three in China (including Shanghai Maritime University), and one in Taiwan (Chung Shan Medical University). Student life Residence halls Baran Hall — Three-story dormitory for upperclassmen Burton Hall — Apartment-style facility for returning students; houses campus medical center Spangler Hall — Built in 2005; houses returning students Parsons Hall — Built in 2008; houses students from all classes (but mostly freshmen) Sustainability and technology In the fall semester, 2012, a new 22,000+ square foot engineering building, Cebula Hall, opened. The building was awarded LEED platinum standard. Harned Hall is in accordance with LEED green standards. Under a new environmental program, between August 29 and December 11, 2008, the cafeteria collected an average of 243 pounds of compostables a day. The composting program took about 27,216 pounds of materials out of the waste stream in Thurston County in the fall semester alone. The Learning Garden was started at SMU in 2010. Athletics The school's sports teams participate in the NCAA's Great Northwest Athletic Conference at the Division II level. The women's basketball team qualified for the NCAA Division II tournament in 1992 and 2008. In the 1940s and 1950s, Saint Martin's had a men's college football team and a boys' high school football team, which won the Washington Class A championship. In the 1990s, the name of the mascot was almost changed to the Ravens. In 2008, the men's basketball team defeated Division I Colorado State Rams men's basketball, making it Saint Martin's first major publicized victory over a D-1 opponent. In 2009, the Men's Soccer team seized the first team title in any sport for Saint Martin's University, winning the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. In 2010, the university hosted a training camp which featured the University of Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Team. Notable people Alumni Jill Lannan, Air National Guard Brigadier General Clement Leroy "Butch" Otter, 32nd Governor of Idaho Kyle Sokol, bass guitarist for Rude Squad Former Major League Baseball players Justin Leone and Dick Ward Mike Thibault, NBA and WNBA coach Faculty David Price, anthropologist References External links St. Martin's University athletics website St. Martin's Abbey Educational institutions established in 1895 1895 establishments in Washington (state) Lacey, Washington Universities and colleges accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Benedictine