圣的历史. 凯特的

St. 博马最新网站 (formerly the College of St. 凯瑟琳)成立于圣. 保罗在1905年由圣. 卡隆代莱特的约瑟夫, under the leadership of Mother Seraphine Ireland. 这所大学是以圣. 亚历山大的凯瑟琳, the fourth-century Egyptian lay philosopher who suffered martyrdom for her faith.

A site for the University was chosen atop the city’s second-highest hill, 这个地区现在被称为高地公园. The first benefactor was Hugh Derham of Rosemount, who contributed $20,000 for the first building. Derham Hall于1905年1月开放, offering classes to high school boarding students and lower-division college students.

Upper-division college courses were first offered during the 1911–12 academic year. 1913年春天, Bachelor of Arts degrees were conferred on the first two students to complete four years at the new institution.

Mother Antonia McHugh, who served as dean from 1914 to 1929, became the first president of St. 1929年的凯瑟琳. St. 凯特的 has had 11 presidents to date, all women.

1917年，圣。. 凯瑟琳 earned full accreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. 1937年秋天，圣. 凯特的 became the first Catholic college or university in the United States, 和明尼苏达州的第三个机构, to be awarded a Phi Beta Kappa chapter. As the nation’s oldest and most prestigious undergraduate honors organization, Phi Beta Kappa recognizes achievement in the liberal arts.

The University’s commitment to academic excellence is grounded in the legacy of our founders and exemplified by programs like the Antonian Scholars and Collaborative 本科 研究.

以安东尼娅·麦克休母亲命名, students in the Antonian Scholars Honors Program exhibit exceptional academic performance and show promise as leaders and creative thinkers. Antonian Scholars participate in interdisciplinary seminar classes and complete an independent study based on an interest or passion. Creativity and academic learning converge in this unique program.

Through Collaborative 本科 研究, 学生参与有意义的活动, 与教师深入合作. Student-教师 teams have presented their scholarship at regional, national and international conferences and have been published in peer-reviewed journals. All students who participate in collaborative research are encouraged to submit their work to the National Conference on 本科 研究 (NCUR). The average national acceptance rate for NCUR over the last five years is approximately 82%. St. 凯特的录取率是96%.

每年春天, the University community celebrates the achievements of its students with the annual Honors and Awards Ceremony. 除了内部荣誉，圣. 凯瑟琳 hosts chapters of 25 national honor societies across a broad range of disciplines. 在圣. 凯特的, we understand the vital role that collaboration and communal support plays in our students’ success.

The Minneapolis campus began in 1900 when the 圣修女会. 卡隆德莱特的约瑟夫开设了圣. Mary’s 护理学院, which later became St. 玛丽专科学院. 1986年，圣。. 玛丽专科学院 merged with what was then called the College of St. 凯瑟琳. 这与圣。. 玛丽护理学院使圣. 凯瑟琳 the oldest healthcare educator in Minnesota.

St. 凯特的 strengthened its commitment to excellence in healthcare education in September 2007 with the launch of the Henrietta Schmoll School of Health. The School’s ambitious mission aims to reshape the education of healthcare professionals at all degree levels.

St. 博马最新网站 became a university on June 1, 2009. 变化反映了圣。. 凯特的 transformation into the comprehensive institution it is today — with three schools and three colleges — and our vision to move from a regional presence to national and international pre-eminence. In the thirty years leading up to the change enrollment more than doubled, 从刚刚超过2开始,000 students at the baccalaureate level, 到将近5岁,000 students in programs ranging from associate to doctoral.

Throughout our history, the fundamental platform on which St. 凯特的 was built — our mission, our heritage and our reputation for academic excellence — remains.