The College of St. Scholastica

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College of St. Scholastica

Motto Omnes semitae eius pacificae
Established 1912
Type Private, Roman Catholic
Endowment $21,106,817
President Larry Goodwin
Students 3,309
Undergraduates 2,653
Postgraduates 656
Location Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Address 1200 Kenwood Ave
Duluth, Minnesota 55811
Telephone 800-447-5444
Campus Suburban: 186 acres (750,000 m²)
Colors Blue and Gold
Website http://www.css.edu

The College of Saint Scholastica, is the only independent private college in northeastern Minnesota.

The College was founded in 1912 by a group of pioneering Benedictine Sisters who offered college courses to six young women. Today St. Scholastica educates more than 2,800 men and women and has graduated more than 13,000 alumni.

The College is guided by its Mission Statement, its Statement of Purposes, its Diversity Statement and by the Benedictine Values of community, hospitality, respect, stewardship and love of learning.

The 186 acre campus is set on a hill overlooking Lake Superior. Campus buildings include: the Science Center, Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel, the Myles Reif Recreation Center, the 500-seat Mitchell Auditorium, the College Library, the Little Theatre, majestic Tower Hall, a newly-expanded Student Union, Somers Residence Hall and seven apartment complexes.

Adjoining the campus are St. Scholastica Monastery, home of the Benedictine Sisters, and the Benedictine Health Center, which serves the needs of the Duluth area and provides opportunities for practical experience for many of the College's health science and behavioral arts and sciences students.

The beautiful St. Scholastica campus provides a small, friendly community that enables each student to participate in a variety of activities. A 13:1 student-to-teacher ratio makes it easy for students to seek individualized academic assistance and encouragement. The College offers 13 intercollegiate athletics programs and more than 50 extracurricular offerings. The activities and services of the Student Affairs division foster a diverse, challenging and mutually respectful environment which provides opportunities for students' holistic growth, and the integration of curricular and co-curricular learning.

St. Scholastica is consistently recognized for excellence by U.S. News & World Report Report magazine. The magazine's 2006 "America's Best Colleges" ranks St. Scholastica in the Top Tier of regional universities in the Midwest.

The college awards bachelor's and master's degrees, and one doctoral degree, the Doctorate of Physical Therapy. Undergraduate areas of study include business; computer science; education; humanities; mathematics; nursing,and other health-related fields; religious studies; and sociology. Graduate programs include business, education, and health-related fields.

In addition to the main campus in Duluth, St. Scholastica also boasts extended sites in Brainerd, St. Cloud, and St. Paul.

[edit] Athletics

The College of St. Scholastica currently fields 17 athletic teams, 8 women's (basketball, cross country, nordic skiing, soccer, softball, tennis track & field, tennis and volleyball) and 9 men's teams (basketball, cross country, nordic skiing, soccer, baseball, track & field, hockey, football and tennis). The college's athletic teams are called the Saints. All of teams, except the men's ice hockey team, compete in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference which is part of the NCAA.

Baseball

Arguably the most successful of The College of St. Scholastica's Intercollegiate Athletics is the team's baseball team. Led by Head Coach John Baggs (Iowa State University) who is in his 15th year as the Saints Head Coach. Through the 2006 Season, the Saints have won 10 straight Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) regular season and post season titles. They have also been tabbed as the conference favorites once again for 2007. In 2006 St. Scholastica finished first in the NCAA Division III in W-L Percentage (.860) and in team earned run average (2.19). The baseball team plays their home games in Wade Stadium, which is also the home of the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League. The Saints also have quite a following on campus which even spurned a St. Scholastica Baseball fan blog which has detailed each Saints Baseball Season since 2005.

Ice Hockey

The men's hockey team competes in NCAA Division III as part of the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA). The 2006-07 season has been a special season for the Saints as they defeated the University of Wisconsin-Superior two games to one in the opening round of the NCHA Tournament and then defeated the University of Wisconsin-River Falls by the score of 2-1 in the NCHA Semifinals to advance to their first NCHA Championship Game in school history. The Saints are led by Third Year Head Coach Mark Wick, a graduate from Hermantown High School and St. Scholastica in 1985. Home games are played at Mars-Lakeview Arena[1], located south of the college on Rice Lake Road, which has an ice surface of 200x85 and can hold up to 1,200 people. The hockey team began playing at Mars-Lakeview Arena in 1999. Before 1999, the team played their home games at the Superior Amateur Hockey Arena, which is commonly known as SAHA arena, located in Superior, Wisconsin. Before becoming part of the NCAA, the hockey team participated in the NAIA until the NAIA dropped ice hockey as a sport in 1984. Before the NAIA dropped ice hockey as a sport, the Saints won two NAIA national ice hockey championships in 1975 and 1977.

Men's Tennis

The St. Scholastica men's tennis team in 2006 consisted of 12 members; team leaders Peter Sparby, Derek Johnson, and Ryan Antony, followed by seniors Chad Hergott and Ien Wenzel, sophomores Eric "E" VanderStelt and Will Ruckel, and rookies Alex "Captain D" Cate, Jason "Seabiscuit" LaCoursiere, Brady Vidovic, Travis Jones, and Michael "The Antique" Guest. The team is coached by Wells Patten. At the beginning of every match the team pays homage to former teammate Otis Zeon, a social activist and entrepreneur based out of Duluth, Minnesota. The team has a strong reputation within Minnesota and a modest reputation throughout the United States. While playing under the leadership of Derek Johnson the team has transformed its passive style into an aggressive, often intimidating breed of tennis. This intimidating style is often seen as unsportmanlike, however, it has led co-captain Derek Johnson and his team to three straight Upper Midwest Athletic Conference championships. While Derek is known to be competitive, co-captain Ryan Antony is known for his calm demeanor on and off the court. After transferring from the University of Minnesota-Duluth in search of rekindling what was a prominent high school career, Ryan joined the Saints and immeadiately stepped into a leadership role. Ryan has led the team as their No. 1 singles and No.1 Doubles player in both seasons he has played with the team.

The goals for this years tennis team, 2007, include: --continued strong contributions from burgeoning stars Will Ruckel, Travis Jones, Scotty Hawley, and Ryan LaCoursiere. --confident and resolute coaching from head coach Wells Patten. --and lastly, persistent leadership from co-captains Derek Johnson and Ryan Antony.

Football

The College of St. Scholastica has moved to create a football team. The school had been accepting applications for the Head Coaching position and, in fact, received over 130 applications before narrowing the search to four on February 19, 2007. The four coaching finalist were Greg Carlson (current Assistant Head Coach for the Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League), Bill Diesing (curret Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Line Coach at UW-Platteville), Mark Henninger (current Defensive Coordinator at North Carolina Wesleyan College), and Chuck Moller (current Offensive Line Coach at Oklahoma State University). On March 19, 2007 the school officially named Greg Carlson as the first football head coach in the school's 95 year history. The team will begin play in September of 2008.

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Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
Bethany Lutheran‡ • Blackburn† • Crown • Maranatha Baptist Bible† • Martin Luther • Minnesota Morris • Northland‡ • Northwestern C. • Presentation‡ • Principia† • Rockford† • St. Scholastica‡ • Trinity Bible† • Westminster†
† football-only member • ‡ non-football member
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