All Entries Tagged With: "St. Catherine University"
Six Women Faculty Members Who Have Been Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Taiyon J. Coleman of St. Catherine University in Minnesota, Judit Moschkovich at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Maureen Perry-Jenkins at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Cynthia A. Reinhart-King at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Lauren Sansing at Yale University, and Dana Cloud at Syracuse University in New York.
Six Women Scholars Awarded Tenure at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota
St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, where undergraduate residential education is restricted to women, has awarded tenure to seven faculty members. Of these, six are women.
Five Universities Appoint Women to Dean Positions
The women appointed to dean posts are Lena Hill at Washington and Lee University in Virginia, Sally Wallace at Georgia State University, Bridget Gorman at Rice University in Houston, Tarshia Stanley at St. Catherine University in Minnesota and Amanda Woodward at the University of Chicago.
In Memoriam: Julie Belle White-Newman, 1943-2017
After earning a doctorate at the University of Minnesota, Dr. White-Newman joined the faculty at St. Catherine University in 1975. She served on the faculty for 30 years, retiring in 2005 as an associate professor of speech communication.
St. Catherine University Signs Partnership Agreements With Two Community Colleges
St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, includes a women’s residential college and a coeducational College for Adults and coeducational graduate programs. The new partnerships will allow students who complete associate’s degrees in several fields to transfer into bachelor’s degree programs at the university.
A Quartet of Women Faculty Members Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs
The four women who were named to endowed professorships are Hui Wilcox at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, Susanne Brenner at Louisiana State University, and Karen Collins and Ellen Thomas at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.
In Memoriam: Cecelia Marie O’Connell, 1927-2017
Peggy McConnell was a graduate of St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, and served on the faculty there from 1967 to `998.
St. Catherine University Receives a Major Donation of Property
St. Catherine University, a woman-oriented educational institution in St. Paul, Minnesota, received the donation of a property in Minneapolis that has been owned by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet for the past 130 years.
Six Women in Higher Education Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Jacqueline Levine of the University of Rochester, Kathryn Edwards of Vanderbilt University, Simine Vizire of the University of California, Davis, Donna Hoylman Peduto of West Virginia University, Mary Sue Coleman of the Association of American Universities, and Karen M. Sames of St. Catherine University.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Six Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Posts at Universities
Taking on new roles are Toccara Stark at St. Catherine University, Kelli Strickland at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Dana Patterson at Western Carolina University, Christine Wais at the University of Massachusetts, Kerry Peluso at Florida State University, and Brittanry Davis-Green at Mississippi Valley State University.
Four Women in New Administrative Positions at Universities
Taking on new administrative roles in higher education are Carla Williams at the University of Virginia, Michelle Wieser at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, Eunice Angelica Whitmal at the University of Massachusetts, and Gena Jones at New Mexico State University.
In Memoriam: Jackie O’Hara, 1933-2017
In announcing her death, the university stated that Professor O’Hara “taught, mentored, and advised more St. Catherine students than anyone who has ever taught at the university.”
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Four Women Scholars Announced Their Retirements From Top-Level University Posts
The four women scholars who have announced their retirements are Martha Hill of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Colleen Hegranes of St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, Amy Meyers at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, and Margaret Howard of Washington and Lee University’s School of Law in Lexington, Virginia.
Eleven Women Appointed to Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Two University Deans Announce They Are Stepping Down
Barbara W. Shank, a professor and dean of the School of Social Work at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, will step down in June and Pamela Matson, dean of the School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences at Stanford University, will step down in December and return to her faculty post at the university.
Fourteen Women Appointed to Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
St. Catherine University in Minnesota Appoints ReBecca Koenig Roloff as Its Eleventh President
For the past 11 years, Roloff has served as president and chief executive officer of the YWCA of Minneapolis. Earlier in her career, she served in executive posts at American Express Financial Advisors, Pillsbury, and Cargill. She is a former chair of the board of trustees of St. Catherine University.
First Students Complete the New MBA Program at St. Catherine University
Traditional undergraduate programs at St. Catherine University in Minnesota are reserved for women. But the university also enrolls about 1,500 students in co-educational graduate programs. Recently, the first 18 students completed study in the university’s new MBA program. Seventeen are women.
The Next President of Alverno College in Milwaukee
For the past 18 years, Dr. Andrea Lee has served as president of St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota. She announced last fall that she would be stepping down as president. Dr. Lee served on the Alverno College board of trustees from 2012 to 2015.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Andrea Lee Announces She Will Step Down as President of St. Catherine University
Andrea Lee, president of St. Catherine University in Saint Paul, Minnesota, announced that she will end her 18-year tenure as president on July 1, 2016. She became president of the Catholic university for women in 1998.
New Faculty Roles for Seven Women Scholars
The seven women with new teaching positions are Guangzhao Mao at Wayne State, Lorraine S. Lange at Hollins University, Lauren Emberson at Princeton, Maureen Conroy at the University of Florida, Holly Willis at St. Catherine University, Emily Conover at Hamilton College and Carlin Rafie at Virginia Tech.
In Memoriam: Barbara Louise Boyce Biales, 1935-2015
Barbara Boyce Biales was professor emerita at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Professor Biales had four daughters. All four attended and graduated from St. Catherine University.
A Pair of New Deans
Jenifer Cushman was named dean of the Zanesville campus of Ohio University and Anne Weyandt was appointed dean of adult and applied education at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
St. Catherine University to Offer New MBA Program
The university’s undergraduate programs are primarily for women but the new MBA program will be open to both men and women. Students will be able to choose one of three concentrations: healthcare, management, and integrated marketing communications.
A Dozen Women With New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to key administrative and leadership posts at college and universities across the United States.
Penelope Moyers Earns the Highest Honor of the American Occupational Therapy Association
Dr. Moyers is the dean of the Henrietta Schmoll School of Health and dean of the Graduate College at St. Catherine University in Minnesota, She is only the 74th occupational therapist to receive the honor since 1950.
Ten Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of women being appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities across the United States.
Mary Wagner to Receive a Major Award From the American Library Association
She is a professor of library and information science at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
St. Catherine University Receives Grant for Scholarships for Women in STEM Fields
The National Science Foundation grant will provide scholarships for at least 65 women over the next five years.
This Week’s News of Women Who Are Assuming New Administrative Positions
Marie A. Barber was named executive director of Extended Education and Outreach at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. She has been on campus for 20 years, most recently as director of instructional design and development for the university’s distance education programs. Barber is a graduate of Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She […]
STEM Scholarship Program Extended at St. Catherine University
New funding means that at least 65 women will receive scholarships over the next five years.
