College of St. Thomas: The Growth Years

From College to Comprehensive University:
The St. Thomas Transformation
The Growth Years

Part Two

Appendix 1: Institutional Data
Appendix 2: College of St. Thomas Enrollment Statistics by Program
Appendix 3: College of St. Thomas 1983 Organization Chart
Appendix 4: Comparison of Gifts in College of St. Thomas' Two Major Capital Campaigns
Appendix 5: Program Centers

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Appendix 1: Institutional Data

1971, 1977, 1983, & 1991

1971 1977 1983 1991

Student Enrollment

Undergraduates 2024 2686 3916 5279

Graduates 466 1453 1938 4877

Total enrollments 2490 4139 5854 10156

Faculty and Staff

Faculty 117 136 191 286

Adjunct NA 91 132 249

Staff NA 259 NA 805

Program Offerings

Undergraduate Programs 25 30 30 48

Graduate Programs 1 3 3 20

Finances

Total Endowment NA 7.28 Mil 23 Mil 88 Mil

Total Operating Budget NA 9.6 Mil 25.8 Mil 98 Mil

Appendix 5: Program Centers

The University of St. Thomas developed Program Centers in response to the needs of the Twin Cities community. The following is a 1993 list of the centers in order of their founding year:

The Management Center, 1957

This center provides noncredit management and management-related training through public and customized seminars and workshops for constituents in the upper Midwest. The Management Center has applied the management techniques it teaches to its own organization and works as a collaboratively managed team devoted to quality and productivity improvement initiatives.

The Center for Community Education, 1970

This center provides essential, noncredit training for hundreds of community educators serving school districts throughout Minnesota. In 1972, the Center designed and offered through the University’s Graduate Education Department the state’s first Master of Arts degree program in Community Education Administration. Beginning in 1991, the Center offered a competency-based assessment process for community education director’s licensure. The Center serves the academic and social communities by providing licensure to present and future directors of community education.

Center for Economic Education, 1970

This center’s mission is to reduce economic illiteracy by improving the quality and increasing the quantity of economics taught in schools and colleges. It is part of a network of centers and councils for economic education established under the auspices of the National Council on Economic Education and is also affiliated with the Minnesota Council of Economic Education.

The center serves the academic and social communities by instructing present and future communities by instructing present and future elementary, secondary and college level teachers in the discipline of economics; by improving the content and instruction of economic educational programs; by collecting, developing and disseminating economic education material; by providing consultation, assistance and special programs for teachers and other professional groups; and by conducting economic education conferences and research projects.

Center for Senior Citizens’ Education, 1973

This center provides educational opportunities for senior citizens, helps them remain in the mainstream of society and adds the richness of inter-generational exchange to the university’