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Julie Michener
Phone: (651) 690-6521
Cell: (651) 253-8931
Fax: (651) 690-6042
jcmichener@stkate.edu
Amy Gage
Director of Marketing and Communications
Phone: (651) 690-6829
Cell: (612) 381-4110
agage@stkate.edu
Contact St. Kate's
Living the Liberal Arts
Global Studies director leading effort to internationalize the UniversityNov. 20, 2009 · Catherine Spaeth has a passion for liberal arts education for women, an equally strong passion for study and travel abroad, and significant experience in international studies education. All of those strengths inform her work as director of Global Studies at St. Kate's. More »
English professor uses poetry to teach growth and healing Oct. 26, 2009 · "What do you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" That quote by renowned poet Mary Oliver hangs on the office door of English Professor Geri Chavis, who believes that the profound power of words -- especially poetic ones -- can help people heal from traumas and other challenges. More »
Montessori teachers get hands-on experience in engineeringAug. 24, 2009 · Eleven Montessori teachers spent one day during a weeklong course creating a human cathedral in the morning and building houses in the afternoon. What kind of professional development is this? More »
First students with STEM minors graduate at spring commencement
June 18, 2009 · Associate Dean of Education Anthony Murphy, Ph.D. is a very happy man. At a luncheon in May, he celebrated the first five years of a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) collaboration that stretches across academic and administrative departments. More »
June 18, 2009 · Associate Dean of Education Anthony Murphy, Ph.D. is a very happy man. At a luncheon in May, he celebrated the first five years of a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) collaboration that stretches across academic and administrative departments. More »
St. Kate’s biology students present research on campus, nationwide
May 7, 2009 · Five St. Kate's biology students earned valuable professional experience presenting their posters and research papers to audiences and future colleagues at a conference in Nebraska and to the Minnesota Academy of Science meeting at St. Kate's in April. More »
May 7, 2009 · Five St. Kate's biology students earned valuable professional experience presenting their posters and research papers to audiences and future colleagues at a conference in Nebraska and to the Minnesota Academy of Science meeting at St. Kate's in April. More »
Katies at honors symposium show what sets them apart
April 13, 2009 · While students, staff and faculty around the Twin Cities were curled up in bed on a blustery April Saturday morning, three St. Kate’s senior honor students were at the Minnesota Collegiate Honors Symposium poised, well dressed and smiling. More »
April 13, 2009 · While students, staff and faculty around the Twin Cities were curled up in bed on a blustery April Saturday morning, three St. Kate’s senior honor students were at the Minnesota Collegiate Honors Symposium poised, well dressed and smiling. More »
Author, scholar to address justice from American Indian point of view
April 9, 2009 · Critical studies of race and ethnicity at St. Kate's builds students' knowledge, skills and confidence to actively work to dismantle the structural and systemic inequities surrounding concepts of race and ethnicity. Author and scholar Waziyatawin, Ph.D., has lived it and discussed it with writer Deborah Locke. More »
April 9, 2009 · Critical studies of race and ethnicity at St. Kate's builds students' knowledge, skills and confidence to actively work to dismantle the structural and systemic inequities surrounding concepts of race and ethnicity. Author and scholar Waziyatawin, Ph.D., has lived it and discussed it with writer Deborah Locke. More »
Two professors honored for scholarly writing with College of St. Catherine Denny PrizeApril 6, 2009 · Assistant Professor of Theology Colleen Carpenter Cullinan has been awarded the 2008–09 Denny Prize for Distinction in Writing. Assistant Professor of Education/Montessori Jeri Grant-Miller was honored with an Honorable Mention Award. More »
Faculty and student biologists' research on women earns national attention
March 19, 2009 · A multi-year research collaboration between St. Kate's biology faculty and students is attracting national attention. More »
March 19, 2009 · A multi-year research collaboration between St. Kate's biology faculty and students is attracting national attention. More »
New books by faculty authors challenge readers in different waysFeb. 2, 2009 · Dedication to teaching is a hallmark at St. Kate's, but faculty combine their devotion to the classroom with rich (and busy) lives outside the classroom. Three faculty members have recently published thought-provoking books that speak to the college community and well beyond. More »
St. Kate's faculty member wins Minnesota Historical Society awardFeb. 2, 2009 · Associate Professor of History Jane Lamm Carroll '80 has won the Minnesota Historical Society's Solon J. Buck Award for the best article of the year in the society’s Minnesota History magazine. More »
St. Kate's students feel challenged and academically engaged, according to national surveyNov. 28, 2008 · First-year students and seniors at the College of St. Catherine report that their college experience is academically challenging and that they are actively involved in their learning, according to the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) results, published this fall and available at USA Today. More »
St. Kate’s 2007 grad awarded Fulbright assistantshipNov. 6, 2008 · Rebecca Pottebaum ’07 has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Brazil in 2009. She was one of 24 applicants for five Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship grants to Brazil. More »
St. Kate’s professor goes 'Global' for an enriching summer vacationSept. 30, 2008 · Assistant Professor of Psychology Jim Robinson’s favorite souvenirs of India are not luminous saris, Taj Mahal knickknacks or exotic teas, but rather the unforgettable images of children’s faces full of hope and innocence. More »
Beyond November's elections, Ann Redmond, CSJ advocates hands-on democracyAug. 29, 2008 · Few people are anticipating this November’s elections more than Ann Redmond, CSJ, coordinator of the Economic Justice and Public Policy program at the Centers of Excellence for Women, if only to show her students how democracy works and why it is important to become involved. More »
Sharing the Global Search for Justice experienceJune 17, 2008 · Theology Professor Bill McDonough and Psychology Professor David Schmit led a Global Search for Justice study abroad program in northern India for three weeks in May and June. Here, McDonough shares a selection of his photos with the community. More »
Six chemistry honor society seniors in a class of their ownMay 27, 2008 · Chemistry is the science of the basic “stuff” of our world and what happens when they come together and interact. The College of St. Catherine’s Chemistry Department saw six seniors inducted into Iota Sigma Pi, the national chemistry honor society — a group of students that stands out as one of the most memorable in recent years. More »
Jeffers Foundation supports expansion of EcoSTARS project
May 16, 2008 · The Jeffers Foundation has awarded the College of St. Catherine a $13,520 grant to expand the successful EcoSTARS program into two Twin Cities inner-city elementary schools. More »
May 16, 2008 · The Jeffers Foundation has awarded the College of St. Catherine a $13,520 grant to expand the successful EcoSTARS program into two Twin Cities inner-city elementary schools. More »
St. Kate’s professors in the literary mix
May 8, 2008 · Associate Professor in the the Department of Liberal Arts & Sciences Mark Nowak will address a symposium on contemporary poetics and cultural politics in honor of Japanese-Canadian poet Roy Miki later this month and Professor of Pastoral Theology and Spirituality Ed Sellner Ph.D. is celebrating the release of his tenth book. More »
May 8, 2008 · Associate Professor in the the Department of Liberal Arts & Sciences Mark Nowak will address a symposium on contemporary poetics and cultural politics in honor of Japanese-Canadian poet Roy Miki later this month and Professor of Pastoral Theology and Spirituality Ed Sellner Ph.D. is celebrating the release of his tenth book. More »
Denny Prize for Distinction in Writing honors a trio of womenApril 7, 2008 · The Denny Prize for Distinction in Writing reception celebrated St. Kate’s talent Wednesday evening as the 2007-08 recipient Francine Conley-Scott and honorable mentions Sharon Doherty and Catherine Lupori all read excerpts from recent works. More »