Welcome from Dean Curt Galloway

Dear Parents and Friends of our St. Catherine University students:  

It is hard to believe that we have already completed two full weeks of the Fall 2012 semester! The year began with a flurry of opening celebrations and activities, including the welcoming of approximately 5,100 new and returning St. Kate’s students. This fall our student body includes some 2,100 undergraduate Day students, 670 students in our newly formatted Evening/Weekend/Online program, 940 students in our associate degree and two-year programs, and approximately 1,400 graduate students in our master's and clinical doctorate programs.

We have a full and enriching semester ahead of us. As the national elections approach on Nov. 6 elections, we are excited to prepare our students to exercise their right to vote. St. Kate's will offer voter registration activities and a slate of programs designed to inform and engage the community in discussions about candidates and election issues.

We will also continue the important work of further developing and defining the next phase of our University’s strategic plan. Our plan is titled 2020 Vision and is available for your review at www.stkate.edu/strategicplan. And the entire campus will be fully engaged in completing our University-wide re-accreditation process through the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), culminating with the submission of our two-year self-study in December and a three-day site visit by HLC representatives in February 2013.

We'll tell you more about each of these important projects in future issues of Parent Update. Meanwhile, should you have questions or comments, we’d love to hear from you! Send an email to studentaffairs@stkate.edu or call us at the Student Affairs Office at 651.690.6778.

Curt Galloway

Dean of Student Affairs

St. Catherine University