Background on early history and summaries on the history of CSB-SJU Coordinate Relationship, 1953 to 2000, 1913-2001

Background on early history and summaries on the history of CSB-SJU Coordinate Relationship, 1953 to 2000: Finding Aids for CSB/SJU Coordinate Relations CSB Board of Trustees Minutes on Coordinate Relations, 1962 to 1971 List of Past Perfect Documents that deal with Coordinate Governance (as of May 11, 2005): AC 04.01 Boxes 09 and 11 AC 04.02 Boxes 01, 02, 03, 04 and 05 AC 04.03.F03 Box 01 AC 04.08 Boxes 01, 02, and 03 AC 06.01.F01 Boxes 11 and 12 A brief outline of cooperation from Emmanuel Renner, November 2004; Thoughts on why CSB and SJU succeeded in forming a strong relationship while St. Mary's College and Saint Teresa and also St. Catherine's and St. Thomas did not (memo to Carol Guardo from E Renner, July 20, 2004; Explanation of the use of the words "joint" and "coordinate" by Jon McGee, 11/20/2007; See "Early History of Coordinate Relations" in AC 06.01 Box 01 (a 32-page list of specific documents dealing with CSB/SJU Cooperation, 1962-1972. ) Coordinate Mission Vision, January 2001 Historical Highlights of the Coordinate Relationship, June 29, 2000 Talking Points on Coordinate Relationship, September 01, 1999 Proposal of the Coordinate Relations Committee, 1996 The Coordinate Governance Structure of the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John' s University "CSB-SJU Union Undergoes Examination" Student Responses in a joint Record and Torch student newspaper, March 28, 1968; Note: See also "Cooperation as reported in the Minutes of the CSB Board of Trustees Minutes, 1973-1980." This document is filed in AC 04.01 Box 03. Collection History: In one sense there has always been cooperation between CSB and SJU. CSB had monks as chaplains from the beginning of its history and two priests from SJU also taught in the theology department. Women were not permitted to get degrees in theology until the late 1940s when St. Mary's College, Indiana, offered an M.A. and PhD degree in theology for women religion. Sister Berchmans received her degree from there. In the 1950s there was just a few exchanges of faculty from one campus to the next -- for example, Social Work, Sociology, and Art and by 1954 women and men were permitted to be in plays together (see Highlights of the History of Cooperation between the College of St. Benedict's and St. John's University, 1953 to1967) Finding Aids for History of CSB/SJU Cooperation, 1963 to 1993 1. "Chronology of Cooperation, 1913 to 1993" 2. Information on Coordinate Relations in the CSB Board Minutes, 1961 to 2006 (in AC 04.01 Box 1 -13) 3. President's and Academic Dean Reports on Cooperation, in their annual reports, 1972-1973 to 1978-1979. 4. CSB Board Minutes on Coordinate Relations, 1971 to 2005 Historical Highlights of the Coordinate. Relationship 1953- 1996: Adobe June 29, 2000 (see also Highlights, 1953 to 1980); 1. List of Documents in CSB Archives on CSB/SJU Cooperation, 1962 to 1972 (a Joint Study Committee on Cooperation was established in 1972 under the direction of Sister Firmin Escher, funded by the Hill Foundation Grant, It purpose was to review the present cooperative efforts and make recommendations for further cooperation. (source: "Saint Benedict's, Vol 7. #1, November 1972. 2. Chronological View of CSB/SJU Cooperation, 1950 to 1989 3. Narratives and Outlines on History of CSB-SJU Coordinate Relationship, (summarized by Emmanuel Renner) a. Summary of the History of Cooperation: (1). History of Cooperation, 1913-1973 (History of CSB/Cooperation/Details (1/10/2000) (2) Narrative on CSB/SJU Cooperation, 1964-1986 (3) Evolutionary Development of Cooperation at CSB/SJU, 1963-1981 (4) Ten Year Summary of New Cooperation Efforts, 1982-1983 to 1991-1992 (5) Colman O'Connell's description of our cooperation as a "Local, Bilateral, Informal verbal agreement " as one example of the types of cooperation in several cooperative colleges in the US [part of a report as part of her doctoral study at U of Michigan] 4. Some Challenges in the Evolution of CSB/SJU Cooperation 5. Reflections of History of CSB/SJU Coordination, 1913-1972 6. Co-institutional Study Committee Letter: Nov. 13, 1967 Adobe and AC 06.01 Box 02. 7. Gervase Soukup Response: Dec. 16, 1967 (i.e. finances is the most important aspect of cooperation) Adobe 8. Growth of Cooperation with an Institutional Coordinator, Sylvester Theisen, 1969-1973 9. Sister Firmin Escher's Collection of Documents of the History of Cooperation: a. Documents of 1967-1978 b. "An Inter-institutional Cooperative Higher Education Program of Two Benedictine Institutions: College of Saint Benedict and St. John's University, 1962-1980," February 16, 1981 10."Summary of Early History of CSB/SJU Cooperation," by Emmanuel Renner, OSB (2005) _________________2: III. Six Phases of Cooperation Adobe Themes and Major Questions on CSB/SJU Cooperation (summary by Renner) Issues and Challenges in CSB/SJU Cooperation (summary by Renner) Ten Lessons We Have Learned (summary by Renner and O'Connell) Summary of Chief Obstacles to Coordinate Relations Generalizations and Observations Activities of cooperation in the 1950s before the formal cooperation began: 1] Sister Nancy Hynes was in Johnny/Benny plays. She was in plays at SJU before Sister Colman became the head of CSB Theater Department. Sister Colman was responsible for incorporating students from both campuses in 1954-1955 for plays at CSB; 2] Sister Johanna Becker taught art on both campuses; 3] A few teachers in Sociology (and Social Work) taught on both campuses. Beginnings of discussion about more cooperation, 1961-1963: Letter from President Remberta to President Arno Gustin (April 24, 1961) on exchange of teachers for 1961-1962 (Father Paul to teach course on the Family at CSB and Fields of Social Work at SJU taught by S. Cathen Culhane. In the letter, Remberta says, "I am convinced that it would be to the advantage of both schools if we could offer more joint courses, especially in the upper division where classes are small. It would do much to conserve both teachers and classroom space. I would like to discuss with you...a teacher for French " SJU has requested from CSB." On May 3, 1961, SJU Abbot did not approve her request for a meeting. But in November 1962, President Arno Gustin asked Sister Remberta for a meeting of the CSB and SJU presidents, academic deans, and registrars "to discuss possibilities for sharing resources for the mutual benefit of both colleges." (see the notes in the Narratives of CSB/SJU Cooperation) Meeting of 2 presidents, academic deans, and registrars to discuss the possibility of cooperation (see minutes of Board of Trustees, December 10, 1962) Meeting of Abbot Baldwin Dworschak, Prioress Henrita Osendorf, two Presidents Arno Gustin and Linnea Welter, and secretary; Colman Barry, February 28, 1963 , p. 4.; Announcement in the Benet (May 1963) on "CSB-SJU Cooperation" (page 9); "Joint committees of Saint John's and Saint Benedict's administrators and faculty have been making plans toward a more structured basis of cooperation in faculty sharing for upper division courses on both campuses. At a meeting of both schools' department heads specific possibilities for course cooperation were discussed, and currently SJU and CSB registrars are working together to see how many of these suggestions can be worked out for the 1963-1964 school year. It is hoped that students, rather than faculty members, from one campus go to the other campus for classes, wherever such a plan might prove effective." Minutes of meetings of the Committee on Cooperative Academic Program, Second Semester 1963; Program (CCAP), February 28, 1963: they discussed: 1] possible areas of academic cooperation 2] the problems to be faced in academic exchange 3] underlying guidelines for cooperation CSB/SJU Correspondence, 1963 to 1966; Memos on CSB/SJU Cooperation in Education Department, 1964-69; Student Reactions to the Beginnings of Cooperation in Student Newspapers, 1964-1971; Joint Summer Study Curriculum Committee (JSSCC), 1964-1966; List of Documents on CSB/SJU Cooperation, 1962-1973: Sister Firmin Escher's essay on the "Special Characteristics of CSB/SJU Cooperation, 1962-1973 (from the 1974 Report to NCATE); Sister Firmin Escher's "1962-1965: Cooperation Beginnings," CSB/SJU Decisions on Cooperation, 1963: 1] Guidelines and Rationale for Cooperation; 2] Reasons for Cooperation; 3] The most important consequence of this commitment to cooperation: " We sought practical ways of cooperating that would benefit both institutions in order to provide a better education to students on both campuses." (see also her notes on the highlights of the history of cooperation, 1963 to 1980) Joint Summer Study Curriculum Committee (JSSCC), 1965 Joint Academic Meetings and Reports (Art and Music) 1964, 1966 "The Other Side: Cooperation Conversation," by Dr. John Lange, "The Record" January 23, 1968, Sister Firmin Escher, Collection of Documents on the History of Cooperation, 1967-1978: Directions for the Future, III: on the Joint Study Committee on Cooperation and the Consultants' Report, 1972-1973 NCATE Report, 1974: "Special Characteristics" CSB and SJU North Central Report, 1978 "An Interinstitutional Cooperative Higher Education Program of two Benedictine Institutions: College o f Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, 1962 to 1980" by Sister Firmin Escher, February 16, 1981 "One Co-Operative Venture: The CSB/SJU Academic Exchange Program, (in North Central News Bulletin, November 1967) Stanley Idzerda, "Saint Ben's and Saint John's, "Why Should We Travel Together," (Saint Benedict's, Fall 1969) "Are Saint John's University and the College of Saint Benedict going somewhere together? Yes. Where are we going? That's not entirely clear; but, like a pair of Pilgrims continuing along a new road, the two of us are going forward with a sense of adventure, trepidation, and hope....." Note: a very important document on the so-called "Mayhew Report" on March 1968 is stored in AC 06.01 Box 03; that group of consultants under the leadership of Mayhew recommended that we merge immediately. After a short agreement, we did not follow their recommendation. "Community" the semi-monthly newsletter for CSB and SJU" Sy Theisen, "Cooperation: Have we Arrived?" January 15, 1970: "Our aim is quality; our secondary concern is economy." ."Cooperation is important for both schools. Fortunately it has been marked by a wonderful good will and by organic developments...." Memorandums to Faculty from Sylvester Theisen, Institutional Coordinator from 1970-1973 in "Community" (January 15, 1970) Memo March 9, 1970: (a skeletal outline of the history of cooperation since 1962-1963 to 1970) "Answers to Questions Asked about the SJU-CSB Cooperative Program," (revised edition, April 6, 1970) Why has the faculty not been consulted about cooperation? "They have been, again and again." Memorandum to CSB/SJU Faculty and Staff on Cooperation between CSB and SJU (August 25, 1971): Topics: Exchange of Students; Exchange of Faculty Members; Registrar's Office; Food Service; Bus Transportation; Unification of Departments; Cooperation in Admissions Office; Facilities; Fund Drives; Miscellaneous Concerns; Cooperation, not Merger; CSB Board response to President Blecker's threat to Co-ed: "Reactivate the Joint Boards Committee on Cooperation," January 6, 1972 Theisen's comments on his role as Institutional Coordinator when President Michael Blecker wanted to go co-ed independently (1970-1971) Narratives and outlines of History of Coordinate Relations Documents of CSB Archives on CSB/SJU Cooperation, 1962-1972; Outline of History, 1913-1986 Historical Highlights of the Coordinate Relationship, 1953 to 2000; Summary of Cooperation, 1973 to 1993; CSB/SJU Cooperation, 1964-1973 "Growth of Cooperation with an Institutional Coordinator, Sylvester Theisen, 1969 to 1972" Sister Firmin Escher, "Special Characteristics of the CSB/SJU Cooperation," 1962-1973 (in report to NCATE 1974)/ Chronological View of CSB/SJU Cooperation, 1950-1993 "Chronology of Cooperation, 1913-1993 "An Interinstitutional Cooperative Higher Education Program of Two Benedictine Institutions: College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, 1962-1980" by Sister Firmin Escher, Director of Planning and Research, February 16, 1981. Summary of Significant Events in CSB/SJU Cooperation, 1963-1990 "Issues and Challenges in CSB/SJU Cooperation" (summarized by Emmanuel Renner, 2000) Emmanuel Renner, "Narrative on CSB/SJU Cooperation, 1964 to 1984" and revised edition in 2004 "Key Events in the History of Cooperation, 1963 to 1997" summarized from documents by Emmanuel Renner. "Evolutionary Development of Cooperation at CSB/SJU, 1963 to1981. summarized from documents by Emmanuel Renner "Some Challenges in the Evolution of CSB/SJU Cooperation," summarized by Emmanuel Renner in 1999. Generalizations and Observations on the CSB-SJU Cooperation Experience -- Summary of Chief Obstacles to Coordinate Relations, 1992 Policies, Procedures and administrative function differences; Lack of a joint mission statement to provide clear direction; Institutional "cultural" differences; Perceptions of CSB and SJU on strengths, weaknesses and challenges of CSB and perceptions of CSB and SJU on strengths, weaknesses and challenges of SJU; List of Policies which Hinder Cooperation Emmanuel Renner, "Narrative on CSB/SJU Cooperation, 1964-1986" Nancy Hynes, Cooperation on Plays in the 1950s Six Phases of Cooperation between the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University: Phase 1: 1950-1963 Phase 2: 1963-1967 Phase 3: 1967-1973 Phase 4: 1974-1980 Phase 5: 1981-1991 Phase 6: 1992-2006 (summarized by Emmanuel Renner & Colman O'Connell)" Key Events in the History of Cooperation: 1963- to 2002-2003 Themes and Major Questions in regard to the History of CSB/SJU Cooperation: I. Some insights on why we succeeded: Roles of Administrators, Faculty, Boards, Benedictine Communities, Students and Alumnae Historic issues of 1960s and 1970s: Vatican II, Women's Movement, Vietnam War, Civil Rights Movement. Events of the 1960s and 1970s in Catholic Colleges dealing with enrollment issues; Advantages CSB and SJU had in dealing with the numerous issues of further cooperation II, Major strides came more in the 1990s on III. What still needs to be done Correspondence between Sy Theisen and Sister Emmanuel Renner about writing an essay on the history of CSB/SJU cooperation 1997-2004 List of Selected Documents on the History of CSB/SJU Coordination: Sister Firmin Escher's essay on the "Special Characteristics of CSB/SJU Cooperation, 1962-1973 (from the 1974 Report to NCATE); Sister Firmin Escher "1962-1965: Cooperation Beginnings," CSB/SJU Decisions on Cooperation, 1963: 1] Guidelines and Rationale for Cooperation; 2] Reasons for Cooperation; p.9: 3] The most important consequence of this commitment to cooperation: " We sought practical ways of cooperating that would benefit both institutions in order to provide a better education to students on both campuses." (see also her notes on the highlights of the history of cooperation, 1963 to 1980) Joint Summer Study Curriculum Committee, 1965 Joint Academic Meetings and Reports (Art and Music) 1964, 1966 "The Other Side: Cooperation Conversation," by Dr. John Lange, "The Record" January 23, 1968, Sister Firmin Escher, "Collection of Documents on the History of Cooperation, 1967-1978: North Central News, November 1967 Directions for the Future, III: on the Joint Study Committee on Cooperation and the Consultants' Report, 1972-1973 NCATE Report, 1974: "Special Characteristics" CSB and SJU North Central Report, 1978 "An Interinstitutional Cooperative Higher Education Program of two Benedictine Institutions: College o f Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, 1962 to 1980" by Sister Firmin Escher, February 16, 1981. Sister Firmin Escher, "One Co-Operative Venture: The CSB/SJU Academic Exchange Program, (in North Central News Bulletin, November 1967) Stanley Idzerda, "Saint Ben's and Saint John's, "Why Should We Travel Together?," in "Saint Benedict's", Fall 1969 "Are Saint John's University and the College of Saint Benedict going somewhere together? Yes. Where are we going? That's not entirely clear; but, like a pair of Pilgrims continuing along a new road, the two of us are going forward with a sense of adventure, trepidation, and hope....." Note: a very important document on the so-called "Mayhew Report" on March 1968 is stored in AC 06.01 Box 03; that group of consultants under the leadership of Mayhew recommended that we merge immediately. We did not follow their recommendation. (p. 10): "Community" the semi-monthly newsletter for CSB and SJU" Sy Theisen, "Cooperation: Have we Arrived?" January 15, 1970: "Our aim is quality; our secondary concern is economy." ...."Cooperation is important for both schools. Fortunately it has been marked by a wonderful good will and by organic developments...." Memorandums to Faculty from Sylvester Theisen, Institutional Coordinator from 1970-1973 in "Community" (January 15, 1970) Memo March 9, 1970: (a skeletal outline of the history of cooperation since 1962-1963 to 1970) "Answers to Questions Asked about the SJU-CSB Cooperative Program," (revised edition, April 6, 1970) Why has the faculty not been consulted about cooperation? "They have been, again and again." Memorandum to CSB/SJU Faculty and Staff on Cooperation between CSB and SJU (August 25, 1971): Topics: Exchange of Students; Exchange of Faculty Members; Registrar's Office; Food Service; Bus Transportation; Unification of Departments; Cooperation in Admissions Office; Facilities; Fund Drives; Miscellaneous Concerns; Cooperation, not Merger; CSB Board response to President Blecker's threat to Co-ed: "Reactivate the Joint Boards Committee on Cooperation," January 6, 1972 Theisen's comments on his role as Institutional Coordinator when President Michael Blecker wanted to go co-ed independently (1970-1971). Sister Firmin Escher, " A Survival Plan for Catholic Higher Education," February 1973, Momentum, pp. 31-35. Correspondence between CSB President Idzerda and SJU Dean Gunther Rolfson (June 6 and June 26, 1973) a good example of positive solution to a misunderstanding Letter from Gunther Rolfson to Idzerda (June 26, 1973) in response to Idzerda's letter of apology/explanation of his behavior (June 6, 1973) -- a wonderful picture of Gunther List of CSB Board of Directors, administrative offices and faculty. (CSB Bulletin 1962-1963 and 1963-1964) Summary of Ideas in Documents, 1962 to 1973: includes Board decisions, Theisen's memos and reports, Idzerda's letter to Mother Henrita on coeducation threat and on his view of Michael Blecker, meeting of Committee on Cooperation (April 4, 1972) that neither college will go coed, and Blecker's statement "I am tired of being painted a villain of CSB for my concern for SJU." and a summary of the Mosely Report, 1973-1980. Statement of the joint meeting of the CSB and SJU Boards of Trustees to clarify their endorsement of future cooperation (July 12, 1968) . Statement was released to the public on December 19, 1968 and signed by the Joint Administrative Council Coordinating Committee. Ellen Goodman, "Columbia, Barnard: Unusual Marriage," (1982) described as "2 single-sex institutes with a relationship," Essays on the Early History of CSB/SJU Cooperation, 1962 to 1973: Escher, Firmin OSB, "One Cooperative Venture: The CSB-SJU Academic Exchange Program" (In North Central News Bulletin, November 1967) "Special Characteristics," Summary of 1962-1973 in Report to NCATE (1974) Escher, Firmin's Outline of the history of cooperation, 1963-1970 John Lange, A Positive Evaluation of Cooperation, 1968 p. 12. --------------------------- Theisen, Sylvester, "CSB-SJU Cooperation" (January 12, 1970) Theisen, Sylvester, "Cooperation between CSB and SJU" (memo August 25, 1971) Summary of CSB Board Minutes, January 7, 1972: response to Michael Blecker's statement that "each school should feel free to become coeducational. The Board urged the reactivation of the committee on cooperation and to inform President Blecker of this recommendation. Escher, Firmin, "A Survival Plan for Catholic Higher Education," (February 1973) Hansen, Stewart, "History of Cooperation," (1973) Escher, Firmin, "An Interinstitutional Cooperative Higher Education Program of Two Benedictine Institutions: CSB and SJU, 1962-1980 Three Documents by Sylvester Theisen: Sylvester Theisen's "Community" Faculty Newsletter, January 15, 1970: "Cooperation: Have We Arrived? A survey" Letter to CSB/SJU Faculty, March 9, 1970 (reviews 1962-63 to 1970) April 1, 1970 (revised April 6, 1970) -- answers to faculty questions: Why has the faculty not been consulted? Are the schools really committed to cooperation? Is unification of departments and offices not the same as corporate merger? Can we go back to 1962 and take a different direction? What choice do we have now? Chronological view of CSB/SJU Cooperation since its origins, 1950-1993 (summarized by Emmanuel Renner in 1997) More detailed listing of documents on cooperation 1962-1972, with short explanations of main points The Constitutional Program, excerpt from A Report of Investors, 1964-1970, St. John's University, Collegeville (1971).