Documents on CSB-SJU Coordinate Relations, 1970-1971 and 1971-1972, 1968-1978

AC 06.01 Box 07: Documents on CSB-SJU coordinate Relations, 1970-1971 and1971-1972 "'65 Sees Changes, Exchanges; Faculty, Students Swap Schools," The Torch, February 5, 1965. Thirty nine girls take classes at SJU and forty-one boys take classes at CSB for the first time. Sylvester Theisen's Memos to the CSB Board, 1970-1972; Memos to the SJU Administrative Council, January-February 1972; Governing Board Committee on Cooperation, 1968-1972; Responses to the "new Class Schedule", 1970-1971 ? Excerpts from meetings and memos on Coordination: October 5, 1968 July 19, 1969 September 8, 1969 December 1, 1969 January 9 and 15, 1970 February 12, 1970 April 9, 1970 October 8, 1970 December 10, 1970 April 21, 1971 June 18, 1971 January 6, 1972 March 2, 1972 June 2, 1972 Memorandum from Institutional Coordinator Theisen, "Cooperation between CSB and SJU," August 25, 1971 "Musical Chairs: Dr. Theisen Calls Tune" in THE RECORD, October 14, 1971 January Committee on CSB/SJU Cooperation, 1971-1972; Institutional Coordinator Reports, Fall Semester, 1971 Institutional Coordinator Reports, Spring Semester 1972 Memos of Coordinator Theisen, Governing Boards Committee on Cooperation, 1971-1972 Minutes of Governing Boards' Committee on Cooperation, May 5, 1972; Michael Blecker's Report to SJU Faculty, September 3, 1971 (see page 2-3 on cooperation with CSB and the issue of many more Bennies taking courses at SJU vs. Johnnies at CSB -- a financial imbalance and the decision against merger) Conversation with Sister Paula Reiten, "The English Department became joint January 1, 1972 with her as Chair. She had nothing to say about selection of SJU English teachers nor of the SJU budget. She resigned at the end of 1972-1973 and the joint relationship ended for a time." Presidents' Correspondence, 1971-1972 Memo of Stanley Idzerda to Mother Henrita, January 12, 1972 [he gives his critique of Michael Blecker: "...I infinitely prefer Father Michael's style to that of his predecessor. He is cruel, cold and ruthless, but he's also honest and direct. With those two qualities, I think that our long run chances of peaceable and fruitful cooperation are good." Major Issues of Conflict between presidents Blecker and Idzerda Blecker's threat to go co-ed and the response of the CSB Board of Trustees to his threat, January 7, 1972. Emmanuel Renner's summary of "Personality Conflicts in the early 1970s between Blecker and Idzerda, 1969-1972" Summary of Period 1967-1973 (source unknown) Comments by Sylvester Theisen on the situation (see his "Autobiography and Family History, January 10, 1998, #471-472, page 97. Issues and Concerns Report, 1972 Draft of a Report on CSB-SJU Cooperation in re governance of unified departments (report written by the January Committee on Cooperation (January 24, 1972) Minutes of the January Committee, 1971-1972 Reports of the CSB-SJU January Committee on Cooperation: February 10, 1972 President Michael Blecker's Correspondence , 1971-1972 Michael Blecker's, "President's Report," February 7, 1972: "The Executive Governing Board of SJU and of CSB...reactivated the joint sub-committee of the College of Saint Benedict and St. John's Governing Boards...to recommend policies and procedures which would assist cooperation." Memo of Joseph Farry to Michael Blecker, February 4, 1972: Referring to the preliminary report of the Committee on Structure and Organization, Farry stated, "It would be inopportune at this time to make recommendations regarding the reorganization of the Committee structure at SJU, pending consideration of the recommendations of the Joint Committee on the Administration of Departments....{It ] would have the consequence of compelling a restructuring administrative organization at both SJU and CSB." Memo from Sister Paula Reiten (February 21, 1972) in re the request from the January Committee on Cooperation for a joint meeting of the CSB/SJU faculties. The CSB Executive Committee accept the idea and suggest the date of February 28. Idzerda memo to Michael Blecker, February 10, 1972; Memos from Coordinator Sylvester Theisen, in January and March 1972: Memo from Theisen to President Blecker and his SJU Administrative Council, January 3, 1972; Statement to the CSB Board on CSB-SJU Cooperation to Date, January 6, 1972 Letter to Members of CSB Board, January 7, 1971 To Presidents, VPs, Deans, Administrative Council members and Committee on Cooperation of the Governing Boards, (March 1, 1972) "Presidents Speak on Cooperation," in COMMUNITY, Volume 4, #6; February 22, 1972 Memo of Theisen in re Blecker's memo of February 18 Proposal to the Hill Family Foundation, March 1, 1972 and correspondence on the Hill Grant up to February 1976; April 29, 1972 memo of Blecker to Abbot, Gervase, and Al Hartl, April 29, 1972: he claims CSB and SJU are at a "turning point in their histories in re Mayhew recommendation to merge and especially the idea of a unified departmental and single Academic vice president. May 5, 1972 response of Theisen to Blecker's April 29 memo; Letter from Michael Blecker announcing the approval of the grant, May 5, 1972 September 1972 Consultants' Report on Fiscal Sharing Theisen Memos on Bus Transportations and Class Schedules, Spring 1972 Sylvester Theisen's Reflection on CSB/SJU in his "Autobiography and Family History," written in 1998 but reflecting on his years as the co-institutional coordinator in 1969-1972. Theisen speaks of the CSB and SJU Boards selecting him to be the co-institutional coordinator and he was to report directly to a six-member Committee on Cooperation (representatives of the two Boards). He writes, "I would thus be able to bypass the two presidents and their administrative structures, if necessary and go directly to the Committee on Cooperation,...for guidance, support and legitimation. Normally I would work with the presidents, vice-presidents, deans, and other officers of each school, but I had the authority to override the presidents if necessary." Theisen adds his thought on why the CSB administration had special appreciation for him: "because I stood up to SJU's rather arrogant attempt to dominate the partnership to its own advantage. I believe I consistently spoke for fairness." "Issues and Challenges we faced between 1963-1973" (see AC 06.01 Box 02); Academic Dean's Annual Report of 1972-1973 to 1978-1979 (summary of remarks on the coordinate relationship)