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== Saint Scholastica ==

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|name = College of St. Scholastica
|image = [[Image:Scholastica logo.png|180px]]
|motto = ''Omnes semitae eius pacificae'' 
|established = 1912
|type = [[Private school|Private]], Roman Catholic (Benedictine)
|president = Larry Goodwin
|endowment = $21,106,817
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|students = 3,309
|undergrad = 2,653
|postgrad = 656
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|city = [[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth]]
|state = [[Minnesota]]
|country = [[USA]]
|campus = Suburban: 186 acres (750,000 m²)
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|colors = Royal Blue and Gold
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|athletics = '''Mens:'''  9 varsity teams<br>'''Womens:'''  8 varsity teams<br>'''Website:'''  [http://www.csssaints.com/index.aspx CSS Saints]
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|nickname = Saints
|affiliations = [[NCAA]] [[Division III]]<br>[[Upper Midwest Athletic Conference]]<br>[[Northern Collegiate Hockey Association]]<br>Central Collegiate Ski Association
|website = http://www.css.edu
|address = 1200 Kenwood Ave<br>Duluth, Minnesota 55811
|telephone = 800-447-5444
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'''The College of Saint Scholastica''' is a [[Private university|private college]] with its main campus located in [[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth]], [[Minnesota]]. The College was founded in 1912 by a group of pioneering [[Benedictine]] Sisters who offered college courses to six young women. Today St. Scholastica educates more than 2,800 men and women and has graduated more than 13,000 alumni.

[[File:2009-0617-CSS-TowerHall.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Tower Hall]]

The {{convert|186|acre|km2|sing=on}} campus is set on a hill overlooking [[Lake Superior]]. Campus buildings include: Tower Hall, the Science Center, Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel, the Myles Reif Recreation Center, Burns Wellness Commons, the 500-seat Mitchell Auditorium, the College Library, the Little Theatre, a newly-expanded Student Union, Somers Residence Hall and seven apartment complexes.

[[File:2009-0617-CSS-Monastery.jpg|thumb|right|250px|St. Scholastica Monastery]]

Adjoining the campus are St. Scholastica Monastery, home of the Benedictine Sisters, and the Benedictine Health Center, which serves the needs of the Duluth area and provides opportunities for practical experience for many of the College's [[health science]] and behavioral arts and sciences students. The St. Scholastica has a 13:1 student-to-teacher ratio and offers 17 intercollegiate athletics programs, with more than 50 extracurricular offerings. 

[[File:2009-0617-CSS-Chapel.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel]]

St. Scholastica is consistently recognized for excellence by U.S. News & World Report Report magazine. The magazine's 2006 "America's Best Colleges" ranks St. Scholastica in the Top Tier of regional universities in the Midwest.{{Fact|date=February 2008}}

The college awards [[Bachelor's degree|bachelor's]] and [[master's degree]]s, and two [[doctoral degree]]s, the [[Doctor of Physical Therapy]] and the [[Doctor of Nursing Practice]]. Undergraduate areas of study include business, computer science, education, English, humanities, mathematics, nursing and other health-related fields, religious studies, and sociology. Graduate programs include business, education, and health-related fields.

In addition to the main campus in Duluth, St. Scholastica also has sites in [[Brainerd, Minnesota|Brainerd]],
[[St. Cloud, Minnesota|St. Cloud]], [[Rochester, Minnesota|Rochester]], [[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]], as well as a virtual campus

== Academics ==
St. Scholastica has a number of undergraduate programs, including [[Advertising]], [[Biochemistry]], [[Education]], [[English studies|English]], [[Exercise Physiology]], [[Nursing]], and [[Ojibwe]] Language and Culture Education. Graduate programs offered include the [[Doctorate|Doctor]] of Physical Therapy, [[Master of Education]] in Curriculum and Instruction, and [[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|Master of Arts]] in Computer Information Systems.

St. Scholastica utilizes a program called "Dignitas" (Dignity), which all students are required to take part in.  Students are made to choose a single course their first year of school that may focus on as broad a category as the psychology behind human beings bowling alone.  These classes are very participation-driven and have students do such hands-on things as helping out in the community, gardening, and creating a mission statement for one's own life.  St. Scholastica faculty is very proud of this program and claim that CSS was one of the very first colleges to use such a method to introduce their students to the campus, the faculty, and one another; they even go so far as to say that the springing up of similar progams over recent years in neighboring colleges was due to their influence.

== Athletics==

The College of St. Scholastica currently fields 17 athletic teams, 8 women's (basketball, cross country, Nordic skiing, soccer, softball, tennis track & field, tennis and volleyball) and 9 men's teams (basketball, cross country, Nordic skiing, soccer, baseball, track & field, hockey, football and tennis). The college's athletic teams are called the '''Saints'''.  All of teams, except the men's [[ice hockey]] team and Nordic skiing, compete in the [[Upper Midwest Athletic Conference]] which is part of the [[NCAA]]'s Division III.  There is also a girls hockey team that is MUCH better than the boy's hockey team. 

===Baseball===

Through the 2007 Season, the Saints have won 11 straight [[Upper Midwest Athletic Conference]] (UMAC) regular season and post season titles.  They have been tabbed as the conference favorites once again for 2008 in the preseason coaches poll [http://www.morris.umn.edu/athletics/View.php?itemID=5184].  The baseball team plays their home games in [[Wade Stadium]], which is also the home of the [[Duluth Huskies]] of the [[Northwoods League]].  The Saints have quite a following on campus which spurned a St. Scholastica Baseball fan blog [http://www.csssaintsbaseball.blogspot.com] detailing each Saints Baseball season as it progresses.

===Ice Hockey===

The men's hockey team competes in NCAA [[Division III]] as part of the [[Northern Collegiate Hockey Association]] (NCHA). The 2006-07 season has been a special season for the Saints as they defeated the [[University of Wisconsin-Superior]] two games to one in the opening round of the NCHA Tournament and then defeated the [[University of Wisconsin-River Falls]] by the score of 2-1 in the NCHA Semifinals to advance to their first NCHA Championship Game in school history.  The Saints are led by Third Year Head Coach Mark Wick, a graduate from [[Hermantown High School]] and St. Scholastica in 1985.  Home games are played at Mars-Lakeview Arena[http://www.marslakeview.com], located south of the college on Rice Lake Road, which has an ice surface of 200x85 and can hold up to 1,200 people.  The hockey team began playing at Mars-Lakeview Arena in 1999.  Before 1999, the team played their home games at the Superior Amateur Hockey Arena, which is commonly known as SAHA arena, located in [[Superior, Wisconsin]].  Before becoming part of the NCAA, the hockey team participated in the NAIA until the NAIA dropped ice hockey as a sport in 1984.  Before the NAIA dropped ice hockey as a sport, the Saints won two [[NAIA national ice hockey championship]]s in 1975 and 1977.

===Men's Tennis===
The St. Scholastica Men's Tennis team is led by 13 year head coach Rockwell Patten.  Coach Patten came to St. Scholastica after playing tennis at his alma mater [[University of Minnesota-Duluth]].  The team is also benefiting from the return of second year assistant coach Pat  Greehan, a Boston native.  Colby Carlson, a California native, has also joined the coaching staff for the 2008 season.

===Football===

The College of St. Scholastica has moved to create a football team. This decision was met with much opposition from current students that felt their tuition money could go to more worthy causes, including library expansion, more academic scholarships, more parking, and technological improvements.  Their request however fell on deaf ears and the President opted to ignore them and start a team anyway.The school had been accepting applications for the Head Coaching position and, in fact, received over 130 applications before narrowing the search to four on [[February 19]], [[2007]].  The four coaching finalist were Greg Carlson (current Assistant Head Coach for the [[Los Angeles Avengers]] of the [[Arena Football League]]), Bill Diesing (current Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Line Coach at [[UW-Platteville]]), Mark Henninger (current Defensive Coordinator at [[North Carolina Wesleyan College]]), and Chuck Moller (current Offensive Line Coach at [[Oklahoma State University]]).  On [[March 19]], [[2007]] the school officially named Greg Carlson as the first football head coach in the school's 95 year history. The team will begin play in the fall of 2008, with its opener September 20 at Wisconsin Lutheran.  In the 2008-2009 season, the team managed to win one game.

===Cross Country===
Dr. Steve Pfingsten enters his 20th season of coaching cross country at The College of St. Scholastica. He has been the head coach for 18 years. Under the guidance of Coach Pfingsten, six teams and 16 individuals have competed in National Cross Country Championships. The Saints have won nine UMAC conference championships in the past eight years and have earned a total of 81 All-Conference awards and seven individual championships under Coach Pfingsten. Coach Pfingsten has been named conference coach of the year eight times.  Coach Pfingsten’s Christian faith is very important to him and is reflected in his approach to life and coaching.

Desiree Budd finished 2nd at the 2001 NAIA National Championship Meet, a meet in which the women's team placed 17th overall.  Budd placed 4th overall in her 2002 senior season, and the women finished 14th overall.

== Housing ==

St. Scholastica houses students living on campus in ten buildings, three of which were built in the past three years.  They are:

* '''Cedar Hall Apartments''' - Opened in 2004.  100 residents.  Total square footage {{convert|875|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}. / unit.

* '''Grove Apartments''' - Built in 1972.  Three separate one-story four-plex buildings, originally built as temporary housing.  Great for on-campus parties.  Total square footage 776 sq ft / unit.  

* '''Kerst Hall''' - Opened in 2005.  160 students (juniors and seniors).  Total square footage 875 sq ft / unit.

* '''Pine, Maple, Willow and Birch Apartments''' - Nearly identical.  Built in 1973, 1989, 1989, and 1990 respectively.  43 residents each.  Total square footage 716 sq ft / unit.  

* '''Scanlon Hall''' - Opened in 2005.  128 residents (juniors and seniors).  Total square footage 875 sq ft / unit.

* '''Somers Hall''' - Built in 1964.  Primarily first year housing.  Population 314 students.  Building also houses the Greenview Dining Room, Somers Main Lounge, Office of Residential Life, Health Services, Campus Operator, and a penthouse lounge / study area.  The first and third floor are assigned to female students and second to males.  Dorms measure 9'3" x 17'4" (double room) and 6'5" x 17'4" (single-room).

* '''Somers Suites''' - Built in 1993.  Connected to Somers Hall.  Four floors.  Suites have a square footage of {{convert|525|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}. (2 bedroom) or {{convert|775|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}. (3 bedroom).

==Notable alumni==
*[[Patrick J. Schiltz]] - [[United_States_District_Court#United_States_district_judge|U. S. District Judge]], [[United States District Court for the District of Minnesota|District of Minnesota]]
*Brett Nyquist - Drafted by MLB [[Montreal Expos]] in 2002 [http://thebaseballcube.com/players/N/Brett-Nyquist.shtml Brett Nyquist Statistics - The Baseball Cube]
*[[Michael Paymar]] - [[Minnesota House of Representatives]] [http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?district=64B Michael Paymar (DFL) 64B - Minnesota House of Representatives]
*[[Mary Murphy (Minnesota politician)|Mary Murphy]] - Minnesota House of Representatives [http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?district=06B Mary Murphy (DFL) 06B - Minnesota House of Representatives]
*[[Kathleen Seefeldt]] former [[Chairman]] of [[Prince William County, Virginia]] [[Board of Supervisors]]
*Linda Kloss - Chief Executive Officer of American Health Information Management Association.
*Kyle Smith - Assistant Coach to Cromwell HS Cross Country Team

== References ==
*[http://www.css.edu/x759.xml Fast Facts].  Accessed October 8, 2006.
*[http://resources.css.edu/CollegeComm/docs/EditorialGuide.pdf CSS Editorial Guide].  Accessed October 8, 2006.
*[http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drglance_2343_brief.php USNews.com Profile].  Accessed October 8, 2006.
*[http://www.css.edu/x19119.xml St. Scholastica Narrows Football Search].  Accessed February 25, 2007.
*[http://www.css.edu/x19621.xml The College of St. Scholastica Chooses Head Coach For New Varsity Football Program].  Accessed March 21, 2007.
*[http://www.css.edu/x1856.xml] Academic Programs and Departments.  Accessed April 28, 2007.
*[http://www.morris.umn.edu/athletics/View.php?itemID=5184 UMAC baseball pre-season poll released] Accessed March 4, 2008
*[http://www.csssaintsbaseball.blogspot.com CSS Saints Baseball Blog] Accessed March 4, 2008
*[http://thebaseballcube.com/players/N/Brett-Nyquist.shtml Brett Nyquist Career Statistics] Accessed March 4, 2008

== External links ==
*http://www.css.edu/
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