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College Of Santa Fe
Santa Fe, United States - New Mexico
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University description (as per official university website)
About CSF
College of Santa Fe, also referred to as CSF, is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. It was established in 1859 as St. Michael's College. It became the College of the Christian Brothers of New Mexico in 1874. It dropped its higher education program after World War I and continued as a preparatory school until the late 1940s. In 1947, the college assumed its modern form and the first classes were held with 148 students and 15 faculty members. In 1966, the college adopted its current name and became a coeducational institution.
CSF is a private college founded by the Lasallian Brothers, a Catholic teaching order devoted to the following ideals still embraced on campus today:
Excellence in teaching
Service to the community
A holistic approach to learning
Respectful, collegial relationships
We seek to help students understand the world and find ways of making it better. For us, that includes students of every demographic. We are diligent in offering flexible programs so that all are welcome and able to study here. We emphasize thoughtful academic advising, and pay specific attention to ethical values, both in and out of class.
We are committed to educating the "whole student." Our core curriculum includes interdisciplinary team-taught courses that explore complex subjects in the humanities, creative expression, social and natural sciences.
Mission Statement
The College of Santa Fe fulfills its educational mission by operating as an independent comprehensive institution grounded in a strong liberal arts curriculum and distinguished by its programs in the creative arts.
History of the College
In 1859, four Christian Brothers left France for Santa Fe at the request of Reverend J.B. Lamy, first bishop of New Mexico. They traveled for two months by boat, train, horseback and wagon train along the Santa Fe Trail to open a school for boys in Santa Fe.
St. Michael's College opened in impoverished conditions on December 15, 1859. The Brothers taught in an adobe hut on the Pecos Trail (later College Street and today Old Santa Fe Trail). For a long time it was the sole source of education for boys in the territory of New Mexico.
When the territory granted a charter to the "College of the Christian Brothers of New Mexico" in 1874, St. Michael's had expanded to include a program of higher education. At New Mexico's constitutional convention in 1910, 22 of the delegates (more than 20 percent of the convention) boasted St. Michael's as their alma mater. After World War I. however, the college program was dropped.
While St. Michael's continued to flourish as a preparatory school, the Christian Brothers dreamed of reinstating the collegiate program, to bring the option of independent higher education back to New Mexico. Through the efforts of Brother Benildus of Mary, their dreams came true in 1947 with the acquisition of the World War II Bruns Army Hospital on the edge of town. On September 15, 1947, St. Michael's College (today's College of Santa Fe) opened with 51 converted barrack buildings, 15 Christian Brothers faculty members and 148 students.
In 1950 the college graduated its first class of 23. Upon the untimely death of Brother Benildus in 1957, Brother Raymond Ogden became acting president for one year. In 1958, Brother Cyprain Luke was appointed the college's third president. He led the institution until his retirement in June 1982. There were many improvements during this growth period; after the achievement of accreditation in 1965, the student population, number of faculty and educational offerings increased rapidly. In 1966 the name of the school was changed from St. Michael's College to College of Santa Fe to show the close rapport between the school and the city it serves. The college began enrolling women the same year. In 1980, the college began offering degree programs to local working adults in the evenings and on weekends.
CSF continued to evolve under the direction of Brother Donald Mouton, who was appointed by the Board of Trustees in 1982 as fourth president of the college. In 1985, the college's first graduate program, the master of business administration, received accreditation from the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE). Another significant change was the college's expansion into Albuquerque following the closing of the University of Albuquerque in 1986. In a cooperative effort, the college agreed to assume responsibility for programs of the University of Albuquerque to assure that its students could complete their degrees. Today, College of Santa Fe-Albuquerque flourishes at the Pinetree Corporate Center, serving more than 800 working adults in the metro area.
When Brother Mouton resigned from the presidency to return to teaching in December 1986, Dr. James Fries was selected as Interim President. On June 5, 1987, the Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Fries as president. During the late '80s and throughout the '90s, CSF experienced unprecedented growth. More than $26 million was raised for new facilities, including the Garson Communications Center and Studios, the Driscoll Fitness Center, student apartments, and the Visual Arts Center. Many programmatic initiatives were implemented as well, including a master's degree in education; an exchange program with Unversidad de La Salle; and new majors in environmental science, conservation, contemporary music and creative writing.
Dr. Fries served the College of Santa Fe until June 2000. Dr Linda N. Hanson became the sixth president of CSF on July 1 of that year. Highly regarded as an educator, arts administrator and development professional, Dr. Hanson outlined a vigorous and purposeful agenda for the coming years, which she detailed in the strategic long-ranged plan entitled "Roots and Wings: New Directions of CSF." The plan builds upon the rich traditions of the past while moving the college forward with new spirit and commitment.
Under Dr. Hanson's leadership, CSF earned a national reputation for its visual arts, theater, music, film, and creative writing programs. In 2003 the college established an undergraduate major in documentary studies, an interdisciplinary field melding the study of social science, history, humanities, and conservation with such documentary methods as writing, video and photography. Facilities enhancement included the construction of the Rosemarie Shellaberger Tennis Center and the Gladys Heldman Championship Stadium as well as the renovation of Benildus Hall as the Center for Contemporary Music and Creative Writing. Dr. Hanson served as president until 2005, when she left the college to take over leadership at Hamline University in Minnesota.
Dr. Mark Lombardi was appointed as CSF's seventh president in July 2005. Dr. Lombardi has served as the college's provost since 2001, overseeing academic programs, student life and enrollment management.
In June 2007, Dr. Stuart C. Kirk was named CSF's eighth president. Dr. Kirk served as interim president since mid-May of 2007, and served as a trustee since 2005.
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Scholarships
Junior Fulbright Program
United States
Ford Foundation International Fellows Program
Worldwide
Rotary Fellowships
Global Network of Community Volunteers
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Music Scholarships
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Postgraduate Competitive International Scholarships
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International Baccalaureate Scholarships
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School of Mathematics Undergraduate Scholarships
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Organization of American States (OAS) Undergraduate Scholarships
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Christian and Carrie Beck Memorial Scholarship
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Diana M. Everson Memorial Scholarship
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Maxwell F. Marcuse Founder s Scholarship
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Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship
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Edward V. Mele
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