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Since 2000 Saint Mary’s University has expanded bachelor and master
degree programs in the areas of business and technology and health and
human services. The education specialist degree was also added.
In 2003, Saint Mary’s University became a partner in higher education
with Dakota County Technical College and Inver Hills Community
College, with a combined location in Apple Valley. The partnership
serves students in the South Metro with opportunities ranging from the
associate degree level to post-master levels. Saint Mary’s University is
currently offering the bachelor degree completion program and master
degree programs.
The ever-changing campus in the Twin Cities also celebrated its 20-year
anniversary in 2004, commemorating two successful decades of serving
adult learners in the Twin Cities metropolitan area and beyond. In
addition, the name of the school was changed in the spring of 2004 to
the School of Graduate and Professional Programs in order to recognize
the growth of bachelor degree completion, master degree, certificate,
specialist degree, and doctoral degree programs.
In May of 2007, the School of Graduate and Professional Programs
changed its name to the Schools of Graduate and Professional
Programs (SGPP) and created four schools; the school of professional
programs, the graduate school of education, the graduate school of
business and technology, and the graduate school of health and human
services.
The Schools of Graduate and Professional Programs’ Board of Regents
was established in 2007 to provide advisory expert counsel to the
President of Saint Mary’s University in matters relating to SGPP. The
SGPP Board of Regents, established by the President of Saint Mary’s
University of Minnesota and endorsed by the Saint Mary’s University of
Minnesota Board of Trustees, derives its powers solely from the
President to whom it reports.
Saint Mary's Institute for Lasallian Studies was founded in fall of 2008 to
provide Lasallian formation and accompaniment to members of the
regional and international Lasallian family.
As of 2009, the SGPP celebrates its 25th anniversary of providing
education centered around the needs of adult learners at its Twin Cities
Campus.
Facilities
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, Schools of Graduate and
Professional Programs facilities include those on the Twin Cities campus,
Winona campus, Rochester center, Partners in Higher Education - Apple
Valley center, and Minnetonka center. The university also offers courses
at off-campus instructional sites in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Twin Cities Campus
The Twin Cities campus, established in 1984, is located at 2500 Park
Avenue in Minneapolis. The campus administers four undergraduate
certificate programs, a bachelor degree completion program with twelve
majors, nine graduate certificate programs, 26 master degree programs,
one specialist degree program, two doctoral degree programs, and
several professional programs, including graduate continuing education.
Classes are held primarily on evenings and weekends, and flexible class
scheduling allows students to attend school full- or part-time.
Facilities include classrooms, interactive teleconferencing studio
classrooms, the library, writing center, computer facilities, and meeting
space. Administrative offices include those of university administration,
program staff, admission, the campus registrar, student services, and
staff.
The 2500 and 2450 Park Avenue buildings of the campus are named for
Roman Catholic saints who represent Saint Mary’s University. The
original facility at 2500 Park is named La Salle Hall after Saint John
Baptist de La Salle, the founder of the De La Salle Christian Brothers and
the patron saint of teachers. The 2450 Park building is named Martin de
Porres Hall after the Dominican Brother who is known as the patron saint
of interracial harmony. Mother Teresa Hall at 2440 Park is named after
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, now known to the world as Mother Teresa.
Mother Teresa founded hundreds of clinics, schools, orphanages,
homeless shelters and other projects around the world and is a 1979
Nobel Peace Prize recipient. The 2304 Park Avenue building, named Park
Avenue North, was purchased by the university in the fall of 2006 from
the Memorial Blood Center. The university renovated the building to
accommodate the growing need for space.
Winona Campus
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Winona campus is the main
campus and offers both graduate and professional programs and a
residential, liberal arts, undergraduate curriculum at its scenic 350-acre
campus. Nine master degree programs, a doctoral program, and seven
certificate programs, and continuing education are offered. The
undergraduate College offers 57 majors divided among the School of
Humanities and Sciences, the School of Business, the School of the
Arts, and the School of Education.
Rochester Center
The Saint Mary’s University Rochester center was established in 1985
and offers an array of programs, based on need and interest, to students
in and around Rochester, Minnesota. Located in the Heintz Center of the
University Center, it is home to state-of-the-art classrooms, computer
facilities and meeting space.
Partners in Higher Education,
Apple Valley Center
Partners in Higher Education began in 2003, in response to the growing
higher education needs in the South Metro area. Housed in the former
Apple Valley City Hall building, the partnership is the result of a publicprivate
agreement among Dakota County Technical College, Saint
Mary’s University, and Inver Hills Community College. The Partnership is
dedicated to being a significant educational resource for residents,
businesses, and industries in the area.
Minnetonka Center
Since March of 2008, Saint Mary’s University has offered degree
programs at the Minnetonka center. Saint Mary’s University expanded to
the west metro to help meet the needs of providing convenient locations
that offer flexible classes for the working adult. The Minnetonka center is
located at 12450 Wayzata Boulevard in Minnetonka's Ridge Plaza
across from Ridgedale center and highway I-394.