History
The predecessors for the modern university were Mount St. Scholastica College, an all-women's campus established in 1923 and named for Benedict of Nursia's twin sister Scholastica, and St. Benedict's College, an all-men's campus established in 1858 and named for Benedict of Nursia, founder of modern western monasticism. In 1970, Fr. Alcuin Hemmen, OSB, president of St. Benedict's College, announced that St. Benedict's would become a co-educational college, a move which blindsided Sr. Mary Noel Walter, OSB, president of Mount St. Scholastica College, who had been proposing a merger of the two colleges for over a year. Following Fr. Alcuin's announcement, Sr. Mary Noel organized discussion of a merger. It was agreed upon, and the universities merged on July 1, 1971 to form the current Benedictine College. The separate colleges' corporations remain in existence for scholarships and land ownership purposes and allowed the newly formed college a free 50 year lease of the separate colleges' facilities on their campuses. Benedictine College terminated the lease of the facilities on its South Campus from Mount St. Scholastica College on October 1, 1989 amidst financial hardship. It continues to lease property from St. Benedict's College.
Read more about this topic: Benedictine College
Famous quotes containing the word history:
“When the coherence of the parts of a stone, or even that composition of parts which renders it extended; when these familiar objects, I say, are so inexplicable, and contain circumstances so repugnant and contradictory; with what assurance can we decide concerning the origin of worlds, or trace their history from eternity to eternity?”
—David Hume (1711–1776)
“The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven.”
—Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881)
““And now this is the way in which the history of your former life has reached my ears!” As he said this he held out in his hand the fatal letter.”
—Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)