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Accomplishments & Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events: Public Lecture by Sylvia Nasar, Author of A Beautiful Mind. Title of talk "Globalization: Then and Now." March 3, 2008, 5:00pm, Gorecki Theater, BAC at CSB.
Louis Johnston, Economics Dept. and Jean Didier, Management Dept.
Welcome New Social Science Faculty
Keith Arnold, Military Science
Joey Errington, Military Science
Elizabeth (Liddy) Hope, Sociology
Michelle Li-Kuehne, Accounting & Finance
Sucharita Mukherjee, Economics
Olivia (Libby) Newman, Political Science
Elaine (Lanie) Odette, Education
Joe Vardas, Physical Education
Felicia Washington Sy, Social Work
Social Science Division
The Social Science Division consists of the following departments and programs: Accounting and Finance, Economics, Education, Management, McNeely Center for Entrepreneurship, Military Science, Peace Studies, Physical Education, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work and Sociology. These departments are housed on the College of Saint Benedict campus and/or Saint John's University campus. Dr. Ernest Diedrich is the Social Science Division Head.
Overview of Division
- We’re eleven departments and one program strong
- Over 100 full-time professors, associate professors and instructors call our division home (about 30% of all full-time profs).
- 41% of CSB/SJU students major in the Social Science Division (p. 12 of the 2006-2007 Registrar’s Annual Report).
- 43% of the degrees granted by our institutions were to Social Science majors (p. 26 of the 2006-2007 Registrar’s Annual Report).
- The Management Department has the largest number of majors and comprises about 13% of all majors at CSB/SJU.
Program Spotlight
Donald McNeely Center for Entrepreneurship
Just the numbers -- 2006-2007 Donald McNeely Center Successes
- 23 active E-Scholars; 10 others graduated in June
- 44 Explorers, students with individual interest, use the Center
- 12 businesses hosted site visits
- 296 Entrepreneurial Luncheon attendees
- $60,000 Coleman foundation Grant launches EduCases
- $60,000 Manitou Fund grant creates McNeely Student Venture Loan fund
- EduCase on Mississippi Topsoils Published, two in process
- 150 Minnesota High School Students attend co-hosted Summer Camp at SJU, repeated in 2007
- Ethical Business Issues Speaker co-hosted, 125 attend
- Over 200 people visit website on an average day, 1240 have visited site more than once
Division Head:
Ernie Diedrich
Simons Hall 268
Saint John’s University
Collegeville, MN 56321
320-363-3518 (Office)
320-363-3298 (Fax)
ediedrich@csbsju.edu
Division Office Coordinator:
Suzanne Reinert
Simons Hall 150
Saint John’s University
320/363-2731
OR
Main 426A
College of Saint Benedict
320/363-5161
sreinert@csbsju.edu