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Making a positive difference
Empowering students to pursue a lifetime of learning and accomplishment in all arenas of human endeavor, Saint Martin’s students learn to make a positive difference in their lives and in the lives of others through the interaction of faith, reason, and service. The University honors both the sacredness of the individual and the significance of community in the ongoing journey of becoming.
A message from President Roy F. Heynderickx, Ph.D.
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Thank you for your generosity and commitment to our community.
hope you enjoy reading this annual report. It is fitting that we recognize all those who give to support our mission. Each gift helps perpetuate our core purpose of educating eager minds. For the past three years we have celebrated a different theme on campus. Two years ago we examined Faith in all of its richness, last year we explored and pondered Reason, this year we consider Community in all its dimensions. Community, as we have come to understand, can mean a group of dissimilar people with similar interests that choose to pray and work together. You may have noticed our latin motto in that definition: Ora et Labora. Our community of scholars, monks, students, and staff are not strangers in finding balance every day between work chores and serious contemplation. Those who support our mission understand and believe in the power of Ora et Labora. Many of our contributors are Saints, past students of Saint Martin’s who live by this motto. We are thankful to all who support Saint Martin’s and our students. Your gift, no matter the amount, affects the lives of many and for a lifetime. Your continued support of our mission means much to all of us and we wish you the best in leading a balanced life.
Roy F. Heynderickx, Ph.D. President
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Enrollment
57%
47%
43%
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ETHNICALLY DIVERSE
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Students from out of state
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Clubs and organizations on campus
Countries where students can study abroad
Faiths represented on campus
9.5% Psychology 9.4% Biology
6.1% Computer Science 6.1% Civil Engineering
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11.1% Mechanical Engineering
S R JO 12:1 student to teacher
AC ADEMI C 57
15.1% Business Administration
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First generation students
Information based on undergraduate enrollment as of Fall 2017. Saint Martin’s University also has seven graduate programs— master's programs in business administration, civil engineering, counseling psychology, education, engineering management, mechanical engineering and teaching—as well as an extension campus at nearby Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Annual Report 2016-17 | 5
Financials
The following numbers reflect Saint Martin’s University's five most recent fiscal year results on endowment, institutional aid, and contributions. The fiscal year runs July 1 – June 30 of each year. Endowment is a donation that is made to Saint Martin’s University on the condition that it is used to advance the mission of the school for the
long term. Most endowments are designed to provide a permanent source of income for the University by keeping the original amount invested and
using the accrued income from dividends for its charitable purpose, such as
a scholarship. Saint Martin’s endowment has grown due to the generosity of donors through outright gifts, bequests and other planned gifts, as well as investment earnings.
FY17
$20,604,656
FY16
$17,492,322
FY15
$17,317,429
FY14
$16,837,641
FY13
$15,119,759
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FY16
FY15
$4,672,908
$2,135,538
$3,321,309
$3,101,825
$6,849,779 FY17
FY14
FY13
Contributions consist of all private gifts and grants made to Saint Martin’s University from individuals, foundations and corporations. Gifts are both unrestricted and restricted for purposes such as scholarships, academic programs, and capital projects.
Institutional aid is part of a student’s
overall financial aid package, and
represents the grants and scholarships
$17,050,399
$17,120,730
$16,593,866
$15,724,889
FY15
FY14
FY13
scholarships or work study.
FY16
state grants, loans, or outside
$18,953,529
It does not include federal or
The impact of giving
prospective and returning students.
FY17
which Saint Martin’s itself offers
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Financials
Gala 2017 featuring Ming Tsai
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n Nov. 4, more than 560 friends and alumni helped Saint Martin’s University raise $1.2 million for student scholarships at the Saint Martin’s Gala, held on the University’s Lacey campus. This year’s Gala featured James Beard-award winning chef Ming Tsai, host of “Simply Ming” on PBS and owner of the Blue Dragon, a tapas-style restaurant in Boston. Tsai’s winning personality and entertaining banter inspired the guests to raise the $1.2 million figure in support of student scholarships. The black-tie celebration was the twelfth Gala, the University’s annual signature fund-raising event, and the second with an international theme: China. As University President Roy F. Heynderickx explained, “This year’s Gala highlights the wonderful 20-year relationship that the University has fostered with its sister universities in Beijing, Shanghai and Inner Mongolia.” As in years past, Saint Martin’s students played a major role in the event. Sancha Elevado, who graduated in 2012 with a degree in accounting and a minor in religious studies, expressed her gratitude for the tremendous financial assistance she received through scholarships. “Thank you for believing in the Saint Martin’s mission and especially Saint Martin’s students,” said Elevado. “Your actions change lives—the lives of the young men and women in this room, and the lives of thousands of future Saints who will have a chance to embrace a Saint Martin’s education and positively impact their world.”
Gala History Success 2017 Ming Tsai $1.2 million
2016 Ligia Karazawa & Andrew Zimmern $1.2 million 2015 ABC's The CHEW $1.6 million
Thank you for believing in SMU
The 2018 Gala, set for Saturday, Nov. 3, will feature chef Roy Yamaguchi and will highlight the University’s long history with Hawaii and the Pacific Islands. Visit www.stmartin.edu/gala for more information.
2014 Lidia Bastianich $891,000 2013 Michael Symon $960,000 2012 Guy Fieri $760,000
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THEN
NOW
NEXT
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n 2020, Saint Martin's University will celebrate its 125th anniversary. As we approach this milestone, we draw strength and inspiration from our 1,500-year-old Benedictine tradition and challenge ourselves to advance Saint Martin’s University to higher levels of distinction. One of those levels of distinction is in the area of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or STEM.
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This project, The Science Initiative: A Catalyst for Discovery, is for the construction of a 28,000 sq. ft. stateof-the-art science building that will house the university’s natural and physical science programs. This facility will be strategically located near Cebula Hall, which houses The Hal and Inge Marcus School of Engineering, and adjacent to the newly constructed Panowicz Foundry for Innovation, which houses the engineering, computer and industrial labs, creating a STEM complex at the core of the campus.
Need for the New Science Facility At a time when the need has never been greater, Saint Martin’s classrooms and laboratories have never felt more constraining. In addition to space constraints, existing facilities lack the ability to support the technology and equipment essential for establishing a leading edge research and training institution to attract and retain faculty and equip students with the skills required for STEM professions. Saint Martin's is experiencing marked increases in enrollment across all of its STEM departments forcing existing science facilities to accommodate three times the number of students for which they were designed. Also contributing to the need for new and larger science facilities are the University’s plans for program expansion which include: new degree programs and areas of study in environmental studies, electrical engineering, software engineering, cybersecurity, and high-demand “green industry” fields such as waste management science; the expansion of its existing RN-toBSN program to a full four-year BSN program; faculty and student
research opportunities; expanded opportunities for international student and faculty exchange; and enhanced collaboration with business and industry.
Scope of Work
It is anticipated that the proposed new facility will provide much needed state-of-the-art classroom and laboratory space in the chemistry, biology, and physics disciplines, as well as dedicated room(s) housing instrumentation such as atomic absorption spectrometry and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) imagery equipment, and proposed anatomy and physiology virtual simulation equipment.
Naming Opportunities
In recognition of lead gifts toward the Science Initiative, Saint Martin's University offers prominent naming opportunities in and around the proposed new facility. Examples of recognition include named research laboratory, general classroom, and other appropriate space(s) located within the proposed new science facility—the specifics of which would be mutually agreed upon by the donor and Saint Martin’s University at the time of the gift and finalization of the building configuration. For more information contact Office of Institutional Advancement, advancement@stmartin.edu, 360-438-4366.
The Saint Martin’s Abbey recently made a gift of $1 million
in support of the Science Initiative. Abbot Neal Roth, O.S.B. spoke about the gift and why the Abbey felt it was important to contribute to the Science Initiative.
"The Abbey’s support of the Science Initiative is indicative of our passionate love and belief in what the University strives to do every year, and that is to educate,” Abbot Neal Roth, O.S.B. said. “It is our hope and prayer that others will join us in this worthy effort by supporting the Science Initiative."
$10 Million
Overall project budget
$7.65 Million Raised
$2.35 Million
Construction timeline Construction of the project is 18 to 24 months with a projected start date of June 1, 2018. Date is dependent upon fundraising and permitting.
Remaining
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Accomplishments
Saint Martin’s graduates fare well in national income mobilityreport The New York Times recently published an interactive report about which institutions provide access to students in lower income percentiles and whether those institutions help those students move to the upper fifth of income distribution. The report showed that Saint Martin's graduates fared well in terms of income mobility. The report in The New York Times was based on a newly published longitudinal study on the upward mobility of college students by Raj Chetty, Ph.D., a professor of economics at Stanford University, and others. The researchers looked at tax data for over 30 million college students from 1999-2013 to see if household income when entering college affected the income of students after graduation. Chetty and his colleagues focused on upward mobility rate, the “fraction of students who come from families in the bottom income quintile and reach the top quintile.”
The average mobility rate is 1.7%, and a perfect mobility rate is 4%. Saint Martin’s has the mobility rate of 3%, which is the highest among the private independent colleges in Washington state. Saint
Martin’s also provides access to higher education to families in the lowest income quintile, who have a household income lower than $25,000. For Saint Martin’s graduates, the median individual income at age 34 is $49,100, placing the University in the top 20% for median income of selective private universities across the nation. Saint Martin’s has an overall mobility index (the likelihood a student will move up two or more income quintiles) of 22%, putting the University in the top 20% for selective private universities.
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The information in the report shows that Saint Martin’s levels the playing field for college students. Regardless of household income of students entering the University, graduates do well in their future income. The report demonstrates that students from low-income families do just as well as those from higher-income families.
SMU levels the playing field
Christian Munoz '13 Associate Plant Engineer Valero Renewables
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Accomplishments
Nursing Pinning Ceremony
Saint Martin's University RN-to-BSN Program held a pinning ceremony for 23 nurses on Wednesday, August 16. The Saint Martin’s University pin was updated this year to reflect the relaunched RN-to-BSN program (which began enrolling students in 2012). The new pin maintains many design elements of the pin from the previous Saint Martin's nursing program (which ran from 1989 to 2000) to carry on tradition and unity.
Saint Martin’s announces its new National Alumni Board
Big Beam Contest
Saint Martin’s engineering students won first place in the national 2017 Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) Big Beam Contest. PCI’s 2017 Big Beam Contest included entries from colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada. Team members included: team captain Cameron Reece '17, graduate student in civil engineering; William Miller '16, graduate student in civil engineering; Paul Rumbles '17; junior Jarad Roschi; junior Joel Rogers; Clarinda Marion '17, graduate student in civil engineering; and David Rowland '17.
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Saint Martin’s University recently established its new National Alumni Board, which was created in order to better engage all alumni in the life of the University regardless of where they live. The National Alumni Board will be composed of alumni from Saint Martin’s High School, College, and University, and will serve as an advisory leadership group that works hand-in-hand with the University’s Office of Alumni Relations in a collaborative effort to strengthen outreach and engagement to the alumni community while promoting the University’s strategic initiatives. The initial members of the National Alumni Board include: Diane AcuffWeston ’86 of Tenino, WA; Bernard Bergen ’13 of Seattle, WA; Ted Billman HS’65, ’73 of Naperville, IL and Ft. Meyers, FL; Art Fillazar ’73 of Kahului, HI (Maui); Barb Hiatt ’78 of Tacoma, WA; Evan Martin ’04 of Portland, OR; Richard O’Neill ’07 of Edmonds, WA; Bob Phillips ’88 of Punta Gorda, FL; Dick Roney ’64 of Centralia, WA; Paul Roush ’98 of Olalla, WA; Jutta Stevens ’97 of Steilacoom, WA; Jim Vosper ’68 of Oakville, WA; Bob Whitney ’71 of Olympia, WA; and Pete Zahn ’95 of Milton, WA. The executive committee of the board will include chair Roney, chair-elect Hiatt, vice-chair Billman, and secretary Martin.
NATIONAL ALUMNI BOARD
CAS chemical dependency programs MakerSpace Master's programs in computer science and accounting Ph.D. for College of Education and Counseling Psychology The College of Arts and Sciences has planned a number of
new programs related to the study of chemical dependency: a concentration for current bachelor’s of social work candidates, a minor for students who are not majoring in social work, and a certificate that will be offered to professionals who wish to attain certification. The programs have a tentative start date of summer 2018.
The Lacey MakerSpace at Saint Martin's University is a
collaborative effort between the Thurston Economic Development Council Center for Business & Innovation, Saint Martin’s University and the City of Lacey. The MakerSpace will be administered by the Thurston Economic Development Council Center for Business & Innovation and will be housed on the Saint Martin’s campus. The primary purpose of the MakerSpace is to promote entrepreneurship by providing the impetus and resources for the development of new products and services, advancing the local economy. It will be a resource for business owners, entrepreneurs, exiting service members and students. Through its programs, it will also encourage collaboration, bolster design within engineering curricula, and strengthen community ties. The MakerSpace will contain equipment, tools, and supplies that are generally not available to small businesses or individuals; it will provide an environment where people can safely learn to use the tools and equipment to innovate new and improved products, launch new businesses and gain hands-on job skills. Equipment items will include, but not be limited to, computer numerical control machines, 3-D printers, as well as metal and woodworking equipment. By locating these under one roof, the MakerSpace hopes to create a multidisciplinary collaborative space fostering technological experimentation, project development and idea prototyping.
The Hal and Inge Marcus School of Engineering has developed a master of science in computer science program. Mario Guimaraes, Ph.D., professor and chair of computer science, and David Olwell, Ph.D., dean of the Hal and Inge Marcus School of Engineering, believe that the new program would fill rapidly and meet a growing need in the state. Additionally, the 4+1 option would help grow computer science undergraduate enrollments. The program is planned to start in fall 2018 if approved by the Saint Martin’s University Board of Trustees.
The School of Business
has planned a 2018 launch for a master’s in accounting program that will provide students with professional knowledge of complex topics in accounting, tax, audit, business, and ethics. The program is structured to appeal to students and accountants throughout the industry, and classes will be held in the evening to accommodate working professionals.
The College of Education and Counseling Psychology
will soon launch Saint Martin’s firstever Ph.D. program in leadership studies and a higher education and student affairs (HESA) master of education degree. The leadership studies doctoral program will offer a rigorous course of study grounded in prevailing theory and a social change/transformation orientation. The HESA master’s degree will offer a practical course of study with three primary focuses throughout the coursework, emphasizing leadership, social justice and theory-to-practice.
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2018 HOMECOMING WEEKEND
FEBRUARY 23-24 Fri., Feb. 23
Saint Martin's Alumni Association Recognition
Sat., Feb. 24 Distinguished Alumni Awards 28 Annual Hall of Fame and Hall of Honor Saint Martin's Pavilion 50th Anniversary Women's Basketball vs. Western Oregon University Warming up with the Saints Men's Basketball vs. Central Washington University th
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SATURDAY, APRIL 28 Port Plaza, Olympia Opening Ceremony begins at 9 a.m. Celebrate community and cultural awareness at Saint Martin’s 13th Annual Dragon Boat Festival! Enjoy traditional dragon boat races on Olympia’s waterfront, cultural performances, live lion dance, music and entertainment activities for children. This free family event runs throughout the day.
www.stmartin.edu/DragonBoat