Impact Report — LEAD & INFLUENCE: The Campaign for the Next Level of Excellence

L E A D & I N F LU E N C E The Campaign for the Next Level of Excellence ST. C ATHE RINE UNIV E RSIT Y

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Dear Donors and Community Members, As St. Catherine alumna, Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet, and chair of the Board of Trustees, I find myself searching for the best way to convey to you my deep gratitude.

The words thank you seem so inadequate for your role in bringing LEAD & INFLUENCE: The Campaign for the Next Level of Excellence to an amazingly successful conclusion. You help realize the missions both of the Sisters and of St. Catherine University: educating women to lead and influence, in a world desperately in need of people who love God and their neighbor without distinction. Likewise, simply saying thank you on behalf of the Board of Trustees falls short of the appreciation we wish to express. You have made remarkable achievements possible with your generous gifts of time, talent, and treasure.

LEAD & INFLUENCE has spanned a time of unprecedented and tumultuous local, national, and global change. In the midst of dramatically shifting landscapes, St. Kate’s was able to enhance its state-of-the-art educational opportunities for students, integrating the liberal arts in studies taught by highly skilled professionals and supported by scholarships and University resources. The renovation and restoration capital projects on campus not only add to St. Kate’s beauty, but provide spaces for prayer and reflection, and supportive environments for high-level learning for each student who enters the University. Your gift ensures that St. Kate’s can claim its distinctive role in preparing students to create a better, more just world for generations to come.

Along with the other members of the Board, I will always remember your rare and precious generosity in support of our beloved St. Catherine University, where students in the College for Women, College for Adults, and Graduate College learn to lead and influence in meaningful, far-reaching ways. Know that each of you lives in our grateful memories and in our daily prayer.

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— Jean Wincek, CSJ, ’62, EdD Chair of the Board of Trustees

CAMPAIGN IMPACT REPORT

15,750+ TOTAL DONORS

$149,054,963 TOTAL DOLLARS

113,000+ TOTAL GIFTS

I believe this campaign is an investment in the future and an opportunity to build on the best of what St. Kate’s has to offer.

—Bridget Manahan ’78 , Campaign Cabinet

Since my very first moments at St. Kate’s, I knew this was where I wanted to go to college. The campus was beautiful and historic, and the Chapel took my breath away. The women I met were brilliant and diverse. Finally, there was a nudge from the Spirit, saying, ‘You belong here; these are your people! Fun, smart, and driven to make a difference in the world.’

—Catalina Ayala ’26

Faculty and staff met goal of

50%

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION Give to Honor Her

963

WAYS OF GIVING

REUNION GIFTS

RECENT ALUM (’13–’23) DONORS

8,483

TOTAL ALUMNI DONORS LEGACY & ENDOWED GIFTS

SUSTAINING GIFTS

Spouses, and Friends aff, and Trustees ons andLOYAL Foundations DONORS

1,182

GIVING FOR 9+ YEARS

ALUMNI DONORS BYALUMNI CLASS YEAR Class Years & NUMBER OF DONORS 1933-39 1940-49

6,600 NEW DONORS

DONOR TYPE

10 222 862

1950-59 1960-69

1,372

1970-79

1,344

1980-89

1,349

1990-99

1,039

2000-09

990

54% Alumni 2010-19 18% Parents, Spouses, and Friends 2020-23 4% Faculty, Staff, and Trustees 169 4% Corporations and Foundations 20% Other

1,126

• 54% Alumni • 35% Parents, Spouses, and Friends • 4% Faculty, Staff, and Trustees • 4% Foundations • 3% Corporations

77% Non-endowed 26% Endowed

See the full donor list: stkate.edu/campaign-donors

OUR STUDENTS

54% Alumni 18% Parents, Spouses, and Friends 4% Faculty, Staff, and Trustees 4% Corporations and Foundations 20% Other

Through my education at St. Kate’s, I continue to build the skills and confidence needed to take advantage of academic and professional opportunities.

—Naturelle Vang ’25

DONATION TYPE 77% Non-endowed 26% Endowed

23%

Endowed

77%

Non-endowed

$45.6M

3,639

TOTAL DOLLARS

TOTAL DONORS

SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIALHonors AIDprogram enrollment has increased by 181%

$36.6M

RAISED increased by 50% since 2013

$2.06M

Raised for the OFFICE OF SCHOLARLY ENGAGEMENT (OSE)

7,132

Fall 2017: 92Alumni 54% 18% Parents, Spouses, and Friends Fall 2022: 259 4% Faculty, Staff, and Trustees

4% Corporations and Foundations SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS 20% Other increased by 40% since 2013

$4.4M

77% Non-endowed Raised for CAREER 26% Endowed READINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND PROGRAMS

Established in 2020, OSE houses collaborative academic and mentorship programs.

ANTONIAN HONORS ENROLLMENT has increased by 181%

Honors program enrollment has increased by 181%

92 Fall 2017 Fall 2017: 92 Fall 2022: 259 259 Fall 2022

OUR FACULTY

$37.4M

Raised for RESEARCH DESIGNATIONS

$2.9M

Raised for ENDOWED CHAIRS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

$40.3M

766

TOTAL DOLLARS

200+

PARTICIPANTS in the first TEACHING HUB program in 2023

TOTAL DONORS

Plans began rolling out in 2022 for the TEACHING HUB, a program dedicated to fostering faculty development.

2022–23

SUMMER 2023

New programming: • Teaching Circles • Brave Conversations

Inaugural faculty-staff Summer Innovations Institute

Charter organized

Website launched

2023–24

Formal launch, featuring: • Teaching Tuesdays • Workshop series • Two Teaching Hub Fellows • Project and grant opportunities

Professors took the time to get to know each of us individually, supporting us rather than just throwing material at us. Tami McDonald saw that I had potential to grow, and it was amazing to see how she pushed me to explore my talents and skills.

—Asanti Ahmed ’24

The endowed chair position has allowed me to create and collaborate on unique opportunities for students, faculty, and staff, and devote time to pursuing grant opportunities.

— Kristen Lillvis, PhD Mary Alice Muellerleile ’60 Endowed Chair in English

Laura Gilchrist, PT, PhD GHR Endowed Chair for Health Education and Research

OUR PLACE: Mendel

CHAPEL

Dedicated 1924

Planning and preparation for preservation begun March 2020

Test cleaning and preparation in progress to ensure proper preservation January 2022

Production of new windows begun at Anderson Windows Partners February 2023

1924

MENDEL

1927 Opened

$4.5M TOTAL DOLLARS

March 2020 Planning and preparation for renovation begun

Meetings with faculty, staff, and students took place throughout the process.

March 2022 Renderings drafted of planned student spaces

151

TOTAL DONORS

Donors are supporting the future of the world. Funding toward lab spaces, a $2,000 scholarship for a semester — that makes a world of difference. Every year we’re supporting our students, we’re making it easier and more efficient for them to get into the working field and apply their knowledge.

—Disha Patel ’23

OUR PLACE: Our Lady of Victory Chapel

27 large windows replaced June–July 2023 West-side mortar work begun June 2023

West-side mortar work completed August 2023

Renovations complete in time for Chapel Centennial Oct. 7, 2024 Detailed cleaning of Chapel doorways October 2023 2025

May 2023 Excavation of the quad side entrance started and construction begun

August 2023 September 2023 In-ground snow Renovations melting system begun on labs installed in front and classrooms of Mendel, along with new ADA entrance

All the while, Mendel remains open for student use.

January 2025 Renovations complete

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The Chapel preservation project means that it can stay as present in future students’ lives as it has in mine. These updates mean I can get married in it, that I can come back for alumni Masses, that I can return to that place and its community of welcome and comfort.

—Lauren Trowbridge ’24

$6.2M TOTAL DOLLARS

579

TOTAL DONORS

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

KATIE FUND

$18.3M

10,292

TOTAL DOLLARS

$10

TOTAL DONORS

90

1,583

STUDENT PHILANTHROPY CLUB MEMBERS since 2016 inception

Katie Fund donors who gave to an ADDITIONAL CAMPAIGN PRIORITY

UNIVERSITY’S GREATEST NEEDS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH

MOST COMMON GIFT SIZE

ACCESS AND SUCCESS

SUPPORTS

ATHLETICS

SCHOLARSHIPS

MULTICULTURAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

I feel good because I know I am helping somebody at St. Kate’s every month. As a social worker, it’s important to me to support others who are driven to make changes in their lives. Sometimes people need a little bit of support — I’m happy to be able to help.

—Alecia Adney-Hernandez ’17, sustaining donor

As a student parent, my journey to graduation would have been far more challenging without the support of Access and Success. They found resources for me and actually, genuinely cared about my success and wellbeing. By giving to the Katie Fund, donors are supporting future nurses, future social workers, future teachers.

—Keosha Morris ’23

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My time at St. Kate’s has been marked by

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extraordinary opportunities to advance my career, develop lifelong skills, and pursue my passion while making a national impact. My experiences in funded research opportunities and internships not only developed my technical and professional There are moments in the history me of anfigure outAs a women’s liberal arts institution abilities, but helped that my true passion lies inin the institution when the stars align and the path Catholic tradition, we offer a visionary, the hospital biomedical research.toThe forward is clear.

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The vision, the leadership, and careful planning, and heartfelt and commitment the spirit to take the institution to the next to social justice, we offer positive and dynamic it also funds development and support for level of excellence are here. ways of thinking about — and changing — the faculty members who guided the meworld. What we do next will determine We are in a unique position at a crucial time in through it. education Thanks to them, I am the lives and futures of generations of women. the history of higher in America. excited and prepared to launch my career in STEM after “To lead and influence is to bring life, to bring new ideas and St. Kate’s.

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creativity. It’s a tall order that goes beyond what other universities might say. It’s about achieving life and career goals, but even —Hannah Hausman ’24 more so, it’s about wisdom and using it to impact others.”

SUSAN HAMES, CSJ, ’68, Province Leader, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet

Campaign materials provided through a generous gift from the Mark and Karen Rauenhorst Foundation.