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- Mailing Address
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4100 South 4th Street
Leavenworth, Kansas 66048 - Phone
- (913) 682-5151
- Email address
- admiss@stmary.edu
- Website
- https://www.stmary.edu/
- School Information
- "Rooted in the Catholic traditions of St. Vincent de Paul, the University of Saint Mary honors our core university values of community, justice, respect, and excellence and encourages curiosity and conversation, servant-leadership and exploration, while a spirit of gratitude lives in everything we do. USM is an esteemed applied liberal arts Catholic university with more than 30 undergraduate programs, graduate programs, and three doctoral programs and an ever-growing focus on health care education. Classes are offered on campuses in Leavenworth and Overland Park, and in several formats: traditional, evening-accelerated, and online" (Source: https://www.stmary.edu/about-usm). Founded in 1923, USM has an total enrollment of 1,240, with an undergraduate enrollment of 782 and a graduate enrollment of 458. The school's student to faculty ratio is 11 to 1.
- General Information
- University of Saint Mary offers several courses that address race and diversity. USM has also stated that it will engage in diversity within recruitment and retention. At this time, no mandatory Critical Race Theory is being instituted. See developments below:
Actions Taken
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USM is committed to "recruiting and retaining diverse candidates."
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Saint Mary's Communications Major/Minor includes a course titled "Diversity in the Media."
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Saint Mary's B.A. in Psychology program "seeks to prepare graduates who demonstrate ethically and socially responsible behaviors...in a landscape that involves increasing diversity."
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- Symbolic Actions
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On June 19, 2020, the university issued a statement in honor of Juneteenth which reads as follows: "[The] freedom celebrated by Juneteenth reminds us justice and dignity for all is not yet a reality in our country. The senseless murders of our black brothers, the continuing economic disparity cry to heaven for redress. We must continue to demand justice and dignity for all and the full recognition of the God-given dignity of our black brothers and sisters. The lives of too many have been sacrificed at the hands of the powerful and privileged. This evil, born of the insidious belief that one race is superior, must end now. We, the University of Saint Mary and our Board of Trustees embrace and proclaim that BLACK LIVES MATTER."
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As part of its 2024-2025 Student Handbook, Saint Mary states, "As a Vatican II Catholic University, rooted in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the University embraces diversity, community, and justice and in that spirit welcomes and respects people of all beliefs including those who seek God through the good, the true, and the beautiful."
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