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Institutes and Affiliate Programs
INSTITUTES AND AFFILIATE PROGRAMS
Christ the Teacher Institute for Education of Saint Mary’s University
Brother Paulos Welday Mesmer, FSC, Ed.D., Director and Associate Dean
Located at Saint Mary’s Nairobi Campus, 30 minutes outside the city center of Nairobi, Kenya, Christ the
Teacher Institute for Education (CTIE) provides course work in teacher education leading to a three-year
diploma in teacher education and a four-year bachelor of education degree. CTIE offers courses during
a year-long three-semester academic year that year-round. Students who successfully complete the prescribed
coursework, including student teaching, will be awarded a diploma in teacher education at the end
of three years. At that time, students may apply to complete a fourth year of study, and those successfully
completing the work will be awarded the bachelor of education degree. The diploma in teacher education
requires the completion of 110 semester hours. The bachelor of education degree requires the completion
of 146 semester hours. At present, teaching concentrations are offered in Christian religious education,
English, geography, history, mathematics, and biology. Approximately 200 students attend CTIE.
De La Salle Language Institute
Rebecca Vogel, Director
See page 89 of the catalog.
GeoSpatial Services
Barry Drazkowski, Executive Director
GeoSpatial Services (GSS) is a full-service provider of geographic information systems (GIS) development
services and in the natural resource assessment services. GeoSpatial Services is a program of Saint Mary's
University, with operations on the Winona Campus, the University's new Prairie Island Field Station, and
on the main Minneapolis campus. GeoSpatial Services has a rich history of developing geographic
information systems for a broad spectrum of clients in both government and private industry. The GIS
discipline grew out of Saint Mary's University's long commitment to research of the Upper Mississippi
River, where GIS was applied as an analysis and trending tool for biological studies. Use of GIS for trend
analysis is a key strength of GeoSpatial Services. Target industries include natural resources, and oil and
gas pipelines. GSS also has experience in developing GIS for clients in a variety of other industries and
applications. GSS developed and grew is natural resources program through the National Park Service's
Natural Resource Condition Assessment Program. GSS is a recognized leader in providing the Park Service
resource assessment services for National Parks. GSS has grown this program and is also providing the
NPS climate change vulnerability assessments for resource areas.
The Hendrickson Institute for Ethical Leadership
Lindsay E. McCabe, Executive Director
The Hendrickson Institute for Ethical Leadership is committed to developing emerging and current leaders
to live lives of ethical leadership and service, and serves as a forum for the exploration of ethical issues.
Through the tremendous generosity and vision of Bill ’39 and Jean Hendrickson, Saint Mary’s University
of Minnesota created the Tomorrow’s Leaders University and High School Scholarship Programs: The
“Tomorrow’s Leaders High School Scholarship Program” involves 60 schools in the Midwest and provides
a post-secondary scholarship upon the completion of a leadership service project in the student’s community.
The “Tomorrow’s Leadership University Scholarship” has 17 named and endowed scholarships
to serve over 60 Saint Mary’s students. Students agree to commit to a lifestyle characterized by good
character, scholarship and service to the community.
The Institute offers a variety of programming to develop creative, ethical and globally oriented leaders:
The annual Hendrickson Forum recognizes ethical leaders with an annual award and features renowned
speakers to address the Twin Cities community about topics related to ethical leadership, locally and
around the globe. A partnership with the Minnesota Trade Office provides the opportunity for the Twin
Cities and Saint Mary’s communities to attend programs that focus on international business, such as the
export process and contract negotiation. The Under-Told Stories Project, featured on PBS, produces inter-
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