Saint Mary's Magazine Fall 2004 - Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

NEWS AND VIEWS
directors meeting was held on
April 2. The board of directors
includes: Brother President Louis
DeThomasis, as well as Lyle
Delwiche, John Leaf and John
Carlson ’60 of the SMU Board of
Trustees. Officers are: Steve
Lubahn, CEO; Jim Bedtke, CFO;
and Ann Merchlewitz, secretary.
A portion of GeoSpatial
Services will remain as a non-profit
extension of the Department of
Resource Analysis. Barry
Drazkowski (Master’s ’79) will be
the executive director of the nonprofit
GeoSpatial Services
operations, and Dr. David
McConville will continue as
academic chair of the Department
of Resource Analysis.
GeoSpatial Services is a fullservice
provider of GIS consulting
and development services. Major
clients of GIS mapping services
include clients in natural resource
management, oil and gas pipelines,
electric utilities, and other
industries. GeoSpatial Services, Inc.
is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Saint Mary’s University of
Minnesota, with operations in both
Winona and Minneapolis. All net
profits from its operation are
returned to SMU.
To support ongoing growth in
GIS consulting and to support
future growth, several new
experienced GIS professionals have
been hired.
Additionally, remodeling of the
second floor of the former library
of the Saint Teresa campus is now
complete. GeoSpatial Services has
increased its space by adding nearly
6,000-square feet to its existing
4,000-square foot area, including
space on all three floors of the
headquarters building at 360 Vila
Street in Winona.
For more information about
GeoSpatial Services projects, staff
and overviews, go to
http://www.geospatialservices.com.
MISSION
Enriched by the Catholic, Lasallian heritage,
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
awakens, nurtures, and empowers learners
to ethical lives of service and leadership.
MISSION STATEMENT
In the Lasallian spirit of faith and zeal, Saint Mary’s University – a global
and diverse learning community – serves students through relevant and
innovative educational programs, experiences, and enterprises. The
university is nourished by its Catholic intellectual, moral, and cultural
traditions and is inspired by excellence in teaching as modeled by Saint
John Baptist de La Salle, founder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.
The hallmark of the university is its commitment to serve the needs of
individual learners and promote life-long learning in a variety of contexts:
The College integrates undergraduate education in the liberal arts
with a residential experience to challenge and support students in their
intellectual, spiritual, personal, and professional development.
The School of Graduate and Professional Programs provides relevant
and rigorous academic experiences for adult learners through an
integration of practical, professional, and ethical education offered in
dynamic and caring environments.
Enterprising outreach and consulting programs provide a wide range
of services that promote individual growth and organizational
development.
The Saint Mary’s University community, together and by association,
is dedicated to quality, diversity, accessibility, social justice, and sound
stewardship in all its endeavors.
VISION
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
will transform society
one learner at a time,
so that faith, zeal, service, and leadership
– all directed toward the common good –
become society’s defining hallmarks.
APPROVED BY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MAY 2004
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