Arrangement
The Henry series is arranged into 21 subseries: Admissions; Alumni ; Boards/External Committees;Cabinet; Commencement; Committees; Correspondence; Departments/ Programs; Development; Faculty; Financial; Financial Aid; governance; Jubilee; memos; NEASC; Personal; property; reports; student life; subject
Administrative/Biographical History
The Board of Trustees elected Edward Henry president of Saint Michael’s College on 3 October 1975. He began work in April 1976. Prior to arriving at Saint Michael’s he had been vice president for development at St. Johns University after serving as president of St. Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Ind. and mayor of St. Cloud, MN. President Henry oversaw the College through a period of mild growth and the establishment of the College as a coeducational liberal arts college ready to enter a new phase in its history. One of his early actions as president was meeting with major stakeholders and producing a statement that called for a “liberal education in the light of the Catholic faith.” (The phrase “in the light of the Catholic faith” eventually became part of the mission of the college.) He led the College as it developed a new core curriculum, placed a premium on on-campus living and on campus life. He also made tough choices to increase tuition and hold down enrollment at a time when many Catholic colleges were closing. During his term, the College made an effort to include the community in events and expanded its continuing education offerings. He announced his intention to leave in 1983, but remained in office until June 30 1985, when Dr. Paul Reiss began as president.
