President's Office. Edward Henry, 1976-1985 | Saint Michael's College Archives & Special Collections

By Elizabeth B. Scott

Collection Overview

Title: President's Office. Edward Henry, 1976-1985

ID: SMC 2/013

Extent: 10.0 Cubic Feet

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

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Henry series is arranged into 21 subseries. In addition to typical administrative papers related to college finances, admissions, and academics, the Henry papers include many items related to the energy crisis and the 75th anniversary of Saint Michael's. Of particular note are papers of the International Dome Symposium and the Women and Society Symposium.

Collection Historical Note

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.

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Box 9

Sub-Series 12: Financial Aid

General 1983-84

Scholarships and Fellowships 1975-1981

Sub-Series 13: Governance 1976-1980

Administrative structures and reorganization 1976

Organizational chart

Articles of incorporation

Sub-Series 14: Jubilee 1979-1982

Clippings/new

Correspondence

Events--American College Theatre Festival

Events--Bioethical news

Events--BBC Martin Jenkins

Events--Christianity in Culture/Russia and the west

Events--Citizen Soldier

Events--Collective bargaining

Events--College fair

Events--Care curriculum

Events--Internation Dome Symposium(4)

Events--Einstein centennial

Events--Festival mass

Events--Fine Arts/art

Events--Fine Arts/music

Events--Fine Arts/theatre

Events--Future of American foreign policy

Events--Govt panel

Events--Hartnett lecture

Events--irish question

Events--Jewish performing arts

Events--Liberal arts in crisis

Events--Michaelmen solving problems in local govt.

Events--Orientation Homecoming

Events--Our French heritage

Events--Playwright Ted Pezzulo

Events--Quebec separatists

Events--Social Studies fair

Events--Society and secularization

Events--Spring festival auction

Events--Sports

Events--Third world cultures in conflict

Events--Writers and current issues

Events--Women & Society (2)

Events--Women & Society II

Grants

Honororary comm.

Letterhead

Liturgical Celebration

Planning

Publications

Sub-Series 15: Memos 1975-1985

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