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Colleges Catholic Identity Guide 2006-07
The list of participating colleges has been growing and now numbers over 10% of Catholic institutions of higher learning across the U.S. and Canada. In 2006-2007, 24 schools (up from 15 in 2005) went on record answering 10 objective questions related to Catholic identity.
Below find:
How to Participate in the Guide
To be added to our list of Catholic colleges and
universities, a school must answer the questionnaire. N/A (not applicable) answers must be explained. If so desired, No answers may also be explained. (See The Guide for examples of explanations.) Send answers to:
Robyn Lee
Register College Survey
432 Washington Ave
North Haven, CT
06473
RLee at
NCRegister.com
Fax:
203 230 3838
The Questionnaire
The goal of the Register and Faith & Family magazine Colleges Catholic Identity Guide is to apply objective tests of a university’s Catholic identity. The 10 questions can only be answered Yes, No or Not Applicable. We designed it so that a YES answer best reflects Catholic identity.
Institution:
1. Did the president make the public profession of faith and
take the oath of fidelity?
2. Is the majority of the board of trustees Catholic?
3. Is the majority of the faculty Catholic?
4. Do you publicly require all Catholic theology professors to
have the mandatum?
5. Did all Catholic theology professors take the oath of
fidelity?
Campus:
6. Is the head of campus ministry Catholic?
7. Do you exclude advocates of abortion, euthanasia or cloning
as commencement speakers or recipients of honorary degrees?
8. Do you exclude sponsoring pro-abortion campus groups?
9. Do you exclude coed dorms?
10. Do your student health services exclude referrals to
abortion clinics?
Questionnaire Sources
The questions reflect essential elements of the renewal of Catholic identity called for by Pope John Paul II’s 1990 apostolic constitution on higher education, Ex Corde Ecclesiae (On Catholic Universities), its 2000 Application to the United States, and canon law.
Here is our summary of what the
questions cover and why:
Institution:
1. President: Canon 833: The president of a Catholic university is
personally bound to make a profession of faith in the presence of the
chancellor or diocesan bishop or a delegate at the beginning of the term of
office.
2. Board: U.S. Application: “To the extent possible,
the majority of the board of trustees should be Catholics committed to the
Church.”
3. Faculty: U.S. Application: “The university should
strive to recruit and appoint Catholics as professors so that, to the extent
possible, those committed to the witness of the faith will constitute a
majority of the faculty.”
4. The Mandatum:
Canon 812: It is necessary that
Catholic theologians have a mandatum from the diocesan bishop.
U.S. Application:
If a particular professor lacks a mandatum and continues to teach a theological discipline, the university must determine what further action may be taken in accordance with its own mission and statutes.
Mandatum text: “I hereby declare my role and responsibility as a teacher of a
theological discipline within the full communion of the Church. As a teacher of
a theological discipline, therefore, I am committed to teach authentic Catholic doctrine and to refrain
from putting forth as Catholic teaching anything contrary to the Church’s
magisterium.”
U.S. Application:
Catholic students have a right to receive from a university instruction in
authentic Catholic doctrine and practice, especially from theologians.
5. Oath: Canon 833: Catholic theologians are
personally bound to make a profession of faith in the presence of the
university president if he is a priest, or the diocesan bishop or a delegate,
at the beginning of their term of
office.
Campus:
6. Ministry: U.S. Application: “Catholic students have a
right to be provided with opportunities to practice the faith through
participation in Mass, the sacraments, religious devotions and other authentic
forms of Catholic spirituality.” The university “shall make provision for
effective campus ministry programs, including the celebration of the
sacraments, especially the Eucharist and penance, other liturgical
celebrations, and opportunities for prayer and spiritual reflection.”
7. Honorees: The U.S. Bishops’ 2004 Catholics in
Political Life: “Catholic institutions should not honor those who act in
defiance of our fundamental moral principles. They should not be given awards,
honors or platforms that would suggest support for their actions.”
8. Groups: U.S. Application: “It is important for
Catholic universities to implement in practical terms their commitment to the
essential elements of Catholic identity, including activities of officially
recognized student and faculty organizations and associations.”
9. Dorms: U.S. Application: “It is important for
Catholic universities to implement in practical terms their commitment to the
essential elements of Catholic identity, including the commitment to create a
campus culture and environment that is expressive and supportive of a Catholic
way of life.”
10. Health: U.S. Application: “It is important for
Catholic universities to implement in practical terms their commitment to the
essential elements of Catholic identity, including the commitment to provide
health care in conformity with the Church’s ethical and religious teaching and
directives.”
The Schools
The Guide
1. Aquinas College
4210 Harding Road
Nashville, TN
37205
(800)
649-9956
Aquinas-tn.edu
Enrollment:
900
Institutional:
President YES
Board YES
Faculty YES
Mandatum YES
Oath NO*
Campus:
Ministry
YES
Honorees YES
Clubs YES
Dorms YES*
Health YES
School’s comments:
Oath. “All Catholic full-time faculty, including all Catholic theology
professors, make the profession of faith publicly on an annual basis. In
consultation with our diocesan bishop, we came to the understanding that ECE
and canon law require the oath of fidelity be taken by the president of the
college, not by the Catholic theology faculty.
Our theology faculty have no
opposition to taking the oath; we just do not understand it to be required of
them. The mandatum is most definitely a requirement, and is conferred publicly
by the bishop or his delegate.”
Dorms. “Aquinas College does not currently have
on-campus housing. However, on-campus housing is included in its strategic plan
with a target opening date of fall 2009; it is part of its plan that dorms not
be coed.”
2. Augustine Institute
1300 S. Steele St., Suite 320
Denver, CO
80210
(303)
715-3279
AugustineInstitute.org
Institutional:
President YES
Board YES
Faculty YES
Mandatum YES
Oath YES
Campus:
Ministry
YES
Honorees YES
Clubs YES
Dorms YES
Health --*
School’s comments:
Health: The Augustine Institute does not have its own student health services at
present. But if we did, we certainly would exclude all referrals to abortion
clinics.
3. Ave Maria University
1025 Commons Circle
Naples, FL
34119
(877) 283-8648
Naples.AveMaria.edu
Enrollment:
445
(includes
grad students)
Institutional:
President YES
Board YES
Faculty YES
Mandatum YES
Oath YES
Campus:
Ministry
YES
Honorees YES
Clubs YES
Dorms YES
Health YES
4. Belmont Abbey College
100 Belmont-Mount Holly Road
Belmont, NC
28012
(888)
222-0110
BelmontAbbeyCollege.edu
Enrollment:
900 (undergrads)
Institutional:
President YES
Board YES
Faculty YES
Mandatum YES
Oath YES
Campus:
Ministry
YES
Honorees YES
Clubs YES
Dorms NO*
Health YES
School’s comments:
Dorms. “Belmont Abbey College
does not have enclosed dormitories; all of its housing is either apartment or
open air designs. The college has separation between men’s and women’s housing
and curfew and visitation policy.”
5. Benedictine College
1020 North Second St.
Atchison, KS
66002
(913) 367-5340
Benedictine.edu
Enrollment:
1,553
(includes grad students)
Institutional:
President YES*
Board YES
Faculty YES
Mandatum YES
Oath --*
Campus:
Ministry YES*
Honorees YES
Clubs YES
Dorms YES*
Health YES
School’s comments:
President: The president vowed to uphold the Catholic mission of the college in the presence of the archbishop during his inauguration; he is currently in correspondence with our archbishop to ensure that he has appropriately fulfilled the requirements of the Code of Canon Law.
Oath:We were under the impression that the mandatum subsumed the oath of fidelity; we are currently in correspondence with our archbishop to clarify his understanding of that point. All full-time theology professors must have the mandatum; in fact, the requirement we advertise is that candidates must be enthusiastic about obtaining the mandatum.
Ministry: The head of campus ministry is a Catholic priest and monk of St. Benedict’s Abbey. In addition to our head of campus ministry, we have six Benedictine priests who serve as chaplains and associate chaplains. All seven of these men have made a profession of faith and oath of fidelity.
Dorms:We have a single-sex housing philosophy that intentionally promotes a theology of the body based on Christian anthropology. One hall has both men and women in it, but they are separated by floor with a sophisticated security system that prevents intermingling between floors past visitation hours.
6. The Catholic Distance
University
120 East Colonial Highway
Hamilton, VA
20158-9012
(888)
254-4CDU
CDU.edu
Institutional:
President YES
Board YES
Faculty YES
Mandatum YES*
Oath YES*
Campus:*
Ministry
--
Honorees --
Clubs --
Dorms --
Health --
School’s Comments:
Mandatum and Oath. “As an online university, our faculty is all adjunct. They do not take
an oath of fidelity but every staff member is approved by our president, who is
the bishop of our diocese.”
Campus: CDU is an online university.
7. The Catholic University
of America
620 Michigan Ave. NE
Washington, DC
20064
(202) 319-5000
CUA.edu
Enrollment:
6,000 (includes grads)
Institutional:
President YES
Board YES
Faculty YES
Mandatum YES*
Oath YES*
Campus:
Ministry
YES
Honorees YES
Clubs YES
Dorms NO*
Health YES
School’s comments:
Mandatum. “The Catholic University of America has a unique status. Its School of Theology,
School of Canon
Law, and School
of Philosophy are ecclesiastical
faculties. The professors have a canonical mission from the Vatican rather than a mandatum from
their diocesan bishop.”
Oath. “It is not required because of the canonical mission. Each year, at the
invitation of the diocesan bishop who is also the ecclesiastical chancellor,
the faculty make the profession of faith at the opening Mass of the academic
year.”
Dorms. “Our residence halls are of two varieties: single sex and gender
segregated by floor.”
8. Christendom College
134 Christendom Drive
Front Royal, VA
22630
(800)
877-5456
Christendom.edu
Enrollment:
500 (includes grads)
Institutional:
President YES
Board YES
Faculty YES
Mandatum YES*
Oath YES
Campus:
Ministry
YES
Honorees YES
Clubs YES
Dorms YES
Health YES
School’s comments:
Mandatum. “The diocesan bishop gives his approbation but not a mandatum.”
9. The College of Saint Thomas More
3020 Lubbock Ave.
Fort Worth, TX
76109
(817) 923.8459
CSTM.edu
Enrollment:
50 (undergrads)
Institutional:
President YES
Board YES
Faculty YES
Mandatum YES
Oath YES
Campus:
Ministry
YES
Honorees YES
Clubs YES
Dorms YES*
Health --*
School’s comments:
Dorms. “The College
of Saint Thomas More has
living accommodations for about 30 students. In these, women and men share no
common spaces.”
Health. “The school advises parents: ‘Our students have a tutor who advises them
on all matters, and we also have a priest who resides on campus.’”
10. Franciscan University
of Steubenville
1235 University Blvd.
Steubenville, OH
43952
(800) 783-6220
Franciscan.edu
Enrollment:
2,421 (includes grads)
Institutional:
President YES
Board YES
Faculty YES
Mandatum YES
Oath YES
Campus:
Ministry
YES
Honorees YES
Clubs YES
Dorms YES
Health YES
11. Holy Apostles College
and Seminary
33 Prospect Hill Road
Cromwell, CT
06416-2005
(860)-632-3010
HolyApostles.edu
Enrollment:
275 (includes grads)
Institutional:
President YES
Board YES
Faculty YES
Mandatum YES
Oath YES
Campus:
Ministry
YES
Honorees YES
Clubs YES
Dorms YES
Health YES
12. Institute for the Psychological Sciences
2001 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 511
Arlington, VA
22202
(703) 416-1441
IPSciences.edu
Enrollment:
45
Institutional:
President YES
Board YES
Faculty YES
Mandatum YES
Oath YES
Campus:
Ministry
YES
Honorees YES
Clubs YES
Dorms --*
Health YES
School’s comments:
*There are no dorms on campus.
13. John Paul the Great Catholic University
10174 Old Grove Road, Suite 200
San Diego, CA
92131
(858) 653-6740
JPCatholic.com
Enrollment:
Opening Sept 2006 — target enrollment 60.
Institutional:
President YES
Board YES
Faculty YES
Mandatum YES
Oath YES
Campus:
Ministry
YES
Honorees YES
Clubs YES
Dorms YES
Health YES
14. Magdalen College
511 Kearsarge Mountain Road
Warner,
NH 03278
(877)
498-1723
Magdalen.edu
Enrollment:
70 (undergrad)
Institutional:
President YES
Board YES
Faculty YES
Mandatum YES
Oath YES
Campus:
Ministry
YES
Honorees YES
Clubs YES
Dorms YES
Health YES
15. Our Lady of Corpus Christi
1200
Lantana
Corpus Christi, TX
78469
(361)
289-9095
Colcc.com
Enrollment:
50
Institutional:
President YES
Board YES
Faculty YES
Mandatum -- *
Oath YES
Campus:
Ministry
YES
Honorees YES
Clubs YES
Dorms YES
Health YES
School’s comments:
Mandatum: “The diocesan bishop does not require a mandatum, but if he did we would
certainly also require it.”
16. St. Gregory’s University
1900 W. MacArthur St.
Shawnee, OK
74804-2499
(888)
STGREGS
StGregorys.edu
Enrollment:
700 (undergrads)
Institutional:
President YES
Board YES
Faculty YES
Mandatum YES
Oath NO*
Campus:
Ministry
YES
Honorees YES
Clubs YES
Dorms YES
Health YES
School’s comments:
Oath. “The diocesan bishop has conferred the mandatum through an interview
with proposed faculty members and even campus ministers, conducted
either by the bishop personally or
by his appointed vicar general.”
17. Southern Catholic
College
330
Southern Catholic Drive
Dawsonville, GA
30534
(866)
722-2003
SouthernCatholic.org
Enrollment:
71 (undergrads)
Institutional:
President YES
Board YES
Faculty YES
Mandatum YES
Oath YES
Campus:
Ministry
YES
Honorees YES
Clubs YES
Dorms YES
Health YES
18. Thomas Aquinas College
10000 N. Ojai Road
Santa Paula, CA
93060
(800) 634-9797
ThomasAquinas.edu
Enrollment:
359 (undergrads)
Institutional:
President YES
Board YES
Faculty YES
Mandatum NO*
Oath YES
Campus:
Ministry
YES
Honorees YES
Clubs YES
Dorms YES
Health YES
School’s comments:
Mandatum. “The diocesan bishop does not require the mandatum for Thomas Aquinas
College’s program.”
19. The Thomas More College
of Liberal Arts
6 Manchester St.
Merrimack, NH
03054
(603)
880-8308
ThomasMoreCollege.edu
Enrollment:
100 (undergrads)
Institutional:
President YES
Board YES
Faculty YES
Mandatum YES
Oath YES
Campus:
Ministry
YES
Honorees YES
Clubs YES
Dorms YES
Health YES
20. University of
Dallas
1845 E. Northgate Drive
Irving, TX
75062
(972)
721-5000
UDallas.edu
Enrollment:
3005
Institutional:
President NO*
Board YES
Faculty YES
Mandatum YES*
Oath YES*
Campus:
Ministry
YES
Honorees YES
Clubs YES
Dorms NO*
Health YES
School’s comments:
President. “The diocesan bishop has not asked for the profession and oath, but the
president is willing to make both.”
Mandatum. “According to ECE, the mandatum is a matter between the individual
theologian and the bishop, but the members of the department at UD expect all
faculty to hold the mandatum.”
Oath. “Not known. The bishop has not asked the faculty to take the oath, but
all faculty have indicated their fidelity in public forums and publications.”
Dorms. “Due to gender imbalance in enrollment, one residence hall is coed by
floor.”
21. University of Sacramento
1531 I St., Suite
200
Sacramento, CA
95814
(916) 443-4760
UniversityofSacramento.org
Enrollment:
43 (grads only)
Institutional:
President YES
Board YES
Faculty YES
Mandatum YES
Oath YES
Campus:
Ministry
YES
Honorees YES
Clubs YES
Dorms --*
Health YES
School’s comments:
Dorms. “The University
of Sacramento does not
have on-campus housing as yet. Their strategic plan for on-campus housing
excludes coed dorms.
22. University of St. Thomas
3800 Montrose Blvd.
Houston TX
77006
(800)
856-8565
Stthom.edu
3,095
(includes grads)
Institutional:
President YES
Board YES
Faculty YES
Mandatum YES
Oath YES
Campus:
Ministry
YES
Honorees YES
Clubs YES
Dorms NO
Health YES
23. Walsh
University
2020 East Maple St. N.W.
North Canton, OH
44720
(800) 362-9846
Walsh.edu
2,200
(includes grads)
Institutional:
President YES
Board YES
Faculty YES
Mandatum YES
Oath YES
Campus:
Ministry
YES
Honorees YES
Clubs YES
Dorms NO*
Health YES
School’s comments:
Dorms. “Freshman only.”
24. Wyoming Catholic College
P.O. Box 750
Lander, WY
82520
(877) 332-2930
WyomingCatholicCollege.com
Current Enrollment: Accepting applications for the first academic year, 2007/08
Institutional:
President YES
Board YES
Faculty YES
Mandatum YES
Oath YES
Campus:
Ministry YES
Honorees YES
Clubs YES
Dorms YES
Health YES
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