Campus and MPCC legislative contacts

Minnesota's Private Colleges Government Team

Dr. David B. Laird, Jr. is the president and CEO of the Minnesota Private College Council, Fund and Research Foundation. He also handles all of the federal-level advocacy for the Minnesota Private College Council. He has spent his career working in higher education, including leading the Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Board. Prior to joining the Council in 1988 he was vice president for planning and development and secretary at Carleton College.

Campus legislative contacts

Each of our 17 campuses has a staff person assigned as the primary contact on public policy and advocacy matters.

	Augsburg College Tracy Beckman, Director of Government and Community Relations Phone: 612-330-1752 E-mail: beckman@augsburg.edu
	Bethany Lutheran College Lance Schwartz, Director of Marketing and Public Relations Phone: 507-344-7427 E-mail: schwartz@blc.edu
	Bethel University Amanda Wanke, Director of Media and Internal Communications Phone: 651-638-6266 E-mail: a-wanke@bethel.edu
	Carleton College Joe Hargis, Assoc. Vice President for External Relations Phone: 507-646-4327 E-mail: jhargis@acs.carleton.edu
	College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Jon McGee, Vice President, Enrollment, Planning and Public Affairs Phone: 320-363-5287 E-mail: jmcgee@csbsju.edu
	College of St. Catherine Cal Mosley, Special Assistant to the President Phone: 651-690-8652 E-mail: cnmosley@stkate.edu
	College of St. Scholastica Janet Rosen, Associate Vice President for Institutional Advancement Phone: 218-723-6072 E-mail: jrosen@css.edu
	Concordia College (Moorhead) James Hausmann, Retired Vice President for Admissions and Financial Aid Phone: 218-233-0055 E-mail: hausmann@gloria.cord.edu
	Concordia University (St. Paul) Heather Riddle, Vice President for University Advancement Phone: 651-641-8803 E-mail: riddle@csp.edu
	Gustavus Adolphus College Gwendolyn Freed, Vice President for College Relations Phone: 507-933-6355 E-mail: gfreed@gustavus.edu
	Hamline University Dan Loritz, Vice President for University Relations Phone: 651- 523-2200 E-mail: dloritz@hamline.edu
	Macalester College Doug Stone, Director, College Relations Phone: 651-696-6433 E-mail: stone@macalester.edu
	Minneapolis College of Art and Design TBD, Director of Communications and External Relations Phone: E-mail:
	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Diana Miller, Director, Development and Alumni Relations Phone: 507-457-1452 E-mail: dmiller@smumn.edu
	St. Olaf College Steve Blodgett, Director of Marketing and Communications Phone: 507-786-3316 E-mail: blodgett@stolaf.edu
	University of St. Thomas Doug Hennes, Vice President of University and Government Relations Phone: 651-962-6402 E-mail: dehennes@stthomas.edu

Our colleges

Augsburg College

Located in Minneapolis with abundant opportunities to gain experience both inside and outside the classroom.
National recognition for an effective first-year program and for combining learning with service.
Top majors are business, science, teaching
A diverse community of 3,000 students

Bethany Lutheran College

Located in Mankato overlooking the Minnesota River Valley
A community of 540 students -- most live on campus
Popular majors include business administration, communication, psychology, and elementary education
Focus is on a solid, Christian education

Bethel University

Located on a residential, wooded campus in a Twin Cities suburb
Enrolls 5,600 students in 100 undergraduate, graduate, and seminary programs
Integrates faith, learning and the translation of Christian belief into global service
20 international programs; top 3 percent ranking of students who study in foreign countries

Carleton College

Residential campus in the small community of Northfield
Ranked one of the country's top liberal arts colleges
Noted for its bright and talented students and strong faculty
Enrollment of 2,000 students of diverse backgrounds

College of Saint Benedict

Together with Saint John's -- 3,800 undergraduate students have many opportunities
Located on 3,200 acres of woods and lakes west of St. Cloud
A focus on globalism includes an extensive international study program
A commitment to experiential learning, research and internships

College of St. Catherine

Largest and most comprehensive Catholic college for women in the U.S.
Beautiful campuses in St. Paul and Minneapolis
Committed to meeting the educational needs of women of all ages; offers liberal arts, healthcare and professional programs in traditional and weekend formats
Serves 5,000 students

College of St. Scholastica

Main campus in Duluth; also in St. Paul, St. Cloud, Brainerd
Undergraduate and graduate programs in traditional, accelerated and online formats
Top majors: Health information management, management, education, nursing
3,200 students; 1,940 undergraduates on Duluth campus
U.S. News ranking in top tier of Midwestern universities

Concordia College

Located in the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area that includes 20,000+ college students
Serves more than 2,700 students
Top programs include the sciences, education and music
Recipient of NAFSA Simon Award for Campus Internationalization
Home of world-renowned Concordia Language Villages

Concordia University

Located in the St. Paul metro area
Serves 1,500 undergraduate and 300 graduate students of all ages and backgrounds
Top majors include Christian education, business and teacher education
A laptop university with 24/7 Web access

Gustavus Adolphus College

Oldest Lutheran college in Minnesota; Swedish heritage; home of the Nobel Conference
Beautiful residential campus located in St. Peter, overlooking the Minnesota River Valley
Prepares 2,500 undergraduates for lives of leadership, service and lifelong learning
Recognized science, writing, music, athletics, study-abroad, and service-learning programs

Hamline University

Ranked first in Minnesota among comprehensive universities according to U.S. News
4,400 undergraduate, graduate, and law students
Located in residential neighborhood of St. Paul
Intimate environment of small classes and personal attention along with the opportunities of a comprehensive university

Macalester College

1,900 undergraduates come from every state and 90 countries
Located in a friendly St. Paul neighborhood
Emphasis on global perspectives; more than half study abroad
Produced many Fulbright and Rhodes scholars

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

700 students; 14 majors in fine arts, media and design
Located next to the Children's Theater and Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Studio-based and business-oriented programs; BFA, BS and MFA degrees
Only art and design school to be named a Best Midwestern College by Princeton Review

Saint John's University

Together with Saint Benedict -- 3,800 undergraduate students have many opportunities
Located on 3,200 acres of woods and lakes west of St. Cloud.
A focus on globalism includes an extensive international study program
A commitment to experiential learning, research, internships

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

Values-based, results-oriented education in the Catholic, Lasallian tradition
Outstanding environment for learning, living and recreation
400-acre Winona campus in the bluffs of the Mississippi River Valley
1,300 traditional undergraduates, with 4,100 graduate and professional students at other locations

St. Olaf College

Environmentally aware, 300-acre residential campus in historic Northfield
3,000 students; top majors are music, mathematics and the sciences
Nation's top liberal arts college for study abroad
College of the Lutheran church -- where conversations about faith are part of daily life

University of St. Thomas

Minnesota's largest private university with 10,500 students (5,500 undergraduates)
95 undergraduate majors
Main campuses located in a stately St. Paul neighborhood and in downtown Minneapolis (other campuses in Owatonna, Minn. and Rome, Italy)

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