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The Charles L. Souvay Memorial Library Collections Faculty-Qualifications, Responsibilities, Development and Employment Student Services and Information
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The Charles L. Souvay, C.M., Memorial Library Collections Special Collections, comprised of over 3000 titles, embrace a number of individual collections. Largest of these is the Rare Books Collection, including a 1495 Bible; a thirteenth century French manuscript; most of the works of the Archbishops Peter Richard Kenrick of St. Louis, and his brother, Francis Patrick Kenrick, of Philadelphia; a number of Archdiocesan yearbook publications from diocesan synods before 1930, and a collection of catechisms dated in the years prior to the Second Vatican Council. The Code Collection possesses especially important volumes of Catholic Americana. The Merton Collection consists of all the published works, books, periodical literature, and audio tapes of Thomas Merton. The Cuneiform Collection consists of 92 clay tablets of fragments catalogued by the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Literature, Yale University. The Hellriegel Collection includes books and memorabilia gathered by the St. Louis priest and liturgical-movement pioneer. In addition to all of these other collections, the Kenrick-Glennon Seminary Archives are also located in the Special Collections area. While the library’s collections are largely devoted to print materials, there is also a substantial number of audio- and videotape materials as well as a CD-ROM collection which offers a variety of databases. Most recently, the library added to its collections the Anselmo Collection of music on some 1500 compact discs. In June 1998, Souvay Library became a charter member of MOBIUS (Missouri Bibliographic Information Users Service). As a result of its membership, the library is linked with other academic libraries throughout Missouri via Innovative Interface’s Millennium/INN-Reach System. Contribution to Teaching, Learning, and Research Partnership in Curriculum Development The Director of the Library, a full-time member of the faculty, attends all faculty meetings and in that forum participates in long-range curriculum planning. Resources The Souvay Library facility is located within the physical plant of Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, occupying 11,000 square feet of space on three levels in the southeast wing of the building. (back to top) Faculty Faculty Qualifications, Responsibilities, Development, and Employment On an ongoing basis, the faculty of Kenrick exercises responsibility for the planning, design, and oversight of the seminary’s programs. It provides leadership in the development of academic policy, oversight of academic and curricular program, establishment of admissions criteria, and recommendation of candidates for graduation. It also participates in the processes concerning the appointment, retention, and promotion in rank of faculty members. Kenrick School of Theology maintains policies concerning faculty rights and responsibilities, freedom of inquiry, procedures for recruitment, appointment, retention, promotion, and termination, criteria for faculty evaluation, faculty compensation, sabbaticals, and other conditions of employment. These policies are published in an up-to-date faculty handbook. Kenrick School of Theology does not offer tenure, but has been enriched by a great deal of continuity within its faculty over the years. Much of this continuity is related to the religious stability of its diocesan and religious priest faculty members, and a related stability among its women religious faculty members. In recent years, Kenrick has enjoyed the continuing services of a number of lay faculty, who are deeply committed to its mission. Kenrick faculty members have freedom in the classroom to discuss the subjects in which they have competence. They are also encouraged to include whenever possible in their classroom work a cross-disciplinary and pastoral perspective. Kenrick maintains a program for evaluating faculty performance, including teaching competence. This program involves interaction with the President-Rector and the Academic Dean, as well as with fellow faculty members. Kenrick faculty members are involved in evaluating the quality of student learning by identifying appropriate outcomes and assessing the extent to which they have been achieved. Faculty members are also involved in the development of the library collection and other resources. Faculty members further contribute to students’ learning by being available for regular advising and interaction with students. Kenrick provides structured opportunities for faculty research and intellectual growth in such means as faculty colloquia and in-service workshops, in allowances for books, memberships, and attendance at conventions, and above all in sabbatical leaves. The latter are offered every seventh semester at full salary or every seventh year at half salary. Faculty are encouraged to make available the results of their research by means of scholarly publication, constructive participation in learned societies, informed contributions to the intellectual life of Church and society, as well as in their teaching. (back to top)Student Services and Information Kenrick School of Theology administers a student financial aid program, in accordance with accreditation guidelines and federal regulations. Students with an interest in this program should contact the Financial Aid Officer. All full-time students of Kenrick are required to live on campus, except during their year of internship. Each student is assigned his own room, equipped with a desk, chair, bookcase, bed, and closet. At his own expense, the student is permitted additional furnishings, such as a reading lamp, sound or video equipment, computer hardware, a small refrigerator, an easy chair, or, as applicable, an area rug. Each student is expected to furnish his own towels and linens. Since the city of St. Louis experiences four distinct seasons, students should afford themselves a variety of winter and summer clothing, both dress and casual. Kenrick students wear clerical garb for liturgies and classes on campus. Kenrick provides a self-service laundry facility for the use of residents. Kenrick provides a state-of-the-art computer facility for the use of students. This facility, located in the fourth floor tower room, features eight personal computers, scanning and printing equipment, and a high-speed link to the Internet. Computers for student use are also available in the Library. Kenrick provides parking space for student cars, but accepts neither legal nor financial responsibility for cars parked on its premises, nor for the contents of these cars. Students who park in areas other than those assigned are subject to fines. The Student Life Association of Kenrick School of Theology serves the students of the school by facilitating open communication between the students and the administration, and among the students themselves. The Association operates through a number of standing committees, and participates in the planning and execution of monthly house meetings in which both students and administrators participate. It is a principal means for the coordination of student contributed The Kenrick-Glennon Student Store is a service operated by the students of the seminary on a voluntary basis, primarily for the sale of textbooks. On an occasional basis, the store also handles the sale of other items, particularly those bearing the seminary logo. (back to top)
Authority and Governance The structure and scope of this authority is based on the relationship of Kenrick to the Archdiocese. The articles of incorporation and bylaws of the seminary establish a Board of Directors and a Board of Trustees with specific authority for maintaining the integrity and vitality of the school. Trustees are chosen on the basis of qualifications appropriate to the task they will undertake, with a specific view towards diversity of race, ethnicity, gender, profession, and educational background. The Board of Directors appoints the chief administrative leadership and the faculty of the seminary. The Board of Directors and the Board of Trustees jointly confer degrees, enter into contracts, approve budgets, and manage the assets of the seminary. The Boards in turn delegate authority to the administration and faculty of the seminary to fulfill their respective roles and responsibilities. The Administration of Kenrick School of Theology is responsible for achieving the school’s purpose by developing and implementing institutional policies and administrative structures in cooperation with the Board of Trustees, the faculty, the students, the administrative staff, and other constituencies. It reflects the shared values of the greater Kenrick community in the management of resources, in communication with constituencies, and in evaluation and planning. Responsibilities and structures of accountability are clearly defined in a set of administrative position descriptions. (back to top) Other Institutional Resources Kenrick School of Theology engages the numbers and qualities of persons needed to implement the programs of the school. The faculty and administration have already been briefly described. The seminary also maintains a staff of qualified support-staff personnel, maintenance personnel, housekeeping personnel, and kitchen personnel. (back to top)
Kenrick School of Theology maintains the purchasing power of its financial assets and the integrity and utility of its physical facilities. It maintains stable and predictable sources of revenue, sufficient to maintain the educational quality of the institution. It projects prospective increases in revenue conservatively. It normally balances budgeted revenues and expenditures, while employing a prudent endowment spending rate. Kenrick School of Theology follows the principles and procedures for institutional accounting published by the National Association of College and University Business Officers. The Archdiocese of St. Louis is audited annually by an external, independent auditor, Deloitte and Touche LLP, in accordance with the generally recognized auditing standards for colleges and universities (not-for-profit organizations) as published by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. An annual financial report is available on request. Kenrick ensures that revenues, expenditures, and capital projects are budgeted and submitted for review and approval by the Board of Trustees and the Board of Directors, clearly reflecting the directions of the strategic plan for the school. Such budgets are developed at the administrative level of the school in consultation with the administrators, staff, and faculty who bear responsibility for managing programs. Kenrick School of Theology maintains an institutional advancement program, planned, organized, and implemented in ways congruent with the principles of the seminary. It includes annual giving, capital giving, and planned giving. This program is currently the direct responsibility of the President-Rector of the seminary, who works with an assisting full-time member of staff. The program also involves the Board of Trustees, the alumni, the faculty, the staff, and a number of volunteers. Advancement efforts are evaluated on an annual basis. In all advancement work, Kenrick respects the intention of donors with regard to the use of their gifts. It also recognizes donors and volunteers in appropriate ways. (back to top) Physical Data |