Founding member, 1971-Present
St. Catherine University was instrumental in establishing HECUA in 1971 and has provided leadership throughout the history of the consortium
Saint Paul, MN 55105
Since its foundation, St. Catherine University has sought to educate women to be courageous and transformational leaders in their communities. Grounded in the Catholic tradition of intellectual inquiry and social teaching, St. Catherine challenges and supports students of diverse backgrounds to be reflective thinkers and to search out and participate in efforts that advance social justice. As a founding member of HECUA, St. Catherine University has been a long and trusted partner in equipping students with the knowledge and skills to create just communities and societies at home and abroad.
Special services HECUA provides to the campus:
• HECUA has conducted custom, short-term programs for St. Catherine students with faculty from a variety of departments. Several of these programs were held at HECUA’s Ecuador site of activity and were offered as Global Search for Justice credit. HECUA has also conducted a seminar for graduate students in Library and Information Sciences at HECUA’s Norway site.
• HECUA has provided a faculty development workshop on “Experiential education as a liberating art: Teaching with the global search for justice and the community in mind.” Held on the St. Catherine campus, the workshop included faculty participants who teach interdisciplinary core courses around the theme of global search for justice.
• Professor Deep Shikha was a co-presenter for a HECUA workshop on experiential, integrated learning offered at the AAC&U conference on General Education and Assessment. Also, Professor of Economics Nasrin Jewell served as the lead faculty and interim program director for the MUST program.
Application Process
HECUA follows St. Kate’s deadlines for all programs. All pieces of the HECUA application (including the academic reference form) are submitted to St. Kate’s Global Studies office along with any additional pieces for on-campus approval. After the application is approved on campus, the Global Studies office sends the application to HECUA.
Global Studies Office
Derham Hall 305
(651) 690-6472
[email protected]
| Term | Fall | January | Spring | Summer |
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Deadline: International Program |
March 1 | October 1 | October 1 | March 1 |
| Deadline: Domestic Program | March 1 | October 1 | October 1 | March 1 |
Need more assistance?
As you begin the application process and for more information about available programs, requirements, and fees, a HECUA Program Representative is always available:
| Kari Pederson Behrends [email protected] 651-287-3317 |
Lauren White [email protected] 651-287-3311 |
See what St. Kate's students are saying about their HECUA experience:
- Rachel Armstrong participated in the fall 2011 Community Internships in Latin America (CILA) program based in Quito, Ecuador
- Devon Arndt participation in the January 2012 Development and Community in Bangladesh program
The following students have also agreed to respond to questions about their specific HECUA experience:
- Alex Kennedy, participated in Social & Political Transformation in Ecuador January 2015, [email protected]
- McKenzie Daul, participated in Inequality in America Spring 2014, [email protected]
- Kat Groshens, participated in Agriculture & Justice Spring 2014, [email protected]
- Becca Schilling, participated in Art for Social Change Spring 2014, [email protected]