Benedictine College
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| Motto | Forward. Always Forward. |
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| Type | Private liberal arts college |
| Established | 1971 by the merger of Mount St. Scholastica College (1923) and St. Benedict's College (1858) |
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Roman Catholic (Benedictines) |
| Endowment | $17.05 million |
| President | Stephen D. Minnis |
| Dean | Kimberly C. Shankman |
| Undergraduates | 2,113 |
| Location |
Atchison, Kansas, U.S. 39°34′26″N 95°06′53″W / 39.57394°N 95.11465°WCoordinates: 39°34′26″N 95°06′53″W / 39.57394°N 95.11465°W |
| Campus | Rural |
| Colors | Black & Red |
| Athletics | NAIA – Heart of America Athletic Conference |
| Nickname | Ravens |
| Affiliations |
ACCU NAICU CIC |
| Website | benedictine |
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Benedictine College is a co-educational university in Atchison, Kansas, United States, founded in 1971 by the merger of St. Benedict's College for men and Mount St. Scholastica College for women. It is a Roman Catholic, Benedictine, liberal arts, and residential college located on bluffs overlooking the Missouri River, northwest of Kansas City, Missouri. Benedictine is one of a number of U.S. Benedictine colleges, and is sponsored by St. Benedict's Abbey and Mount St. Scholastica Monastery. The abbey has a current population of 53 monks, while the Mount monastery numbers 147 community members. The college has built its core values around four "pillars"—Catholic, Benedictine, Liberal Arts, Residential—which support the Benedictine College mission to educate men and women in a community of faith and scholarship. It is endorsed by The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College.
Benedictine College celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2008. The present-day college was formed in 1971 by the merger of St. Benedict's College, a men's college, and Mount St. Scholastica College, a women's college.
At the request of Most Rev. John B. Miège, S.J., Vicar Apostolic of Leavenworth, two Benedictine monks arrived in Atchison from Doniphan and opened St. Benedict's College, a boarding school, in 1858. It was named for Benedict of Nursia, founder of modern western monasticism. The mainly classical school curriculum was intended to prepare students for the priesthood. The monks, who had recently arrived in the Kansas Territory, then moved their community to Atchison and founded the present-day St. Benedict's Abbey. It expanded to include commerce subjects to cater to the needs of the local population, which was primarily pioneers and settlers. Over the years the college continued to expand and by 1927 it was an accredited four-year liberal arts college.
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