Preparing Leaders
    for a Technological Age ...

The University of Mary Mathematics and Natural Science Division

• Assists students in thinking effectively, empirically, independently, and constructively through the use of the scientific method.
• Blends liberal arts and professional programs into one unified course of study.
• Emphasizes lifelong learning, learning how to learn.
• Presents leadership skills and practices in a Benedictine environment.
• Gives students real experiences in practicing their newly acquired skills.

Mission

Our mission is to promote academic excellence in supporting the liberal arts and professional programs of the University of Mary. We support the mission of the university to serve the academic needs of the people of this region by offering programs that prepare students to function as lifelong learners and servant-leaders in their chosen careers in mathematics or science.

Philosophy

Our philosophy is drawn from the university's foundations which are Christian, Catholic and Benedictine. We are a community of learners with students and faculty participating in the learning process. We seek to personalize learning, taking students from where they are to where they need to go. For students to become lifelong learners they need to discover how to learn. Thus we intend to equip students with the skills and knowledge base necessary to exhibit excellence as professionals who employ Benedictine values as servant-leaders and team-builders.

Outcomes

Graduates from the Mathematics and Natural Science Division will:

• Be able to effectively communicate, in written and oral formats and have a broad, relevant knowledge base in mathematics and/or in the sciences.
• Exhibit solid analytical thinking skills as professionals and as community leaders.
• Be successful in gaining admittance to professional and graduate schools or in securing employment in jobs requiring a baccalaureate degree.
• Successfully complete undergraduate internships at affiliated clinical sites.
• Be able to pass national registry exams.
• Be able to employ the skills necessary for lifelong learning.

Chair and Program Directors

Doug Schelhaas, Ph.D., chair of mathematics and science; Father Victor Feser, Ph.D., program director of mathematics; Krystyna Gorzelska, Ph.D., program director of respiratory therapy; Gwen Niksic, M.S., program director of radiologic technology; Margaret Nordlie, D.A., program director of biology; Mindy Raulston, B.S., program director of clinical laboratory science; Sister Kathleen Angel, Ph.D., program director of biology teaching