College of Saint Benedict and Saint John ' s University The College of Saint Benedict ( CSB ) , for women , and Saint John ' s University ( SJU ) , for men , are partnered liberal arts college s respectively located in St . Joseph and Collegeville , Minnesota , USA . Students attend classes and activities together , and have access to the resources of both campuses . CSB / SJU are located about three and a half miles apart – the campuses are located on of forests , prairies , and lakes . Saint John ' s University has produced its own coarse - grained bread , Johnnie Bread , since 1856 and used the proceeds to fund projects such as the Abbey Church . Partnership . CSB and SJU are two separate institutions that share a single academic program . Men and women attend classes together on both campuses . About 4 , 000 students are enrolled in CSB / SJU combined . They attend coed classes taught by a joint faculty of approximately 350 professors , mostly full - time , permanent appointees . The Institute of International Education ranks CSB / SJU among the top baccalaureate institutions in the nation for the number of students who study abroad . Additionally , the colleges enroll approximately 250 students from 50 countries , and offer 200 undergraduate courses that have a global focus . The Benedicta Arts Center of the College of Saint Benedict is a performing arts center on campus . The BAC presents three annual performances by the Minnesota Orchestra and has recently commissioned works by Diavolo and Merce Cunningham Dance Company . The Hill Museum and Manuscript Library at SJU is home to the Saint John ' s Bible ( the first hand - scribed bible in 500 years ) and a collection of religious sculpture , paintings , prints , and artifacts . Saint John ' s University also includes Saint John ' s School of Theology Seminary , a graduate school which confers Master of Divinity and Master of Arts degrees . The school also prepares seminarians for the priesthood . Housing . Men . First - year dorms for the men of Saint John ' s University include Saint Thomas Aquinas Hall ( Tommy Hall ) and Saint Mary Hall . There are two men per dorm room in both of these buildings . Many sophomore men at Saint John ' s live in three residence halls : St . Bernard ( Bernie ) , St . Boniface ( Bonnie ) , and St . Patrick ( Pat ) , the latter two of which are connected . All three sophomore halls have two men per dorm room . Other housing options available for sophomores include St . Benet Hall which is attached to the Quadrangle Building ( Quad ) , St . Joseph Hall ( Joe Hall ) , St . Gregory House ( Greg ) , St . Francis House ( Frank ) , the Virgil Michel Apartments , and the first floor of Tommy . All of these are separate from the other three sophomore dorm halls . There are also housing options for juniors and seniors to live on campus , including the apartments Placid House , Maur House , Saint Vincent Court , Metten Court and the new Flynntown Apartments . Women . First - year women at the College of Saint Benedict live in three residence halls : Corona , Aurora , and Regina . Sophomore women at the College of Saint Benedict live in three residence halls : Lottie , Brian , and Margretta . Juniors and seniors can live in the either the West Apartments ( Dominica , Gable , Girgen , Schumacher , Smith , Sohler , and Westkaemper ) or the East Apartments ( Luetmer , McDonald , Wirth , and Zierden ) . Opened for housing in the fall of 2012 , Centennial Commons is the newest addition to the residential facilities . Students can also choose to live in " living communities " such as the Health and Wellness Community , as well as in other campus houses , such as Idzerda , the Rainbow House , or the Anne House . Athletics . CSB / SJU are members of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ( MIAC ) . Men ' s Sports . SJU made MIAC history in the fall of 2006 by winning team titles ( or a share thereof ) in all four fall sports : football , soccer , cross - country and golf ( the golf team went on to finish first at the NCAA III championships in the spring ) . Saint John ' s University sportsmen compete in men ' s intercollegiate Baseball , Basketball , Cross Country , Wrestling , Football , Golf , Soccer , Ice Hockey , Swimming and Diving , Tennis , and Track and Field . Baseball . The Jonnies finished the 2012 season second with a MIAC record of 14 - 6 and a total of 29 wins . This tied a Saint John ' s University record for most wins in a season . The team also qualified for the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1998 . This was the third time the Johnnies were able to claim the MIAC Playoff championship . The head coach , Jerry Haugen , has coached the SJU baseball team for 36 seasons with a career record of 665 - 567 - 5 . He is in the top 25 on the NCAA Division III most winning active coaches win list . Basketball . Saint John ' s University tied for fifth and played in the playoffs . The SJU basketball team ended the 2012 - 2013 season with a loss to Augsburg in the quarterfinal round of the MIAC playoffs . Their record for the season was 74 - 67 . Three Johnnies earned All - MIAC recognition . The head coach of this team is Jim Smith , and he has a 755 - 535 career record . The 2013 - 2014 season will be his 50th season coaching the Johnnies . Cross Country . The cross country team of Saint John ' s finished fourth of 27 teams at the NCAA Central Regional . They followed behind St . Olaf , Central of Iowa , and Luther of Iowa . The Johnnies were ranked seventh in regular season . The 2012 SJU cross country team earned U . S . Track & Field Cross Country Coaches ' Association All - Academic recognition . Football . Saint John ' s football team routinely finishes at or near the top of the conference . The program has been largely defined by its recently retired head coach John Gagliardi , who served in that role for 60 seasons until stepping down after the 2012 season . Gagliardi currently holds the record for most wins as a coach in college football history , regardless of division , with 489 wins . Saint John ' s has won six national team championships ( 2007 , 2008 Golf Division III , 2003 , 1976 Football Division III , 1965 , 1963 Football NAIA ) . Saint John ' s biggest rival is the University of St . Thomas in St . Paul . Golf . The 2012 Saint John ' s golf team was ranked third in the final Golf World / Nike Golf Coaches ' Division III poll . They were ranked behind Oglethorpe ( Ga . ) and Methodist ( N . C . ) . St . Thomas was ranked number 10 . The Johnnies moved up a total of 15 spots throughout the year . Hockey . The 2012 - 2013 SJU hockey season ended in the first round of the NCAA Division III Men ' s Hockey Tournament in Eau Claire , Wisconsin . The Johnnies lost to Wisconsin - Eau Claire 4 - 2 . Wisconsin was ranked fourth and had beaten the Johnnies earlier in the season 5 to 1 . SJU ' s record was 16 - 8 - 4 ( 9 - 4 - 3 MIAC ) . Soccer . Saint John ' s University opened its new soccer complex this 2013 season . The 2013 season will open at the end of August . In 2012 , the Johnnies ended the soccer season with a 9 - 6 - 4 ( 6 - 2 - 2 MIAC ) record and finished fourth . Swimming and Diving . SJU finished fifth out of eight at the MIAC Swimming and Diving Championships . Logan Arnold and freshman Preston Marsh received fourth and fifth place and were just half a second behind third . Nolan Bauer was fifth in the 1 , 650 - yard freestyle . Braden McCormack also placed fifth in the 200 - yard backstroke . In the 3 - meter dive , Ben Studer placed sixth . The Johnnies Logan Arnold , Preston Marsh , Paul Knaak , and Connor Triggs ) received second in the 400 - yard freestyle relay . Tennis . The 2013 tennis team has so far gained a record of 2 - 0 . The Johnnies won 7 - 2 against Concordia - Moorhead on March 9 . Fabricio Moncada was number one with four wins in singles . Joe Laue was third , and Zach Shriwise and Willie Paul were fifth and sixth . SJU will play Gustavus Adolphus on March 16 . Track and Field . The SJU Track and Field team finished fifth out of eleven teams at the 2013 MIAC Indoor Track & Field Championships . They were only 1 . 5 points from fourth place . Kevin Horton placed second in the 200 - meter dash and was awarded his second All - MIAC performance . He was only 0 . 05 from the conference title . Brady O ' Brien earned his first All - MIAC honor when he finished second in the triple jump . Willie Versen was awarded his first All - MIAC when he won third place in the 3 , 000 meters . Wrestling . Seniors Mitch Hagen and Chris Stevermer will compete at the NCAA Division III Championships on March 15 – 16 . Mitch Hagen is ranked fourth in the 2013 tournament . Chris Stevermer was third at regionals and is unranked in the tournament . Both competed in the tournament in 2012 , but lost against higher ranked opponents . Four other Jonnies will compete in the national tournament . Ryan Arne , Ryan Michaelis , John Scepaniak , and Nick Schuler are all appearing at the national tournament for the first time . Women ' s Sports . College of Saint Benedict sportswomen compete in Women ' s Intercollegiate Basketball , Golf , Cross Country , Volleyball , Ice Hockey , Softball , Swimming and Diving , Tennis , and Track and Field . Basketball . Blazer basketball has won the MIAC championship five times in recent years and has made 15 NCAA Division III tournament appearances . The head Blazer basketball coach Mike Durbin celebrated his 500th win in the 2008 – 2009 basketball season . Golf . Blazer golf is coached by Daryl Schomer , who started as head coach in the 2011 - 2012 season . In his first season at CSB as head coach , Schomer led the Blazers to finish third in the MIAC . The Blazer golf team just started their 2013 season on March 27 in Phoenix Arizona . So far the team has not played in any tournaments in Minnesota , as they have been cancelled due to winter weather . Volleyball . Blazer volleyball had made appearances in the NCAA National Tournament 13 times , most recently in 2011 , and has won the MIAC Conference Championship seven times , most recently in 2009 . The volleyball team is coached by Nicole Hess , and she achieved her 100th win as a coach on November 1 , 2011 against Gustavus Adolphus College . Club Sports . The Nordic Ski teams at both schools were changed from intercollegiate to club teams in March 2011 due to budget concerns . The colleges also offers a variety of other club sports including men ' s and women ' s lacrosse , rowing , Nordic skiing , ultimate , water polo , men ' s and women ' s rugby and Australian rules football and curling . The rugby club recently celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2007 and continues to be a strong presence in Minnesota and the Midwest . The club has claimed the Minnesota Division II state championship from 2005 – 2009 and has made many appearances in the Midwest Final Four . In 2013 the club competed for a national championship in the National small college rugby organization final four and was victorious . The Johnnies , led by coaches Dan Franklin , Tammy Cowan , and Mike McElroy , defeated Duke University in the title game to be National Small College champions . The rugby club is also the largest club on campus with great support from the school , Parents , and Alumni The men ' s club lacrosse team competes within the Upper Midwest Lacrosse League ( UMLL ) , a division of the Men ' s Collegiate Lacrosse Association ( MCLA ) . The team won the 2004 , 2005 , 2007 , 2008 and 2011 UMLL Championship . The team has also appeared in the MCLA National Championship Tournament from 2006 – 2011 , playing in the National Championship game in 2006 and 2007 ( runners up both years ) . The women ' s club lacrosse team has also made appearances on the national lacrosse scene . The CSB Lacrosse appeared at the inaugural 2010 WDIA National Championships for D2 club lacrosse in Scottsdale , Arizona ; after coming in second place in the North Central Women ' s Lacrosse League . Presidents . MaryAnn Baenninger , PhD , is the fourteenth president of the College of Saint Benedict . She earned her PhD and B . A . in psychology from Temple University . Michael Hemesath , PhD , former Carleton College economics professor , is the thirteenth president of Saint John ' s University . He graduated from Saint John ' s in 1981 and is the first layperson appointed to a full presidential term at the school . He earned his M . A . and PhD in economics from Harvard University . Student government . The Saint John ' s Senate ( SJS ) is the elected student government at Saint John ' s University . The Saint Ben ' s Senate ( SBS ) is the elected student government at the College of Saint Benedict . The Senates , while individually governing in the interest of their own student body , work closely together with students , faculty , staff , and university administrators to enhance all aspects of student life . Music . The music department at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John ' s University is quite expansive considering the size of the school . The department of music has many ensembles including four choirs , an orchestra , a wind ensemble , a jazz ensemble , and several small chamber ensembles . Many of these ensembles tour extensively both domestically and abroad . The department also presents an opera every year and recently performed a Stephen Paulus oratorio about the Holocaust entitled " To Be Certain of the Dawn " , jointly with choirs and orchestra from Saint Cloud State University in Europe in May 2008 . There are also several student run groups , including the a cappella group Johnnie Blend . Over half of the students at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John ' s University participate in some kind of music ensemble . Media . All student media is run independent of the CSB / SJU administration . " The Record " . The official SJU newspaper since 1888 , " The Record " became the official newspaper of CSB in 2000 . The newspaper is published weekly during the fall and spring semesters and has been recognized among the best weekly college newspapers in Minnesota and the U . S . All back issues of CSB newspapers are available for full - text searching and viewing online through Vivarium , the CSB / SJU Digital Image Collection . KJNB . The official student radio station of CSB / SJU allows students to host talk and music - oriented shows in one - hour segments . When KJNB first started out in 1954 , it was located in the basement of Mary Hall . In 2001 , the studio was moved to its current location in the lower level of Guild Hall in the center of campus . Broadcasts are streamed via http : / / kjnbradio . webs . com / , on closed - circuit campus TV Channel 6 , and can be accessed on the radio anywhere in Collegeville on 99 . 5 . KJNB does not advertise , and dead air is filled with randomly cycled music . KJNB is currently being renovated . Channel Eight . Channel Eight is the local television station for CSB / SJU . Project Eight launched during the 2011 – 2012 school year , the channel has begun featuring student produced television shows along with other campus related activities such as live broadcasts of Senate meetings .