The Saskatoon Theological Union (STU) is a federation of three theological colleges (St. Andrew’s College, Lutheran Theological College, and the College of Emmanuel & St. Chad) all located on the University of Saskatchewan campus, and was formed to facilitate cooperative and ecumenical approach to the task of theological education. While remaining distinct and separate institutions, the three member colleges share their resources in significant ways.
The STU is just the latest stage in a long tradition of cooperation among the three colleges. In 1969 the three institutions pooled their resources to create the Graduate School of Theology (later known as the Graduate Studies Council at Saskatoon), whose aim was to provide a program of post-graduate theological studies leading to the degree Master of Sacred Theology (STM). In 1981, a computerized union catalogue was introduced, providing for the first time a regularly updated listing of the holdings of the three libraries. In the academic year 1985-86, the decision was taken to issue a common calendar under the name Saskatoon Theological Union. In 1997, the Boards of the three schools voted to explore closer working relationships. A strategic Planning Committee with representation from all three Boards began to meet to look at possibilities of joint space, joint staffing, and joint programming.
In 2021, building on its Strategic Plan, the College entered into a Covenant with the other two schools of the Saskatoon Theological Union (Lutheran Theological Seminary and St. Andrew’s College). This partnership involved the development of a shared curriculum and a shared faculty in its core degree programs, as well as furthering the College’s reach into the world of digital and hybrid theological education. In response to the changing needs of the wider church and world.