Archive Posts
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Teach For America Hosts Informational Session Jan. 11
University NewsTeach For America recruits committed recent college graduates of all backgrounds to teach for two years in urban and rural public schools.
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Swing Dancing Across the Keyboard
Lisa Weier is keeping very busy this January Term. Top on her list is writing her first book, <i>Swing Dancing for Dummies,</i> and she hopes to see you at a Swing Club event soon. You'll have a blast, she promises today in The Scroll. -
Rethinking Your Every Word
This post is by Evening UST MBA student Vitaly Demin, a strategy consultant at Eames Management Group and co-founder of the Russian technology blog Gridder.ru. Al Ries, one of the world's top marketing strategists today, wrote in his best-selling book "Positioning" back in 1981 that the purpose of advertising is to support the position of… -
When is the best time to buy?
I need to replace the carpet in my home. When should I buy my hubby that big screen TV he’s been drooling over? This Minnesota winter weather (even if it is mild) is starting to get to me...I need to go somewhere warm, FAST! When is the best time for me to book my cruise… -
Please Remember Charles 'Lefty' Smith '51 in Your Prayers
In Our PrayersSmith, a legendary hockey coach at South St. Paul High School and the University of Notre Dame, is the grandfather of Nicole Smith, a master's student in English at St. Thomas and a student worker with the Multicultural Forum. -
Student Business Profile
Today's post comes from the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship newsletter, with a profile of a new venture launched by some undergraduate business alumni, who among other clients are helping the UST MBA with some marketing and social media consulting. Business name: The Social Lights, LLC Owner(s): Martha McCarthy and Emily Pritchard Type of business: Marketing… -
Please Remember in Your Prayers Gary Berggren
In Our PrayersGary was the longtime partner of Dr. Sarah Stevenson, the retired director of international programs at St. Thomas. -
What's in store for the new year?
The Star Tribune took to predicting the future in this weekend's paper, with the help of some UST business faculty. -
Resolve to be "flawsome" in 2012
One of the mistakes that many people make is that they look at resolutions as an "all-or-nothing" proposition. -
Shelby Bringing His Basketball Passion to St. Thomas
Here's a tip on a good way to spend this Saturday: Walk down to Schoenecker Arena, watch the Tommie men and women basketball teams play Augsburg, and listen to Don Shelby call the games as the public address announcer. The former WCCO-TV news anchor also will sell <i>The Season Never Ends,</i> a short stories anthology that Dave Nimmer describes today in The Scroll as "crisp … insightful … and poignant."