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Remarkable and Unstoppable: Dougherty Family College 2022 Commencement
Posted on St. Thomas 2025 - Expand Pathways through the Dougherty Family CollegeDougherty Family College (DFC) honored its fourth class of graduates during commencement Sunday, May 22, 2022, at the O’Shaughnessy Stadium on the St. Paul campus of the University of St. Thomas. In her address, Dr. Buffy Smith, said "We should always remember that are graduates are Remarkable and Unstoppable." She said, "Our graduates did not…
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Sights and Sounds: 2022 Undergraduate Commencement
Posted on PhotosDuring commencement ceremonies on May 21, more than 1,500 students from the Class of 2022 became the newest alumni from St. Thomas. Three students were the featured commencement speakers: Maggie Schmaltz ’22, Delaney Rossow ’22 and Kevyn Perkins ’22. In her last undergraduate commencement speech at St. Thomas before she heads to Santa Clara University,… -
Sights and Sounds: Class of 2022 March Out of the Arches
Posted on University NewsFour short years ago, the Class of 2022 walked onto campus under the St. Thomas Arches, ready for a journey of learning and exploration. On May 20, that journey came to a fitting end as students became alumni walking out from under those very same Arches. Hundreds of parents, friends and community members lined the… -
In the News: Rachel Moran on Thomas Lane's Guilty Plea
Posted on In the NewsLaw professor Rachel Moran shared insight for KARE 11 News and the Associated Press into the plea agreement taken by former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane. From the Associated Press article: Rachel Moran, a law professor at the University of St. Thomas, said it’s possible Lane received a better offer, though the public doesn’t know… -
In the News: ThreeSixty Journalism Scholarship Recipient Selected
Posted on In the NewsGwynnevere Vang, a senior at Tartan High School, was selected as the recipient of the ThreeSixty Journalism Scholarship as reported by the Pioneer Press. From the article: Housed at St. Thomas since 2001, ThreeSixty Journalism launched at the University of Minnesota in 1971 as the Urban Journalism Workshop, providing basic journalism training to Minnesota high… -
In the News: Mark Osler on Thomas Lane's Guilty Plea
Posted on In the NewsLaw professor Mark Osler shared insight to MPR News, KSTP News and KARE 11 News into the plea agreement taken by former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane. From the MPR News article: Agreeing to the plea deal in state court may signal that Lane may not be sentenced to much more time in prison at… -
Dr. Artika Tyner Teams up With Publishing Partnership for Her New Book
Posted on Professional NotesDr. Artika Tyner, the director of the Center on Race, Leadership and Social Justice and a clinical professor at the School of Law, is having her book Reimagining Police: The History and Future of Law Enforcement published by Lerner Publishing Group and Thomson Reuters. Tyner’s book will be the first of five nonfiction books written… -
In the News: St. Thomas Athletics Partners With Wings Financial Credit Union
Posted on In the NewsWings Financial Credit Union announced that it has become the exclusive banking partner of St. Thomas Athletics, as reported by Credit Union Times. From the article: Another credit union is set to strengthen its brand through a partnership with a local college: Wings Financial Credit Union, which has teamed up with the athletics program at… -
In the News: Laura Dunham Named Dean of the Opus College of Business
Posted on In the NewsSt. Thomas named entrepreneur-turned-professor Laura Dunham as the dean of the Opus College of Business as reported by the Star Tribune and Twin Cities Business. For the past five years Dunham has served as the associate dean of the Schulze School on Entrepreneurship at St. Thomas. From the Star Tribune article: Dunham joined St. Thomas… -
The Art of Collaboration: Why So Many Physics Students Are Double Majors
Posted on St. Thomas 2025 - Lead in STEAM EducationLight is a beautiful thing, and for St. Thomas senior Lexi Serreyn, she’s making it her future. A physics and electrical engineering double major, Serreyn is poised to graduate this spring, ready to turn her love and knowledge of light into something much more. “With my research in the Physics Department I got access to…