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St. Thomas Names Gretta Macdonald as Head Coach of Women's Soccer
Posted on AthleticsGretta Macdonald will serve as the next head coach of the University of St. Thomas women’s soccer program, Vice President and Director of Athletics Dr. Phil Esten announced on Dec. 17. Macdonald, who spent 12 seasons as the head coach at St. Cloud State University, will be the fifth coach in program history at St.…
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2025 Photos of the Year
Posted on PhotosThis past year was filled with highlights, from the largest incoming class to the final commencement ceremony in the field house to the opening of the stunning new Lee & Penny Anderson Arena. Staff photographers Mark Brown and Brandon Woller '17 captured all these events and more in over 10,000 images. The gallery below is… -
In the News: Tyler Schipper on Why Jobs Growth May Be Stalling
Posted on In the NewsTyler Schipper, associate professor of economics at the University of St. Thomas, was quoted in a CNN analysis examining how delayed and bundled jobs data could shape understanding of the U.S. labor market as the government resumes releasing key economic indicators after the shutdown. From the article: The November jobs report is landing at an odd… -
In the News: Jonathan Keiser on AI Enablement and Innovation in Higher Education
Posted on In the NewsJonathan Keiser, associate vice president for AI enablement and innovation and chief academic technology officer at the University of St. Thomas, spoke with WCCO Radio host Vineeta Sawkar about how colleges are responding to artificial intelligence, including classroom policies, faculty guidance and preparing students for an AI-enabled workforce. From the conversation:Sawkar: Jonathan, congratulations on this… -
In the News: Mahmoud Kabalan on Powering AI’s Growing Energy Demands
Posted on In the NewsMahmoud Kabalan, director of the Center for Microgrid Research at the University of St. Thomas, was featured by Microgrid Knowledge discussing how artificial intelligence is driving new demands on energy infrastructure and why microgrids are increasingly essential for supporting data centers, campuses and other mission-critical operations. From the article:University of St. Thomas is a historic private… -
Tune In: St. Thomas Christmas Concert Airs on Public Television
Posted on University NewsChoral and instrumental musicians from the University of St. Thomas take center stage in the 38th annual St. Thomas Christmas Concert, which will air on Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) from Dec. 23-25 and will be shared with public television affiliates nationwide. Titled "A St. Thomas Christmas: Love Divine," the concert with nearly 300 student… -
Engineering Majors Tackle Real-World Challenges at Senior Design Clinic
Posted on St. Thomas 2030Inside the Schoenecker Center, Jalon Jones ’25 paged through documents to explain the civil components to guests visiting his team’s station at the Senior Design Clinic. He was one of six civil engineering majors at the University of St. Thomas paired with RJ Ryan Construction Inc. to create a blueprint for a state-of-the-art car dealership.… -
Training Ethical, Technologically Fluent Lawyers for an AI-Driven Legal World
Posted on Artificial IntelligenceGenerative artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping nearly every profession, including law. To explore its evolving impact, the University of St. Thomas School of Law hosted a panel discussion titled Training Tomorrow’s Lawyers: AI and the New Apprenticeship. The panel brought together local judges, attorneys and technologists to discuss how AI is changing the legal profession,… -
St. Thomas AI Officer Selected for Global SheBuilds Competition
Posted onJena Zangs, chief data and AI officer at the University of St. Thomas and lead of the research and development working group of the Institute for AI for the Common Good, has been selected to participate in SheBuilds, a global 48-hour AI hackathon hosted by Lovable, an AI-powered software development platform. She and her partner… -
In the News: Buffy Smith on Responding to Food Insecurity During the SNAP Uncertainty
Posted on In the NewsDougherty Family College Dean Buffy Smith spoke with Sheletta Brundidge on WCCO Radio about the college’s swift response to the recent federal government shutdown and its potential disruption of SNAP benefits. Smith detailed how DFC mobilized resources to ensure students had reliable access to food, reflecting the college’s mission to support scholars facing financial and…