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Second Straight Year: St. Thomas Earns Military Friendly School Gold
University NewsThe University of St. Thomas’ dedication to student veterans continues to be recognized at the top level. For the second year in a row, the university received the Military Friendly School Gold Award. St. Thomas has been recognized as a Military Friendly School for six years in a row. “I’m thankful to St. Thomas faculty,…
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An Entrepreneurship Doubleheader
Business & LawThe entrepreneurial spirit was in the air all day March 3 on the University of St. Thomas Minneapolis campus. That’s when the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship held for the first time a combined competition day with the Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge (Fowler GSIC) Campus Finals in the morning and the St. Thomas Business Plan… -
Social Work Alumna Meghan Green ’22 Pays It Forward
Diversity, Equity and InclusionThe trajectory of Meghan Green’s life changed on Oct. 5, 2015. A University of St. Thomas junior at the time, studying neuroscience, Green had a stroke caused by medication while lifting weights in the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex. She was rushed to Abbott Northwestern Hospital. Green spent the next 100 days between the hospital… -
First Friday: A Commitment to Veterans
AlumniAs the University of St. Thomas is on a mission to become the most veteran-friendly campus in the Upper Midwest, it’s fitting that the topic of recruiting, retaining and advancing veterans was the focus of a First Friday Speaker Series conversation. In his introduction to the March 3 panel discussion, St. Thomas President Rob Vischer… -
State of the University: Momentum and Aspirations
President's OfficeThe University of St. Thomas’ place as Minnesota’s largest private university is well established, but Rob Vischer knows its impact can be felt far beyond the state’s borders. In his first State of the University address as St. Thomas’ president, Vischer indicated it’s time for more people across the country to know about the work… -
Three St. Thomas Students Named Fulbright Semifinalists
University NewsThree University of St. Thomas students are semifinalists for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program this year: senior Laura Hankins (neuroscience), Alli Preece ’21 (Spanish and political science), and Adalí Flores-Mendoza (communications studies, Spanish, and English with emphasis on professional writing). Flores-Mendoza and Preece applied to teach English in South Korea and Colombia, respectively. Hankins applied… -
VIDEO: 2022 Melrose Twin Cities Principled Leadership Awardee
Business & LawSt. Thomas’ Melrose and The Toro Company Center for Principled Leadership has announced the 2022 recipient of the Melrose Twin Cities Principled Leadership Award: Erica Neubert Campbell, executive director of the Pinky Swear Foundation. The Pinky Swear Foundation is a national nonprofit headquartered in Edina, Minnesota, committed to helping children with cancer and their families… -
First Friday: Words of Wisdom From the Entrepreneurial Journey
AlumniThe First Friday Speaker Series returned as an in-person event Feb. 3, with attendees braving a frigid evening to hear what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur from two St. Thomas alumni. Schulze School of Entrepreneurship Associate Dean Sheneeta White moderated the conversation between Jazz Hampton ’12, ’15 J.D., CEO and general counsel at… -
Tommie Award Finalist: Viviana Ruiz ’23
Humans of St. ThomasSince transferring from Texas A&M to St. Thomas, Tommie Award finalist Viviana Ruiz ’23 has embodied a culture of encounter. The communication studies and Catholic studies double major is an intern at the Habiger Institute for Catholic Leadership, a Duc in Altum core team member in Campus Ministry, and a former percussionist in the St.…