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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.…
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Opus Students Collaborate With Target on Omnichannel Strategy
Business & LawThanks to a new partnership, University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business MBA students have the opportunity to complete their capstone project by working on a real-world project for a major corporation. The partnership is part of a new course offered each spring semester, Omnichannel Capstone – Industry-Centric Applications. Kim Sovell, senior participating adjunct… -
Tree Lighting Ceremony Kicks Off Holiday Season
People & CultureUniversity of St. Thomas students, faculty and staff celebrated the holiday season Nov. 28 in the atrium of Anderson Student Center with the 26th annual holiday tree lighting ceremony. Cadenza and The Summit Singers provided cheerful songs, and Santa Claus even stopped by. St. Thomas videographer Brad Jacobsen and photographer Mark Brown captured the festivities. -
Joining Boston Consulting Group With Entrepreneurial Enthusiasm
Business & LawSchulze Innovation Scholar Grace Northamer ’22 has shared the stage with Dick Schulze and recently moderated a panel for Women Entrepreneurship Week. The Newsroom connected with Northamer on her entrepreneurial enthusiasm, studying abroad, career aspirations and more. What was it like serving as the moderator of the Women Entrepreneurship Week panel? How did it differ… -
St. Thomas Students Pursue Next Big Idea
Business & LawAnderson Student Center was bustling with entrepreneurial creativity Nov. 18 as University of St. Thomas students pitched their business ideas to judges at the Fowler Business Concept Challenge. Students competed for more than $88,000 in scholarships with ideas ranging from face scanning technology for EMTs to an app helping Hispanic Americans obtain financial literacy. Students… -
St. Thomas Breaks Into Top 20 in Princeton Review Entrepreneurship Rankings
Business & LawThe University of St. Thomas’ entrepreneurial studies program is drawing more national attention, as more people take note of the unique experiences and opportunities it’s creating for undergraduate students. A year after jumping 10 spots in the Princeton Review’s annual list of top undergraduate entrepreneurship programs, the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship advanced another five to… -
VIDEO: Air Force ROTC Cadets March in Honor of POW-MIA Service Members
PhotosThe U.S. Air Force ROTC Detachment 410 and the campus chapter of Arnold Air Society, a national professional and service organization, began its 36th annual Veterans Day vigil Nov. 10 as the temperature dropped. Cadets will march slowly and solemnly near the flagpole in the center of the lower quad on the St. Paul campus… -
Transferring to St. Thomas for Exercise Science
Health & EducationAfter attending Johns Hopkins University, her “dream school,” for a year, Ally Starks ’25 decided that a change of pace was in order. Burnt out, the Bloomington, Minnesota, native took a year off to focus on her mental health and coach volleyball. She switched from studying pre-med molecular and cellular biology at Johns Hopkins to… -
Sights and Sounds: Homecoming 2022
PhotosStudents, faculty, staff, alumni and families showed off their Tommie pride last week for homecoming. From the golf cart parade to food trucks to Tommie sports, there were a variety of activities for everyone. The football team secured a 26-14 victory over Drake with a 100-yard rushing and three-touchdown performance by running back Gabe Abel,…