Archive Posts
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Here is Why St. Thomas is "A Best Place to Work"
Father Dennis Dease knows why St. Thomas is a great place to work. It’s the people. The president will pay tribute to 280 people today in the annual Faculty and Staff Recognition Awards Celebration. He writes about their contributions in The Scroll, and he hopes you join him at 3:30 p.m. today in OEC auditorium.
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Tobacco-free Campus Debate Offers Lesson in Civil Discourse
Susan Alexander was nervous when she heard the Undergraduate Student Government wanted St. Thomas to consider whether it should have tobacco-free campuses. She imagined quite the fight developing over the issue, but as she writes today in The Scroll, she has been pleasantly surprised at how the USG has handled the issue. -
Grateful . . .
It took a little prompting from her daughter, but Cecilia Petschel realized the other day just how grateful she is for so many things – big things like a daughter’s love and little things like a parking spot on the main campus – in her life. Today in The Scroll, she asks: How about you? -
Not an All-American . . . But a Great American
As the men's basketball team prepares to play Friday evening in the NCAA Division III Final Four, Doug Hennes pays tribute to coach Steve Fritz in The Scroll, thanking his colleague and friend for everything he has done for the St. Thomas basketball team over the last 44 years. -
Gifts Apparent
Lisa Weier says she has been "blown away" by all of the talent around her at St. Thomas, whether it be her fellow singers in the Liturgical Choir, professors in the classroom or Frisbee players on the quad. She writes about her experiences and salutes singer Luke Spehar today in The Scroll. -
Changes for Women, Old and Young
As she looked around OEC auditorium the other evening during the lecture by Gail Collins, author of <i>When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present,</i> Susan Alexander nodded in appreciation for the changes wrought by the "older women" in the audience. As for the "younger women," Alexander writes today in The Scroll, they "have changes of their own to make." -
St. Thomas Day Winners Are All Teachers In Their Own Right
Dave Nimmer walked away from Saturday's St. Thomas Day celebration smiling in gratitude for the way the five award winners so beautifully define joy, passion, trust, challenge and faith. He explains how today in The Scroll. -
A Salute to Our Professor of the Year
Carol Bruess and Kevin Sauter know why colleague Tom Connery was selected by faculty as Professor of the Year. It’s because he <i>is</i> St. Thomas. They elaborate today in The Scroll. -
Good Times . . . Now and Then
Sunday's tension-filled MIAC playoff championship win over Gustavus was sweet for the St. Thomas men's basketball team, which moves on to the NCAA Division III tournament. Doug Hennes reflects in The Scroll today on another banner season for the Tommies and wonders about the real meaning of the "good times never seemed so good" reference in "Sweet Caroline," which is played at halftime.