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Sights and Sounds: 2021 Welcome Days
University NewsIn a whirlwind week, first-year students experienced their first taste of life as Tommie. For 2021, the return of in-person Welcome Days activities gave hundreds of first-year students like Bella Stensrud the chance to connect in person with the St. Thomas community. “Everyone has been super inviting, and it’s been a fun time,” Stensrud said…
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Equity in Action: Building Ethical Community Partnerships
Diversity, Equity and InclusionConfronted with the murder of George Floyd and the harsh, even fatal realities of white supremacy and systemic racism, many Americans echoed the same question: “How can I help?” The answer to that question is rooted in community partnership, according to experts from the Center for the Common Good, which leads St. Thomas’ efforts to address… -
Serving Survivors Left in a Virus’s Wake
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Thomas biology students took a semester-long deep dive into a different virus. -
Sights and Sounds: Class of 2024’s March Through the Arches
University NewsCheered on by a crowd of St. Thomas supporters, more than 900 first-year students were invited to march through the Arches onto campus on May 14. -
Engineering Seniors Reveal Problem-Solving Designs
STEAMA wireless system to charge a medical implant through the skin, the reconstruction design for a car and pedestrian bridge, and a safety sensor system to detect and respond if children are left in a hot car were all projects dreamed up and designed by St. Thomas School of Engineering students. -
Documenting Street Art, St. Thomas Researchers Better Understand Crisis
Action Plan to Combat RacismStreet art painted on the sides of buildings or plywood-covered windows can help us understand the complexity of the dual pandemics of COVID-19 and systemic racism, reveals a mapping project spearheaded by St. Thomas faculty. -
‘A Dream Come True’: 10 Dougherty Family College Students Awarded Full-Tuition Scholarships to St. Thomas
University NewsWhen 10 Dougherty Family College (DFC) scholars got news they had earned a full-tuition scholarship to pursue a bachelor’s degree at St. Thomas, the prevailing response was: “This is a dream come true.” -
Iversen Center’s Commissioned Paintings Explore Complexity of Humans
Faith and MissionThe idea for the celestial, swirling colors of the Iversen Center for Faith’s largest permanent installation started with a voice memo artist Kelly Kruse recorded on her phone, wondering how she could paint a human being. Now, Kruse’s two triptychs, commissioned as a set for the space, translate St. Paul the Apostle’s biblical descriptions of human beings into visual form. Each… -
Five Observations: Teach-in Tuesday on COVID-19 and Mass Incarceration
Five ObservationsThe U.S. leads the world in two categories: COVID-19 cases and incarceration. As we experience the collision of two pandemics – coronavirus and mass incarceration – theology professor Amy Levad says the results are disastrous.