Please Remember in Your Prayers Mary Lou Fleischhacker
Please remember in your prayers Mary Lou Fleischhacker, who died on May 22 at the age of 67 after a four-year battle with metastatic breast cancer.
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Healing and Change: One Year After George Floyd
One year after the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, St. Thomas’ Racial Justice Initiative (RJI) assessed the community’s healing and progress toward change, highlighting the voices of three Black students.
Sights and Sounds: Class of 2024’s March Through the Arches
Cheered 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.
In the News – Trustee Appointed to Vatican Position
Pope Francis has appointed Sr. Mary Haddad, RSM, a member of the St. Thomas Board of Trustees, to membership in the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. This Vatican office focuses on health care...
Engineering Seniors Reveal Problem-Solving Designs
A 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
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Street 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
When 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
The 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.
Tommies Honored for Community Engagement
In a time where the COVID-19 pandemic, elections, climate crises and the ongoing reckoning with racial injustice all competed for headlines, Alex Upton ’21 and Dr. Amy Levad, associate professor of theology, were honored for their volunteer work addressing many of these challenges.
Please Remember in Your Prayers Mary Lou Wolsey
Dr. Mary Lou Wolsey, an associate professor in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages at St. Thomas for 25 years, died April 7 at the age of 85.
Five Observations: Teach-in Tuesday on COVID-19 and Mass Incarceration
The 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.
‘Tell Me a Story’ Art Installation Showcases Interfaith Architecture
In the southernmost alcove of the Hoedeman Gallery of Sacred Art, Mary Griep’s permanent installation is where architecture meets art.
Hoedeman Gallery Installations Celebrate Interfaith Art and Dialogue
Along the bustling thoroughfare connecting the northernmost residence halls to the rest of campus is a sign to pause, no blinking yellow light or yield sign necessary.
University of St. Thomas Plans Full Return to Normal Operations on Campus
Based on Minnesota’s plan to accelerate vaccine distribution, and the university's success in mitigating COVID-19 on campus so far, St. Thomas is making plans to resume in-person, normal campus operations before the fall 2021 semester.
Music Preview Day Offers Modifications for Future Tommies
Like most things in the era of COVID-19, musical performances, including the annual performances St. Thomas hosted for high school musicians, have adapted and moved online.
Bearing the Burden: How Privilege Plays Out in Pandemics
While it may be global or everywhere, the COVID-19 pandemic is not impacting everyone the same, biology professor Jill Manske said.
Five Observations: 2021 State of the University Address
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In her annual State of the University address, President Julie Sullivan celebrated the work of a challenging year, and shared optimism for St. Thomas’ future.
Faculty Promotions and Tenure for 2021
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The Office of Academic Affairs is pleased to announce faculty who have received tenure and been promoted to associate professor, effective September 1, 2021. Many congratulations to our colleagues for this sig...
Join Me Thursday for State of the University 2021
Please join President Julie Sullivan at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25, for our annual State of the University address. (Feb. 23, 2021)
CAS Teach-in Tuesdays Focuses on ‘Disrupting Pandemics’
Biology professor Jill Manske will kick off the spring 2021 College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Teach-in Tuesdays series at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 23, with "Disrupting Pandemics: Infectious Disease, Inequity and Social Justice."
Tommie Experts: Books on Black History You May Not Know (Yet)
This Black History Month, the Newsroom spoke with associate professor Todd Lawrence to get his book recommendations for the St. Thomas community.
Please Remember in Your Prayers Conisha Lee Armstrong
Please remember in your prayers Conisha Lee Armstrong, a 2019 graduate of the Dougherty Family College. She died on Feb. 8, 2021.
Known to loved ones as “Coco,” her family said she was a source of support fo...
Religious Liberty Clinic Brief Argues Universities Can’t Discriminate Against Faith-Based Student Groups
The University of St. Thomas School of Law Religious Liberty Appellate Clinic has filed an amicus curiae brief in federal court InterVarsity Christian Fellowship v. Board of Governors of Wayne State University....
Please Remember in Your Prayers Stan Nyquist
Russel “Stan” Stanford Nyquist, a former faculty member at St. Thomas, died Feb. 1 at the age of 85.
Before retiring in 2006, Stan was the director of the part-time MBA program in the Opus College of Busines...
Please Remember in Your Prayers Henreitta Smith
Please remember in your prayers, Henreitta Smith, the mother of Buffy Smith, Interim Dean of the Dougherty Family College, who recently died.
A homegoing for Henreitta Smith was held on Feb. 9, with a burial...