Notable Alumna: Brittany Chaffee ’10Storyteller Brittany Chaffee '10 is one of several stories on alumnae the Newsroom will feature this year as we celebrate 40 years of coeducation.
How It Works: Give Your Resume (or CV) a BoostThere used to be a time long ago when all an undergraduate needed to land a job was a college degree. Get the lowdown on how you can build your resume now for a head start on your post-graduation job search.
Forty Years of Coeducation: Former HealthPartners CEO Mary Brainerd ’79 MBAFormer HealthPartners CEO Mary Brainerd '79 MBA is one of several alumnae the Newsroom will feature this year as we celebrate 40 years of coeducation.
Meet Ellie Davenport – World Log Rolling ChampionSophomore Ellie Davenport has overcome scoliosis to become a world champion log roller. Now, St. Thomas is helping keep her at the top.
Professional Notes for June 30, 2017This week's professional notes include faculty Dave Deavel, Bruce Gleason, Jane Hurley Johncox, Bob Koerpel, Emily Sauter, Kevin Sauter, Gerald Schlabach and Dale Thompson; and staff member Ea Porter.
Bridget Nelson Roasts These Films Just for YouAlumna serves up awful, outdated movies with a side of laughs.
Senior Strides – Jamie LarsonJamie Larson, a marketing major/communication and journalism minor, got a head start on her post-graduation gig, getting hired on as a digital specialist for Collegis Education.
Professional Notes for May 22, 2017This week's notes feature faculty Consuelo Cavalieri, Bruce Gleason, Salina Renninger, Ritch Sorenson, John Wendt and Peter Young; students Juan Dominguez-Flores, Stephen Erp, Kathryn Foltz, Linnea Graham, Noah Haverlock, Zach LeVene, Jessica Mohr, Tony Perrella, Sydney Renzaglia, Jake Schoenholz, Anna Starks, Abby Starr, Ryan Toth and Cole Werner; and alumna Kristine Maurer.
Senior Strides – Stephanie GarciaGarcia is grateful for the plentiful research opportunities available at St. Thomas, which paved the road to her being offered a full scholarship to earn a Ph.D. at Rutgers University's School of Biomedical Sciences.
Senior Strides: Gavin LinnihanUniversity of St. Thomas senior Gavin Linnihan will work full time for an award-winning, downtown Minneapolis-based music production firm that has composed music for NBC, Bravo and Cadillac.
Humans of St. Thomas: Keanu DaleyWelcome Jamaican Keanu Daley to Minnesota. He's an actuarial science major with deep thespian roots and is finishing his first year at St. Thomas.
Senior Strides: Ahmed EshmawyThis fall Ahmed Eshmawy will return as a graduate student in the School of Engineering's M.S. in Manufacturing Engineering program.
Two Spring Graduates to Study Overseas as Fulbright ScholarsSchool of Law student Christina Espey-Sundt '17 will study refugee and immigration law in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Senior Mitchell Sullivan, a triple major in German, international studies and political science, heads to Germany in the Fulbright's English Teaching Assistantship program.
Senior Strides: Hannah RudkinAfter graduation, Rudkin, a social work major, will head to Mexico to work with abandoned and orphaned children.
Professional Notes for May 4, 2017This week's notes feature faculty Elise Amel, Justin Donato, Eric Fort, Bruce Gleason, Marites Guino-o, Mike Hollerich, Jerry Husak, J. Thomas Ippoliti, Shersten Johnson, Father Jan Michael Joncas, Joshua Layfield, Ray MacKenzie, Thomas Marsh, Dalma Martinovic-Weigelt, Odeh, Muhawesh, William Ojala, Lisa Prevette, Tatyana Ramirez, Britain Scott, L. Lynn Stansberry Brusnahan, Kristine Wammer and Carissa Wyant; staff N. Curtis Le May, James Rogers and Artika Tyner; students Brady Anderson, Josiah Bardwell, Kristin Berger, Landon Crippes, Anna Folska, Hannah Ganzel, Maddie Hankard, Timon Higgins, Kiersten Idzorek, Francesca Ippoliti, Ryan Johnson, Evan Kalb, Evan Keil, Jill Kolasinski, Grant Larson, Taylor Lesmeister, Bridget McGivern, Maria Neuzil, Jessie O'Brien, Tyler Ogorek, Tony Schaefer, Sydney Steger, Michael Stodolka and Samantha Whitcomb; and alumni Evan Eid, Benjamin Gelinas, David Haas, Marty Haugen, Joseph Jaye, Grant McCormick and Jordan Roy.
Beneath Purple Lights, St. Thomas Robot Project BloomsThe purple light emanating from the Owens Science Hall greenhouse isn't the School of Engineering's homage to the late, great Prince. A cross-departmental team at St. Thomas is testing a robot with the overall goal of addressing the world crisis of food shortages and the development of new technologies to grow healthy crops using less man-made and natural resources.
Five Community Members to Be Honored at Annual St. Thomas Day Awards May 3This year's award winners are R. Jean Gray '51, Andrew Cecere '82, Wayne Thalhuber '60, Kristine Wammer and Michelle Miller '17.
Please Pray for the Health of Michele Hodgson ’84Hodgson taught at an adjunct professor at St. Thomas. Her husband, Tom Hodgson, was a longtime coach of the Swimming and Diving Team here.
Senior Lauren Vallez Fetches Prestigious National Science Foundation FellowshipWith the tutelage of a world-renowned professor like Dr. John Abraham and publication credits with smart titles such as "Alterations of Blood Flow Through Arteries Following Atherectomy and the Impact on Pressure Variation and Velocity" to her credit, Lauren Vallez landed one of the nation's most coveted fellowships.
Professional Notes for April 21, 2017This edition of professional notes includes faculty Chris Bedford, Jean-Pierre Bongila, Joseph Brom (professor emeritus), Dave Deavel, Hans Gustafson, Thomas Hickson, Anne Klejment, Sister Katarina Schuth, Angela Senander, Kevin Theissen, Christopher Vye, Christian Washburn and John Wendt; staff Greg Argo, Meg Manahan and Talia Nadir; and graduate students Daniel Elenz, Greta Gilbertson and Kristen Nelson; and undergraduates Ashley Brundrett, Sam Duncanson, Sarah Horns and Gabrielle Houle.
Humans of St. Thomas: Michael StevensMichael Stevens, co-president of St. Thomas' Theology Club and a theology major, loves studying, you guessed it, theology. He also can out eat most humans at a buffet and go head to head with the world's greatest PlayStation enthusiasts.
Emily Dickinson Marathon Returns, All 1,789 Poems to Be Read Nonstop April 26Celebrate National Poetry Month as the Emily Dickinson Marathon returns to the O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library Wednesday, April 26. Read one poem, or stay for more. Or just listen and snack on some of the Dickinson-era treats that will be provided.
The Art of Making MoleculesSince Dr. Eric Fort joined the university in 2010, he has been working with undergraduate students on a research project that continues to journey not only onto roads not taken but roads (pleasantly) unforeseen.
Professional Notes for March 10, 2017This week's notes feature faculty Catherine Deavel, David Deavel, Hans Gustafson, J. Thomas Ippoliti, Len Jennings, Mike Klein, Don LaMagdeleine, Suzanne Schons, Ivancica Schrunk, Lynn Stansberry Brusnahan and John Wendt; staff member Dana Peterson; and alumna/former staff member Deb DeMeester.
Four St. Thomas Engineering Students Named Fellows in Stanford ProgramUndergraduates Murad Abduselam, Hannah Brodersen, Annabelle Hamilton and Paige Huschka are the first students at St. Thomas to become University Innovation Fellows.
