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Remembering Dave Durenberger
In Our PrayersThe University of St. Thomas mourns the loss of longtime U.S. Sen. Dave Durenberger, who passed away Jan. 31 at the age of 88. Durenberger was involved for many years in the Opus College of Business Health Care MBA program. “I loved when students asked Dave how they could become more involved in health care…
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Tommie Award Finalist: Nkechukwu Akpati '23
Humans of St. ThomasTommie Award finalist and psychology major Nkechukwu Akpati '23 has stayed busy during his time at St. Thomas, juggling a number of leadership and community building roles. He's president of the Black Empowerment Student Alliance, serves as a resident advisor, produces his own podcast, and received the inaugural Good Trouble Legacy Scholarship. The Newsroom recently… -
Professor Mahmoud Kabalan Receives NSF CAREER Award for Microgrid Research
Professional NotesMahmoud Kabalan, an assistant professor at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota and the director of its Center for Microgrid Research, was recently awarded a five-year grant from the National Science Foundation that will help advance microgrid research and expand student opportunities. The $529,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award will support Dr. Kabalan’s… -
In Our Prayers: Nino Pedrelli
In Our PrayersPlease remember in your prayers Nino Pedrelli, a former adjunct professor in the Opus College of Business. Pedrelli passed away on Jan. 14 at the age of 66. With more than 40 years of expertise in real estate investment and construction finance, Pedrelli taught undergraduate and graduate courses for nearly 10 years at the University… -
In Our Prayers: Katie Stephens-Spangler ’02
In Our PrayersPlease remember in your prayers Katie Stephens-Spangler ’02, a former Admissions Office and Alumni Relations employee. Katie passed away on Jan. 26 at the age of 43. She is survived by her husband, Jason; her children, Alice and Robbie; parents, Katherine and Terrance; sister, Erin; aunts, Maria Prioletta and Michelle Prioletta; in-laws, Mary and Randy… -
In Our Prayers: Patricia Chenier
In Our PrayersPlease remember in your prayers the family and friends of Patricia “Patt” Chenier, the mother of Ann Kopecky, director of finance and facilities, The Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity, and Donna Matuszewski, assistant to the dean, College of Arts and Sciences. Chenier passed away on Jan. 25 at the age of 79. A Mass… -
St. Thomas Partners With St. Paul Public Schools to Enhance Teacher Prep
Health & EducationA University of St. Thomas and St. Paul Public Schools (SPPS) partnership is aiming to better prepare future teachers while bringing innovative instruction to one of the Rondo neighborhood’s longest-serving elementary schools. Maxfield Elementary School – which serves 350 pre-K-5 students – will officially become a Collaborative Learning School starting in fall 2023, university and… -
Urban Art Mapping Receives NEA Grant for BLM Murals Research
Action Plan to Combat RacismThe Urban Art Mapping research team within the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to receive a research grant. The $80,000 arts grant will support an interdisciplinary, comparative study of eight Black Lives Matter street murals produced throughout… -
gener8tor Showcases St. Thomas-Founded Early-Stage Start-ups
Business & Law16 students complete gALPHA St. Thomas and prepare for virtual showcase Global venture firm and start-up accelerator, gener8tor, in partnership with the University of St. Thomas and the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship, kicked off the fourth gALPHA St. Thomas cohort earlier this month. The 2023 gALPHA St. Thomas cohort consisted of 16 University of St.…