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St. Thomas President Rob Vischer Elected to ACCU Board of Directors
President's OfficeUniversity of St. Thomas President Robert K. Vischer has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU). Vischer, who in 2023 was appointed the 16th president in St. Thomas’ 140-year history – is one of five member presidents selected to serve a first term on the board…
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In Our Prayers: Elizabeth ‘Liz’ A. Johnson
In Our PrayersPlease remember in your prayers longtime University of St. Thomas employee Elizabeth “Liz” Johnson, who passed away on Feb. 20. Johnson, who worked at the university for 29 years, was diagnosed in 2022 with Lewy body dementia. Johnson had a remarkable ability to make everyone feel welcomed and cherished. Her genuine warmth and kindness made… -
University of St. Thomas Receives $2M From Bright.Green to Advance Microgrid Innovation
St. Thomas 2025The University of St. Thomas, in partnership with Bright.Green, has announced a $2 million investment to advance cutting-edge research in microgrid technology. This funding will support the construction of a state-of-the-art microgrid facility and establish Dr. Mahmoud Kabalan as the Bright.Green Director of the Center for Microgrid Research, located on the university’s St. Paul, Minnesota, campus. The new facility will serve as a national… -
Philosophy Professor Awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship
Professional NotesDr. Gloria Frost, a professor of philosophy at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) fellowship for the 2025-26 academic year. Her project is called “Divine and Created Causation in Medieval Philosophy” and will culminate in a book about medieval debates about how God’s causation of… -
Fantasy Football: Play, Ethics and the Good Life
Professional NotesIs fantasy football part of the good life, is it just a colossal waste of time – or worse? This is the question Professor Christopher Wong Michaelson asks himself every fantasy football season. The Melrose & The Toro Company Center for Principled Leadership has released a new podcast episode on the “Work in Progress with… -
Ethics and Business Law Faculty Member to Serve as Judge for International Sports Law Competition
Professional NotesOpus College of Business Professor Emeritus of Ethics and Business Law Dr. John Wendt has been selected to serve as a Judge for the international Sports Law Arbitration Moot (SLAM). The SLAM is a world-class competition with the aim to promote greater knowledge of the values and rules of international sports arbitration, the go-to dispute… -
University of St. Thomas Introduces STEM MBA to Prepare Data-Driven Leaders
Business & LawThe Opus College of Business is introducing a new STEM MBA program to prepare professionals for leadership roles in industries powered by data and technology. The program combines the advanced technical skills employers need with the strategic and ethical decision-making essential to effective leadership. Building on the strengths of a traditional MBA, the STEM MBA… -
Director of Irish Studies Pens Intro to ‘A Little Gaelic Kingdom’
Professional NotesThis February, Dr. David Gardiner, director of St. Thomas’ 64-year-old tradition of Irish studies (the oldest in the U.S.), will have his introduction to Tim Robinson’s A Little Gaelic Kingdom published by Milkweed Press. Robinson (1935–2020) studied mathematics at Cambridge and worked for many years as a teacher and visual artist in Istanbul, Vienna, and… -
Professor Research: Sea Surface and Deeper Ocean Temperatures Reach New Record High
St. Thomas 2025 - Promote and Leverage Our Comprehensive Academic ExcellenceThe ocean is the hottest it has ever been recorded by humans, not only at the surface temperature but also for the upper 2,000 meters, according to a new study co-authored by John Abraham, a mechanical engineering professor in the School of Engineering at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. The study, published in…