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Announcement on Upcoming Auxiliary Services Changes
University NewsLooking forward, the university is anticipating significant changes coming in fall 2020. The opening of the new residence halls and the Iversen Center for Faith, the adoption of the campus-wide sustainability plan, and a focus on emergency preparedness all create new opportunities for Auxiliary Services to assess current operations and adjust where warranted.
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Update on St. Thomas’ Response to COVID-19
COVID-19 ResponsePresident Julie Sullivan has announced all classes will temporarily move online starting Monday, March 16. No in-person classes will be held until Tuesday, April 14 (students’ first day back from the Easter holiday), at the earliest. -
Growing Clubs Offer Opportunities, Community for Students of Color in STEM
University NewsTwo growing student clubs, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and the National Society of Black Engineers, are offering opportunities and community for St. Thomas students of color in STEM fields. -
New Beginnings: First-Year Experience Offers Dynamic Start to Undergraduate Years
Social JusticeMore than 300 St. Thomas first-year students have done something no Tommies have ever done before: They’ve dedicated their J-Terms to a First-Year Experience at St. Thomas. -
Coronavirus Update: St. Thomas Closes Rome Programs
COVID-19 ResponseAfter careful deliberation, and out of an abundance of caution, the university has made the difficult decision to cancel the remainder of the Saint John Vianney/Catholic Studies Rome Semester and to close our Bernardi Campus. -
Law Student Awarded Immigrant Justice Corps Fellowship
Social JusticeThird-year law student Michelle Gonzalez has been awarded a postgraduate fellowship with Immigration Justice Corps (IJC). She is one of just 26 law students from across the country to be chosen by IJC as a Justice Fellow in 2020. -
Tommie Experts: Yohuru Williams on the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Diversity, Equity and InclusionCollege of Arts and Sciences Dean Yohuru Williams discusses the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which authorized the federal government to oversee elections in Southern states, helping overcome legal barriers aimed at preventing African Americans from voting. -
2020 State of the University Address
Diversity, Equity and InclusionNews of a $20 million scholarship gift and the announcement that St. Thomas will adopt a test-optional policy were two major announcements Feb. 20 as President Julie Sullivan delivered the 2020 State of the University address. -
Celebrating Past, Looking to Future Themes of 2020 State of the University Address
Diversity, Equity and InclusionNews of a $20 million scholarship gift, and the announcement that St. Thomas will adopt a test-optional policy both drew applause at the O’Shaughnessy Educational Center auditorium Thursday as President Julie Sullivan delivered the 2020 State of the University address.