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COVID-19 Impact and Future Planning
President's OfficePresident Julie Sullivan shared details of the impact of COVID-19 at St. Thomas, the leadership principles guiding decision-making, next steps and potential future scenarios.
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Tommie Experts: John Abraham on COVID-19's Effect on Climate Change
Sustainability & EnvironmentSchool of Engineering Professor John Abraham weighs in on the impacts of COVID-19 on the overall issue of climate change. -
Support Through Challenges: Undergraduate Students Share Experiences of Shifts Amidst COVID-19
COVID-19 ResponseDozens of undergraduate students responded to a request to provide some insight into how the adjustments to a new normal of all online classes and social distancing has gone, answering questions about how they’ve made those adjustments, what some of the biggest challenges they’ve faced are, and what has been most helpful for them throughout this process. Below are some of their many responses. -
Tommie Experts: COVID-19 Spotlights COBOL Coding Issues, Programmer Shortages
Tommie ExpertsAs states around the country continue responding to COVID-19, a new pressing need has emerged: People with knowledge of COBOL (Common Business-Oriented Language) coding, a decades-old programming language the majority of mainframe computers still run on. -
School of Engineering Students Producing PPE For Local Hospitals
COVID-19 ResponseThe St. Thomas campuses have largely shut down in response to the coronavirus, but thanks to the efforts of more than a dozen St. Thomas engineering, education and chemistry students, the university’s 3D printers are not sitting idle: They’re turning out personal protective equipment (PPE) to support the Twin Cities medical community. -
Chronicle of Higher Education Spotlights Dougherty Family College
University NewsThe Chronicle of Higher Education produced a video special on April 14 about Dougherty Family College, highlighting the school's academic rigor, cohort model and culturally sustaining pedagogy. -
Law School Establishes Student Emergency Fund With Initial Gift From AccessLex Institute
COVID-19 ResponseThe University of St. Thomas School of Law has received $25,000 from AccessLex Institute for its Law Student Emergency Fund. -
Stansbury-O’Donnell Appointed Interim Dean of College of Arts and Sciences
University NewsDr. Mark Stansbury-O’Donnell will serve a two-year term as interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) beginning July 1. Drs. Lisa Waldner, Jayna Ditty and Kris Wammer will continue to serve as associate deans during his appointment. -
Paired Sociology Classes Double Their Engagement, Impact Together
Social JusticeCollege of Arts and Sciences sociology assistant professor Patricia Maddox and Dougherty Family College clinical faculty Jennifer Trost have done something unique with their respective sociology classes. For three years now they have been creating a double community engagement experience for some of their Introduction to Sociology students.