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The St. Thomas Palette: Murals Weave Together Campus Beauty
Sustainability & EnvironmentVisual storyteller Jessica Turtle doesn’t like to create art alone. And for her latest project, Turtle was invited to collaborate with the entire University of St. Thomas community. “Art can be such a solitary thing,” Turtle said. “But when you change it to a project where you invite other people's perspectives, it can be a…
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Community Healing in Focus at Second Annual Whole Person Health Summit
St. Thomas 2025 - Grow the Morrison Family College of HealthWhen Dr. Antony Stately took over as president of the Native American Community Clinic in south Minneapolis, he decided to launch a traditional healing program. Hiring Ojibwe and Dakota elders to perform ceremonies and provide patient consultations, the program integrated centuries of Native wisdom into the clinical model and put a deliberate emphasis on community… -
St. Thomas Students Advocate for Financial Aid Parity at Minnesota Capitol
St. Thomas 2025 - Close Financial Gaps For StudentsDare Akinmusire ’24 is just weeks from walking across the graduation stage at the University of St. Thomas. But before officially throwing his cap in the air, the senior is delivering a personal message to the Minnesota Legislature: their vote can make it possible for more students like him to succeed in college. A Minnesota… -
Women’s History Month: Cartoonist Alison Bechdel on Finding Truth
Diversity, Equity and InclusionAlison Bechdel is not afraid to share her truth with others. For decades, the critically acclaimed cartoonist has used her comics and memoirs to tell the truth about herself, her family, and the world. Her graphic memoir, Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic – which was turned into a Tony-award winning Broadway musical – explores the… -
Sights and Sounds: First Day of Class Inside the Schoenecker Center
St. Thomas 2025 - Lead in STEAM EducationSt. Thomas officially opened the doors on Feb. 5 to the Schoenecker Center, the university’s new central home for STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) education. The five-level, 130,000-square-foot complex on Summit Avenue is poised to become a national model for interdisciplinary learning, uniquely positioned to prepare tomorrow’s graduates to work across fields and… -
Voting Rights Symposium at St. Thomas Examines Access to the Ballot Box
Racial Justice InitiativeKicking off Black History Month on Feb. 1, national and state thought leaders and elected officials convened at the University of St. Thomas to examine the past, present and future of voting rights. The Symposium on Voting Rights, co-hosted by the university’s Racial Justice Initiative and FairVote Minnesota, focused on the evolution of access to… -
VIDEO: Engineering Students Design Laser Measurement Tool for Track and Field
AthleticsAfter decades of relying on their trusty tape measure … it was time for an upgrade. The University of St. Thomas track and field team recently went on a search for a new system to measure horizontal jumps. They found their solution in the minds of four senior engineering students. The age-old system for measuring… -
VIDEO: St. Thomas Students Collaborate to Save Discarded Pianos
St. Thomas 2025 - Lead in STEAM EducationIt’s a heavy, clunky and often emotional problem: how to dispose of an old piano. Once glorified as a beautifully crafted wooden frame housing musical strings and polished keys, unwanted pianos can often end up neglected and ultimately, in the trash. To solve that issue, every fall University of St. Thomas students seek sustainable alternatives.… -
Holidays at St. Thomas: Hanukkah 101
Faith and MissionThe holiday season is one of light and warmth at the University of St. Thomas, and that glow is about to get even brighter. Hanukkah, an eight-day holiday celebrated by Jewish people around the world, begins in 2023 at nightfall on Dec. 7. Hanukkah, or the Festival of Lights, is a time of celebration as…