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Meet Five Tommie Football Players From Around the Country
AthleticsIt’s time for the Pioneer Football League champions to start defending their title. St. Thomas officially kicks off the season with its home opener on Saturday, Sept. 2, hosting Black Hills State University. The Tommies are coming off a historic 2022 season, in which they won their first Pioneer Football League title in just their…
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VIDEO: Tommie Entrepreneur Yubi Hassan Brews New Venture
Humans of St. ThomasMost people would probably give up after being turned down 25 times in a row. Not Yubi Hassan ’24. When he was a first-year student at the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship, Hassan and business partner Plamedi Bangila visited 25 Twin Cities dealerships hoping to get work detailing used cars. The first 25 managers turned them… -
Italian Vineyard Serves as Tommie Science Lab
Sustainability & EnvironmentWhen most people imagine a cutting-edge scientific laboratory, donkeys, wine and vines rarely make an appearance. But for University of St. Thomas student and biochemistry major Clara Lucero ’24, that was exactly the kind of laboratory she embraced this summer. Instead of a long parade of beakers and microscopes, this laboratory featured plenty of fresh… -
Victorian Periodicals Research Sends Tommies to France
Arts & HumanitiesCecilia Becicka ’23 didn’t expect to finish her senior year at the University of St. Thomas eating canapes in a small castle in Caen, France. The data analytics major had just wrapped up a presentation at the Research Society for Victorian Periodicals (RSVP) conference. Usually knee-deep in numbers and spreadsheets, it was now time for… -
VIDEO: Inside the New Chapel at Saint John Vianney College Seminary
Faith and MissionPicking out an altar wasn’t in his job description, but Father Jonathan Kelly was incredibly grateful to have the opportunity anyway. The rector at Saint John Vianney College Seminary, Kelly found himself in the middle of the Vetter Stone quarry in Mankato. Surrounded by countless multi-ton samples of Minnesota stone, a type of limestone, he’d… -
Catholic Higher Ed Conference Spotlights Value of Student Affairs
University NewsWith their attention on the future of Catholic higher education, student affairs professionals from across North America recently gathered at the University of St. Thomas. Thirty-two schools from the U.S. and Canada attended the 2023 Association of Student Affairs at Catholic Colleges and Universities (ASACCU) conference, all with the goal of finding ways to better… -
Serving the Culture: Symphonic Wind Ensemble Reflects on Greece Tour
Arts & HumanitiesAfter only a few days on the road, Maia Toenies ’26 knew this wasn’t going to be your average run-of-the-mill band trip. A flute player and member of the University of St. Thomas Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Toenies jumped at the chance to join the ensemble’s 2023 international tour of Greece. She expected to perform in… -
Tommies From Around the Globe: Behind the Camera With Sai Kallur
Humans of St. ThomasHe’s known to many as simply “that one kid behind the camera.” And that suits Sai Kallur just fine. Ever since he can remember, Kallur has loved capturing the moment. In high school, he’d wander the streets of Pune, his hometown in Maharashtra, India, always with a camera handy, always on the lookout for the… -
MA in Diversity Leadership Envisions New Era of Professionals
Diversity, Equity and InclusionDr. Paola Ehrmantraut believes in the power of inclusive space. The director of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies and the Endowed Chair in Humanities at the University of St. Thomas, Ehrmantraut is on a mission to produce space where everyone is welcome – whether that’s in the classroom, the break room or the boardroom. “When…