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Webviewer Scheduled to Be Offline Nov. 14-18
University NewsPlan ahead: The online request form to reserve spaces on campus will not be available those five days.
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Philosophy Department Announces Fifth Annual Student Essay Contest
University NewsWinners will receive a “Tom and Ginny Sullivan Scholarship” to be applied to spring tuition. The top prize is a $1,000 scholarship. -
No Dead Ends for Tyler Petersen ’12 as Research Leads to Position in Washington, D.C.
University NewsSometimes research leads to startling discoveries and sometimes research leads nowhere … but sometimes research leads to a position in the nation's capital. -
St. Thomas Employee Federal Credit Union Celebrates Credit Union Week
University NewsCredit union staff will host a celebration Wednesday, Oct. 17, on the Minneapolis campus and Thursday, Oct. 18, on the St. Paul campus. -
Please Remember Lily Brovald in Your Prayers
In Our PrayersLil, as she was known, worked at St. Thomas for 19½ years at the switchboard and information center. She died Monday, Oct. 8. -
MacPhail Building Served Music for Decades; This Summer, MacPhail Served Its Country
University NewsThe training conducted by SEALS of the Naval Special Warfare Development Group on the Minneapolis campus was not a classified secret, but there was little mention of it by local media. The now-empty building was once home to a student by the name of Lawrence Welk, MacPhail’s class of 1927, who would go on to become an icon of American culture. -
Why Are Landlords Asking for Student IDs? Or: Why They Should Be
University NewsThere are many things that students who are renting off-campus need to know about St. Paul’s new Student Rental House Registration Program. -
Hail Marys, Hard Work Fuel Alum's NFL Rise (and the Seattle Seahawks)
University NewsGene McGivern, the university's sports information director, wrote the heart of this story in a 2010 blog. It's about John Schneider, an alum who grew up near Green Bay and lived and died with the Packers, eventually interning and later working for the team; he joined the Seattle Seahawks as their general manager in 2010. McGivern is working in his 18th season at St. Thomas and 24th in the MIAC. He blogs periodically on various topics regarding the Tommies, the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Division III sports. -
Please Remember Colton Gleason in Your Prayers
In Our PrayersHe was the brother of Steven Gleason ’08 and brother-in-law of Pam (Sylvestre) Gleason ’09, a coach of the St. Thomas dance team.