Murphy Institute: From Shopper to Steward
Sarah Spangenberg '14, '19 MAT looked to shift her attitude from consumer to steward by cultivating a spirituality of eating.
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LOGOS Journal: St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Feminism and Eternity
In the Winter 2019 issue of LOGOS, Sister Albert Marie Surmanski, OP’s “St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Feminism and Eternity: In Conversation with Sister Elizabeth Johnson” examines how many of the contemporary feminist theologian’s concerns are legitimate and echoed in the thought of the 19th century Carmelite.
Taking Catholic Studies to the Next Level
With a newly refined curriculum, St. Thomas Catholic Studies continues to be the leader and standard-bearer in Catholic studies.
Tommie Award: Bisrat Bayou
The Tommie Award is sponsored annually by the Division of Student Affairs and honors a senior selected by students, faculty and staff as best representing St. Thomas Aquinas’ ideals of scholarship, leadership a...
ROTC Cadet Savannah Johnson Receives Three National Awards
Savannah Johnson, a junior at the University of St. Thomas and a cadet in Detachment 410, has been selected for three prestigious national-level awards.
St. Thomas Growing Global Partnership with Chile’s Universidad de Concepción
During the week leading up to Easter, a St. Thomas delegation met with colleagues at the Universidad de Concepción in Chile.
TommieMedia Recognized for Outstanding Journalism
TommieMedia has been awarded three Crystal Pillars, three Sevareid awards and seven Mark of Excellence awards, recognizing students’ journalistic abilities.
Teach-in Tuesday: 50 Years Since Stonewall
More than a hundred St. Thomas community members gathered for April’s College of Arts and Sciences Teach-in Tuesday on the topic of Stonewall.
SOLV Initiative: Urban Art, Landscape and St. Paul Community Stories
A collaboration between students, faculty and St. Paul artists explores the connections between urban art and community identity in the Midway neighborhood.
SOLV Initiative: Investigating the Impact of Innovative Pedagogies on Sustainability Literacy
A collaboration between several St. Thomas partners and Metro Transit is visible throughout St. Paul and Minneapolis. The project is part of the partnership between College of Arts and Sciences' SOLV; Metro Transit; St. Thomas' Sustainable Communities Partnership "SCP Arts;" Justice and Peace Studies professor Mike Klein’s Fall 2018 Leadership for Social Justice course; and SCP Artist-in-Residence Sarah Nelson.
SOLV Initiative: Bringing Asmat to the Classroom and Beyond
As part of the SOLV Initiative, Bringing Asmat to the Classroom and Beyond: Educating With the Collection of the American Museum of Asmat Art (AMAA) is led by St. Thomas faculty and students from across discipl...
CAS’ SOLV Brings Problem-solving Into the Real World
The College of Arts and Sciences has created SOLV, an agile think tank moving beyond the university walls and into the community we serve for the common good.
SOLV Initiative: Mindful Movement
With one in four adults over the age of 65 experiencing some form of a physical fall every year, fall risk is a major health concern. To address these safety needs, two assistant professors in the Health and Human Performance Department, Brett Bruininks and Starr Sage, are leading the Mindful Movement project that is part of the College of Arts and Sciences’ SOLV Initiative.
Artist Annie Hejny ’12 Wades Into Water
Annie Hejny '12 collects water and sediment from local lakes and rivers to create textured abstract images.
Excel! Research Scholars Live Out Hopes and Dreams
Since 2007 when it began as the McNair Scholars program at St. Thomas, Excel! has provided an academic enrichment program that helps undergraduate students who are first-generation, low-income or from underrepresented populations to acquire the necessary education, training and experience required to build an academic portfolio vital to successfully gaining graduate school admission and to earning fellowships and funding based on merit.
English Faculty, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Collaborate to Explore ‘Home’
It’s not every day St. Thomas community members get to collaborate with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO).
Grant Work Aims to Engage All Students in STEM Fields
St. Thomas was one of 57 schools to receive a highly competitive, five-year, $1 million Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Inclusive Excellence Grant.
Dean’s Forum, Teach-in Tuesday Discusses Black Historical Consciousness
St. Thomas community members came together Tuesday for the School of Education Dean’s Forum and College of Arts and Sciences Teach-in Tuesday.
We Are Tommies – Fatoumata Jaiteh ’19
After seeing issues with maternal care during a visit to The Gambia, senior Fatoumata Jaiteh used her St. Thomas learning for changemaking.
Community Celebrates Women’s Center, International Women’s Day
The Luann Dummer Center for Women celebrated its 25th anniversary on International Women's Day.
St. Thomas Community Members Receive 2019 Campus Compact Awards
A cohort of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America students, the Rondo Commemorative Plaza and Jake Reilly have received Minnesota Campus Compact Awards.
March 19 Teach-in to Focus on the Need for Black Historical Consciousness
Dr. LaGarrett King will be the special guest at a teach-in on March 19 in O’Shaughnessy Educational Center auditorium.
Polar Explorer, Environmentalist Ann Bancroft Presents ‘No Horizon Is So Far’
Bancroft, the first woman to successfully finish expeditions to both the North and South poles, is the Women’s History Month speaker.
CAS Teach-in Discusses War on Drugs History and Impact
The history of the war on drugs and its disproportionate impact on African Americans was the focus of the Feb. 26 College of Arts and Sciences Teach-in Tuesday.