Grandmother Inspires Wellness Tonics by Henry Kisitu ’12
Creating wellness tonics inspired by his grandmother and sold through his company, Jajja Wellness, is how Henry Kisitu ’12 contributes to the common good.
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Opus College of Business
Opus Evolves Beyond the Traditional MBA
In a time span of just five years, Opus College of Business has deliberately shifted from offering a single product to a portfolio of products.
Innovative Thinking Drives Leading-edge Student Work With Mayo Clinic
Through the Mayo Innovation Scholars Program (MISP), a group of select St. Thomas students had an opportunity to work on some leading-edge projects.
An Ethics Resource at Your Fingertips: Meet BERC
Small to midsize businesses have a new ethics resource from the Center for Ethics in Practice in the Opus College of Business and U.S. Bank.
Welsh Named Director of Center for Faculty Development
Elizabeth Welsh, PhD, has been named director of the Center for Faculty Development, effective Sept. 1.
Creativity, Innovation, Community: What We Make in the create[space]
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Since its start two years ago, create[space] has quickly become a hub of creativity and innovation on the St. Paul campus.
Steve Bullock: A Witness to History
Steve Bullock '81 MBA endured the Jim Crow laws of the South and rose to become interim president of the American Red Cross.
Sights and Sounds: 2019 Commencement Weekend
The St. Thomas community celebrated three commencement ceremonies May 25 and 26, with 1,400 undergraduate students, more than 1,200 graduate students and 61 Dougherty Family College students becoming alumni.
Sights and Sounds: 2019 Graduate Commencement
Today more than 1,200 graduate students became the newest alumni from St. Thomas.
Sights and Sounds: 2019 Undergraduate Commencement
The annual March Through the Arches, undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremonies bring the St. Thomas community together to recognize the accomplishments of the Class of 2019. Sights and Sounds highlight...
Class of 2019 in the Spotlight
Congratulations to all 2019 graduates, including undergraduates, graduates, and those from Dougherty Family College! In honor of these graduates and their accomplishments, let's look back at all of the remarkable things they did while they were Tommies.
Faculty Promotions and Tenure
The Office of Academic Affairs is pleased to announce affirmative decisions on promotion following the conclusion of the Tenure and Promotion Committee meetings in May 2019.
Emerging Technology Drives Skills Development in Opus’ EmTech Series
OPUS College of Business wanted to help find a way to better prepare St. Thomas students for these technological changes in the workplace. They responded by creating an event series focused on emerging technology in business. “EmTech St. Thomas”
Damus Awards Spotlight Philanthropy, Student Growth
Dozens of students, alumni and community members gathered April 15 to celebrate the anniversary of the Damus Board, a St. Thomas philanthropic organization.
Earth Day Innovate-a-thon Creates Sustainable Ideas
Sustainability week at St. Thomas saw students contributing to many efforts, including many who spent April 26-27 at the Earth Day Innovate-a-thon.
The Ups and Downs of a Student-managed Fund
The Aristotle Fund, as benefactor Gerald Rauenhorst named it, was valued at $6 million at the end of last year.
Gift from Ron and Alexis Fowler Creates St. Thomas-University of San Diego Partnership
The University of San Diego (USD) and the University of St. Thomas announced today a joint venture that will increase the scope and scale of social entrepreneurship ecosystem at their respective universities and beyond.
Georgia State Students Take Top Prize at 2019 Schulze Entrepreneurship Challenge
On Saturday, Georgia State University students Chante Knox and Dia Davis were named the winners of the Schulze Entrepreneurship Challenge, one of the nation’s largest undergraduate business pitch competitions. They secured $75,000 in funding from the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation to support their budding business, DelivHer.
Q&A With Farhad Manjoo of The New York Times
Farhad Manjoo, op-ed columnist for The New York Times, will be the keynote speaker at this year's Opus College of Business Stakeholder Dialogue on May 2. The Newsroom recently connected with him to discuss ethics in a digital technology era, "alternative facts," Bob Dylan and more.
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.
Opus College of Business and Twin Cities Business Magazine Launch New Podcast
A new weekly podcast spotlighting faculty experts from St. Thomas Opus College of Business and local entrepreneurs is debuting April 10.
Humans of St. Thomas: Jacob DeMille
Meet Green Bay native and business leadership and management major Jacob DeMille.
Director Named for Start-up Accelerator Partnership gBETA
Jake Smith ’18 was announced as the director of gBETA at St. Thomas, a partnership with the University of St. Thomas Schulze School of Entrepreneurship and gener8tor, a nationally ranked startup accelerator.
Noor ’05 Named Bush Fellow
The Bush Foundation today announced the selection of its 2019 Bush Fellows, 24 visionary leaders who are thinking big about how to invest in their leadership to creatively solve problems in their communities. That list includes Nawal Noor '05, who studied finance while at St. Thomas.
Seven Questions That Will Change the Way You Lead
The Coaching Habit highlights seven questions that effective coaches ask. Here’s a brief overview of what the questions are and how they can help you.