Winners Announced in St. Thomas Business Plan Competition
Schulze Hall was overflowing with innovative ideas on Friday during the annual St. Thomas Business Plan Competition, where $38,000 was awarded to budding entrepreneurs.
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Tommie Experts: Opus College of Business ‘Outside Consultant’
To help provide guidance to entrepreneurs, experts at Opus College of Business have for years answered questions in a weekly Star Tribune column titled "Outside Consultant."
Opus College of Business Restructures in Response to Changing Student Demand
The Opus College announced a series of structural changes to meet the needs and learning preferences of today’s students and professionals.
A Thought Leader in Ethics: Jessica Drewiske ’10, ’15 J.D./MBA
An assistant vice president at U.S. Bank who manages ethics strategy as part of the Global Ethics Office, Jessica Drewiske '10, '15 J.D./MBA has ethics front and center in her career.
Five Observations: First Friday with Corie Barry
To launch the new decade, the annual St. Thomas Alumni Association First Friday Speaker Series welcomed Corie Barry, CEO of Best Buy.
Professional Notes: Feb. 4
Professional notes for faculty and staff from the University of St. Thomas from November 2019-January 2020.
Please Remember in Your Prayers Professor Herb Tousley
Please remember in your prayers Herb Tousley, professor and director of The Real Estate program and The Shenehon Center for Real Estate in the Opus College of Business, who died Jan. 30.
A Change Manager at Google: Reuben Thompson-Amarteifio ’16 MBA
As a change manager on Google's North America Payroll team, Reuben Thompson-Amarteifio '16 MBA makes it his responsibility to show others that big opportunities are in reach.
Noteworthy Businesses Born at St. Thomas
Considering St. Thomas' Schulze School of Entrepreneurship at Opus College of Business is ranked by the Princeton Review on its Top Entrepreneurship Undergraduate programs list and is the list's top-ranked school in Minnesota, it's only natural that many successful businesses have been born at the university.
A Data Science Futurist: Josh Janzen ’10 MBA
Data science futurist and influencer Josh Janzen '10 MBA credits his Opus College of Business experience with where he is today, working as a data science manager for C.H. Robinson.
Cookies and College: Beginning Business Acumen Conference Builds Skills, St. Thomas Connections
Seniors Madison Morehouse and Sarah Isse have teamed with Minneapolis nonprofit Cookie Cart each of the last two semesters to bring its student workers to St. Thomas for a full-day Beginning Business Acumen Conference, exposing them to life as college students and connecting their budding skill sets to college futures.
Faculty Promotions and Tenure Announced
The Office of Academic Affairs is pleased to announce affirmative decisions on promotion following the conclusion of the Tenure and Promotion Committee meetings in December 2019.
Life at St. Thomas: November 2019
Life at St. Thomas is an ongoing feature highlighting the images that capture what daily life on campus is like and what it feels like to a Tommie. Check out some of the amazing images from the month of November 2019.
Scholars of Finance Develops Ethical Leaders Nationwide
Ryan Quinlivan '15 started Scholars of Finance, which helps develop the next generation of highly capable financial executives who will act and lead from a strong grounding in principles and ethics. He was inspired by St. Thomas’ interdisciplinary curriculum, commitment to the common good, and more specifically, a Catholic studies course.
2019 Fowler Business Concept Challenge Awards $84,000 in Scholarships
The excitement was contagious at the 2019 Fowler Business Concept Challenge competition held at St. Thomas' Anderson Student Center as $84,000 in scholarships were awarded.
Tommie Experts: Can Doctors Be Replaced by AI?
The Newsroom recently connected with Daniel McLaughlin, director of the Center for Innovation in the Business of Health Care at Opus College of Business, following The Future of Health Care Conference. The discussion ranged from AI replacing doctors to data analytics to the trust problem technology companies have.
Schulze School of Entrepreneurship Ranked by Princeton Review
For what is believed to be the first time, St. Thomas' Schulze School of Entrepreneurship has been ranked No. 35 by the Princeton Review in its Top 50 Entrepreneurship Undergraduate programs ranking.
‘Pathways to Inclusion: Our DEI Journey’ Panel Brings Valuable Discussion
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Nearly 150 community members gathered Tuesday in O'Shaughnessy Educational Center auditorium for “Pathways to Inclusion: Our DEI Journey,” a 12-person panel discussion hosted by Associate Vice President for Inclusive Excellence Kha Yang and the Office for Diversity and Inclusion.
Alumna Katrina Anderson Finds Success In Connecting Hospitals With Students
Katrina Anderson ’13, ’17 MBA developed and owns Clinician Nexus, a business she calls “LinkedIn meets Airbnb” for clinical rotations, which is now used in more than 95 hospitals and 145 schools.
Schulze Innovation Scholar Isabel Bercaw Balances College And Business
First-year student and Schulze Innovation Scholar Isabel Bercaw started making bath bombs with her younger sister when the two were just tweens. She never imagined their hobby would turn into a multimillion-dollar business, but that’s exactly what happened.
Celebrate Women Entrepreneurship Week with On-Campus Events
The Schulze School of Entrepreneurship and Student Affairs are joining more than 150 universities and colleges in celebrating Women Entrepreneurship Week with three days of activities at the create[space] Oct. 21-23.
Fowler Business Concept Challenge Deadline Oct. 28
Submissions for this year's Fowler Business Concept Challenge are due by Oct. 28.
Opus Partners with CENTRUM Business School in Peru
Opus College of Business partnered with CENTRUM Business in Lima, Peru, and welcomed their first Health Care MBA cohort last month.
![Playful Learning Lab student Kristina Harmann, right, talks with OK GO Sandbox Art in Space winner Alexandra Slabakis in the create [space] in the Anderson Student Center in St. Paul.](https://news.stthomas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Art-in-Space.jpg)
OK Go Sandbox Art in Space Winners Visit, Develop Project St. Thomas
One of the winning student teams of the OK Go Sandbox Art in Space contest came to St. Thomas on Sept. 12-13 for two full days of project development work, exposure to what it looks like to be a college engineering, and work with Playful Learning Lab projects and students.
School of Engineering’s KEEN Grant Renewed
The University of St. Thomas School of Engineering is pleased to announce the renewal of a three-year Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) grant from the Kern Family Foundation.