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.
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School of Law Board of Governors’ Eileen Lach – Trailblazer, Thought Leader, Giver
Minnesota native Eileen Lach, a member of the School of Law's board of governors, is a thought leader in ethics and artificial intelligence.
Helping Is an Act of the Heart: Engineering’s Pascale Kunda Repairs Hospital Equipment in Her Native Rwanda
An international student repairs hospital equipment in her native Rwanda during a summer engineering program.
Recruitment Trip to Kenya Brings Interest, Connections
Earlier this year, Tim Lewis, PhD, Vice Provost of Global Learning and Strategy at St. Thomas, traveled to Nairobi, Kenya on a recruitment mission. Lewis spent four-and-a-half days touring four different high schools, meeting with students and guidance counselors, and speaking about St. Thomas and higher education, in general.
Humans of St. Thomas: Hayley Dunning
St. Thomas School of Education student Hayley Dunning has wanted to be a teacher since she was in middle school. That dream brought the senior from Littleton, Colorado, to St. Thomas.
St. Thomas Top Doctoral Institution in Minnesota for Study Abroad, International Enrollment Steady
The Institute of International Education recently released Open Doors Report 2019 shows St. Thomas has the most international students (705) among private universities in Minnesota and remains fourth in the state overall for international enrollment. St. Thomas currently ranks 17th in the nation for undergraduate study abroad participation at doctoral institutions (772 students), and the top in Minnesota.
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.
Engineering Award Winner Elaine Reeves ’09 Puts Compliance, Sustainability in Spotlight
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) has named Elaine Reeves ’09 one of the recipients of its Distinguished New Engineer award, which honors women who have demonstrated outstanding technical performance, as well as leadership in professional organizations and the community, in the first 10 years of their career.
Manjeet Rege Appointed Director of Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence
Don Weinkauf, PhD, dean of the School of Engineering, has appointed Dr. Manjeet Rege as the director for the Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence.
‘Retaining Teachers’ Event at Wilder Foundation
With a teacher shortage affecting schools across the nation, the University of St. Thomas School of Education and Education Evolving teamed up to examine what can be done to increase teacher retention and what conditions enable teachers to thrive in their schools.
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.
Tutor-Mentor Program Students Lead the Way
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The Tutor-Mentor program in the Center for Common Good has continued to grow, increasing its volunteerism by more than 500 percent in the past three years.
Five Observations: Colorblind Racism
Dr. Meghan Burke from Illinois Wesleyan University discusses her new book, Colorblind Racism.
St. Thomas Law Ranked Among Best Law Schools by The Princeton Review
The University of St. Thomas School of Law is #3 for Best State and Local Clerkships and #7 for Best Quality of Life in The Princeton Review’s 2020 Best Law Schools rankings released on Nov. 5.
Actuarial Science Student Receives Prestigious Scholarship
Actuarial science student Tommy Anderson received a $10,000 Trust Scholarship from the Casualty Actuarial Society.
Introducing the Inaugural Cohort of Interreligious Research Fellows
Congratulations to students Grant Pederson, Rabia Sheikh, and Dominique Stewart, who make up the 2019-20 cohort of Interreligious Research Fellows.
‘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.
TommieMedia Wins National Pacemaker Award
TommieMedia, the student-run news publication at St. Thomas, has been awarded an Online Pacemaker Award in the four-year schools category from the Associated Collegiate Press.
Site Visits Bring Civil Engineering Classroom to Life
Civil engineering students from St. Thomas visit sites of projects as part of their curriculum, including this year with the several construction projects on the St. Paul campus.
Eden Fere: Advocate for International Human Rights
This past summer School of Law 2L Eden Fere investigated and exposed human rights violations around the globe as an international justice intern.
Five Observations: First Friday with Ben Fowke
Ben Fowke, chairman, president and CEO of Xcel Energy, spoke about the company's carbon-free vision on Nov. 1 as part of the St. Thomas Alumni Association’s 29th annual First Friday Speaker Series.
St. Thomas Announces Morrison Family College of Health
Following a landmark eight-figure gift from John M. Morrison and Susan Schmid Morrison, the University of St. Thomas today announced the naming of the Morrison Family College of Health.
Protecting Trademark Rights
The School of Law's Trademark Clinic, established less than a year ago, has had an impact on the business community and on its student participants.
School of Law’s Holloran Center Leads Professional-Formation Movement
The Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions at the School of Law is at the heart of a national professional-formation social movement focused on two learning outcomes.
Professional Notes: Oct. 31
Professional notes for faculty and staff from the University of St. Thomas from September-October 2019.