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.
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Michael Walrath Named Faculty Director of Academic Policy and Curriculum
The Office of Academic Affairs is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Walrath (‘03), PhD, associate professor of economics, as Faculty Director of Academic Policy and Curriculum.
St. Thomas Launches First Sustainability Strategic Plan
For the first time, St. Thomas has a comprehensive strategic plan for sustainability. The plan is the result of 18 months of work.
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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.
Teach-in Tuesday: Hard Lessons from the Suffrage Movement
The College of Arts and Sciences’ Teach-in Tuesday season kicked off Tuesday with Political Science Professor Angela High-Pippert’s presentation, “Strategies of the Suffragists: Lessons in Political Organizing.”
Q&A With School of Law Alum Roger Maldonado ’13
Roger Maldonado ‘13 is an associate at Faegre Baker Daniels LLP in Minneapolis who works with clients on a variety of business-related issues including bankruptcy cases, equipment leasing issues, receiverships, and related commercial and financial litigation.
Summer Research 2019: Boundaries of Sound, Dystopian Literature, Instagram Anxiety and Dakota Land Before St. Thomas
Dozens of St. Thomas undergraduate students spent their summer months doing hands-on research on an incredibly diverse range of subjects.
Center for Common Good Launches One University, One Breath
The Center for the Common Good will launch One University – One Breath on Thursday, Sept. 19 with open houses for students and for faculty and staff.
Rome to Home: SOLV Global Ties ‘Empower’ Study Abroad to ‘Awakening’ at Home
Maggie Martin spearheaded the creation of the Awakenings program, which gives students returning from the Empower semester opportunities to impact change.
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.
First School of Education Dean’s Forum of New School Year Happening Tuesday
Last November, School of Education Dean Kathlene Holmes Campbell launched the Dean’s Forum. Building off the work of Teachers College, Columbia University's Racial Literacy Lecture Series, the Dean’s Forum series features candid conversations on race, equity and education. The first Dean’s Forum of the new school year will take place on the Minneapolis campus at 5 p.m. Tuesday (Opus Hall rooms 201 and 202).
CAS Teach-in Tuesday Series Focuses on Power of the Vote
The first College of Arts and Sciences Teach-In Tuesday event of the new academic school year will be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the O'Shaughnessy Educational Center auditorium.
Professional Notes: Sept. 11
Professional notes for faculty and staff from the University of St. Thomas from July-August, 2019.
Answers to College of Health-related Questions
Answers to frequently asked questions about the new College of Health and its founding dean, Dr. MayKao Hang.
St. Thomas Announces Founding Dean for College of Health
The University of St. Thomas today announced Dr. MayKao Y. Hang has been appointed vice president and founding dean of its College of Health – officially launching the new college that reimagines how future professionals can solve systemic health care problems.
Summer Research 2019: Zebra Mussels, Legacy of Adoption
Dozens of St. Thomas undergraduate students spent their summer months doing hands-on research on an incredibly diverse range of subjects.
Schulze School of Entrepreneurship Partners with Young Entrepreneurs Academy
The Schulze School of Entrepreneurship is partnering to bring to Minnesota a cutting-edge program to help high school students launch real businesses and social movements.
Center for Common Good, Under-Told Stories Project Announce Collaboration
The Under-Told Stories Project is excited to announce a collaboration with the Center for the Common Good at the University of St. Thomas.
Academic Convocation: A Year of Completion, Celebration and Transition
Big things are happening at the University of St. Thomas, and the upcoming 2019-20 year should prove to be an exciting one.
Sights and Sounds: 2019 March Through the Arches and Welcome Assembly
On a sunny Tuesday morning, hundreds of staff, faculty and students lined the sidewalks of the lower quad on St. Thomas' St. Paul campus as the class of 2023 participated in the annual March Through the Arches procession.
First-year Students Gather for 2019 Freshman Innovation Immersion
Dozens of students from the class of 2023 came to campus the week before classes start to kick-start their entrepreneurial education during the two-day Freshman Innovation Immersion, an annual program by the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship.
Summer Extern: Carly Foor, Stearns County Public Defender’s Office
Working as a certified student attorney and law clerk this summer for the Stearns County Public Defender’s Office in St. Cloud, Minn. has sharpened 2L Carly Foor’s legal skills and cemented her goal of one day working as a criminal defense attorney.
Start-up Starter: gBETA Program Provides Support for Early-Stage Companies
A free seven-week accelerator for early-stage companies, gBETA is a partnership with the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship and gener8tor, a nationally ranked start-up accelerator, and is available to St. Thomas students and alumni.
ThreeSixty Journalism Students Spotlight Stories in 2019 Radio Broadcast Camp
For the third straight summer, ThreeSixty Journalism gave high schools students a hands-on, expert-led training in radio journalism through ThreeSixty Journalism/MPR News Radio Camp.
St. Thomas Bites and Brews at the Minnesota State Fair
The Minnesota State Fair draws hundreds of food and beverage companies ever year, including many owned by St. Thomas alumni.