Humans of St. Thomas

December 10, 2018

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Communication and journalism major Dylan Barrett is a jack of all trades, and master of several of them for good measure.

Bisrat Bayou – Humans of St. Thomas

November 28, 2018

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Bisrat Bayou is the University of St. Thomas undergraduate student body president and much more.

Class of ’18 in the Spotlight

Brant Skogrand '04 MBC

May 14, 2018

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Congratulations, Class of '18 – you did it! We celebrate some of the amazing accomplishments of your years at St. Thomas with a roundup of all the Newsroom stories spotlighting graduating seniors.

Student Tobias Knight is a football player, rugby player, choir member, Tommie Award finalist and finance major. Studio portrait taken May 3, 2018 for Humans of St. Thomas

Humans of St. Thomas – Tobias Knight

May 9, 2018

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A Renaissance man of sorts, Tommie Award finalist Tobias Knight put together an eclectic resume of experiences in four amazing years at St. Thomas

Humans of St. Thomas – Jules Porter

April 23, 2018

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Meet Jules Porter, the joint J.D./MBA graduate student who developed the idea for video game company Seraph 7 Studios and won $16,000 in the Fowler Business Concept Challenge and $10,000 in the St. Thomas Business Plan Competition.

Humans of St. Thomas – Halle Mason

December 11, 2017

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Humans of St. Thomas spotlights Halle Mason, a "Pride and Prejudice" guru with nearly 7,000 followers on her Looking for Mr. Darcy Instagram.

Michael Scham tangoes with his fiancee Clara Krug.

Humans of St. Thomas – Michael Scham

June 14, 2017

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This St. Thomas Spanish professor has transformed his passion for tango into not only a beloved hobby but also a dedicated area of academic research and teaching.

Keanu Daley (Actuarial Science, minor in Theology) is an international student from Jamaica. These studio portraits were taken on March 23, 2017 in St. Paul for the ongoing Humans of St. Thomas series.

Keanu Daley – Humans of St. Thomas

May 15, 2017

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Welcome Jamaican Keanu Daley to Minnesota. He's an actuarial science major with deep thespian roots and is finishing his first year at St. Thomas.

Michael Stevens – Humans of St. Thomas

April 19, 2017

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Michael Stevens, co-president of St. Thomas' Theology Club and a theology major, loves studying, you guessed it, theology. He also can out eat most humans at a buffet and go head to head with the world's greatest PlayStation enthusiasts.

Jonathon Shields – Humans of St. Thomas

April 12, 2017

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Humans of St. Thomas caught up with junior music performance and music business major Jonathon Shields, who uses his musical talents to bring joy to elderly homes and children hospitals around the Twin Cities.

Humans of St. Thomas – Meghan Sharkus

March 27, 2017

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Meghan Sharkus is tackling the same challenges as her freshman classmates, plus the added challenge of running her own business, which is dedicated to improving the education, design appeal and safety of insulin kits for children with diabetes.

Humans of St. Thomas – Patrick Fisher

March 7, 2017

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Humans of St. Thomas visits with Patrick Fisher, a senior triple major in philosophy, Catholic studies and mathematics with a big appetite for big ideas.

Humans of St. Thomas – Sarah Lynch

February 22, 2017

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This girl is into music.

Opus College of Business professor Peter Southard poses with a toy train at the Twin Cities Model Railroad Museum in St. Paul.

Humans of St. Thomas – Peter Southard

October 4, 2016

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Opus College of Business associate professor Peter Southard is into trains. Big time.

Humans of St. Thomas: Talia Nadir

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May 3, 2016

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Talia Nadir, one of St. Thomas' research and instruction librarians, discusses what it was like growing up in Israel, how a global awareness and love of traveling influences raising three teenage sons, and why people need to stop assuming that librarians just organize and shelf books.

Humans of St. Thomas: Ryan Foster

April 5, 2016

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Ryan Foster '18 is the sophomore class president and, unlike most of the human population, is not afraid of public speaking.

Humans of St. Thomas: Emma Kopp

March 2, 2016

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Junior American culture and difference/women's studies double major Emma Kopp is as enchanting as she is unconventional.

Humans of St. Thomas: Xiaowen Guan

February 16, 2016

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Communication and journalism professor Xiaowen Guan's whole life is a blend of cultures, from her Chinese roots, to her research, to her Irish husband, to her Star Wars-approved son's name.

Humans of St. Thomas: Shannon Twiss and Hannah Drazenovich

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February 1, 2016

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Roommates Shannie and Hannie met just before starting at St. Thomas because their grandmothers had been roommates when they attended college.

Humans of St. Thomas: Batoyun Uranchimeg

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December 16, 2015

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During weeks when our world has been inundated with too much darkness, loss and anguish, it seems timely to shine a light on one beacon of what is right and good in the world. Carol Bruess introduces us to COJO staff member Batoyun "Oyuna" Uranchimeg.

Humans of St. Thomas: Melissa Kelly

November 10, 2015

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Kelly is a senior entrepreneurship major at St. Thomas.

Humans of St. Thomas: Jake Rubash

October 27, 2015

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Meet Olympic lifting, pug-loving Jake Rubash, a senior mechanical engineering major at St. Thomas.

Todd Lawrence works from his preferred home office - his front porch. (Photos by Mike Ekern '02)

Humans of St. Thomas: Todd Lawrence

October 13, 2015

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