Humans of St. Thomas: Haison Nguyen ’23
As a first-generation college student, Haison Nguyen ’23 is a pure example of how drive, hard work and passion can reconstruct one’s path and lead to a promising future.
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Humans of St. Thomas
Humans of St. Thomas introduces us to some of the incredible members of the St. Thomas community.
Humans of St. Thomas: Chalon Coley
There are at least two things Chalon Coley and I have in common, we both are Dougherty Family College alumna, and we work at the same coffee shop. Working with Coley making lattes every day and navigating this ...
Humans of St. Thomas: Pascale Kunda ’21
Driven by her faith and commitment to helping others, Pascale Kunda has made an indelible impression on the St. Thomas community during her time on campus. Recently voted this year’s Tommie Award winner by stud...
Humans of St. Thomas: Kelly Saybe ’22
Kelly Saybe ‘22 is a member of the Dougherty Family College’s inaugural class of 2019 and a transition scholarship recipient at the University of St. Thomas. A junior at the University of St. Thomas, Saybe is a...
Humans of St. Thomas: Michael Sullivan ’21
In his role as Undergraduate Student Government (USG) president, Michael Sullivan '21 is a constant presence on campus.
Humans of St. Thomas: Gaba Palazzo ’21
When she's not playing soccer or making the dean's list in her mechanical engineering major, Gaba Palazzo '21 is busy in her fourth year on campus as a cadet captain in St. Thomas' Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) detachment.
Humans of St. Thomas: Josh Mounsey ’24
A native of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and a proud Catholic, Josh Mounsey was drawn to the University of St. Thomas after reading its mission statement.
Humans of St. Thomas: Haley Sonneman
With a nine-hour time difference during her deployment to Southeast Asia with the Air Force, junior Haley Sonneman had a couple key people on speed dial: Veterans Resource Center Director Norm Ferguson and veteran academic adviser Nicholas Doten.
Humans of St. Thomas: Patrick Roche
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Meet Patrick Roche, an electrical engineering major with a magical side gig.
Humans of St. Thomas: Stephen ‘Chip’ Spadafora
Meet Stephen 'Chip' Spadafora, mechanical engineering major, founder of Tommie Outdoors and VISION participant.
Humans of St. Thomas: Reggie Wright
St. Thomas Public Safety Sergeant Reggie Wright has a license to laugh, literally, as he changes from his law enforcement uniform into Santa Claus.
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.
Humans of St. Thomas: Emma Smith
Meet Emma Smith, a senior who has made a huge impact on the future of sustainability.
Humans of St. Thomas: Logan Monahan
As president of the Undergraduate Student Government, Logan Monahan is committed to creating an inclusive culture on campus.
Humans of St. Thomas: Samia Corbett
With a presence best described as bright and joyful, Samia Corbett fills a room with her vibrant energy the minute she enters.
Humans of St. Thomas: Carol Mikhael
Meet electrical engineering major Carol Mikhael in this Humans of St. Thomas Q&A.
Humans of St. Thomas: Jacob DeMille
Meet Green Bay native and business leadership and management major Jacob DeMille.
Amira Warren-Yearby – Humans of St. Thomas
Meet Amira Warren-Yearby, president of the Black Empowerment Student Alliance and one of this year’s three Tommie Award finalists.
Amy Helgeson – Humans of St. Thomas
Humans of St. Thomas catches up with Amy Helgeson, a first-year entrepreneur who wants her businesses to advance the common good, including her company, Skyrocket, aimed at helping senior citizens be entrepreneurs themselves.
Victor Sikeley – Humans of St. Thomas
Senior Victor Sikeley is a double major in leadership and management along with business law, and is the founder of the company Initiative for a Better Africa, which strives to make Africa a better place for everyone to learn.
Dylan Barrett – Humans of St. Thomas
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
Bisrat Bayou is the University of St. Thomas undergraduate student body president and much more.
Class of ’18 in the Spotlight
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.
Humans of St. Thomas – Tobias Knight
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
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.