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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

Academic News, College of Arts and Sciences, Commentary, English, Humans of St. Thomas, News, Top News

English professor Todd Lawrence got to St. Thomas thanks to as little math as possible, a smoke-filled advising session from a college professor, and a just plain love of books.

Humans of St. Thomas: Mashael Aljahdali

Carol Bruess

September 15, 2015

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Carol Bruess is back with this year's first installment of the popular Humans of St. Thomas series. She chats with graduate student Mashael Aljahdali who loves her family and dreams of working at a university – and who is almost never not smiling.

The Scroll: Humans of St. Thomas and Talee Vang

Carol Bruess (with co-interviewer Meredith Heneghan)

May 13, 2015

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Talee Vang is one remarkable woman – Thai refugee camp survivor, mother of three young children, granddaughter of a legendary Hmong general’s confidant and St. Thomas doctoral student in professional psychology. Carol Bruess and Meredith Heneghan caught up with her at a coffee shop for a Humans of St. Thomas interview for The Scroll.

The Scroll and Humans of St. Thomas: Vito Sauro

Carol Bruess

April 8, 2015

Commentary, Front Page, Humans of St. Thomas, News, The Scroll

Did you know St. Thomas has a thriving Table Top Game Club? It does! And senior Vito Sauro is its president. Meet Sauro, the latest Tommie to be profiled as part of Carol Bruess’ Humans of St. Thomas series, in The Scroll.

NJ and Nyasia (Photo by Elena Neuzil '17)

The Scroll: Humans of St. Thomas and Nyasia Arradondo

Carol Bruess and Meredith Heneghan ’16

March 16, 2015

Commentary, Front Page, Humans of St. Thomas, News, Sustainability, The Scroll

Earlier this month, readers met St. Thomas junior Nick Jordan in a Humans of St. Thomas Scroll, and also learned about his friend and classmate Nyasia Arradondo. She is so interesting that Scroll correspondents Carol Bruess and Meredith Heneghan felt compelled to write a separate Scroll about her.

The Scroll and Humans of St. Thomas: ‘NJ’ (aka Nick Jordan Meyerson)

Carol Bruess

March 4, 2015

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Carol Bruess went fishing for her next Humans of St. Thomas feature and found NJ, a “crazy-cool” student and budding songwriter who “spreads kindness and love with intention.” She also provides the first-ever music link in the Scroll featuring the debut of NJ’s catchy, soulful single “Old School.”

The Scroll: Humans of St. Thomas and Steven Winkel

Carol Bruess

January 8, 2015

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The popular “Humans of St. Thomas” series returns to The Scroll with a profile of custodian Steve Winkel, described by writer Carol Bruess as a “very cool” person who is a dedicated dad of three teens, loves video games, winter and cats, has a passion for Civil War non-fiction and is “extremely afraid” of spiders.

The Scroll: Humans of St. Thomas

Carol Bruess

October 28, 2014

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The Scroll is expanding its horizons and embarking on a new series, "Humans of St. Thomas." Carol Bruess came up with the idea, a takeoff on the popular Humans of New York blog and book, and introduces readers today to Meredith and Albert, two undergraduate students who have become best friends.

Business Degree Boosted These Tommie Restaurateurs

Amira Warren-Yearby – Humans of St. Thomas

Amy Helgeson - Humans of St. Thomas

Victor Sikeley - Humans of St. Thomas

Dylan Barrett - Humans of St. Thomas

Bisrat Bayou - Humans of St. Thomas

It Started In Ukraine - Mentorship Leads Political Science Major Around the World

‘All Rise!’: Tom Alford ’07 J.D. Rises Through the Ranks

The Public Servant

The Bridge Builders

St. Thomas Celebrates 37th Annual NeighborFest

Scholarship Recipient Finds ‘Opportunity’ at St. Thomas

Math Major, Dance Team Member Credits Scholarships for Bringing Her to St. Thomas

Tommies Excited for Historic Basketball Game at U.S. Bank Stadium

Innovation Immersion Workshop Gets Entrepreneurial Minds Thinking

Blue Ribbon Tommie Makes Mark at State Fair, St. Thomas

Rare Bumble Bee Lands in St. Thomas Pollinator Path

Humans of St. Thomas: Todd Lawrence

Humans of St. Thomas: Mashael Aljahdali

The Scroll: Humans of St. Thomas and Talee Vang

The Scroll and Humans of St. Thomas: Vito Sauro

The Scroll: Humans of St. Thomas and Nyasia Arradondo

The Scroll and Humans of St. Thomas: ‘NJ’ (aka Nick Jordan Meyerson)

The Scroll: Humans of St. Thomas and Steven Winkel

The Scroll: Humans of St. Thomas