Earth Day Innovate-a-thon Creates Sustainable Ideas
Sustainability week at St. Thomas saw students contributing to many efforts, including many who spent April 26-27 at the Earth Day Innovate-a-thon.
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Speakers Announced for 2019 Commencement Ceremonies
Speakers have been announced for four University of St. Thomas commencement ceremonies next month.
Please Remember in Your Prayers Jerry Lou Hague
Please remember in your prayers Jerry Lou Hague, who worked at St. Thomas for more than 20 years.
TommieMedia Recognized for Outstanding Journalism
TommieMedia has been awarded three Crystal Pillars, three Sevareid awards and seven Mark of Excellence awards, recognizing students’ journalistic abilities.
Aurelia Phillips ’16, ’20 J.D. Elected ABA’s National Delegate of Programming
Second-year law student Aurelia Phillips ‘16 has been elected the national Delegate of Programming on the American Bar Association's (ABA) Law Student Council for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Please Remember in Your Prayers John B. DeVinck
Please remember in your prayers John B. DeVinck, father of Kristine DeVinck, Opus College of Business Director and Faculty member.
Please Remember in Your Prayers Tom Madison
Please remember in your prayers Tom Madison, former Board of Trustees member from 1982-1996 and 2011-2018. He died April 10.
SOLV Initiative: Urban Art, Landscape and St. Paul Community Stories
A collaboration between students, faculty and St. Paul artists explores the connections between urban art and community identity in the Midway neighborhood.
Please Remember in Your Prayers Ann Sovell
Please remember in your prayers Ann Sovell, sister-in-law of Kim Ragan Sovell, OCB Marketing Department faculty, and aunt of Miles Sovell ('05 & '18), Gaby Moon Sarcia ('04), Ragan Sovell ('16) and Austin Sovell ('17).
SOLV Initiative: Investigating the Impact of Innovative Pedagogies on Sustainability Literacy
A collaboration between several St. Thomas partners and Metro Transit is visible throughout St. Paul and Minneapolis. The project is part of the partnership between College of Arts and Sciences' SOLV; Metro Transit; St. Thomas' Sustainable Communities Partnership "SCP Arts;" Justice and Peace Studies professor Mike Klein’s Fall 2018 Leadership for Social Justice course; and SCP Artist-in-Residence Sarah Nelson.
SOLV Initiative: Bringing Asmat to the Classroom and Beyond
As part of the SOLV Initiative, Bringing Asmat to the Classroom and Beyond: Educating With the Collection of the American Museum of Asmat Art (AMAA) is led by St. Thomas faculty and students from across discipl...
SOLV Initiative: Mindful Movement
With one in four adults over the age of 65 experiencing some form of a physical fall every year, fall risk is a major health concern. To address these safety needs, two assistant professors in the Health and Human Performance Department, Brett Bruininks and Starr Sage, are leading the Mindful Movement project that is part of the College of Arts and Sciences’ SOLV Initiative.
Please remember in your prayers Jerome Halverson
Halverson was a former dean at St. Thomas.
Three St. Thomas Students Fulbright Semifinalists
Three St. Thomas students were semifinalists to be Fulbright Scholars this year: seniors Claire Gulseth (international studies and Spanish political science) and Sadie Buckel (international business and Spanish), and Elizabeth Sadusky '18 (history and international studies).
Wyatt Named Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Dr. Wendy Wyatt, Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies, has been appointed Vice Provost for Academic Affairs effective July 1, 2019.
Gift from Ron and Alexis Fowler Creates St. Thomas-University of San Diego Partnership
The University of San Diego (USD) and the University of St. Thomas announced today a joint venture that will increase the scope and scale of social entrepreneurship ecosystem at their respective universities and beyond.
Q&A With Amir Nadav on Sustainability
As we look ahead to Earth Day, we asked Amir Nadav, Assistant Director of Campus Sustainability, to give alumni tips on being more sustainable in their own lives (and teaching our children along the way, too).
Please Remember in Your Prayers Carole Hawkins
Please remember in your prayers Carol Hawkins, sister of Michael Winegar, Program Director for the Masters in Regulatory Science in the School of Engineering.
Religious Liberty Clinic Cited in Appellate Victory on Clergy Housing Allowances
On March 15, in the case of Gaylor v. Mnuchin, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld the constitutionality of allowing clergy to exclude church-provided housing allowances from their taxable income.
Commute to Campus Challenge Underway
The call is out for St. Thomas community members to explore different ways to get to campus.
Tyner Named American Council on Education Fellow
The American Council on Education (ACE) announced today that Artika Tyner, director of the Center on Race, Leadership and Social Justice at the School of Law has been named an ACE Fellow for academic year 2019-20.
Please Remember in Your Prayers Margaret Fechter
Please remember in your prayers Margaret Felice Fechter, sister of Dr. John V. Fechter, Graduate Engineering Program Director and Adjunct Faculty member in the School of Engineering.
O’Neill to Join Board of Trustees, Four Named Trustee Emeriti
Rory O’Neill, CEO and managing partner of Castlelake, L.P., has joined the University of St. Thomas Board of Trustees.
Director Named for Start-up Accelerator Partnership gBETA
Jake Smith ’18 was announced as the director of gBETA at St. Thomas, a partnership with the University of St. Thomas Schulze School of Entrepreneurship and gener8tor, a nationally ranked startup accelerator.
Noor ’05 Named Bush Fellow
The Bush Foundation today announced the selection of its 2019 Bush Fellows, 24 visionary leaders who are thinking big about how to invest in their leadership to creatively solve problems in their communities. That list includes Nawal Noor '05, who studied finance while at St. Thomas.