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President Julie Sullivan writes about some of the many highlights from the past two months and looks ahead to the planning process for the St. Thomas 2025 strategic plan.
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‘Pathways to Inclusion: Our DEI Journey’ Panel Brings Valuable Discussion
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Nearly 150 community members gathered Tuesday in O'Shaughnessy Educational Center auditorium for “Pathways to Inclusion: Our DEI Journey,” a 12-person panel discussion hosted by Associate Vice President for Inclusive Excellence Kha Yang and the Office for Diversity and Inclusion.
TommieMedia Wins National Pacemaker Award
TommieMedia, the student-run news publication at St. Thomas, has been awarded an Online Pacemaker Award in the four-year schools category from the Associated Collegiate Press.
Site Visits Bring Civil Engineering Classroom to Life
Civil engineering students from St. Thomas visit sites of projects as part of their curriculum, including this year with the several construction projects on the St. Paul campus.
Eden Fere: Advocate for International Human Rights
This past summer School of Law 2L Eden Fere investigated and exposed human rights violations around the globe as an international justice intern.
Five Observations: First Friday with Ben Fowke
Ben Fowke, chairman, president and CEO of Xcel Energy, spoke about the company's carbon-free vision on Nov. 1 as part of the St. Thomas Alumni Association’s 29th annual First Friday Speaker Series.
St. Thomas Announces Morrison Family College of Health
Following a landmark eight-figure gift from John M. Morrison and Susan Schmid Morrison, the University of St. Thomas today announced the naming of the Morrison Family College of Health.
Life at St. Thomas: October 2019
Life at St. Thomas is an ongoing feature highlighting the images that capture what daily life on campus is like and what it feels like to a Tommie. This month's post highlights October 2019.
Professional Notes: Oct. 31
Professional notes for faculty and staff from the University of St. Thomas from September-October 2019.
Student Documentary Explores Sustainability at St. Thomas
Guided by the university's first sustainability strategic plan, St. Thomas is working toward becoming a more sustainable community in a huge number of ways. Students in the College of Arts and Sciences' Communication Journalism program recently produced a documentary exploring some of the may ways sustainability has taken shape at St. Thomas.
Center for Well-Being Updates – Opening Dates, New Staff
Last year, St. Thomas leaders announced plans for the Center for Well-Being, a facility on campus offering an integrated approach to the health care needs of the St. Thomas community. We now have more details about Well-Being, including opening dates.
Taking Data Global: School of Engineering Student, Faculty Bring Data Science to Ivory Coast
School of Engineering data science master’s student Souleyman Kone earned a $2 million grant and teamed up with assistant professor Manjeet Rege to build up data capabilities in Kone's home country, Ivory Coast.
Second Straight Year: Princeton Review Names St. Thomas to List of Green Colleges
For a second year in a row, St. Thomas was named a Green College by The Princeton Review.
Please Remember in Your Prayers Beverly Mulinix
Please remember in your prayers, Beverly Mulinix, mother of Faith Bonitz, interlibrary loan manager for the St. Thomas Libraries.
Early Gifts for Faculty and Staff: Extra Days Off Over 2019 Holiday Break
St. Thomas is granting employees four gift days in 2019 over the holiday break, meaning a 12-day stretch of time off.
Humans of St. Thomas: Emma Smith
Meet Emma Smith, a senior who has made a huge impact on the future of sustainability.
Please Remember in Your Prayers Al Tischler
Please remember in your prayers Al Tischler, husband of Kathy Tischler, Executive Assistant in Development and Alumni Relations. He died Oct. 17.
Mentor-Mentee: Tamu Lajebo and Aura Wharton-Beck Get Sustainable
For Dougherty Family College and Excel! Research Scholars Program student Tamu Lajebo, sustainability research and faculty mentoring unlocked a whole new way of learning.
Sights and Sounds: Tommie-Johnnie 2019 at Allianz Field
Nearly 20,000 purple- and red-clad St. Thomas and St. John's fans descended on Allianz Field on Saturday for the 2019 edition of the Tommie-Johnnie football rivalry.
Please Remember in Your Prayers Matthew Chamberlain
Please remember in your prayers Matthew Chamberlain, a graduate student in the Opus College of Business. He died Oct. 8.
President Sullivan, College of Health Dean Hang Speak at Manova Summit
President Julie Sullivan and College of Health dean MayKao Hang spoke Wednesday at the Manova Summit, a three-day summit of innovation, inspiration and provocative stories of discovery from leaders on the frontier of health and wellness.
Please Remember in Your Prayers Adolf Scheurer
Please remember in your prayers Adolf Scheurer, father of Erika Scheurer, English associate professor and director of Writing Across the Curriculum. He died on Monday.
Alumna Katrina Anderson Finds Success In Connecting Hospitals With Students
Katrina Anderson ’13, ’17 MBA developed and owns Clinician Nexus, a business she calls “LinkedIn meets Airbnb” for clinical rotations, which is now used in more than 95 hospitals and 145 schools.
Schulze Innovation Scholar Isabel Bercaw Balances College And Business
First-year student and Schulze Innovation Scholar Isabel Bercaw started making bath bombs with her younger sister when the two were just tweens. She never imagined their hobby would turn into a multimillion-dollar business, but that’s exactly what happened.
Celebrate Women Entrepreneurship Week with On-Campus Events
The Schulze School of Entrepreneurship and Student Affairs are joining more than 150 universities and colleges in celebrating Women Entrepreneurship Week with three days of activities at the create[space] Oct. 21-23.