Dean’s Forum: Why Not Black Males?
Educator Michael V. Walker spoke about assisting black male youth achieve success at the School of Education Dean’s Forum on Dec. 4 at Thornton Auditorium on the Minneapolis campus.
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Engineering’s Manke Named Country’s Top Army ROTC Cadet
Senior mechanical engineering major and St. Thomas swim and dive team member Lucas Manke was recently named top cadet in the nation by the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps, which follows Savannah Johnson being named Air Force ROTC's top cadet in the nation less than a year ago.
Summra Mohammadee Shariff ’07 Named 2019 Law Alumna Award Recipient
At the ninth annual Alumnae Brunch on Nov. 2, the St. Thomas School of Law honored Summra Mohammadee Shariff ‘07 as the 2019 Law Alumna Achievement Award recipient.
Purple History: Purple Pride
St. Thomas' love of purple has a long and storied history, one that continues today with a passion St. Thomas community members show in many ways.
Planning Our Future Together: St. Thomas 2025
President Julie Sullivan today announced a new strategic planning process that will engage our community in developing our university priorities for the next five years. Community conversations around “St. Thomas 2025” will begin in January, and your voice is needed to help create the road map for our shared goals.
Life at St. Thomas: November 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. Check out some of the amazing images from the month of November 2019.
Scholars of Finance Develops Ethical Leaders Nationwide
Ryan Quinlivan '15 started Scholars of Finance, which helps develop the next generation of highly capable financial executives who will act and lead from a strong grounding in principles and ethics. He was inspired by St. Thomas’ interdisciplinary curriculum, commitment to the common good, and more specifically, a Catholic studies course.
Students Reflect on Study Abroad Experiences as J-Term, Spring Programs Approach
Study abroad has long been – and continues to be – a huge part of the St. Thomas experience of educating global citizens: Last year 772 students studied outside the United States, which ranks ranks 17th in the nation for undergraduate study abroad participation at doctoral institutions, and the top in Minnesota.
Please Remember in Your Prayers Kjersten Ellingson Schladetzky
Please remember in your prayers Kjersten Ellingson Schladetzky '02. She died Sunday.
Please Remember in Your Prayers Bishop Paul Sirba
Please remember in your prayers alumnus Paul Sirba, former spiritual director of the St. Paul Seminary and bishop of the Roman Catholic Church's diocese in Duluth for the past 10 years. He died Dec. 1.
Matthew Deutsch ’11 Empowers Others from Hometown, Around the World
Matthew Deutsch ’11 helped draw a path from his hometown of Spring Valley, Wisconsin, through St. Thomas' Air Force Reserve Officers Training Program and incredible opportunities at St. Thomas.
2019 Fowler Business Concept Challenge Awards $84,000 in Scholarships
The excitement was contagious at the 2019 Fowler Business Concept Challenge competition held at St. Thomas' Anderson Student Center as $84,000 in scholarships were awarded.
School of Law Board of Governors’ Eileen Lach – Trailblazer, Thought Leader, Giver
Minnesota native Eileen Lach, a member of the School of Law's board of governors, is a thought leader in ethics and artificial intelligence.
Recruitment Trip to Kenya Brings Interest, Connections
Earlier this year, Tim Lewis, PhD, Vice Provost of Global Learning and Strategy at St. Thomas, traveled to Nairobi, Kenya on a recruitment mission. Lewis spent four-and-a-half days touring four different high schools, meeting with students and guidance counselors, and speaking about St. Thomas and higher education, in general.
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.
St. Thomas Top Doctoral Institution in Minnesota for Study Abroad, International Enrollment Steady
The Institute of International Education recently released Open Doors Report 2019 shows St. Thomas has the most international students (705) among private universities in Minnesota and remains fourth in the state overall for international enrollment. St. Thomas currently ranks 17th in the nation for undergraduate study abroad participation at doctoral institutions (772 students), and the top in Minnesota.
Tommie Experts: Can Doctors Be Replaced by AI?
The Newsroom recently connected with Daniel McLaughlin, director of the Center for Innovation in the Business of Health Care at Opus College of Business, following The Future of Health Care Conference. The discussion ranged from AI replacing doctors to data analytics to the trust problem technology companies have.
Engineering Award Winner Elaine Reeves ’09 Puts Compliance, Sustainability in Spotlight
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) has named Elaine Reeves ’09 one of the recipients of its Distinguished New Engineer award, which honors women who have demonstrated outstanding technical performance, as well as leadership in professional organizations and the community, in the first 10 years of their career.
Manjeet Rege Appointed Director of Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence
Don Weinkauf, PhD, dean of the School of Engineering, has appointed Dr. Manjeet Rege as the director for the Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence.
Please Remember in Your Prayers Sharon Hinrichs
Please remember in your prayers, Sharon Hinrichs, mother of Beth Bagley, program coordinator for the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship. She passed away Nov. 7.
‘Retaining Teachers’ Event at Wilder Foundation
With a teacher shortage affecting schools across the nation, the University of St. Thomas School of Education and Education Evolving teamed up to examine what can be done to increase teacher retention and what conditions enable teachers to thrive in their schools.
Schulze School of Entrepreneurship Ranked by Princeton Review
For what is believed to be the first time, St. Thomas' Schulze School of Entrepreneurship has been ranked No. 35 by the Princeton Review in its Top 50 Entrepreneurship Undergraduate programs ranking.
Tutor-Mentor Program Students Lead the Way
The Tutor-Mentor program in the Center for Common Good has continued to grow, increasing its volunteerism by more than 500 percent in the past three years.
Please Remember in Your Prayers Shelly Nordtorp-Madson
Please remember in your prayers Dr. Shelly Nordtorp-Madson, professor emerita of art history.
Five Observations: Colorblind Racism
Dr. Meghan Burke from Illinois Wesleyan University discusses her new book, Colorblind Racism.