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October 16, 2019

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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.

Dakota Hoska ’19 MA Embraces Native Roots Through Art

October 15, 2019

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In helping curate “Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists” at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia), Dakota Hoska '19 MA is bringing the much-needed perspective of Native women to the world of museums and creating art that expresses her identity and experiences.

AFROTC cadets, from left, Henry Larson, David Linn and Samuel Gentle pose for a photo outside of Loras Hall in St. Paul,

Full Rides to Med School: Three AFROTC Cadets Earn Prestigious Scholarships

Jamie Tjornehoj ’22 and Brant Skogrand ’04 MBC

October 14, 2019

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Seniors Sam Gentle, Henry Larson and David Linn were all selected last month for the Air Force Health Professions Scholarship Program, an extremely selective, nationwide program that fully funds students’ four years of attending medical school.

Five Observations: First Friday with Greg Cunningham

October 9, 2019

Alumni, Dougherty Family College, News, Our Community, Top News

To begin the 29th annual St. Thomas Alumni Association First Friday Speaker Series, Greg Cunningham, U.S. Bank Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, spoke on Oct. 4 about workplace culture in terms of inclusion and intentionality.

Student government president Logan Monahan takes a selfie during the annual March through the Arches to celebrate the start of the school year.

Humans of St. Thomas: Logan Monahan

October 8, 2019

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As president of the Undergraduate Student Government, Logan Monahan is committed to creating an inclusive culture on campus.

Sights and Sounds: Homecoming 2019

October 5, 2019

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The St. Thomas community was out in full force Saturday to celebrate the 2019 edition of homecoming.

Students walk through the Arches May 5, 2017.

Athletics Conference Update

October 4, 2019

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Following a decision by our Board of Trustees to submit an application, St. Thomas officially received an invitation to join the Summit League.

Life at St. Thomas: September 2019

Mark Brown

October 2, 2019

Current Students, Faculty, Life at St. Thomas, News, Our Community, Staff, Top News

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, including this month's images and video from the month of September, 2019.

Students fill the John P. Monahan Plaza in front of the Anderson Student Center September 18, 2012. The fountain is featured and the out-of-focus effect is caused by the use of a tilt-shift lens.

Purple History: St. Thomas’ School Song

October 1, 2019

Alumni, Current Students, News, Our Community, Tommie Traditions, Top News

The Purple History series checks out the long history of St. Thomas school songs, a tradition continued in with the latest alma mater song, recently recorded by Cadenza and Summit Singers and set to a gorgeous video.

Incoming first-year students March Through the Arches to celebrate the start of their college journey and the start to the 2019 academic year on September 3, 2019, in St. Paul.

Most Diverse, One of Strongest Academic Incoming Classes Starts at St. Thomas

October 1, 2019

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St. Thomas welcomed its most diverse undergraduate class in history this fall: the Class of 2023, with 20% students of color. It's also one of the strongest ever academically, with an average GPA of 3.63 and a ...

Fowler Business Concept Challenge Deadline Oct. 28

September 30, 2019

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Submissions for this year's Fowler Business Concept Challenge are due by Oct. 28.

The exterior of the University of St. Thomas’ Department of Public Safety office and dispatch center, located in Morrison Hall on the St. Paul campus.

Arrest Made in Hoax Bomb Scares

President Julie Sullivan

September 24, 2019

For Faculty/Staff, For Students, News, Notices, Our Community, President's Office, Public Safety Notices, Top News

Today, an individual was arrested by federal law enforcement for making the three hoax bomb threats against the University of St. Thomas. The suspect, Ray Persaud, age 20, will now be subject to the criminal process in federal court. The press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office is available here.

2019 Convening the College Kicks off College of Arts and Sciences’ Year

September 24, 2019

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The College of Arts and Sciences kicked off the 2019-20 academic year Monday with its Convening the College event.

John Ozzie Nelson speaks during the John Ozzie Nelson First Friday event in the Anderson Student Center, Woulfe Alumni Hall, on Friday, March 2, 2018.

Q&A with Ozzie Nelson ’87, Convening the College Keynote Speaker

September 23, 2019

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Ozzie Nelson '87 is CEO and chairman of Nelson, an integrated, award-winning architecture, design and strategy firm. Recently named a "Most Admired CEO" by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, Nelson is also a College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Board member and will be delivering the keynote address, "Shaping our Future: The Art and Science of Experiential Design" at this year's CAS Convening the College event.

Dougherty Family College student Rose Xiong, left, sits with her supervisor Jessi Cooper, right, at the 3M headquarters, the place of Xiong’s internship.

Dougherty Family College Launches Students Toward Four-Year Degree

Vineeta Sawkar

September 23, 2019

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Dougherty Family College celebrated its first graduating class in 2019, helping give shape to the continued vision of preparing students for a four-year degree through a rigorous two-year associate degree program.

Students Sarah Benoy, Shukrani Nangwala and Mackenzie Stahl talk on the river bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River in Shadow Falls Park in St. Paul on June 13, 2019.

St. Thomas Launches First Sustainability Strategic Plan

September 20, 2019

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For the first time, St. Thomas has a comprehensive strategic plan for sustainability. The plan is the result of 18 months of work.

A student registers to vote during last year's homecoming event.

Teach-in Tuesday: Hard Lessons from the Suffrage Movement

September 18, 2019

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The College of Arts and Sciences’ Teach-in Tuesday season kicked off Tuesday with Political Science Professor Angela High-Pippert’s presentation, “Strategies of the Suffragists: Lessons in Political Organizing.”

Statement from President Julie Sullivan on Sept. 17 Bomb Threat

President Julie Sullivan

September 17, 2019

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President Julie Sullivan addresses the Sept. 17 bomb threat, the third such threat received at St. Thomas since April.

Statement on Sept. 17 Bomb Threat

September 17, 2019

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This morning St. Thomas evacuated four buildings on the St. Paul campus in response to a bomb threat that was received. Public Safety searched the buildings and found no suspicious objects. All normal university operations were scheduled to continue after the all clear was given.

LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and other social media app (application) badges and icons glow on an iPhone 6 smartphone in a studio photo taken on January 13, 2015.

Summer Research 2019: Boundaries of Sound, Dystopian Literature, Instagram Anxiety and Dakota Land Before St. Thomas

September 17, 2019

Academic News, College of Arts and Sciences, Current Students, English, History, Neuroscience, News, Our Community, Top News

Dozens of St. Thomas undergraduate students spent their summer months doing hands-on research on an incredibly diverse range of subjects.

The Coliseum is seen in Rome, Italy, at dusk on the evening of February 26, 2013.

Rome to Home: SOLV Global Ties ‘Empower’ Study Abroad to ‘Awakening’ at Home

September 16, 2019

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Maggie Martin spearheaded the creation of the Awakenings program, which gives students returning from the Empower semester opportunities to impact change.

Hannah Rudkin (Social Work) holds up a "I Will Vote" sticker during a voter registration drive by School of Social Work and Justice and Peace Studies students on October 13, 2016 in the O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library Center.

CAS Teach-in Tuesday Series Focuses on Power of the Vote

September 12, 2019

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The first College of Arts and Sciences Teach-In Tuesday event of the new academic school year will be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the O'Shaughnessy Educational Center auditorium.

Answers to College of Health-related Questions

September 10, 2019

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Answers to frequently asked questions about the new College of Health and its founding dean, Dr. MayKao Hang.

St. Thomas Announces Founding Dean for College of Health