Business Guild Offers Spiritual, Material Solidarity
The St. Joseph Business Guild, a new association, has links to St. Thomas Catholic Studies.
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Lessons in Wood
In this profile from Lumen magazine, Dan Purkapile ’12 shares his journey to becoming a full-time cabinetmaker.
Embracing ‘Open Space Technology’
Dr. Doug Dunston, KEEN program coordinator, describes a meeting process called Open Space Technology.
Air Force ROTC Cadet Studies Civil Engineering
In this Q&A from St. Thomas Engineer magazine, Mandy Birnbaum ’22 shared the best thing about the civil engineering major/program and more.
Interdisciplinary AI Research for Neurorehabilitation During a Pandemic
For most, the pandemic has disrupted our routine lives, challenging jobs, family interactions, school and normal health care. For some, such as patients with spinal injuries, COVID-19 lockdowns disrupt an already challenging time – their recovery following spinal cord injury.
One in a Family of Engineers
Get to know new electrical engineering faculty member Dr. Heather Orser in this profile from St. Thomas Engineer magazine.
A Business-Oriented IT Leader
Get to know Mike Thyken '83, chief technology officer (CTO) at CaringBridge and Graduate Programs in Software Strategic Advisory Board chair, in this Q&A from St. Thomas Engineer.
Film Roll Jumbo Racking: A 3M Collaboration
St. Thomas has been fortunate to partner with 3M engineers on multiple senior design projects every year.
Engineering a Higher Bar for the Design Experience
While every engineering program delivers a capstone experience, the Senior Design Clinic at St. Thomas School of Engineering is building momentum around a unique national model that company sponsors are embracing.
The Light and Heat of Dorothy Sayers’ Jesus
From the beginning St. Thomas Catholic Studies has been distinctively Catholic and also catholic, recognizing the great work of Catholics as well as other Christians.
The Beauty That Saves
When Russian novelist and philosopher Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn gave his Nobel lecture in 1970, he could have spoken on any topic he wanted. He could have shared his experiences of turmoil and perseverance living as an artist under Soviet censorship, but instead he spoke of the nature of art itself.
Lift Up Your Head: Christopher Dawson on Hope Amid Crisis
Kristen Grant '18 CSMA writes about the work of English historian Christopher Dawson on the phenomenon of secularization.
To Love and Be Loved: Caring Well for the Elderly During the Pandemic
Cassandra Schwetz '17 reflects on caring well for the elderly during the pandemic.
Considering Online Education Through Newman’s Principles
"The Idea of a University" by St. John Henry Newman can offer some important principles to guide our thinking about the possibilities of online education.
Invite Them In: Family as Mission
The "mission of family" is as vast and diverse as the starts in the sky. We sat down with three alumni families that have made their focus of "saying yes" a way of life.
We March for Justice
A group of students are applying lessons from the civil rights movement to today's fight against racial injustice.
Building on a Solid Foundation
New construction shows us just how much campus has evolved in the past 50 years.
Taking Action
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As St. Thomas looks back on this challenging year, here are some ways university members moved forward with purpose.
A Big, Bold Move? Yes. Out of Character? No.
In many ways the shift to D-I falls neatly in line with St. Thomas' long history of entrepreneurial evolution.
Anything but Typical: Adapting to Change Through a Pandemic
Five months after sending students home to finish spring semester online, St. Thomas faculty and staff put the finishing touches on preparations to allow the university to resume in-person instruction in the fall.
Trauma-Informed Training: Helping Educators Spot Trauma-Related Behaviors
Children bring their whole selves into the classroom – their circumstances, their real-life experiences and their emotions. For some, that includes trauma triggered by traumatic events and situations experienced outside of school.
Giving Impact: Scholarships
Through the generosity of donors, each year St. Thomas Law is able to offer scholarships to students.
Actualizing Diversity and Inclusion
Many among the Twin Cities legal community reacted with swift and certain condemnation of Minneapolis police following George Floyd’s death, and then began reckoning with anti-Black racism and systemic injustices, particularly within the legal system.
Masking Issues
COVID-19 has resulted in a range of economic and social impacts, from rising unemployment rates to health disparity among racial and ethnic populations. Amid the fallout, the pandemic has also highlighted the divisiveness over face covering guidelines and mandates.
Restorative Justice Grows at St. Thomas
Restorative justice, an alternative approach to dealing with harm, is taking hold at the School of Law in the form of a new class.