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.
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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.
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.
Humans of St. Thomas: Emma Smith
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Meet Emma Smith, a senior who has made a huge impact on the future of sustainability.
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.
St. Thomas Launches First Sustainability Strategic Plan
For the first time, St. Thomas has a comprehensive strategic plan for sustainability. The plan is the result of 18 months of work.
What Has Two Wheels and Battles Waste? The Composting Bike, of Course
The St. Thomas student-designed composting bike may come your way this fall.
Trouts, Turfgrass and Treatment: St. Thomas Students, Metropolitan Council Tackle Environmental Challenges
A partnership between the University of St. Thomas and the Metropolitan Council is benefitting students, the natural environment, and other public spaces. Students are producing solid work for the Council that may, in some cases, result in long-term monetary savings.
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.
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).
Commute to Campus Challenge Underway
The call is out for St. Thomas community members to explore different ways to get to campus.
St. Thomas Selected for Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality Program
Ever-Green Energy today announced that St. Thomas is one of three Minnesota colleges and universities selected for the organization’s Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality program. These institutions will receive free energy planning services as part of this pilot program.
St. Thomas Recognized by St. Paul for Energy Efficiency
On Thursday, Nov. 29, Mayor Melvin Carter commended participants of Energize Saint Paul’s Race to Reduce energy benchmarking program. St. Thomas was recognized for its work through facilities management, which has been a key contributor to the university's evolving efforts around sustainability.
Food Recovery Network Turns Waste to Sustainability at St. Thomas
Senior environmental science and biology major Hannah Wallace runs the St. Thomas chapter of the Food Recovery Network, a nationwide student movement that works to reduce the amount of food waste at colleges and universities.
St. Thomas Earns Three Sustainable Marks of Distinction
St. Thomas has been recognized with three climate commitment marks of distinction from Second Nature.
Princeton Review Recognizes St. Thomas as ‘Green College’
St. Thomas is one of the 399 most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review.
St. Thomas Receives Silver STARS Rating for Sustainability
The University of St. Thomas has received a STARS rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education.
Rare Bumble Bee Lands in St. Thomas Pollinator Path
On Aug. 6, Doreen Schroeder and Catherine Grant from the Biology program sighted an endangered rusty-patched bumble bee (bombus affinis) foraging on the Pollinator Path bed outside of Owen Science Hall.
BrightSide Produce Brings Ingenuity, Collaboration to Food Desert Battle
University students deliver needed nutrition to neighborhoods in food deserts.
Sustainability Taking Center Stage at St. Thomas
When then-President Father Dennis Dease signed the the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) in 2008, he underscored St. Thomas’ ongoing and future commitment to sustainability. With the commitment of carbon neutrality by 2035, the statement included ambitious goals. In the decade since nearly every aspect of life on the university campus has been touched in some way by St. Thomas’ commitment to sustainability.
St. Thomas Introduces First Full-time Campus-wide Sustainability Director
The university recently welcomed Amir Nadav as its new assistant director of campus sustainability, a role long-envisioned as a key piece of organizing and coordinating St. Thomas’ growing work in sustainability.
Volunteer for the Annual Spring Mississippi River Cleanup on Sept. 30
Join Facilities Management and the Sustainability Club for the annual Mississippi River cleanup on Saturday, Sept. 30, from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Summer Microgrid Research Powers Possibilities
Senior Zach Emond is taking on the challenges of the St. Thomas microgrid's weather station.
Ten Faculty Members Receive Sustainability Grants
Awardees will integrate environmental sustainability into their courses by designing new assignments or units for a current course or by developing a new course.
Lifelong Learners Tap Into Urban Agricultural Expertise
The Selim Center for Lifelong Learning's lecture series gives students education and the power to do more.