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St. Thomas Day Celebrates Six Outstanding Tommies
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Each year on St. Thomas Day, the university honors staff, students and alumni who inspire meaningful change and extend the St. Thomas mission in the world around them. This year, six awardees were celebrated in honor of their commitment to work, community, leadership and campus involvement.
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In Our Prayers: Remembering Pope Francis Through the Lives of the St. Thomas Community
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On Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, Pope Francis passed away at the age of 88 in his residence at the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Members of the University of St. Thomas, which has campuses in Minnesota and Rome, reflected on the pope's life, mission and death.
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Training Smarter: New Technologies Boost Exercise Science at St. Thomas
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Exercise science has seen remarkable advancements in recent years, revolutionizing how athletes maximize performance, recover and prevent injury. At St. Thomas, undergraduate students receive an unusual front-row seat to the latest innovations, as other institutions often reserve such advanced tech for graduate-level researchers.
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Because Fish Can Hear, This Researcher Listens
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Whether on one of Minnesota's 10,000 lakes or elsewhere around the world, many anglers enjoy the peace that comes with casting a line out into the waters, waiting for a hungry, gill-clad swimmer to reveal its hidden life. While it's not common to hear a fish before they bite, they hear us. Groundbreaking research at St. Thomas sheds light on the matter.
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April 25: Hear From Dick Schulze at Finding Forward
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Best Buy founder and Schulze School of Entrepreneurship namesake Dick Schulze talks innovation and social impact at the final Finding Forward of the 2024-25 academic year. Together with President Rob Vischer, the legendary entrepreneur and philanthropist will discuss the power of connection and community in the entrepreneurial world. The evening starts at 6:30 p.m. on April 25 inside the Schulze Auditorium on the Minneapolis campus. The event is free, but registration is required.
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Five Years Later: Remembering George Floyd
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This spring marks five years since the murder of George Floyd. The Theology Department, the Racial Justice Initiative, the Initiative for Racial Justice and Healing, and the Office for Mission invite the St. Thomas community to reflect on this tragic moment during the week of April 28.
Campus events:
- Monday, April 28: To See and to Perceive, ecumenical reflection with panelists
- Tuesday, April 29: On Beams and Splinters, Dr. Benjamin Heidgerken lecture
- Wednesday, April 30: Nine Minutes of Silence for George, gather at noon near Archbishop Ireland statue
- Thursday, May 1: To Show Faith Through Works, panel on creating a more just world
Special displays and exhibitions will be found in the John Roach Center for the Liberal Arts, Iversen Center for Faith and around the Archbishop Ireland statue. |
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April 28: Learn About the Politics of Street Art
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While often celebrated as a tool of revolution and resistance, the politics of graffiti can get complicated. In this talk, University of South Florida English Professor John Lennon will examine how graffiti is frequently harnessed by governments and corporate interests. The lecture gets underway at 3:25 on Monday, April 28, in MHC 204.
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April 28: Learn About Theological Language of the Past
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You're invited to join this first lecture in the lecture series, "Nicaea 325-2025: Celebrating the 1700th Anniversary of the Council of Nicaea," which will explore the impact and significance on both the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. Taking place from 3:30-4:30 p.m. April 28, in McNeely 100, the event's speaker is Father Evan Koop, a priest of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, who graduated from The Saint Paul Seminary at the University of St. Thomas in 2012.
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April 29: Emily Dickinson Reading Marathon
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For National Poetry Month, St. Thomas will host its fourth Emily Dickinson Reading Marathon on April 29, 8 a.m.- 9:30 p.m. in Room 108 at the O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library. Readers from across the St. Thomas community will drop in to take turns reading Dickinson's poems aloud, in order, from No. 1 to No. 1,789. Visitors are encouraged to come and go throughout the day.
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Men's Club Lacrosse hosts North Dakota State at O'Shaughnessy Stadium in St. Paul. (Brandon Woller '17/University of St. Thomas) |
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Media Highlights:
Father Christopher Collins '93, SJ, vice president for mission at the University of St. Thomas, was interviewed by numerous media outlets regarding the passing of Pope Francis. Alex Lenzmeier, a University of St. Thomas student currently studying in Rome on our Bernadi Campus, was also interviewed about Pope Francis.
Dr. Todd Lawrence, a professor at the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in The Washington Post regarding the Freedom Rides Museum. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) recently placed the federal facility on a list of buildings that could be sold.
Dr. Ali Ling, assistant professor of civil engineering at the University of St. Thomas School of Engineering, spoke to WCCO Radio on PFAS in Minnesota drinking water.
Dr. Audra Nuru, professor of communication and family studies at the College of Arts and Sciences, spoke with Time magazine for two stories on apologies.
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Know of anything or anyone interesting around the university that would make for a good Newsroom feature story? Let us know at news@stthomas.edu.
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