August 14, 2024 Newsletter

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How the Class of 2024 Landed Dream Jobs in Their Field

Justina Palmer '24 knows she pulled off an almost unimaginable career jump right out of the gate. Just days after walking across the commencement stage at the University of St. Thomas, she walked right into a dream job. The entrepreneurship and finance grad started in June as a venture capital fellow at Traction Capital, one…
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Photo Gallery: St. Thomas Women's Basketball on Film

Members of the University of St. Thomas women’s basketball photographed on medium format film behind the scenes during a promo video shoot on July 23, 2024, in Aldine Park in St. Paul.
As anticipation for the start of school year builds, the Tommie women's basketball team recently headed to Aldine Park near campus to film a game day promo video. University of St. Thomas photographer Mark Brown tagged along with a 25-year-old medium format film camera to capture some moments at the urban park. The women's basketball…
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AI Can Imitate Life When It Comes to Chatbots

Manjeet Rege
Many people often feel like they wish they could be in two places at once. While that may not be physically possible, the possibility is on the rise digitally as artificial intelligence continues to grow and evolve. One Minnesota radio personality, Jordana Green, hopes to have AI continue her legacy now and long after she's…
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50th Anniversary Set for Athletics Hall of Fame

Athletics Hall of Fame logo
The 50th anniversary of the University of St. Thomas Athletics Hall of Fame will be celebrated with four individuals and one team joining the hall. The inductees and their careers at St. Thomas span three decades. The inductees are:
* Eyo Ekpo (Men's Track and Field, 2010-13)
* Drew Fielding (Men's Hockey, 2011-15)
* Becky Kilpatrick Alexander (Women's Hockey, 2002-06)
* Coach: John Tschida (Softball, 2001-21)
* Team: 1990-91 Women's Basketball (NCAA Champions)
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Summer Law Extern: Jade Egbert, Medtronic

As an international medical device company with more than 100,000 employees working in 150 countries, Medtronic was the perfect place for 2L Jade Egbert to learn about employment law as an extern this summer. "Before this externship, I knew I wanted to do transactional work, but I did not know which type," she said. "Since…
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Seen Around St. Thomas

Campus scene of the fountain in front of ASC taken on a Summer evening on August 6, 2024, in St. Paul.
A summer sun sets behind the Anderson Student Center in St. Paul. (Brandon Woller '17/University of St. Thomas)

In the News

Media Highlights:
John Abraham, a mechanical engineering professor at the School of Engineering, spoke with PBS North Carolina regarding warmer ocean temperatures.

Shaherzad Ahmadi, an associate professor of history at the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in USA Today's Race in America special edition about the impact of the Israel-Hamas war on college campuses in the U.S.

April Eichmeier, an assistant professor of emerging media at the College of Arts and Sciences, spoke with several media outlets about the impact of social media on this year's U.S. presidential race.

Tim Lynch, an assistant professor of political science at the College of Arts and Sciences, weighed in about what's different about Gov. Tim Walz's vice presidential candidacy given his teaching background.

David Vang, a finance professor at the Opus College of Business, spoke with WCCO-TV about the relatively low gas prices we're experiencing around the Midwest.

Read more St. Thomas "In the News" stories.

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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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