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St. Thomas Celebrates $25.5 Million Gift to Benefit the Liberal Arts and Athletics
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A major gift is set to help advance interdisciplinary and intercultural education – as well as the future of athletics – at Minnesota's largest private university and newest NCAA Division I program. St. Thomas announced the anonymous $25.5 million gift on May 14 at a campuswide celebration.
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Students Win Big at the International Business Ethics Case Competition
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A team of St. Thomas undergraduates earned top honors at the International Business Ethics Case Competition (IBECC) for tackling one of today's most pressing business issues: how femtech companies handle sensitive user data. These Tommies delivered the strongest performance by a St. Thomas team in the competition's history.
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Alumna Leads Change Through Therapy and Advocacy
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A graduate of the University of St. Thomas BSW program in the Morrison Family College of Health's School of Social Work, Kerrie Mohr '98, has dedicated her career to creating systemic change while also meeting individuals where they are.
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St. Thomas Explores New Doctoral Concentration in Diversity Leadership
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St. Thomas is exploring a concentration in leading diverse teams for the existing Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Learning (EdD) program at the School of Education. The project is spearheaded by members of the 2025 Class of Innovation Fellows who are currently crafting possible course titles and descriptions.
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MFCOH Researchers Receive Fellowship to Study Preeclampsia Risk Factors
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Dr. Kathleen Miller, an integrative physiologist, and Dr. Funmi Knutson, an epidemiologist, have been awarded a co-faculty fellowship from the Luann Dummer Center for Women to advance critical research on preeclampsia, a serious pregnancy condition that disproportionately affects women of color.
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New Grants Advance Faculty Research in Community-Engaged Learning
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Theology Professor Cara Anthony and Susanne Wagner, associate professor of modern and classical languages, were each inaugural recipients of a new grant from the Center for the Common Good. The funding will support their proposals to carry out research assessing their course-based community partnerships.
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Meghan Manahan Named Director of University Libraries
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Congratulations to Meghan Manahan, who will become director of university libraries effective July 1. With over 26 years of experience in academic libraries, including her most recent role as associate director of collection management and services at St. Thomas, Manahan has demonstrated strong leadership in library operations, strategic planning, and collaboration across university entities.
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June 17: Attend a Virtual Job Search Workshop
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Tommies are invited to attend the Career Development Center's Job Search Strategy Workshop Series. Learn how to use tools like St. Thomas Connect and LinkedIn to meet alumni, set up informational interviews, and grow a network that supports your goals. Two sessions remain in the series, with the next being held on Tuesday, June 17, at noon.
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June 17: The Echoes of Juneteenth – a MasterClass
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In this Racial Justice Initiative MasterClass from noon-1 p.m., June 17, Founding Director Dr. Yohuru Williams will re-visit the importance of historical recovery and the need to remember the echoes throughout history. He will examine the Age of Unfinished Business and how it impacted Juneteenth. Register for virtual or on-demand segment.
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Join Campus Ministry for Mass This Summer
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Mass is held this summer at the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas on Sundays at 11 a.m. and Monday through Friday at 12:10 p.m. Confessions are also offered from 11:30 a.m.-noon. There will be no Mass held on June 19 or July 4. |
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Recent Tommie alumni gather for a Hops & Hype networking event at alum-owned Insight Brewing. (Brandon Woller '17/University of St. Thomas) |
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Media Highlights:
Dr. Yayu Feng, assistant professor of emerging media in the College of Arts and Sciences, spoke to the Minnesota Star Tribune about the importance of social media to activist organizations.
Professor Dr. Paul L. Gavrilyuk, who holds the Aquinas Chair in Theology and Philosophy, spoke to the Catholic News Service about the impact of the Council of Nicaea.
Dr. John Spry, professor of finance at the Opus College of Business, talked to KSTP about the potential effects of tariffs on Dollar General. The retailer has seen record-breaking sales and increased profits, but voiced concerns about the future.
The Minnesota Star Tribune interviewed Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice Dr. Lisa Waldner about the Norse patch seen worn by an ICE agent in a recent Minneapolis raid.
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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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