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Summer is officially here! In July and August, the St. Thomas Newsletter will arrive semimonthly to your inboxes. The next edition will be on Wednesday, July 9. Please complete this form to submit information about an event, program, accolade or Newsroom story idea you would like to be considered for a future edition. |
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History in the Making: St. Thomas Instated as Full D-I Member
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The University of St. Thomas is officially a full Division I institution, the NCAA announced late Monday afternoon. Following a vote by the NCAA Division I Board of Directors, St. Thomas has officially completed its reclassification process, making the university a full member of the NCAA and the only NCAA member to be reclassified directly…
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St. Thomas Basketball to Host Army in Lee & Penny Anderson Arena
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The University of St. Thomas men's and women's basketball programs will open their 2025-26 home schedule on Saturday, Nov. 8, at the new Lee & Penny Anderson Arena. St. Thomas will play host to Army West Point, the alma mater of philanthropist Lee Anderson, whose name is on the arena. This will be the first-ever…
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Tommie Takes Flight: Engineering Grad Earns Commission in U.S. Air Force
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Teddy Neururer '25 has long been obsessed with figuring out how things work. Ever since the recent Tommie grad was a child, he's loved taking things apart – everything from toys to cars – and putting them back together again. He'll soon put all that tinkering to use with the United States Air Force, leading…
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Business Professor Ernest Owens Selected as Fulbright Scholar for Nigerian Education Initiative
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Ernest Owens, associate professor of management at the Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas, has been selected as a Fulbright specialist and will travel to Lagos, Nigeria, in fall 2025 to lead a six-week project, "Internationalization of Pan-Atlantic University." He is among more than 400 U.S. faculty and professionals selected each…
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Students Turn Ideas Into Action at Fowler Global Social Innovation Finals
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University of St. Thomas hosts international student competition focused on solutions to the world's toughest social and environmental challenges. Seeing discarded clothing clog up rivers in Ghana inspired Natalie Larson '26 and Noah MacDonald '26 to create change. That change led to these social entrepreneur students becoming finalists in the Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge…
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July 17: Networking and Confidence-Building Workshop
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The Opus College of Business once again hosts LeBrent Speed in McNeely Hall for an interactive workshop focused on real-time coaching, confidence building and professional networking. RSVPs encouraged.
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A student participates in a summer boot camp at the School of Engineering for machine modeling and computer numerical control (CNC) optimization. (Brandon Woller '17/University of St. Thomas) |
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Media Highlights:
Following airstrikes and unrest in the Middle East, political science Professor Renee Buhr spoke with WCCO Radio about recent developments in the Israeli-Iranian conflict.
Associate Professor Todd Lawrence (English) and Professor Heather Shirey (art history) spoke to MPR News about their ongoing efforts through the Urban Art Mapping project to preserve the art that emerged in the aftermath of George Floyd's killing.
Following recent attacks on public figures, Professor Manjeet Rege spoke to WCCO-TV about how to keep personal information safe.
Associate Professor of Economics Tyler Schipper spoke to KARE 11 about the real-world impact of tariffs and why consumers end up footing the bill.
In an op-ed for The Hill, President Rob Vischer advocates for continued federal funding of private higher education institutions. The piece is a response to a recent congressional bill proposing new fees on private institutions based on students' post-graduation choices.
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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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