March 12, 2025 Newsletter

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Sights and Sounds: Tommie March Madness at the Summit League Championships

Men's basketball player Nolan Minessale plays in a game during the 2025 Summit League Championships.
A thrilling weekend of Tommie March Madness is in the record books for the University of St. Thomas men's and women's basketball teams. Both teams finished historic 2024-25 seasons on the court at the Summit League Championships in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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WATCH: Elevating the Arts at St. Thomas

Environmental portraits of Laura Hernandez Cancelado taken for the School of Engineering Magazine by Anthony James’s Portal Icosahedron sculpture in the Schoenecker Center on January 30, 2024 in St Paul.
Arts play a central role in education at St. Thomas, helping to bring creativity to all academic fields. Buoyed by philanthropy and new facilities, opportunities to engage with the arts are flourishing across campus. In this special video, learn how students are connecting with the arts in new ways.
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Upcoming Events

March 13: Listen to The Moth Storytellers

Luann Dummer Center
Join the Luann Dummer Center for Women for an evening of three feminist-forward, best-of-The Moth female storytellers in honor of Women's History Month. Since its launch in 1997, The Moth has presented thousands of true stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. Moth storytellers stand alone, under a spotlight, with only a microphone and a roomful of strangers. The event is March 13 at 7 p.m. in O'Shaughnessy Educational Center auditorium. Registration is required.
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March 13: Learn About Supply Chain Management

Are you interested in a career in supply chain and operations management? Learn from a supply chain leader and expand your network. Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain at Ecolab, Kelly Wrich, will speak on global supply chain leadership, industry trends and career growth. This event, hosted by the St. Thomas Supply Chain and Operations Management Club, is March 13 at noon in MCH 115.
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March 13: Enjoy Music at The Loft With Morgan Joyce Hart

Morgan Joyce Hart stands for a photo with her guitar
Join STAR (St. Thomas Activities and Recreation) in The Loft for a relaxing afternoon of live music featuring singer-songwriter Morgan Joyce Hart. Grab a cup of coffee and bring your friends and your homework for this performance. The music starts playing at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 13.

March 17: Finding Forward With Rabbi Sharon Brous

Promotional image for upcoming Finding Forward event featuring Rabbi Sharon Brous
Come for a discussion on creating connections in a divided society, including solidarity across different faiths. This Finding Forward event features Rabbi Sharon Brous, the founding rabbi of IKAR, a leading-edge Jewish community based in Los Angeles. The talk will cover topics from Brous' book, The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Heal Our Hearts and Mend Our Broken World. This free program in James B. Woulfe Alumni Hall gets started at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 17. Registration is required.
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March 27: Jewish Community and Social Change

Learn about the broadening of Jewish identity and the experiences of LGBTQIA+ Jewish peoples at this talk by Dr. Orit Avishai, a professor of sociology and women, gender, and sexuality studies at Fordham University. The event, co-sponsored by the Jay Phillips Center for Interreligious Studies at the University of St. Thomas, is Thursday, March 27, at the Minnesota JCC Capp Center in St. Paul.
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April 10: Celebrate at ThreeSixty Journalism's Homecoming

Promotional image for ThreeSixty Journalism's annual celebration and fundraiser.
Invest in the future of media at ThreeSixty Journalism's annual Homecoming celebration and fundraiser at the Minneapolis Club on April 10. FOX 9's Chenue Her will host. Ernesto Londono of The New York Times will be presented the Widening the Circle Award and Tatsha Robertson, editor-in-chief of The Root, will be presented the Opening Doors Award.
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Seen Around St. Thomas

Snow blankets the St. Thomas campus after a March 4 storm.
March roared in like a lion, blanketing the St. Paul campus with about 8 inches of snow on March 5. (Brandon Woller '17/University of St. Thomas)

In the News

Photos of Drake Dobbs, Roxanne Prichard, Jake Ratzlaff and Aaron Sackett
Media Highlights:

A historic men's basketball season and the team's thrilling run at the Summit League Championships caught the eye of media around the country. Recent stories have included an in-depth feature on the program's trajectory in The Athletic and a separate piece by The Associated Press. Phil Esten, vice president and director of athletics, also spoke with WCCO Radio about the team's success at the Summit League Championships.

Roxanne Prichard, psychology and neuroscience professor at the College of Arts and Sciences, spoke with WCCO Radio about how digital dependence on smartphones can impact your sleep.

Jake Ratzlaff '26 spoke to KSTP-TV in an interview that highlighted his unique journey to the St. Thomas men's hockey team.

Opus College of Business Professor Aaron Sackett spoke with MPR on consumer psychology and the potential impact of the 40-day boycott of Target.

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

In Case You Missed It

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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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