March 26, 2025 Newsletter

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Sights and Sounds: Men's Hockey Makes Historic Mason Cup Playoff Run

The Tommie Men's Hockey team prepares to play in the Mason Cup final against the Minnesota State Mavericks.
St. Thomas Men's Hockey is celebrating after a program-best season ended with its first trip to the Mason Cup final. The Tommies finished the 2024-25 season as one of the hottest teams in the country, winning 15 of their final 20 games. Before advancing to the championship game, the Tommies swept the Ferris State Bulldogs in the ...
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Tommie Track Star Makes Leap From Texas to the Twin Cities

With a deep breath, Christina Driver positions her feet. Charging forward before she pushes off – arching her back as she soars across the sand. Hours of practice, patience, pushing, all culminate in that one moment. Seconds later, lying in the sand, her mind is already on the next one. Daughter of former Green Bay Packers wide receiver ...
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St. Thomas Music Course Reaches Through the Generations

Intergenerational-Connections Course
Tommies enrolled in MUSC 230: Music of the United States, taught by Professor Sarah Schmalenberger, had the unique opportunity fall semester to engage in an intergenerational collaboration with residents at Episcopal Homes, a senior living community in St. Paul.
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From St. Thomas Magazine

A Home in Rome: Celebrating 25 Years of the Bernardi Campus

Students walk from the Bernardi campus in Rome
Nestled along the banks of the Tiber River in the heart of Rome sits the Bernardi Campus of the University of St. Thomas. Acquired by the university in November 1999, the campus was named in honor of Antonio and Cecilia Bernardi, parents and grandparents of St. Thomas alumni, including Luigi Bernardi '85, '89 MBA. Natives of Italy, their generous donation made the establishment of the Rome campus possible.
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Tommie Experts: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic

The statue of Archbishop John Ireland stands adorned with a purple shirt, mask and care packet
In this Tommie Experts article written on the fifth anniversary since the start of the COVID-19 lockdown, three St. Thomas faculty discuss their research findings that show when it comes to government officials containing a future outbreak, the timing and duration of restrictions may matter more than how strict they are.
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Law School's Mission Roundtable Explores the Catholic Church and Restorative Justice

The School of Law's spring Mission Roundtable event featured a conversation with Monique Maddox, president and chief executive officer of the Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation. In 2016, Maddox, who grew up in Maringouin, Louisiana, discovered that her ancestors were enslaved by Jesuit priests when she happened ...
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Upcoming Events

April 6: Culture of Encounter Ideas Festival Concert

Headshots of J.D. Steele and Ahmed Ismail Yusuf
Produced by the Jay Phillips Center for Interreligious Studies, this kickoff event for the 2025 Culture of Encounter Ideas Festival invites the audience to a musical meeting place for African-American gospel and Somali blues. Led by celebrated vocalist and conductor J.D. Steele and writer-musician Ahmed Ismail Yusuf, the concert will feature an enthralling mix of local gospel singers and Somali poetry. The evening of music gets underway at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 6, in the Schoenecker Center performance hall. Registration is required.
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Get Tickets for St. Thomas Night at the Twins

Join the Tommie Network to rally for the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on Wednesday, May 7. During St. Thomas Night, the Twins will take on the Baltimore Orioles at 6:40 p.m. The St. Thomas Night ticket package includes a ticket to the game plus an exclusive co-themed St. Thomas Twins jersey.
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Seen Around St. Thomas

Melissa Lundquist, Ankita Deka, Catherine Marrs Fuschel, and Dr. Ande Nesmith pose for a photo at the School of Social Work 50th Anniversary Celebration in Woulfe Hall on March 18, 2025, in St. Paul.
Staff and faculty celebrate at the School of Social Work's 50th Anniversary Celebration on March 18. From left to right: BSW Program Director Dr. Melissa Lundquist, MSW Program Director Dr. Ankita Deka, DSW Program Director Dr. Catherine Marrs Fuschel, and Director of the School of Social Work Dr. Ande Nesmith. (Brandon Woller '17/University of St. Thomas)

In the News

Headshots of Dr. John Abraham, Rico Blasi, Mark Osler, and Dr. Yohuru Williams
Media Highlights:

Dr. John Abraham, mechanical engineering professor at the School of Engineering, spoke with MPR's "Climate Cast" about staff cuts at NOAA – the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Rico Blasi, head coach of the men's hockey team, spoke with WCCO Radio about the team's first trip to the Mason Cup final, the CCHA Tournament Championship title game.

Mark Osler, law professor at the School of Law, spoke to KSTP-TV about the recent Feeding Our Future trial and a quick decision by a jury.

Dr. Yohuru Williams, the founding director of the Racial Justice Initiative, joined PBS' "Almanac" to discuss the Minneapolis Police Department's pending federal consent decree, which is on hold after a federal judge granted an extension requested by the Trump administration.

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In Case You Missed It

2025 Tommie Award Winner Aidan McGill Reflects on St. Thomas Journey
Out-of-State Students Find Family at St. Thomas
Winners of the St. Thomas Business Plan Competition and Fowler GSIC

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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