May 29, 2024 Newsletter

Commencement 2024

VIDEO: 2024 Commencement Highlights

2024 College of Arts and Science Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony in the Field House in St. Paul on May 25, 2024.
More than 2,000 University of St. Thomas students crossed the commencement stage over six ceremonies held May 25-26, 2024. The weekend was a joyous celebration of their accomplishments and personal triumphs. Watch video highlights above and click on the following links to read more about each of the undergraduate, graduate and Dougherty Family College commencement…
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Sights and Sounds: 2024 Undergraduate Commencement

Nearly 1,300 undergraduate students became the newest alumni from the University of St. Thomas as they walked across the commencement stage on Saturday, May 25. For the Class of 2024, it was a particularly powerful moment to celebrate in person with friends, family and the St. Thomas community. Just months before embarking on their college…
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Sights and Sounds: 2024 Graduate Commencement

Students celebrating.
More than 700 University of St. Thomas students earning their graduate degrees in 2024 crossed the commencement stage May 26, including the first cohort of students receiving their master's degree in nursing. St. Thomas President Rob Vischer urged the university's newest alumni to create truth, beauty and goodness in the world. "I encourage you to…
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Sights and Sounds: Dougherty Family College 2024 Commencement

There is a theme among the University of St. Thomas Dougherty Family College graduating Class of 2024. It's that it takes a village. Whether it is family, friends or educators, there is always someone there to provide support and encouragement. "As you walk that journey, remember that you are not alone. DFC will always be…
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Sights and Sounds: Class of 2024 March Out of the Arches

Students celebrate the end of their senior year during the March Out of the Arches event on May 24, 2024, in St. Paul.
It's been a long time coming, but the moment of celebration finally arrived. The University of St. Thomas Class of 2024 kicked off commencement weekend surrounded by hundreds of friends, family and the St. Thomas community. This year's annual March Out of the Arches to Summit Avenue on May 24 was a powerful one as…
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School of Nursing Hosts Pinning Ceremony for First Tommie Nurses

Justin Hang '24 MSN hugs his mother during the Susan S. Morrison School of Nursing pinning ceremony. Hang plans to pursue a position as an emergency room nurse and eventually go back to school for his doctorate in nursing.
The Susan S. Morrison School of Nursing at the University of St. Thomas welcomed its first class of Tommie nurses into the profession at an emotional pinning ceremony on May 23. A longtime dream of university leadership and countless steadfast supporters, the inaugural cohort of Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) candidates will enter the…
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DFC Excellence Scholarship Sets 15 Recipients on Path Toward Bachelor's Degrees

Dougherty Family College 2024 Excellence Scholarship recipients
How to pay for tuition toward a bachelor's degree is top of mind for many students. For Isabel Inga Dutan, a first-generation college student graduating with her associate degree from the Dougherty Family College in Minneapolis, she doesn't have to stress. She's one of 15 scholars from DFC's 2024 class who is receiving a full-tuition…
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University Announcements

Summer Dining and Campus Shuttle

With commencement weekend behind us, Dining Services and the campus shuttle have moved to their summer schedules. Dining Services summer hours stretch through Aug. 24 while the campus shuttle will run on its summer schedule through Aug. 23.

Seen Around St. Thomas

A student poses for photos with the St. Thomas sign after the 2024 Morrison Family College of Health, School of Education and School of Engineering Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on the quad in St. Paul on May 25, 2024.
A student poses for photos with the St. Thomas sign after the 2024 Morrison Family College of Health, School of Education and School of Engineering undergraduate commencement ceremony. (Mark Brown/University of St. Thomas)

In the News

Media Highlights:

Brian Casey, adjunct music professor at the College of Arts of Sciences, spoke with the Star Tribune about a song he created in collaboration with hip-hop producer Lazerbeak.

The Community Entrepreneurship Program, a collaboration between the University of St. Thomas, the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship, and the Small Business Development Center, was recently featured in MinnPost following successful fundraising for the first Black woman-owned brewery in the Twin Cities with help from St. Thomas students.

Annette Hines, executive director of nursing at the Morrison Family College of Health, spoke with KSTP-TV and KARE 11 about the first graduating class of nurses from St. Thomas and the difference they will make through whole-person care and advancing health equity.

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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