Historic steel being lowered to the ground. Lightning as it arcs above campus. St. Thomas presidents, past and present, walking together. We've picked these moments, and the others you see here, from the more than 5,000 we collected in 2013 as our best of the year.
Historic steel being lowered to the ground. Lightning as it arcs above campus. St. Thomas presidents, past and present, walking together. We've picked these moments, and the others you see here, from the more than 5,000 we collected in 2013 as our best of the year. Some images are here because they are as-yet-unseen favorites of our staff. Many are here because we believe them to be outstanding images. Still others were picked because of the important event or person they represent from this year.
Make no mistake - this collection of images is not comprehensive. The life of the St. Thomas community is far too complex to be fully captured by staff photographers who eventually have to stop shooting to eat and sleep. But what I hope comes through in these photos is the pride and care we take with the small slices of St. Thomas we've encountered in 2013.
Saint Peter’s Basilica is seen in silhouette on Feb. 28 in Rome, Italy. The Catholic Studies program, which has a study abroad program in Rome, celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. (Photo by Mark Brown)
President Julie Sullivan walks past an applauding audience as she processes into the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex field house during her inauguration as the 15th president of St. Thomas on Oct. 17. (Photo by Mike Ekern ’02)
A student gives Tommie the mascot a hug during the Tommie-Johnnie football game Sept. 21 in O’Shaughnessy Stadium. St. Thomas lost to Saint John’s 18-20. (Photo by Mike Ekern ’02)
St. Thomas dance team members Alex Brown (left) and Julia Randall perform an assisted cartwheel. (Photo by Mike Ekern ’02)
Marcus Alipate (left) and his father, Tuineau, are just one set of athletic relatives on campus. Marcus is a starting point guard for the Tommies basketball squad. Tuineau was born in Tonga and played football in the NFL and Canadian football league. (Photo by Mark Brown)
Chemistry professor Father Patrick Tobin raises his cell phone in mock concert behavior as students sing karaoke during a Catholic Studies “Monte Casino Night” Feb. 22 in Sitzmann Hall. (Photo by Mike Ekern ’02)
The statue of John Ireland stands amid falling snow on the lower quad April 11. (Photo by Mike Ekern ’02)
Snow monkeys at the Minnesota Zoo rest May 3. St. Thomas psychology students were observing the monkeys as part of a research project. (Photo by Mike Ekern ’02)
Public Safety officer Pete Willner is a fixture at the School of Law. (Photo by Mark Brown)
The Minneapolis skyline is seen at sunset from the roof of the Anderson Student Center. (Photo by Mike Ekern ’02)
Skaters competing in the Red Bull Crashed Ice event fly through the course Jan. 25. Jon Palmeri ’07 competed in the event. (Photo by Mark Brown)
Abdi Husen ’13 is working on water quality issues in Africa. (Photo by Mark Brown)
Faculty from the Precision Agriculture team pose for a photo July 11. The team is focusing on building unmanned aerial vehicles that can scout farm fields and help apply chemicals to the fields in a more efficient manner. (Photo by Mike Ekern ’02)
School of Law professor Virgil Wiebe, along with UST law students, played a key role in getting Harriet Oyera and her children asylum in the United States after Oyera was tortured and her husband murdered in her native Uganda. Look for their story in the upcoming issue of St. Thomas Lawyer magazine. (Photo by Mike Ekern ’02)
Red leaves on a tree frame the Harpole Memorial Fountain Oct. 9. (Photo by Mike Ekern ’02)
A worker lowers a piece of 35W bridge debris into its temporary holding location behind Brady Education Center. School of Engineering dean Don Weinkauf secured three pieces of the fallen 35W bridge for St. Thomas. They will eventually be displayed near the Frey Science and Engineering Center where they will be involved in a ceremony for graduating engineering students. (Photo by Mike Ekern ’02)
Music faculty member and nationally recorded saxophone player Steve Cole. (Photo by Mike Ekern ’02)
Cardinal Timothy Dolan laughs in the sacristy of the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas following a Mass celebrating the 20th anniversary of Catholic Studies Oct. 26 (Photo by Mike Ekern ’02)
St. John Vianney head coach Nathanial Binversie gets a victory shower from his team during the 14th annual Rectors’ Bowl on Sept 28 in O’Shaughnessy Stadium. The annual tradition, in which the graduate St. Paul Seminary “Sons of Thunder” take on the undergraduate SJV seminary “JAXX”, saw the undergrads take the cup 19-12. (Photo by Mike Ekern ’02)
Grade school students play during recess at the Metro Deaf School in St. Paul on Oct. 2. In July, the school, believed to be the second-oldest charter school in the nation, became UST’s seventh charter school. (Photo by Mark Brown)
Student Melissa Seymour gained notoriety for writing several “Female Force” comic books about famous women including Melinda Gates and Gloria Steinem. (Photo by Mike Ekern ’02)
Music faculty and director of keyboard studies Vanessa Cornett-Murtada has done research on performance anxiety in musicians. (Photo by Mike Ekern ’02)
President Julie Sullivan and President Emeritus Father Dennis Dease walk together across the lower quad Aug. 19. (Photo by Mike Ekern ’02)
Lightning flashes over the Frey Science and Engineering Center Oct. 2. (Photo by Mark Brown)
