Trees with vivid colorful leaves across the St. Paul campus on a beautiful fall day on Oct. 23, 2023. Mark Brown/University of St. Thomas
Each year, St. Thomas photographers select a variety of images to highlight from the past 12 months. In 2023, staff photographers Mark Brown and Brandon Woller ’17 took over 10,000 images at events, in classrooms and throughout the St. Thomas community. The images that follow highlight some of our favorite photos, moments and highlights from 2023.
Left - A graduate student greets family after commencement. Mark Brown/University of St. Thomas
Right - Students roast s'mores at Tommie Fest. Brandon Woller ’17/University of St. Thomas
Snowy Arches on the St. Paul campus in March. Brandon Woller ’17/University of St. ThomasStudent fans cheer during the homecoming football game in O’Shaughnessy Stadium on the St. Paul campus on Oct. 7, 2023. The Tommies defeated Baylor University Bulldogs by a final score of 17-10. Mark Brown/University of St. ThomasA music and dance performance at ANSA’s African Night event in March. Brandon Woller ’17/University of St. ThomasThe inauguration of Robert K. Vischer as the 16th president of the University of St. Thomas. Mark Brown/University of St. ThomasGraduating seniors celebrate during March Out of the Arches in May. Brandon Woller ’17/University of St. ThomasMembers of the University of St. Thomas football team pose for photos in O’Shaughnessy Stadium on Aug. 14, 2023, in St. Paul. Pictured: Yusef Leak, left, and Andrew McElroy, right. Mark Brown/University of St. ThomasCommunication Studies Professor Bernie Armada leads students during an improvisation exercise on the lower quad in September. Mark Brown/University of St. ThomasA member of Air Force ROTC Detachment 410 participates in the opening ceremony of a 24-hour vigil honoring military service members missing in action and prisoners of war. Mark Brown/University of St. Thomas
Left - Commencement in the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex. Brandon Woller ’17/University of St. Thomas
Right - Ash Wednesday in February. Mark Brown/University of St. Thomas
Aquinas Hall. Brandon Woller ’17/University of St. ThomasStudents gather to visit food trucks on John P. Monahan Plaza in May. Mark Brown/University of St. ThomasStudents conduct chemistry field research. From left to right: Cooper Larson, Jacek Nickowski and Alexa Chesley. Mark Brown/University of St. ThomasSchoenecker Center under construction on south campus in July. Mark Brown/University of St. ThomasAn international student poses with flags during March Through the Arches in September. Mark Brown/University of St. ThomasMembers of the Queer Straight Alliance during the homecoming golf cart parade in October. Mark Brown/University of St. ThomasStudents pose with diplomas after commencement in May. Brandon Woller ’17/University of St. ThomasThe Dance Team performs during Purple on the Plaza before the homecoming football game in October. Mark Brown/University of St. ThomasAn undergraduate student holds vials up to an ultraviolet light in a lab during the Chemistry Summer Research program in July. Mark Brown/University of St. ThomasThe University of St. Thomas and the University of Minnesota women’s hockey game at the Xcel Energy Center in October. Brandon Woller ’17/University of St. ThomasClergy, seminarians and students attend Shine, an evening of adoration on the upper quad, in May. Mark Brown/University of St. ThomasMaxfield Elementary School Social Worker Anna McCulloch (dressed as a mascot) dances with her daughter, Nelly, during an announcement that Saint Paul Public School Maxfield Elementary has been named a Collaborative Learning School. As a Collaborative Learning School, Maxfield Elementary partners with St. Thomas to prepare teachers, develop and apply best practices for teaching and learning, and provide professional development opportunities to create incredible student-centered learning environments starting in the 2023-24 school year. This innovative partnership incorporates promising practices for addressing the needs of all students while preparing and developing effective teachers. Mark Brown/University of St. ThomasTimmie Strand from Facilities Management during the Employee Recognition Celebration in March. Mark Brown/University of St. ThomasHenna tattoos at the DFC Block Party in May. Brandon Woller ’17/University of St. ThomasStudents work with engineering shop staff members during Women's Shop Night in the Facilities and Design Center. Mark Brown/University of St. Thomas
