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Life at St. Thomas: 2023 Photos of the Year
People & CultureEach 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…
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Fowler Business Concept Challenge Celebrates 15 Years of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Business & LawGlittering purple, silver and white decorate the James B. Woulfe Alumni Hall. Decorated with flowers, balloons and refreshments, the hall is bustling with people. Students from multiple disciplines across the University of St. Thomas are center stage as they participate in the 15th annual Fowler Business Concept Challenge, a celebration of innovation. The bright-eyed students,… -
Overcoming Heart Surgery to Excel in Leadership
Humans of St. ThomasBeing diagnosed with a heart condition that required open heart surgery when he was a high school junior transformed University of St. Thomas student Brayden LeLoup ’25. As an active member of his high school’s tennis and mountain biking teams, he was devastated when doctors told him he may never play sports again. Fortunately for… -
An Economics Legend Turns 100 Alongside Department
People & Culture100 years is an achievement worth celebrating, and a University of St. Thomas professor is marking the occasion right alongside his beloved Department of Economics. Professor Emeritus Demos Hadjiyanis, who retired from his full-time position in 1990, turned 100 on Dec. 1, 2023. The milestone birthday came as the Department of Economics celebrated its own… -
At Home in Economics: A Department’s 100 Years of Impact
People & CultureNisha Kimber ’24 refuses to limit future Nisha Kimber. The Maple Grove, Minnesota, native believes in keeping her career options open. And so, halfway through her collegiate career at the University of St. Thomas, Kimber was finding it particularly hard to declare a major. She found an ingenious solution in the office of Professor Monica… -
Mission of the Engineer Course Teaches Faith, Reason
Faith and MissionTwo University of St. Thomas leaders teaching a new interdisciplinary course hope it will become one of the university’s signature offerings. Director of the Center for Catholic Studies Michael Naughton and School of Engineering Dean Don Weinkauf are co-teaching Mission of the Engineer. Students in the course learn and reflect on a variety of topics… -
Teaching Photography to Veterans Improves Entrepreneurship Professor’s Outlook on Life
Humans of St. ThomasAs yellow leaves fall, Opus College of Business Associate Professor Alec Johnson guides students who pursue their entrepreneurial dreams at the Opus College of Business. In the late summer, however, he uses photography to help military veterans heal among the towering Grand Tetons of Wyoming. Johnson’s love of photography connected him to Honoring Our Veterans,… -
Breaking Barriers: First-Generation Students Find Support, Belonging at St. Thomas
St. Thomas 2025 - Foster Belonging and Dismantle RacismGaofeng Xiong ’23 isn’t afraid of breaking a few barriers. When the Maplewood, Minnesota, native first arrived on the University of St. Thomas campus, she knew attending college would be a barrier-breaking feat for her family. The eldest child of Hmong immigrants, she would become the first in her family to go to college. “Coming… -
The Stained-glass Windows of the Albertus Magnus Chapel
Faith and MissionThe Albertus Magnus Chapel in Sitzmann Hall has four tryptic stained-glass windows that were originally from Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The Gothic revival-style church building was completed in 1935-36 as a final step in a parish building project that also included a rectory, convent, grotto and two schools. The parish and schools… -
The Latino Scholars Program
Faith and MissionMore than 20 years ago, Dr. Michael Naughton and Dr. Bill Cavanaugh were establishing a Catholic Worker House at a local Latino parish. As the project unfolded, parishioners expressed that the most pressing need for the community was scholarships to make higher education possible for their children. Naughton and Cavanaugh channeled their efforts to create…