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Creating Video Games to Change the World
Business & LawgBETA participant Jules Porter '18 J.D./MBA is on a mission. Ms. Billie Mahalia Rudolph can run on water, hear ultrasonic sounds and move at supersonic speeds. The 77-year-old African American with an aeronautics degree is one of several senior citizen video game characters created by University of St. Thomas alumna Jules Porter. Porter, who in…
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Making the Leap: Celebrating Our First Year in Division I Athletics
St. Thomas 2025To say 2021-22 was one of the most anticipated years ever for Tommie Athletics is an understatement. Not only were people more than ready for the full return of college athletics after COVID-19 upended the sports world a year earlier, but (after two long years of waiting for new conference homes) St. Thomas finally opened… -
Innovation Gets a Boost in Funding
Professional NotesA wave of federal grants is making an impact. If you ask Professor L. Lynn Stansberry Brusnahan about her life in the year 2016, you‘ll likely get the answer: “weeks of no sleep.” That was the year she applied for and received St. Thomas’ first major federal grant at or above $1 million. At the… -
On The Quad: A Collection of University Happenings
University NewsEncouraging Progress: The Class Of 2025 – Most Diverse Class Ever This year’s incoming first-year class of students was more racially, globally and economically diverse than that of any previous year, according to the final count from the fall semester. The final tally shows year-over-year increases in the number of first-generation college students, and students… -
On the Quad: St. Thomas Nationally Ranked
University NewsThe University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis-St. Paul continues to land in the top national rankings, climbing higher each year in certain categories. It's a sign of the university's achievements and goals outlined in St. Thomas’ 2025 strategic plan. Here is a look at some of those rankings. Proud to Be F1RST St. Thomas joins… -
President's Letter: Build, and Ever Press Forward
As you may know, after nine years serving as president of St. Thomas, I have made the difficult decision to leave as of June 1 to become president of Santa Clara University in California. The unique combination of leading an outstanding Jesuit, Catholic institution, along with the strong pull of my family, made it an… -
St. Thomas Connect
AlumniYoda, Mr. Miyagi, Dumbledore. What do all three of these characters have in common? All are mentors who offer sage advice at pivotal moments of impact that alter the lives of Luke, Daniel and Harry. Movies and literature often take the stance that mentors are only wizened elders. However, that is not the whole picture… -
CUGMEC Scholarship Prepares Educators of Color
AlumniSt. Thomas’ School of Education is constantly working to help increase the number of teachers of color in the classroom through various partnerships, including state-funded teaching preparation programs. One, the Collaborative Urban and Greater Minnesota Educators of Color (CUGMEC) scholarship program, is a private/public partnership designed to recruit, support and retain teachers of color and… -
St. Thomas Is A-Mazing
AthleticsONLINE MAGAZINE EXCLUSIVE The Twin Cities Corn Maze chose St. Thomas for its 2021 theme in honor of its inaugural Division I season. An aerial shot by Mark Brown captures the beauty of the university’s name and logo formed by the massive corn stalks. Inside, attendees could visit 15 stations marked with different facts about… -
The Schoenecker Effect: Guy and Barbara Schoenecker
AlumniGuy Schoenecker, a 1949 alumnus of the University of St. Thomas, was the founder, chairman and CEO of Edina-based BI Worldwide, formerly known as Business Incentives. His passion for St. Thomas and the value of higher education was evident through his generous donations of both dollars and time. Since 1977, the Schoenecker Family Endowed Scholarship…