Archive Posts
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Trucks, Trailers and Industry - A Surprising Mission Field
Faith and MissionKristin Gottron ’15 found a remarkable way to combine her two loves, engineering and theology, into one career.
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Catholic Studies' Perspectives Magazine Renamed Lumen
University NewsCenter for Catholic Studies Director Michael Naughton and Department of Catholic Studies Chair Robert Kennedy introduce the new name of Lumen (previously Perspectives) magazine. -
Writing the Kind of Book One Wishes One Had Read at the Beginning
Professor Sandra Menssen of the Philosophy Department was named a John Ireland Presidential Scholar spring 2016 as an exemplar of the teacher-scholar at St. Thomas. One of her nominating letters began by noting that many raise the question: Does philosophy matter at all? Menssen’s scholarship, teaching and leadership over the course of her long career… -
The Plight of the Piping Plover
Through field research and high-level data analysis, 10 freshmen and two CAS professors will attempt to get to the bottom of the plover’s shrinking habitat as part of the Sustainability Learning-Living Community program, now in its second year. A small, chubby bird, the color of sand, runs along a gravel shoreline and then stops. All… -
Art History and Mutual Understanding Across Cultures: Reflections on a Fulbright Semester in China
Diversity, Equity and InclusionThere’s a phrase I practiced over and over when I was enrolled in Chinese 111 at St. Thomas in fall 2015: 我是清华大学的教授. 我教艺术史. Don’t know what that means? I’ll translate it to Chinese pinyin: Wŏ shi Qīnghua Daxue de jiaoshou. Wŏ jiao yishu shˇı. Here’s the English translation if you’re still having trouble: “I am… -
Building New Bonds
Most chemists will say that students learn chemistry by doing chemistry. One of my own mentors used to say, “Education is not a spectator sport.” Research provides a unique opportunity for hands-on work and the prospect of finding a solution to a problem no one else has solved – a fun way (and some would… -
Q & A With Nicole Bernardi
Nicole Bernardi joined the College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Board in September of 2015. She also has the distinction of being one of the earliest and longest serving members of the Catholic Studies Advisory Board, and she currently serves as chair of its development committee. She is married to Luigi Bernardi ( 85, MBA… -
The Tommie Transformation
University NewsSt. Thomas has been educating students since 1885. How has the student body changed during the last 130 years? -
The Seminal and Sometimes Weird Science of Dr. Robert White
University NewsWhite was a gifted student and surgeon known for brain research and monkey head transplants. -
Purple and Gray
University NewsStudent, staff member, coach and athletic director – Steve Fritz celebrates 50 years as the ultimate Tommie.