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Dr. Jessica Hodge Appointed Faculty Director for Community Engagement
University NewsThe Office of Academic Affairs and the Center for the Common Good are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jessica Hodge, associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, as the faculty director for community engagement.
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2018 Tommie Award - Annie Youngblood
University NewsAnnie Youngblood was voted by students, staff and faculty as the winner of the 2018 Tommie Award. She is majoring in both environmental studies, and justice and peace studies. -
St. Thomas Day Recognizes Exceptional Tommies
University NewsThe University of St. Thomas will celebrate its annual St. Thomas Day on Wednesday, May 3. The event honors recipients of the Monsignor James Lavin Award, Professor of the Year Award, Humanitarian Award, Tommie Award and Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna Award. -
Five Observations - Encountering the Dakota Worldview
Faith and MissionBob Klanderud's talk was part six of eight of the Encountering Religious and Cultural Traditions series being hosted by the Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning. -
St. Thomas Adds New Peace Engineering Minor
University NewsPeace engineering helps students develop skill sets to look at engineering projects from an intersectional perspective and to provide new, creative solutions. -
Five Benefits of Student Research
University NewsResearch can help undergraduates transform from students into scholars. -
Professional Notes for Oct. 4, 2017
This week's professional notes include Jean Bongila, Jay Ebben, Hans Gustafson, Mike Klein, Avinash Malshe, Manjeet Rege, and Christian D. Washburn; staff Damon Shoholm; and student Dan Yarmoluk -
Studying Selfie Culture
University NewsShannon Twiss '17 researched how participating in "selfie culture" played into young women's understanding of their own identities. -
Class of '17 in the Spotlight
University NewsIn the ranks of seniors graduating this weekend, we have students who earned the Chief’s Award from the City of St. Paul for helping a woman in distress in 2014, a student who served as an ambassador on a Minnesota trade mission to Mexico, and students who have done research on everything from political cynicism to drying breadfruit. Read a roundup of the stories the Newsroom has written about Class of 2017 students since they arrived on campus. -
Tommie Mentors and Mentees: Amy Finnegan and Laura Kvasnicka
University NewsSome guidance on potential research over a J-Term in Tanzania helped spark a years-long mentoring relationship between justice and peace studies assistant professor and department chair Amy Finnegan and senior Laura Kvasnicka.