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Spotlight on Community-Engaged Learning: Theology and the Environment
Center for the Common GoodThe create[space] was buzzing with activity recently as students from Professor Cara Anthony’s Theology and the Environment course presented at an open house event, Oil Pipelines: Caring for Our Common Home. Event attendees were invited into the space to learn about the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline, its impact and various stances regarding the viability of…
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Tommies Honored for Community Engagement
University NewsIn a time where the COVID-19 pandemic, elections, climate crises and the ongoing reckoning with racial injustice all competed for headlines, Alex Upton ’21 and Dr. Amy Levad, associate professor of theology, were honored for their volunteer work addressing many of these challenges. -
Professional Notes: March 8
University NewsRead the recent professional accomplishments of University of St. Thomas faculty. -
CAS Teach-in Tuesdays Focuses on 'Disrupting Pandemics'
Biology professor Jill Manske will kick off the spring 2021 College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Teach-in Tuesdays series at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 23, with "Disrupting Pandemics: Infectious Disease, Inequity and Social Justice." -
Life and Legacy of Nicholas Black Elk Explored in Series on Indigenous Worldviews
Faith and MissionNicholas Black Elk is being considered for sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church, and some are on a mission to shed light on his life story. Damian Costello, Ph.D., internationally recognized expert on the life and legacy of Nicholas Black Elk and author of Black Elk: Colonialism and Lakota Catholicism, will deliver a two-part series… -
Father Chris Collins Returns to His Tommie Roots
Faith and MissionFather Christopher Collins, SJ, who was raised in Phoenix and graduated high school in Dallas, has a deep-rooted Minnesota connection that first attracted him to St. Thomas when he transferred to the university as a sophomore in 1990. -
Anything but Typical: Adapting to Change Through a Pandemic
COVID-19 ResponseFive months after sending students home to finish spring semester online, St. Thomas faculty and staff put the finishing touches on preparations to allow the university to resume in-person instruction in the fall. -
Newly Installed Sculpture by Renowned Artist Honors St. Thomas Namesake
Faith and MissionThe university commissioned world-renowned Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz to design this 900-pound piece of vibrant art, which is the first permanent bronze sculpture on campus of the university’s namesake. College of Arts and Sciences Art History Professor and Department Chair Victoria Young, who was on site during the Jan. 5 installation, said, “This sculpture of… -
Dr. Cara Anthony Named 2020 Professor of the Year
University NewsDr. Cara Anthony, associate professor of theology, was named the 2020 Professor of the Year at the recent academic convocation. -
Professional Notes: Aug. 13
University NewsProfessional notes for faculty and staff from the University of St. Thomas from May-August 2020.