As another academic year begins, the Newsroom brings you some of the stories you may have missed during the summer.
- Newsroom Editorial Staff
Dribble Daily Takes it Border to Border to Bring People Together Through the ‘Power of the Ball’
St. Thomas grads Alex Daley '12 and Matt Scott '12, and friend Tommy Hanlon, completed their soccer ball Dribble Daily journey from International Falls to the Minnesota-Iowa border on Tuesday, June 18, a trek of more than 400 miles.
Depth of Field: Best of Sport 2012-13
Last season was a banner year for St. Thomas sports. Relive it with the best images from St. Thomas photographers.
Stone Supplier to Iconic St. Thomas Buildings Ends Operations
The company that provided the familiar stone that gives many St. Thomas buildings their signature look is ending operations. Mankato Kasota Stone will close after 128 years of mining in the Minnesota River Valley.
EPA Names UST to Top-20 List of U.S. Colleges and Universities That Purchase Green Power
Buying wind-generated power is part of St. Thomas’s Climate Action Plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035.
Behind-the-Scenes Company Manager Renee Prola Helps Ordway Center Put on the Shows
Renee Prola, a December 1996 graduate of the University of St. Thomas, has worked at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts for 16 years – first as an accountant and for the past six years as the Ordway's company manager.
Depth of Field: Somewhere Else … Is Mischke
Tommy Mischke '87, the broadcast outcast, steps down.
St. Thomas Announces Free Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex Membership for Faculty and Staff
As one of the university's wellness program enhancements, effective June 1, 2013, the University of St. Thomas offers complimentary Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex (AARC) memberships to all regular full-time and part-time employees.
Remembrances
The university community lost a number of dear friends during the summer. Here are the “most-read” notices. Please keep them – and all our departed friends and family – in your prayers.
- Hussein Samatar
- Vince Flynn
- Father Thaddeus Posey
- Richard Raschio
- Alex Vitalis
- Richard Conklin
- Andrew Hilger
