Humans of St. Thomas: Carol Mikhael
Meet electrical engineering major Carol Mikhael in this Humans of St. Thomas Q&A.
Pathway Program Will Offer New Opportunities, Expanded Support for International Undergraduate Students
The University of St. Thomas and ELS Language Services are excited to launch an undergraduate pathway program for international students starting this fall.
St. Thomas Hosting 2020 Ashoka U Exchange
The University of St. Thomas will be hosting the 2020 Ashoka U Exchange next spring, an annual conference for leaders from Ashoka U Changemaker Campuses.
Excel! Research Scholars Live Out Hopes and Dreams
Since 2007 when it began as the McNair Scholars program at St. Thomas, Excel! has provided an academic enrichment program that helps undergraduate students who are first-generation, low-income or from underrepresented populations to acquire the necessary education, training and experience required to build an academic portfolio vital to successfully gaining graduate school admission and to earning fellowships and funding based on merit.
Grant Work Aims to Engage All Students in STEM Fields
St. Thomas was one of 57 schools to receive a highly competitive, five-year, $1 million Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Inclusive Excellence Grant.
Humans of St. Thomas: Jacob DeMille
Meet Green Bay native and business leadership and management major Jacob DeMille.
School of Law Graduate to Help Create International Judgment Convention
As part of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law, Mauricio Duarte ’18 LL.M. will spend the next six-plus months in Rome helping create an international convention for the enforcement of judgments, which could stand as a standardized law nations around the globe can use.
Student Leaders State Solidarity Against Religious Intolerance
More than a dozen student leaders came together earlier this week to discuss what support within the St. Thomas community looks like in the face of religious intolerance, and to articulate a statement of solidarity with anyone affected by religious intolerance and bigotry.
We Are Tommies – Fatoumata Jaiteh ’19
After seeing issues with maternal care during a visit to The Gambia, senior Fatoumata Jaiteh used her St. Thomas learning for changemaking.
Appellate Clinic Students Argue to U.S. Court of Appeals
Third-year students in the University of St. Thomas School of Law Appellate Clinic argued a prisoner medical neglect constitutional tort case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Pasadena, California, on March 4.
The Forum on Workplace Inclusion Announces Keynote Speakers and Conference Highlights
The Forum on Workplace Inclusion is pleased to announce this year’s main stage speakers.
Frimpong ’11 Growing the Common Good in Ghana
Master of Educational Leadership alumnus Sylvester Frimpong '11 is taking the values he cultivated at St. Thomas to help transform education in his native Ghana.
Principled Leadership in Education
The Newsroom talked to three school leaders and St. Thomas alumni about principled leadership, education and their St. Thomas experience.
St. Thomas Community Members Receive 2019 Campus Compact Awards
A cohort of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America students, the Rondo Commemorative Plaza and Jake Reilly have received Minnesota Campus Compact Awards.
Muslim Chaplains’ Conference at St. Thomas
The Center for Campus Ministry recently co-hosted the annual conference of the Association of Campus Muslim Chaplains from March 1-3.
Support, Energy for All Faiths Growing at St. Thomas
Energy has been growing for some time at St. Thomas around supporting the many faiths of everyone in the university's community, including both how people practice their own faith and how those faiths encounter one another.
Construction to Start in April on Iversen Center for Faith, New Residence Halls
Construction for three major projects on the St. Thomas north campus is scheduled to begin April 1.
Theology’s Bernard Brady Named Associate Director of Office for Mission
Theology professor Bernard Brady is the new associate director of the Office for Mission.
State of the University Address
Hundreds of St. Thomas community members gathered Feb. 21 for President Julie Sullivan's "State of the University" address.
School of Education Helps Fill Special Education Shortage Areas
The University of St. Thomas’ School of Education is on the forefront of trying to help fill the special education teacher shortage through multiple program offerings that include special education residencies in local school systems.
New Center on Race, Leadership and Social Justice
President Julie Sullivan today announced the creation of the Center on Race, Leadership and Social Justice at the St. Thomas School of Law.
Dean’s Forum Covers Racial Literacy in the Digital Age
Students, faculty, staff and community members attended the second installment in the St. Thomas School of Education’s Dean Forum series on Wednesday at Opus Hall in Minneapolis.
Merylann Schuttloffel Named Founding Director of Institute for Catholic School Leadership at Saint Paul Seminary
Father Joseph Taphorn, rector and vice president of The Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity, recently announced the appointment of Merylann (“Mimi”) J. Schuttloffel, PhD, as founding director of the Institute for Catholic School Leadership.
Charles Morgan Kisutu’s ’11 Passion, Safaris Bridge 8,000 Miles
Charles Morgan Kisutu ‘11 has taken the skills and passion for giving back that he cultivated at St. Thomas back to his native country of Uganda.
School of Education Holding Dean’s Forum on Racial Literacy
Racial literacy in the digital age is the topic of the next School of Education Dean's Forum, which takes place Jan. 23.