Dear Tommies: This Will Be New to All of Us
Student Adali Flores-Mendoza writes that we, as a community, can hold each other accountable during this pandemic.
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Dear Tommies: Your Safety Is Our Goal
Candy Sauer, who has been on the front line of getting campus ready for the fall as part of the Facilities Management team, shares with Tommies what to expect.
Dear Tommies: Be Open and Ask for Help if You Need It
St. Thomas parent Dynae Monahan encourages students to be open and ask for help when needed.
Dear Tommies: We Can Do This
Executive Vice President of USG Adam Revoir '22 asks his fellow Tommies to think and act responsibly this fall.
Dear Tommies: Patience Will See Us Through This, Together
Department of Emerging Media Chair Mark Neužil, PhD, writes that having a successful fall semester will depend on us working together.
Six Things St. Thomas Students Should Bring to Campus This Fall
COVID-19 will change many things about the on-campus college experience this year – the typical student packing list is one of them.
Q&A with DFC Dean Alvin Abraham
The Newsroom connected with Dougherty Family College (DFC) Dean Alvin Abraham on what's next for him, highlights of his time at St. Thomas and more.
2020 Graduate Program Scholarship
Recognizing these are challenging times for recent graduates, the university created a scholarship for St. Thomas alumni who completed their undergraduate degree during the fall 2019 and spring 2020 semesters.
gBETA St. Thomas Announces Summer 2020 Cohort
Top-ranked start-up accelerator gener8tor recently announced the participants selected for its gBETA St. Thomas summer 2020 cohort.
Highlights of Undergraduate Summer Research
More than 70 St. Thomas undergraduate students spent their summer doing research on a diverse range of subjects through St. Thomas' Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.
Life at St. Thomas: July 2020
Check out some of these images from St. Thomas photographers during the month of July 2020.
New Temperature Reading Stations Arriving on Campus
Students, staff and faculty returning to the St. Paul and Minneapolis campuses will be able to use new touch-free temperature stations to quickly check their temperatures.
Zooming into Online Learning
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Since March 12, more than 900 St. Thomas faculty members taught more than 2,000 courses to more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students. This summer another 450 courses will be taught.
Rallying Behind Our Students: St. Thomas Responds to COVID-19
As COVID-19 forced classes online and most students off campus, the St. Thomas community responded with an overwhelming effort to rally around the university's students.
St. Thomas Undergraduate Class of 2020 Celebrates Graduation
St. Thomas celebrated the undergraduate Class of 2020 and its 1,292 students throughout the entire Senior Week May 18-23, culminating with a virtual celebration Saturday featuring a celebratory video, digital flipbook of then-and-now photos, and senior shout-outs.
Economics’ Schipper Receives Undergraduate Research Award
College of Arts and Sciences Economics Assistant Professor Tyler Schipper, PhD, has been given the 2020 Undergraduate Research Award by the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.
Class of 2020 in the Spotlight
Congratulations to all 2020 graduates, including undergraduates, graduates and those from Dougherty Family College!
Muslim Students Reflect on Ramadan Experiences During COVID-19
The difficulties of social distancing and stay-at-home orders have created unique challenges and differences from normal across the St. Thomas community. That’s especially true for Muslim community members during the holiday of Ramadan.
U.S. Bank Supports Dougherty Family College Student Internships
Several businesses offer paid internships to DFC students as part of the school's Professional Internship Program. U.S. Bank was an original supporter and sponsors the most students, 14, of any business.
‘A Second Family’: Life at St. Thomas During COVID-19
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Life on St. Thomas’ St. Paul and Minneapolis campuses looks more different lately than it ever has before. They are far, however, from empty: Some 125 students continue to live in St. Paul residence halls, and dozens of essential staff continue to work in both St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Care, Compassion, Empathy: Admissions Working Hard to Support Prospective Students, Families
As high school graduation approaches, more and more students are making decisions on higher education enrollment. St. Thomas’ Admissions Department has made major changes to ensure prospective students and their families are getting the support they need as they navigate the challenges of COVID-19.
Graduate Programs in Software Students Win National Data Competition
St. Thomas Graduate Programs in Software students Himanshu Gamit and Jacob Noble were on Tuesday named the winners of the annual SAS Global Forum Student Symposium competition.
Equity, Inclusion Remains Focus During Online Learning
With such a massive amount of work to move St. Thomas’ curriculum online in the past several weeks, some priorities for faculty could have gotten lost in the shuffle. Faculty engagement and recent seminars from Faculty Development Center (FDC) and STELAR are signs that equity and inclusion in online learning will not be one of those things.
Virtual Postgraduation Fair to Focus on Meaningful Work for Class of 2020
Meaningful work and how graduates might take this opportunity to find work that advances the common good is the focus of the May 7 virtual postgraduation fair, co-hosted by the Center for the Common Good and the Career Development Center.
‘Rallying Around the Students’: Dougherty Family College Moves Online
Dougherty Family College students, faculty and staff have taken a program built on high-touch, close connections and relationships, and completely shifted it online due to COVID-19.