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Data Science master’s student Souleyman Kone, right, and Professor Manjeet Rege, left, pose for a photo in the STELAR lab in O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library

Taking Data Global: School of Engineering Student, Faculty Bring Data Science to Ivory Coast

October 28, 2019

Academic News, Current Students, Faculty, News, Our Community, School of Engineering, Top News

School of Engineering data science master’s student Souleyman Kone earned a $2 million grant and teamed up with assistant professor Manjeet Rege to build up data capabilities in Kone's home country, Ivory Coast.

Dougherty Family College student Tamu Lajebo, right, and his mentor professor Aura Wharton-Beck pose together for a portrait outside of Opus Hall on the Minneapolis campus.

Mentor-Mentee: Tamu Lajebo and Aura Wharton-Beck Get Sustainable

Jordan Osterman '11

October 21, 2019

Academic News, Current Students, Dougherty Family College, Faculty, News, Our Community, School of Education, Sustainability, Top News

For Dougherty Family College and Excel! Research Scholars Program student Tamu Lajebo, sustainability research and faculty mentoring unlocked a whole new way of learning.

Schulze Innovation Scholar Isabel Bercaw Balances College And Business

Amy Carlson Gustafson

October 16, 2019

Academic News, Homepage, News, Opus College of Business, Schulze School of Entrepreneurship, Top News

First-year student and Schulze Innovation Scholar Isabel Bercaw started making bath bombs with her younger sister when the two were just tweens. She never imagined their hobby would turn into a multimillion-dollar business, but that’s exactly what happened.

Dakota Hoska ’19 MA Embraces Native Roots Through Art

Amy Carlson Gustafson

October 15, 2019

Alumni, Art History, College of Arts and Sciences, Homepage, News, Our Community, Top News

In helping curate “Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists” at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia), Dakota Hoska '19 MA is bringing the much-needed perspective of Native women to the world of museums and creating art that expresses her identity and experiences.

Dougherty Family College student Rose Xiong, left, sits with her supervisor Jessi Cooper, right, at the 3M headquarters, the place of Xiong’s internship.

Dougherty Family College Launches Students Toward Four-Year Degree

Vineeta Sawkar

September 23, 2019

Academic News, Dougherty Family College, News, Top News

Dougherty Family College celebrated its first graduating class in 2019, helping give shape to the continued vision of preparing students for a four-year degree through a rigorous two-year associate degree program.

LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and other social media app (application) badges and icons glow on an iPhone 6 smartphone in a studio photo taken on January 13, 2015.

Summer Research 2019: Boundaries of Sound, Dystopian Literature, Instagram Anxiety and Dakota Land Before St. Thomas

The Newsroom

September 17, 2019

Academic News, College of Arts and Sciences, Current Students, English, History, Neuroscience, News, Our Community, Top News

Dozens of St. Thomas undergraduate students spent their summer months doing hands-on research on an incredibly diverse range of subjects.

Lake Ellen, one of five lakes surrounding the vineyard, at sunset. According to Peterson, the large number of lakes in the area help regulate the temperature and make WineHaven an ideal place for grapes to survive an already short growing season in Minnesota.

Summer Research 2019: Zebra Mussels, Legacy of Adoption

The Newsroom

September 9, 2019

Academic News, Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Environmental Science, Neuroscience, News, Psychology, Top News

Dozens of St. Thomas undergraduate students spent their summer months doing hands-on research on an incredibly diverse range of subjects.

Tommies Hit the Ground Running at Welcome Days

Jordan Osterman '11

September 5, 2019

Current Students, Events, News, Our Community, Tommie Traditions, Top News, Uncategorized

From Aug. 30-Sept. 3, St. Thomas' campus was buzzing as thousands of students, family, friends, faculty and staff kicked off the 2019 school year with Welcome Days.

Back-to-School Tips for First-Year College Students

Amy Carlson Gustafson

August 28, 2019

Current Students, Homepage, News, Our Community, Student Affairs, Top News

Managing the transition to life on a university campus can be difficult, but first-year students have a lot of support and lessons to learn from in making that transition at St. Thomas.

Start-up Starter: gBETA Program Provides Support for Early-Stage Companies

Amy Carlson Gustafson

August 27, 2019

Academic News, News, Opus College of Business, Schulze School of Entrepreneurship, Top News

A free seven-week accelerator for early-stage companies, gBETA is a partnership with the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship and gener8tor, a nationally ranked start-up accelerator, and is available to St. Thomas students and alumni.

Grandmother Inspires Wellness Tonics by Henry Kisitu ’12

Brant Skogrand '04 MBC

August 21, 2019

Alumni, Common Good, News, Opus College of Business, Our Community, Top News

Creating wellness tonics inspired by his grandmother and sold through his company, Jajja Wellness, is how Henry Kisitu ’12 contributes to the common good.

Music Is Magic at St. Thomas, Even if it’s Not Your Major

Amy Carlson Gustafson

July 17, 2019

Academic News, College of Arts and Sciences, Current Students, Faculty, Homepage, Music, News, Our Community, Top News

St. Thomas students have realized many benefits from playing music even if they're not music majors.

Highlighting Female Veterans at St. Thomas

Norman Ferguson, Director of Veteran Services

July 9, 2019

College of Arts and Sciences, Current Students, Front Page, History, News, Our Community, Student Affairs, Women's Studies

St Thomas, in cooperation with the College of Arts and Sciences history and women's studies programs, the Luann Dummer Center for Women, and Veterans Services, has focused on female military veterans for the academic year 2018-2019.

Portrait of School of Law graduate Judge Mariana Vielma '05. Vielma was recently named a Judge in Adams County, Colorado. Photo credit: Brooks Canaday

Judge Mariana Vielma ’05 J.D. Leads in the Fight for Access to Justice

Jordan Osterman '11

July 8, 2019

2019 Spring, Changemaking for the Common Good, News, School of Law, School of Law Alumni, School of Law News Feed, St. Thomas Lawyer, Top News

Mariana Vielma J.D. is only the fifth Latina woman appointed to the bench in Adams County, Colorado, where more than 21% of the population is Hispanic or Latino.

Art History professor Victoria Young stands in a renovated O'Shaughnessy Educational Center gallery space February 26, 2018.

2019 Professor of the Year: Victoria Young

Jordan Osterman '11

June 3, 2019

Academic News, Art History, Changemaking for the Common Good, College of Arts and Sciences, Homepage, News, Our Community, Top News, Uncategorized

Professor of the Year recognizes excellence in teaching, scholarship and service. The faculty selects the recipient, and this year’s Professor of the Year is Dr. Victoria Young, professor and chair of the St. Thomas art history program and architectural historian.

Judge Diana Murphy speaks after being presented with the first Honorable Diana E. Murphy Legacy Award during a "Leadership, Gender, and Judicial Selection" program October 17, 2008 in School of Law's Schulze Grand Atrium.

Judge Diana Murphy’s Legacy

Newsroom

May 31, 2019

2019 Spring, St. Thomas Lawyer, Uncategorized

Lisa Brabbit from the School of Law remembers her mentor Judge Diana Murphy.

Confetti flies over students during the 2018 Graduate Commencement ceremony in O'Shaughnessy Stadium on May 18, 2018 in St. Paul.

Class of 2019 in the Spotlight

Angie Vognild '20

May 21, 2019

Academic News, College of Arts and Sciences, Dougherty Family College, Homepage, News, Opus College of Business, School of Education, School of Engineering, School of Law, School of Social Work, Top News, Uncategorized

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Congratulations to all 2019 graduates, including undergraduates, graduates, and those from Dougherty Family College! In honor of these graduates and their accomplishments, let's look back at all of the remarkable things they did while they were Tommies.

We Are Tommies: Ann Majewicz Fey ’08

Amy Carlson Gustafson

March 15, 2019

Uncategorized

In high school, Ann Majewicz Fey knew she wanted to be an engineer, although she wasn’t exactly sure what a future in the profession looked like until she got to St. Thomas.

Community Celebrates Women’s Center, International Women’s Day

Patricia Petersen

March 12, 2019

Academic News, College of Arts and Sciences, News, Top News, Uncategorized, Women's Studies

The Luann Dummer Center for Women celebrated its 25th anniversary on International Women's Day.

The Minneapolis skyline (Photo by Mike Ekern '02)

Frimpong ’11 Growing the Common Good in Ghana

Jordan Osterman '11

March 12, 2019

Academic News, Alumni, CELC Alumni, CELC Faculty/Staff, Common Good, News, Our Community, School of Education, Top News

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.

Members of the Center for Campus Ministry say a prayer at the start of a meeting to discuss racist incidents and launch an action plan to combat racism in the Field House in the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex in St. Paul. Faculty, staff and students attended the event. From left, unidentified, Sadaf Rauf Shier, Rev. Medhat Yoakiem and Father Lawrence Blake (speaking).

Support, Energy for All Faiths Growing at St. Thomas

Jordan Osterman '11

March 4, 2019

Current Students, Faith, Homepage, News, One St. Thomas, Our Community, Staff, Top News

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.

Students walk through the snow across Sabo Plaza on South Campus in front of Owens Science Hall and O'Shaughnessy Science Hall during a snow storm on February 20, 2014 in St. Paul.

Class Cancellation and University Closure Guidelines

Richard Plumb, Ph.D.

February 27, 2019

For Faculty/Staff, For Students, Front Page, News, Notices, Public Safety Notices

Extremely cold temperatures and heavy snowfalls characterize winters in Minnesota and can lead to dangerous and unsafe conditions.

Construction to Start in April on Iversen Center for Faith, New Residence Halls

Jordan Osterman '11

February 27, 2019

Current Students, Faculty, For Faculty/Staff, For Students, Homepage, News, Our Community, Public Safety Notices, Staff, Student Affairs, Top News

Construction for three major projects on the St. Thomas north campus is scheduled to begin April 1.

We Are Tommies – Enzo Vinholi ’21

Brant Skogrand '04 MBC

February 26, 2019

Homepage, News, Opus College of Business, Schulze School of Entrepreneurship, Top News

One of the 2019 St. Thomas Awareness Campaign videos features undergraduate student Enzo Vinholi '21, whose company uses virtual reality to help maintain memories for Alzheimer's patients.

Dr. Julie Sullivan invites University of St. Thomas students, faculty and staff to help shape sustainability initiatives.

State of the University Address

Jordan Osterman '11

February 21, 2019

Homepage, News, Our Community, President's Office, Top News, Uncategorized

Hundreds of St. Thomas community members gathered Feb. 21 for President Julie Sullivan's "State of the University" address.

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