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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.
Chronicle of Higher Education Spotlights Dougherty Family College
The Chronicle of Higher Education produced a video special on April 14 about Dougherty Family College, highlighting the school's academic rigor, cohort model and culturally sustaining pedagogy.
Business Support During Challenging Times
The "Business Support During Challenging Times" webinars are designed to help businesses navigate COVID-19 and other uncertain times.
St. Thomas’ Cocurricular Experience Shifts Online
A huge range of events, programming and support services have shifted online in recent weeks as the St. Thomas cocurricular experience goes digital.
Faculty, STELAR Lead Massive Shift to Online Learning
The spread of coronavirus and the COVID-19 disease it causes has had an unprecedented impact on life around the globe. Within the St. Thomas community, that impact is being felt in a myriad of ways, including in a full shift to online learning.
Tactile Diagram Scanner Digitizes Textbooks for the Blind
The tactile diagram scanner, a School of Engineering Design Clinic project that recently was donated to the Minnesota State Services for the Blind, is a case study in the importance of communication.
Life at St. Thomas: February 2020
Life at St. Thomas is an ongoing feature highlighting the images that capture what daily life on campus is like and what it feels like to a Tommie. Check out some of the amazing images from St. Thomas photograp...
Growing Clubs Offer Opportunities, Community for Students of Color in STEM
Two growing student clubs, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and the National Society of Black Engineers, are offering opportunities and community for St. Thomas students of color in STEM fields.
New Beginnings: First-Year Experience Offers Dynamic Start to Undergraduate Years
More than 300 St. Thomas first-year students have done something no Tommies have ever done before: They’ve dedicated their J-Terms to a First-Year Experience at St. Thomas.
Key Partnerships Help School of Education Diversify Minnesota’s Teaching Workforce
St. Thomas’ School of Education is constantly working to help increase the number of teachers of color in the classroom through various partnerships, including two with state-funded teaching preparation programs – Collaborative Urban and Greater Minnesota Educators of Color, and Grow Your Own.
New Center for Well-Being Celebrates Grand Opening
The Haggerty Family Foundation Facility for the Center for Well-Being celebrated its grand opening Wednesday.
‘Microaggressions: Toxic Rain in Educational Settings and Daily Life’
Hundreds of St. Thomas students, faculty and staff filled O'Shaughnessy Educational Center auditorium on Tuesday to hear Dr. Derald Wing Sue speak about microaggressions.
Life at St. Thomas: 2019 Photos of the Year
A lot of amazing moments happened at St. Thomas in 2019. St. Thomas photographers Mark Brown and Liam James Doyle selected some of their favorite images from last calendar year.
St. Thomas Veterans Resource Center Impacts Student Lives
In the two years since the opening of St. Thomas' Veterans Resource Center, countless veteran students have had their campus experience changed for the better.
Health Update: St. Thomas Monitoring Coronavirus
The University of St. Thomas is closely monitoring the outbreak of a respiratory illness caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
Exercise Is Medicine Program Growing on Campus
Exercise is Medicine On Campus started out at St. Thomas as a simple conversation between Paul Mellick and Yohuru Williams.
Engineering’s Manke Named Country’s Top Army ROTC Cadet
Senior mechanical engineering major and St. Thomas swim and dive team member Lucas Manke was recently named top cadet in the nation by the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps, which follows Savannah Johnson being named Air Force ROTC's top cadet in the nation less than a year ago.