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St. Thomas 2025 Year in Review
People & CultureIn 2025, the University of St. Thomas continued to build on its mission as a Catholic university committed to academic excellence, access, innovation, and community engagement. From stories on record enrollment to expanded scholarship opportunities and national recognitions, here’s a look at some of the top stories that shaped 2025 at St. Thomas. St. Thomas…
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In the News: Mike Klein on Bringing Creativity Into Community Care
In the NewsMike Klein, a professor of peace studies and social justice in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of St. Thomas, was featured by FOX 9 for his work with Catholic Charities families ahead of the Giving Tree event at the Mall of America. Klein and students from CAS and Dougherty Family College partnered… -
St. Thomas Students Go ‘Beyond the Buzzer’ in Collaboration With Athletics
People & CultureWhen College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Dean Bill Tolman and Vice President and Director of Athletics Phil Esten began discussing opportunities for a collaboration, they knew one thing: They wanted University of St. Thomas students to be at the center of the project. The result is a student-driven series of video shorts called “Beyond… -
St. Thomas String Orchestra Tours Cuba
ArtsThis summer, the St. Thomas String Orchestra traveled to Cuba to undertake an extraordinary performance tour. The group was led by Dr. Matthew George, professor in the Department of Music, Film and Creative Enterprise and director of bands and orchestra at St. Thomas. The students explored the vibrant streets of Old Havana, a UNESCO World… -
Tales from the Archives: St. Thomas Aquinas in Campus Art
Faith and MissionAs we mark the 800th birthday of St. Thomas Aquinas in 2025, it’s a good opportunity to reflect on the many depictions of our university’s namesake that that adorn the St. Thomas campus. Perhaps the most familiar image of St. Thomas is the statue embedded in the university’s campus landmark, the Arches. Installed during the… -
This Tommie Educator Champions the Restorative Power of Art
Humans of St. ThomasWhen artist Eyenga Bokamba last exhibited her work in Italy, she was overjoyed to bring her colorful, multidimensional painted cubes to a floating art gallery on Lake Iseo in Lombardy. She was also anxious about the 2024 exhibition, so she designed and printed mini sculptural cubes on cardstock and gave them to gallery visitors who… -
St. Thomas Music Course Reaches Through the Generations
ArtsTommies enrolled in MUSC 230: Music of the United States, taught by Professor Sarah Schmalenberger, had the unique opportunity fall semester to engage in an intergenerational collaboration with residents at Episcopal Homes, a senior living community in St. Paul. This experiential learning partnership, part of the Academic Community Engagement (ACE) initiative at the University of… -
WATCH: Elevating the Arts at the University of St. Thomas
ArtsArts play a central role in education at St. Thomas, helping to bring creativity to all academic fields. Buoyed by record-setting philanthropy and a wide range of new facilities, opportunities to engage with the arts are flourishing across campus. Notable examples in Schoenecker Center are new music spaces, the Gearen Stage and Sarah Rose Hall,… -
St. Thomas Panelists Discuss Finding Peace After Conflict
Social JusticeAmid conflict, regardless of the root of that conflict, respect and dialogue are fundamental steps toward a peaceful future. That’s a lesson members of the St. Thomas community learned from speakers at related campus events, including two bereaved parents – Israeli Rami Elhanan and Palestinian Bassam Aramin – and the award-winning Irish author Colum McCann,… -
Arts at St. Thomas Strengthens Campus Culture of Encounter
ArtsOne thing was for certain: This wasn’t your average band concert. To the passerby, it may have sounded like an odd assortment of notes leaking out of the Schoenecker Center’s new performance hall at the University of St. Thomas. “It can seem like a bunch of chaos,” said performer and digital media arts major Alejandro…