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St. Thomas Breaks Into Top 20 in Princeton Review Entrepreneurship Rankings
Business & LawThe University of St. Thomas’ entrepreneurial studies program is drawing more national attention, as more people take note of the unique experiences and opportunities it’s creating for undergraduate students. A year after jumping 10 spots in the Princeton Review’s annual list of top undergraduate entrepreneurship programs, the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship advanced another five to…
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Enter the Metaverse With St Thomas
Business & LawOver the last year there has been one buzzword dominating news headlines: the metaverse. But what really is it? On Nov. 7, 2022, Lee Winbush ’17 MBA, 3M engineer, St. Thomas adjunct professor and Business in a Digital World (BDW) executive fellow, presented that question to over 100 attendees at “Enter the Metaverse: Demystifying This… -
Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights
Business & LawTechnology in 2022 is a beautiful thing. It’s pretty cool to have a smart refrigerator that allows you to see what’s in it in real time, so you don’t buy that unnecessary third gallon of milk. And how about technology that will help autistic kids recognize emotion in speech? Or technology that provides doctors with… -
Angelica Franaschouk: First-gen Student to Student Body President
Humans of St. ThomasOn a busy campus day, you’ll often find Angelica Franaschouk ’23 running from one side of campus to another. As student body president, she often bounds from event to event, juggling a full slate of details, large and small, from room reservations to talking points. No matter where you find Franaschouk, it’s clear she’s perfected… -
Experts Share How Blockchain Supports Circular Economy
Business & LawWe live in a linear economy. Ideally, to save the planet, we would live in a circular economy. Two leaders who support circular economy in their work shared what we can do to make the world more sustainable at the BDW Speaker Series: Tech for Good on Nov 1, 2022, at Opus College of Business… -
St. Thomas One of Few U.S. Law Schools Ranked as Politically Moderate
Law NewsSt. Thomas Law is ranked among the country's politically moderate law schools according to a new report by preLaw magazine. Just under 12% of law schools fell into this category. “We’re pleased for another validation of the balance we seek to achieve,” interim Dean Joel Nichols said. “In pursuit of our mission, we work to… -
Summer Extern: Tanner Larson, Office of the Minnesota Attorney General
Business & LawExternships offer law students the opportunity to have hands-on experiences with the law. To move them from studying it in a classroom to practicing it in a legal setting, such as a corporation, nonprofit, government agency or within the court system. Tanner Larson, a second-year law student, had the chance this summer to build his… -
St. Thomas Announces $3 Million Gift to Support Student Entrepreneurship Competitions
Business & LawOne of the University of St. Thomas’ hallmark student venture competitions will be funded in perpetuity thanks to the generosity of one of its most distinguished alumni. The university’s Schulze School of Entrepreneurship has announced a $3 million donation from Ron ’66 and Alexis Fowler that will extend funding for both the Fowler Business Concept… -
Q&A With School of Law Alumna Jacqueline Congello ’20 J.D./LL.M.
AlumniJacqueline Congello ’20 J.D./LL.M. is the director of boards and commissions for the Office of Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan. She joined the office right after she graduated from law school as the associate director of the boards and commissions and judicial appointments teams. She started her role as director in July… -
Gabriela McCormack: My Summer as a Law Clerk for the Office of the Federal Defender
Business & LawGabriela McCormack is a third-year law student at St. Thomas. This summer, she worked as a law clerk for the Office of the Federal Defender for the District of Minnesota. Her clerkship was part of the Minnesota Justice Foundation (MJF) Public Interest Law Fellowship program. The fellowships are funded by the St. Thomas Law 3L…