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Family Business Center Director Receives the Hubler Award
Business & LawJon Keimig, director of the University of St. Thomas Family Business Center at Opus College of Business, recently received the Hubler Award for a Multidisciplinary Approach to Working with Family Businesses. Twin Cities Business magazine presents the Hubler Award as part of its annual Minnesota Family Business Awards, acknowledging outstanding work in advancing family businesses in…
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Opus College of Business Professor Emeritus Publishes Third Edition of Business Economics Book
Professional NotesCambridge University Press recently published the third edition of Dr. Charles M. “Mel” Gray’s co-authored book, The Economics of Art and Culture. Gray is Professor Emeritus of Business Economics in the Opus College of Business and Senior Fellow with the Center for the Common Good. The third edition was delayed by the death of Gray’s original… -
Converteca: Creating a More Sustainable Supply Chain
Business & LawAn innovative recycling process that diverts batteries from landfills, rivers and main ecological systems In the U.S., there are more than 2,000 lithium-ion batteries per person, and 95% of them end up being improperly discarded, causing harmful compounds to seep into the environment. Gabriel Riegert ’25 learned about the complexities of the battery supply chain… -
Christopher Michaelson Named New President of the Society for Business Ethics
Professional NotesChristopher Michaelson, the Opus Distinguished Professor of Principled Leadership and academic director of the Melrose and The Toro Company Center for Principled Leadership at The University St. Thomas, has been named the new president of the Society for Business Ethics. The Society for Business Ethics is widely regarded as the leading global academic association for… -
Universitywide Restorative Justice Faculty-Staff Learning Community Forming
Business & LawFaculty and staff from across the University of St. Thomas are forming a new Restorative Justice Faculty-Staff Learning Community to build connections, learn from each other and foster the teaching and use of restorative practices on campus. Restorative justice concepts date to the 1970s and have been successfully used in a variety of settings and… -
St. Thomas Alumnus Helps International Company Navigate Ethics and Technology
AlumniIf you are the kind of person who hears about facial recognition and imagines a dystopian, “Black Mirror”-style future, then hearing Michael Gaytko ’16, ’20 MBA, ’20 J.D., ’23 LL.M. talk about the influence of his St. Thomas education may have you feeling optimistic. Gaytko is part of the legal team at IDEMIA, the global… -
The Entrepreneuring Tommie: How Purple Passion Fueled a Multimillion-Dollar Adventure
AlumniImagine being a young entrepreneur with a start-up company so successful it sells for millions of dollars in less than five years. That’s the bragging rights of University of St. Thomas alumnus Matt Michalski ’19. This summer he and two co-founders sold their 5-year-old content management company Aryeo to real estate listing giant Zillow for… -
Summer Law Extern: Allison Vasilakis, Activision Blizzard, inc.
Business & LawThis summer 2L Allison Vasilakis made perfect use of the law school’s off-campus Legal Externship Program, accomplishing one of its intended goals for students. She was curious if compliance was an area of the law that could be a potential career path, so she accepted a position with California-based video game company Activision Blizzard on… -
New MS in Management Program First of Its Kind in Upper Midwest
Business & LawThe Opus College of Business has announced a new Master of Science in Management (MSM), the first of its kind program in the Upper Midwest. Designed for current students and recent graduates from non-business disciplines, this 10-month hybrid program integrates students’ unique undergraduate interests with essential business and management knowledge, creating a pathway to accelerate… -
Summer Law Extern: Riley Smith, Wright County Public Defender’s Office
Business & LawOne of the goals of the law school’s Mentor Externship Program is to connect each law student with a practicing attorney who can give them practical advice and guidance they can use in law school and their career. In his summer position with the Wright County Public Defender’s Office, 2L Riley Smith found himself reflecting…