Archive Posts
-
Rallying Behind Our Students: St. Thomas Responds to COVID-19
COVID-19 ResponseAs COVID-19 forced classes online and most students off campus, the St. Thomas community responded with an overwhelming effort to rally around the university's students.
-
Tommie Experts: Opus College of Business' Rama Hart on Going Virtual
Business & LawOpus College of Business Associate Professor of Management Rama Hart shares insights into what we gain and what we lose when classrooms and companies go virtual, how to improve virtual communication and more. -
New COVID-19 Preparedness Plan Outlines Operational and Behavioral Changes Needed at St. Thomas This Fall
COVID-19 ResponseSocial distancing setups, more hand sanitizing stations, disinfecting kits in classrooms and a wider variety of instruction methods will be among the noticeable differences St. Thomas community members see when they return to campus this summer and fall. -
Our St. Thomas Preparedness Plan
COVID-19 ResponsePresident Julie Sullivan shared the completed St. Thomas COVID-19 Preparedness Plan that will guide how we safely reopen campus. -
Alumnus Ben Conway Helps Convert Four Seasons NYC to Sanctuary
COVID-19 ResponseBen Conway '17 MS in technology management and his team at Ecolab have helped transform the Four Seasons Hotel NYC into a sanctuary site for medical workers. -
School of Law Student at the Heart of Minnesota's PPE Distribution
COVID-19 ResponseSt. Thomas School of Law student Trevor Brink has been working since April 9 as the executive officer of his National Guard company and in charge of managing the Minnesota Department of Health’s personal protective equipment (PPE) distribution warehouse. -
Muslim Students Reflect on Ramadan Experiences During COVID-19
COVID-19 ResponseThe 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. -
Tommie Experts: ‘Outside Consultant’ Columns on COVID-19 Issues
Business & LawFor years, experts from Opus College of Business have answered business-related questions in a weekly Star Tribune column titled “Outside Consultant.” In the last couple of months, faculty weighed in on how businesses can adapt to the new challenges that come with navigating COVID-19. -
President Julie Sullivan Outlines Potential Path to In-Person Fall Semester
COVID-19 ResponseIn front of St. Thomas’ largest virtual gathering since courses moved online, President Julie Sullivan on May 13 provided a glimpse of what an in-person fall semester may look like as the community prepares to guard itself against the COVID-19 virus. -
School of Law Helps Develop, Support Minnesota Prisoners Medical Release Program
COVID-19 ResponseOn March 27, School of Law Professor Mark Osler wrote an editorial column in the Star Tribune calling on local, state and federal officials to “take action now if we are to avoid catastrophic illness and death in those [prison and jail] facilities as COVID-19 inexorably advances." The state listened.