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Berline Pierre-Louis – Advocating for Change in Patient Care
Health & EducationGiving birth to her own child is what reinforced for Berline Pierre-Louis, a clinical faculty member in the St. Thomas School of Nursing, just what an impact a good nurse can have on society. Her hospital stay gave her a close-up view to the other side of patient-provider relations than the one she experienced through…
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Heather Anderson – Taking Care of Families Through Nursing
Health & EducationAt the intersection of care and education is where you’ll find Heather Anderson, who was raised in the small town of Rushford, Minnesota. Hailing from a family of nurses and educators, Anderson knew she wanted to follow one of these community-oriented paths. The question was: which one? Watching the nursing careers of her cousin and… -
Seminarian Goes ‘All in’ While Preparing for Priesthood
Faith and MissionLocated a little more than a mile east of St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, the church of San Luigi dei Francesi houses a painting titled “The Calling of St. Matthew” by Caravaggio. The iconic piece of art depicts Matthew the tax collector on the left, hovering over a pile of coins as he counts… -
DFC Associate Dean Advises Scholars to Be 'Themselves, Unapologetically'
St. Thomas 2025 - Expand Pathways through the Dougherty Family CollegeA majority of the scholars at Dougherty Family College, a two-year college at the University of St. Thomas, identify as students of color or first-generation Americans. Brad Pulles, the associate dean of students, can relate to them because his background is similar. Pulles, who was born in Bogotá, Colombia, grew up in Minnesota and attended… -
Tommie Alumnus Maps Future with Help of a 'Village'
Arts & HumanitiesThere’s a phrase that says “It takes a village” – that an entire community of people helps a child achieve. For Shukrani Nangwala '21, he credits his mother, St. Thomas professors and staff, a family friend and even the university’s Urban Art Mapping Project for opening his eyes to limitless possibilities for his educational and… -
Pioneering Alumna Champions Diversity in Public Service
AlumniSt. Thomas alumna Kelsey Dawson Walton '02, '09 MA likes to flash passersby with a warm, welcoming smile. “That's the kind of thing that I think sometimes can be missing in our world,” she said. “I think when you show humanity then you do open doors in life for yourself.” And some doors have opened… -
Dease Scholar Maintains Culture With Spanish Major
Diversity, Equity and InclusionWhen Adalí Flores-Mendoza ’23 was attending Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in her birth city of Minneapolis, she thought she’d attend a large college in a big city like Chicago, Los Angeles or New York. But when she started looking closely at schools best suited for her as a first-generation Mexican American, she decided to… -
Rewards of Teaching Led St. Paul Native to St. Thomas
Diversity, Equity and InclusionWhen he reflects on being born in St. Paul and living most of his life in the city, Martin Odima says, “It makes me feel good that I grew up in this area.” Odima, who received his master’s degree in education at the University of St. Thomas, has a sense of fulfillment knowing that he… -
St. Thomas Staff Member Competes in Paralympic Games
Arts & HumanitiesOyuna Uranchimeg, an administrative assistant for the Emerging Media Department at St. Thomas, is representing Team USA at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. St. Thomas Emerging Media student Justin Amaker '22 caught up with Oyuna to hear about her journey to get there. As a communication and journalism major at St. Thomas, I… -
HOLA Vice President Helps Latinx Students Acclimate to St. Thomas Campus
Diversity, Equity and InclusionWhen high school counselors asked César Osvaldo Mendez-Portillo if he planned to go to college, he said no. “I struggled with English and wasn’t ready to be in college,” said Mendez, who had attended LEAP, an alternative high school for new immigrants where the focus was on teaching students English and helping them to merge…