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Family Legacy Fuels Men's Rugby Coach
AlumniMeaghan Schmitt ’20 truly embodies the idea of Tommie pride. Whether during her time as an undergraduate student in health promotion or now as an aspiring MBA student, her job as the head coach of the university’s rugby team, or her work in Dining Services, she has never lost her love for the University of…
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DFC Associate Dean Sees Self Reflected in Scholars
St. Thomas 2025 - Expand Pathways through the Dougherty Family CollegeDougherty Family College, a two-year college at the University of St. Thomas, offers an associate degree designed to propel students toward success and provide a smooth transition to a four-year institution of higher learning. For Dr. Janine Sanders Jones, the interim associate dean for academics at DFC, her transition was sort of the other way… -
Humans of St. Thomas: Chief Accessibility Officer for Start-up
Humans of St. ThomasLisan Hasnain ’21 AA, '23 came into Dougherty Family College thinking it was going to be a typical two-year community college. But he “underestimated it a little bit.” After a few leadership roles at the associate degree college and writing “one of the hardest essays” he’s written, he was one of several recipients of the… -
Tommie Award Finalist: Kevyn Perkins '22
Humans of St. ThomasTommie Award finalist and electrical engineering major Kevyn Perkins '22 has successfully balanced a challenging academic schedule with campus involvement during his time at St. Thomas. He's president of the Black Empowerment Student Alliance, been both an Ignite Research Scholar and a Ciresi Walburn Scholar, served as the student liaison to the Board of Trustees… -
Tommie Award Finalist: Adam Revoir ’22
Humans of St. ThomasAs a member of Undergraduate Student Government (USG) since his first year at St. Thomas, Tommie Award finalist Adam Revoir ’22 has been working on improving the experience for all students at the university throughout his entire college career. Now the USG president, the servant leader has been focusing on making his campaign principles of… -
Tommie Award Finalist: Thevni Lelwala ’22
Business & LawTommie Award finalist Thevni Lelwala ’22 has served as one of Opus College of Business' inaugural DEI interns, a Tommie Corps student scholar and the director of DEI for the Undergraduate Business Council. The Newsroom recently caught up with Lelwala and asked her about everything from tips for international students and how she winds down to who… -
Humans of St. Thomas: GHR Fellow and Lifelong Learner
Business & LawGeorgina Sugrue ’24 is a Spanish and international business double major and Catholic studies minor who has a wide variety of interests and passions that led her to St. Thomas. She was originally born in Margate, England, and moved to the U.S. when she was 5 years old. When looking at colleges, Sugrue considered schools… -
Humans of St. Thomas: DFC Math Professor Is a Professional Dancer
Humans of St. ThomasIn the classroom, Dougherty Family College Math 101 Professor Joel Gallegos uses his love for dance to foster an environment that uplifts creativity and movement. Outside of the classroom, Gallegos is an avid, multi-style dancer in the Twin Cities. He earned his master’s degree in mathematics at San Francisco State University and taught at the… -
Humans of St. Thomas: Wide Receiver Is Fuel Delivery Entrepreneur
AthleticsJulian Cavin, a wide receiver on the football team and junior in the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship, delivers on more than just the football field. He has raised more than $200K for his company, Low Fuel, an app-based delivery service that brings gas to customers and their vehicles any time, any place in the Twin… -
Humans of St. Thomas: Faith Guides First DFC Student Body President
Faith and MissionAs a Muslim American, Mesum Haider ’19 AA, '22 said he felt overlooked academically, personally and socially at his suburban public high school that was more than 90% white. He had a very different experience once he stepped through the doors of Dougherty Family College (DFC) in 2017. There, where the student population was majority…