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St. Thomas Wins National Award for Exemplary Writing Across the Curriculum Program
Professional NotesErika Scheurer, associate professor of English and founding director of the University of St. Thomas Writing Across the Curriculum program, accepted the 2025 Exemplary Enduring WAC Program (11+ years) honor awarded by the Association for Writing Across the Curriculum and the WAC Clearinghouse in summer 2025. The Exemplary WAC Program Awards series works to…
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St. Thomas President Rob Vischer Named Twin Cities Business Person of the Year
Humans of St. ThomasUniversity of St. Thomas President Rob Vischer has been named Twin Cities Business magazine’s 2025 Person of the Year, earning a place on the cover of its annual TCB 100 issue that highlights the state’s most influential leaders. The magazine selected Vischer for his impact on higher education, the Twin Cities community, and the Minnesota… -
First-Year Students Embrace Entrepreneurship at Innovation Immersion
People & CultureA week before classes began at the University of St. Thomas, nearly 150 first-year students filled with entrepreneurial spirit participated in Freshman Innovation Immersion, an exciting day of business ideation and creation. Now in its 11th year, the daylong Schulze School of Entrepreneurship event, which is open to first-year students from all disciplines, challenges them… -
Why a First-Gen Veteran Chose Entrepreneurship at St. Thomas
People & CultureDarcy Nguyen '26 arrived at the University of St. Thomas with a clear vision: study business at the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship so she can one day reopen her family’s restaurant, Pho Saigon. The West Side spot, which her parents ran for a decade, closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Nguyen's dream of sharing authentic… -
Tales from the Archives: Marking 140 Years Since 1885
AlumniOn Sept. 8, the University of St. Thomas marks an important milestone: the 140th anniversary of its founding as the St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary. It was on Sept. 8, 1885, when St. Thomas Seminary opened its doors to students. The first to enroll was John Volz, a 16-year-old from Faribault. By the end of the… -
Largest First-Year Class in St. Thomas History Marches Through the Arches
People & CultureThe skies over St. Paul had a steady drizzle on the morning of the University of St. Thomas’ annual March Through the Arches as first-year students gathered at the edge of the lower quad, adjusting purple shirts and snapping photos with family. Then, a few minutes before the ceremony began, sunlight broke through. It was… -
South Africa to St. Thomas: Why This Fashion Entrepreneur Pursues an MBA
Business & LawBorn in Botswana and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa, Jessica Khupe ‘26 MBA has family ties to the University of St. Thomas dating back to the early 1990s. Her uncle, Dr. Keith Bothongo ’92, earned both his MBA and master’s in international management degrees at St. Thomas before founding Bothongo Group in Sandton, South Africa,… -
President's Sunday Reflection: A Tale of Two Photos
People & CultureI saw a photo on Wednesday that I know I’ll never forget. Maybe you saw it too; it was taken by a Star Tribune photographer. A mom is sprinting barefoot down the middle of the street, her shoes in her hands, toward Annunciation Church. Desperate to find her child, terrified that she’ll never hold her… -
Sticker Shock on a Stick: St. Thomas Students Track Inflation at State Fair
In the NewsAt the Great Minnesota Get-Together, it’s not just the food that’s fried; wallets are feeling the heat too. University of St. Thomas students created the first-ever “On a Stick Index” to track State Fair inflation. The inaugural project, modeled after the Consumer Price Index (CPI), revealed how much more Minnesota fairgoers are paying for iconic… -
Life at St. Thomas: Summer
PhotosLife at St. Thomas is an ongoing feature highlighting the images that capture what daily life on campus is like. Check out some of the images from University of St. Thomas photographers taken during summer 2025.