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Caps Off to Excellence: 2025 Graduate Commencement
People & CultureIn a joyful celebration of achievement and perseverance, nearly 700 graduate students crossed the commencement stage at the University of St. Thomas on May 25. Commencement speakers at this year’s ceremonies encouraged their fellow Tommies to put their newly earned degrees to work in service of the common good – reflecting the core mission of…
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Dougherty Family College Class of 2025 Celebrates Associate Degrees
Quotes from the QuadIn a celebration filled with emotion, pride, and promise, Dougherty Family College honored the Class of 2025 as they walked across the stage and into the next chapter of their lives. Surrounded by their “ohana” – their family of relatives, friends, faculty, and staff, these scholars marked a major milestone by earning their associate degrees… -
Sights and Sounds: 2025 Undergraduate Commencement
People & CultureNearly 1,200 undergraduate students became the newest members of the Tommie Network as they crossed the commencement stage May 24. Thousands of proud family members, faculty and staff cheered on the graduates across the day’s three ceremonies. Swipe photos to view gallery Hope and resilience Opus College of Business ceremony student speaker Jake Manske ’25… -
Sights and Sounds: Class of 2025’s March Out of the Arches
PhotosAfter years of hard work and perseverance, the long imagined moment finally arrived. On May 23, the University of St. Thomas Class of 2025 stepped into the spotlight, launching commencement weekend with one of the university’s most cherished traditions: the March Out of the Arches. Surrounded by a sea of proud family, friends and the… -
School of Law Celebrates 2025 Commencement
PhotosThe University of St. Thomas School of Law conferred degrees to 170 students on May 17, 2025. Among them, 145 students earned their Juris Doctor (J.D.), 15 earned an LL.M. in U.S. law and 10 earned a master’s degree in organizational ethics and compliance. Professor David Grenardo, who was elected professor of the year by… -
Habemus Papam: St. Thomas Community Reacts to Selection of Pope Leo XIV
Faith and MissionMere minutes after white smoke began billowing out of a smokestack atop the Sistine Chapel in Rome, a similar scene began playing out at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul. Seminarians at Saint John Vianney College Seminary (SJV) got right to work spreading the news. On the roof of their dormitory on the… -
Sights and Sounds: St. Thomas Softball Earns Summit League Championship Title
AthleticsIn just its fourth year of Division I action, St. Thomas Softball has earned its first Summit League Championship title. The Tommies shut out the North Dakota State Bison in their final game of the season to secure the championship banner on May 3 at south athletics field in St. Paul. Buoyed by a powerhouse… -
Photos: Arena Construction on Home Stretch at St. Thomas
AthleticsConstruction on the Lee & Penny Anderson Arena at the University of St. Thomas is about to enter its final summer sprint. With less than six months until opening, crews are beginning to roll out the finishing touches on the roughly 5,000-seat multiuse arena. As new milestones are reached daily, the future home for St.… -
Sights and Sounds: Tommie March Madness at the Summit League Championships
AthleticsA thrilling weekend of Tommie March Madness is in the record books for the University of St. Thomas men’s and women’s basketball teams. Both teams finished historic 2024-25 seasons on the court at the Summit League Championships in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. While the women had their tournament run cut short, the men would advance… -
PHOTOS: Men’s Basketball Takes First Place in Summit League
AthleticsDrake Dobbs’ third consecutive 20-point scoring game paced St. Thomas men’s basketball to a 95-84 win over Omaha Feb. 15, handing the Tommies (20-7, 10-2 Summit League) sole possession of first place in the conference standings with four games to play. The win pushed the Purple to 20 on the season, the ninth season under…