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Management Faculty Member Leads Executive Education Conference
Business & LawJoseph T. Bork, president of ProEd and co-owner of the Conference on Management and Executive Development, joined his organizations in holding their 46th annual conference in Orlando, Florida. Bork is a participating adjunct faculty member in Opus College of Business. The conference was held in conjunction with Rollins College serving as a premium co-sponsor. Directors,…
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Physics Professor Awarded Prestigious APS Fellowship
Professional NotesDr. Marie Lopez del Puerto, professor and chair of the Department of Physics at the University of St. Thomas, has been awarded the prestigious APS Fellowship by the American Physical Society. Lopez del Puerto earned the honor “for impactful work on integrating computation into the physics curriculum, for leadership in the Partnership for Integrating Computation… -
Father Chris Collins Adds Role at Church of Saint Peter Claver
Professional NotesFather Christopher Collins, vice president for mission at the University of St. Thomas, recently assumed an additional role as the parochial administrator of the Church of Saint Peter Claver in St. Paul. Named after Father Peter Claver, the Spanish Jesuit known as the patron saint of enslaved people, the Church of Saint Peter Claver is… -
Family Business Center Director Receives the Hubler Award
Business & LawJon Keimig, director of the University of St. Thomas Family Business Center at Opus College of Business, recently received the Hubler Award for a Multidisciplinary Approach to Working with Family Businesses. Twin Cities Business magazine presents the Hubler Award as part of its annual Minnesota Family Business Awards, acknowledging outstanding work in advancing family businesses in… -
Dr. Pamela Patnode of The Saint Paul Seminary Shares Insights on Catholic Education
Faith and MissionDr. Pamela Patnode, program director for Certificate in Catholic School Leadership at The Saint Paul Seminary, has provided her perspectives in several talks to the Catholic educational community. She was the keynote speaker for Chesterton Schools Network National Conference (Minneapolis) and a workshop presenter at the Duc In Altum Schools Summit (Washington, D.C.). Patnode also… -
Professor Manjeet Rege Named as Leading Academic Data Leader for 2023
Professional NotesDr. Manjeet Rege, professor and chair of the Department of Software Engineering and Data Science at the University of St. Thomas, was named as a Leading Academic Data Leader for 2023 by CDO Magazine (Chief Data Officer), which is their definitive compilation celebrating individuals at the forefront of data leadership in the academic sphere. Rege… -
Opus College of Business Professor Emeritus Publishes Third Edition of Business Economics Book
Professional NotesCambridge University Press recently published the third edition of Dr. Charles M. “Mel” Gray’s co-authored book, The Economics of Art and Culture. Gray is Professor Emeritus of Business Economics in the Opus College of Business and Senior Fellow with the Center for the Common Good. The third edition was delayed by the death of Gray’s original… -
Faculty Member Talks Intersectionality With Land O’Lakes
Arts & HumanitiesMike Klein, associate professor of justice and peace studies and chair of the Justice and Society Studies Department, presented to Land O’Lakes employees Oct. 25. Klein’s talk, titled “Building Bridges Not Walls,” was on intersectionality and conflict transformation. Six hundred Land O’Lakes employees attended the talk as part of the organization’s DEI Learning Series. -
AI Expert Dr. Manjeet Rege Delivers Keynote Speech at International Conference
Professional NotesDr. Manjeet Rege, professor and chair of the Department of Software Engineering and Data Science at the University of St. Thomas, and a leading AI expert, delivered the opening keynote speech on Oct. 6 at the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge Processing, hosted at Woxsen University in Hyderabad, India, providing a comprehensive overview… -
Christopher Michaelson Named New President of the Society for Business Ethics
Professional NotesChristopher Michaelson, the Opus Distinguished Professor of Principled Leadership and academic director of the Melrose and The Toro Company Center for Principled Leadership at The University St. Thomas, has been named the new president of the Society for Business Ethics. The Society for Business Ethics is widely regarded as the leading global academic association for…