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Sights and Sounds: 2022 Welcome Week
Quotes from the QuadWith a flurry of activities ranging from March Through the Arches to Headphone Disco and the Mass of the Holy Spirit, the 2022-23 academic year kicked off to an energetic start. Check out these Welcome Week photos from Mark Brown and Liam James Doyle, as well as the video produced by Brad Jacobsen and Nick…
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Welcome to the New Academic Year
Quotes from the QuadInterim President Rob Vischer issued the following letter to the St. Thomas community on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. Dear students, faculty and staff, Welcome to the 2022-23 academic year! To our students, new and returning, welcome to campus! I've recorded a special message for you below: After the challenges posed by the pandemic, it is… -
Students Connect at Welcome Days
People & CultureIn a week full of festivities, first-year students experienced their life as a Tommie for the first time. For 2022, the Welcome Days activities gave hundreds of first-year students like Bennett the chance to connect with others within the St. Thomas community. "I’m enjoying the fact that I am on campus and being able to… -
Sights and Sounds: Class of 2026's March Through the Arches
University NewsMarch Through the Arches is an annual rite of passage on the University of St. Thomas campus, and this year's first-year class embraced the pomp and circumstance with a definite spring in their step. Jumping for joy, waving flags, and laughing with brand-new friends, the Class of 2026 officially walked onto campus Tuesday, taking its… -
Tales from the Archives: The University Seal and Coat of Arms
People & CultureWhen attending official St. Thomas functions such as commencement ceremonies and building dedications, one often will find the speaker standing behind a podium emblazoned by the university’s official seal. Have you ever wondered when the seal was created and what the symbols on it mean? The first College of St. Thomas seal was adopted by… -
Tales from the Archives: Dowling and Brady Halls
People & CultureThe St. Thomas campus is busy again this summer with building construction and remodeling. As the finishing touches go into the Dowling Hall and Brady Hall projects, this is a good time to look back on the histories of these buildings. In the late 1950s, the College of St. Thomas underwent a campus building boom.… -
Reflections from St. Thomas Community Two Years After George Floyd's Death
Diversity, Equity and InclusionMay 25 marks two years since George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police. It’s the nine minutes and 29 seconds that sparked an international movement for racial justice. Political leaders vowed change, businesses across the globe committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, and many others, including some at the University of St. Thomas, began having… -
Realizing Dreams: 2022 Graduate Commencement
University NewsIt’s a walk they’ve been looking forward to for months, years even. More than 1,100 St. Thomas graduate students were awarded their degrees today, May 22, with 700 of them participating at a duo of outdoor commencement ceremonies. "You have been through a great deal, and yet here you are completing these degrees and celebrating… -
Remarkable and Unstoppable: Dougherty Family College 2022 Commencement
University NewsDougherty Family College (DFC) honored its fourth class of graduates during commencement Sunday, May 22, 2022, at the O’Shaughnessy Stadium on the St. Paul campus of the University of St. Thomas. In her address, Dr. Buffy Smith said, "We should always remember that our graduates are remarkable and unstoppable." She said, "Our graduates did not… -
Sights and Sounds: 2022 Undergraduate Commencement
PhotosDuring commencement ceremonies on May 21, more than 1,500 students from the Class of 2022 became the newest alumni from St. Thomas. Three students were the featured commencement speakers: Maggie Schmaltz ’22, Delaney Rossow ’22 and Kevyn Perkins ’22. In her last undergraduate commencement speech at St. Thomas before she heads to Santa Clara University,…