Archive Posts
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Family Weekend at St. Thomas: Tradition and Togetherness
People & CultureAs summer turned to fall, the University of St. Thomas community welcomed parents and other family members to campus for Family Weekend. The St. Thomas tradition, which ran from Sept. 22-24, featured activities for everyone, from movies, bowling, bingo and a cappella performances to Mass, bonfires, football and soccer games. Families were able to see…
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Marilyn Carlson Nelson Inspires Students at Inaugural DFC Speaker Series
Quotes from the QuadScholars at Dougherty Family College in Minneapolis were inspired recently when philanthropist Marilyn Carlson Nelson spoke to them about her career journey, leadership and courage. “You have the courage to step out of your comfort zone,” she said. “The courage to take a very big step and go to college. You did this despite the… -
St. Thomas Hosted Meal Packing Event for 9/11 Day of Service
People & CultureThe University of St. Thomas hosted a meal packing event on campus Monday as part of a larger effort to transform the anniversary of 9/11 into a day of doing good. Together, students and community members packed 235,000 meals to be distributed throughout the Twin Cities community. The Twin Cities Meal Pack for 9/11 Day… -
Tales from the Archives: Early Days of Computing at St. Thomas
Quotes from the QuadAs early as 1960, discussions began at St. Thomas about establishing a computing center on campus. Such a center would help with administrative needs like class scheduling, grade computation and fiscal management. Additionally, the center was envisioned to be an essential teaching tool for students in the school’s business and the science programs. In 1963,… -
Sights and Sounds: 2023 Welcome Days
Quotes from the QuadThe new school year kicked off with a whirlwind of excitement as students participated in a variety of events, including March Through the Arches, Headphone Disco, Freshman Innovation Immersion and more. Check out the Welcome Days video produced by Brad Jacobsen and Nick Clausen, as well as photos from Mark Brown and Brandon Woller ’17. -
Sights and Sounds: Class of 2027’s March Through the Arches
Quotes from the QuadThere were plenty of high-fives, smiles and piggyback rides as the Class of 2027 marched side by side onto the University of St. Thomas campus Sept. 5. March Through the Arches is an annual rite of passage, and this year’s class embraced the fall tradition on a particularly warm September morning. As the first-year students… -
Tales from the Archives: NeighborFest
Quotes from the QuadOn Aug. 26, 1981, St. Thomas held its first Twilight Concert and Garden Party for the neighborhood community. The main attraction for this event was a performance by Don Bates’ Great Big Band, a jazz orchestra renowned for playing big-band music. More than 500 neighbors filled the lower quad with blankets and lawn chairs for… -
Tales from the Archives: New Student Orientation
People & CultureThis month, St. Thomas community members may have met groups of incoming first-year students and their parents visiting campus for orientation and registration. This one-day event is the latest version of a program to introduce first-year students to the academic workings and social life of St. Thomas. Through the mid-1960s, many of today’s orientation activities… -
VIDEO: Juneteenth as a Second Independence Day
Racial Justice InitiativeDr. Yohuru Williams, Distinguished University Chair, professor of history and the founding director of the Racial Justice Initiative, recently spoke about the misconceptions people have about the Juneteenth holiday, its history and meaning for the future. "Black people have always been at the vanguard, the forefront of deepening questions of American democracy, whether that is… -
Tales from the Archives: The Arches
People & CultureThe Arches at the University of St. Thomas have become an unmistakable symbol of the campus, making it difficult to imagine a time when they were not an integral part of the landscape. Surprisingly, they were added to the campus just over 75 years ago. The inspiration for the Arches can be traced back to…