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Management Course Teaches Negotiating With Positive Influence
Business & LawAt the University of St. Thomas, undergraduate business students eager to master the art of negotiation had a chance to develop those skills while learning about food insecurity. In fall 2024, students enrolled in the MGMT 394: Negotiating with Positive Influence course worked on developing negotiation fundraising strategies and marketing campaigns for Nourish Food Shelf…
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Tommie Shelf Program Celebrates 5 Years
Social JusticeOn a rainy, overcast day in November, the Keystone Foodmobile turns in from Cleveland Avenue to park in front of the Iversen Center for Faith at the University of St. Thomas. It is the first Tuesday of the month and the bus is loaded with food that is ready to be distributed to campus and… -
St. Thomas Panelists Discuss Finding Peace After Conflict
Social JusticeAmid conflict, regardless of the root of that conflict, respect and dialogue are fundamental steps toward a peaceful future. That’s a lesson members of the St. Thomas community learned from speakers at related campus events, including two bereaved parents – Israeli Rami Elhanan and Palestinian Bassam Aramin – and the award-winning Irish author Colum McCann,… -
2024 Law Alumna Award Recipients: Christy Botts and Carmeann Foster
AlumniThe University of St. Thomas School of Law honored Christy Botts ’98, ’11 J.D. and Carmeann Foster ’08, ’12 J.D./MSW with its Alumna Achievement Award at the 2024 Alumnae Brunch on Nov. 2. Botts and Foster are co-founders of Rebound, Inc., a Twin Cities nonprofit that seeks to partner with the community to address the… -
Linkages Mentor Program Provides Support to First-Year Students
Diversity, Equity and InclusionWhen first-year student Nadia Khumbah received an email to apply to the Linkages Mentor Program, she knew she wanted to right away. As an international student from Cameroon, Khumbah was nervous about feeling a sense of belonging and finding community so far from home. Since the program is designed for students typically underrepresented at the… -
VIDEO: Subversive Sirens Make a Splash on Campus
Diversity, Equity and InclusionPart pool party, part swim class, this was by no means your average campus lecture. No podium or auditorium in sight, attendees were invited to jump right into the pool at the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex aquatic center. Each month, the Luann Dummer Center for Women at the University of St. Thomas brings a… -
Dease Scholarship Program Creates Changemakers
Diversity, Equity and InclusionIn high school, Hser Htoo planned on becoming a firefighter and hadn’t wanted to go to college. But through a college readiness program, he was advised to apply to schools and scholarships. After hearing about the Dease Scholarship, he decided to apply to the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Now a sophomore at St.… -
Podcast Advances Health Equity in the Midwest
AlumniIn his condo, Pleasant Radford Jr. ’14 MBA is surrounded by a grid of streets making Minneapolis full of possibilities and opportunity, but also remnants of trauma. After the murder of George Floyd, Radford will never forget the moment those same streets became the symbol of residing injustice. An optimist, Radford hoped the trauma could… -
Dr. Obasesam Okoi Serves as Lead Editor of Book on Natural Resource Management in Africa
Professional NotesDr. Obasesam Okoi is the lead editor of the recent book Governing Natural Resources for Sustainable Peace in Africa: Environmental Justice and Conflict Resolution. The book was published by Routledge in December 2023 under the Earthscan Studies in Natural Resource Management series. Okoi is an assistant professor in the Department of Justice and Society Studies.… -
Building Connection With Communities One Course at a Time
St. Thomas 2025 - Prepare Educators to Dismantle DisparitiesOn a brisk Wednesday afternoon last December, five University of St. Thomas students gathered at the Catholic Charities Family Service Center in Maplewood, Minnesota, to offer meals to families experiencing homelessness. This experience came about because the students enrolled in a Common Good Community-Engaged course called Diversity and Cultural Competence taught by Dr. Chelda Smith,…