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St. Thomas 2025 Year in Review
People & CultureIn 2025, the University of St. Thomas continued to build on its mission as a Catholic university committed to academic excellence, access, innovation, and community engagement. From stories on record enrollment to expanded scholarship opportunities and national recognitions, here’s a look at some of the top stories that shaped 2025 at St. Thomas. St. Thomas…
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From Rondo Classrooms to Entrepreneurs, $12.3M Gift Expands St. Thomas’ Impact
Philanthropy in ActionEnabling human flourishing is at the heart of the University of St. Thomas’ partnerships with underserved communities. Now, thanks to a gift from Twin Cities philanthropists Gary and Pat Sauer, Minnesota’s largest private university is expanding efforts to support those communities by strengthening pathways to economic mobility and enhancing educational resources for local K-12 students.… -
Engineering Majors Tackle Real-World Challenges at Senior Design Clinic
St. Thomas 2030Inside the Schoenecker Center, Jalon Jones ’25 paged through documents to explain the civil components to guests visiting his team’s station at the Senior Design Clinic. He was one of six civil engineering majors at the University of St. Thomas paired with RJ Ryan Construction Inc. to create a blueprint for a state-of-the-art car dealership.… -
Tommie Innovators Spark Big Ideas at the Fowler Business Concept Challenge
Student LifeWhen Xinsheng Tang ’26 MS looks at a municipal wastewater outfall pipe, he doesn’t see an endpoint; he sees possibility. Standing before a packed room of 63 judges, visitors and peers at the 17th annual Fowler Business Concept Challenge, he explained how cities could turn a constant, gravity-fed stream of wastewater into clean electricity. “Cities… -
Bankruptcy Legal Clinic Students Build Skills While Helping Clients Relieve Financial Burdens
Business & LawIn St. Thomas Law’s Bankruptcy Litigation Clinic, students have the chance, under supervision, to be practicing attorneys with real clients. They learn how to file a complaint, go through the discovery process and prepare for a possible trial. Students also complete an attestation for their clients, a written accounting of the person's debt and a… -
Friendships Flourish in Interfaith Spaces
Diversity, Equity and InclusionA nearly filled room at the University of St. Thomas buzzed with conversation as three students sat at a long table in the front. They took turns sharing similarities about the importance of religious diversity at a university rooted in Catholic social teaching. Their only difference was their faith. One was Catholic, one Jewish and… -
St. Thomas Climbs to No. 11 in Entrepreneurship Rankings
Business & LawTeaching entrepreneurial skills at the University of St. Thomas goes far beyond a class or academic major; entrepreneurship is truly a mindset across the entire institution. And that approach is driving more national recognition for the university’s Schulze School of Entrepreneurship. In the latest Princeton Review rankings of undergraduate entrepreneurship programs, the Schulze School is… -
Inside the IPC: Where Future Professionals Learn to Work as One
Business & LawIn her final year at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, Maria Landfried ’25 J.D. did much more than study law in a classroom. She worked across professions to define what justice can look like in Minnesota. As part of a multi-disciplinary student team at the Interprofessional Center (IPC) at St. Thomas, Landfried… -
Resident Advisors Help Students Find Community at St. Thomas
People & CultureOn a crisp fall evening outside Grace Residence Hall, dozens of students sprinted across the quad in a game of capture the flag. Over pizza and snow cones, strangers became neighbors. For senior Tabetha Bowes, now in her third year as a resident advisor, this is why she keeps returning to the role. “It’s so… -
Class of 2029 Expands Geographic Diversity and Global Reach for St. Thomas
Diversity, Equity and InclusionRecent years at the University of St. Thomas have been marked by both significant transformation (everything from new academic programs, facilities and Division I athletics) and a renewed emphasis on its core mission, values and convictions. And prospective students have taken notice. This fall’s official enrollment figures show St. Thomas welcomed its largest-ever class of…