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Mike Klein’s ‘Littorally’ Exhibit Explores Relationship With Water
Arts & HumanitiesWhen University of St. Thomas Professor Mike Klein ’90, ’98 MA, ’09 EdD lost his father to cancer in 2001, he turned to building a cedar-strip canoe to process his grief. But when the unfinished canoe cracked during storage, Klein abandoned his plans to take it onto the water. Nearly 25 years later, the canoe…
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Tommies Connect for Careers, Networking
University NewsMindy Nguyen ’28 believes that preparing for a career does not begin with submitting a job application. It begins with making connections, whether those connections are with employers, alumni or other working professionals. Nguyen was among the 952 attending the University of St. Thomas Fall Career Fair, where more than 120 employers across a wide… -
University of St. Thomas Launches Master of Science in Emergency and Disaster Management
University NewsThe University of St. Thomas College of Arts and Sciences has launched a Master of Science in Emergency and Disaster Management program designed to prepare current and future emergency management professionals to lead through a rapidly changing risk landscape. The program welcomed its first cohort in fall 2026 and prepares students to anticipate and respond… -
Jesuit Slaveholding Exhibit Makes National Debut at St. Thomas
Racial Justice InitiativeA new immersive exhibition centering descendants of 314 Black men, women and children sold by the Jesuits in 1838 is making its national debut at the University of St. Thomas. “What We Inherit: Truth, Repair, and a Promise to the Future” explores the history of Jesuit slaveholding and how that history was lost, rediscovered and… -
St. Thomas Ranks as Minnesota’s Top National Private University
University NewsThe latest college rankings from U.S. News & World Report brought several gains for the University of St. Thomas, including a new distinction: Minnesota’s top-ranked private university. St. Thomas ranks No. 78 nationally on the publication’s new Top Private Colleges list, the highest among Minnesota private institutions classified as National Universities. The university also remains… -
DFC at 10: Access Is Only the Beginning
Philanthropy in ActionAs higher education confronts demographic and economic challenges, Dougherty Family College's first decade shows what it takes to turn college access into opportunity. Renee Sandy took a chance in 2017 on a college that had never had a graduating class. She was part of the inaugural cohort at Dougherty Family College, the University of St.… -
St. Thomas Launches Its Largest-Ever Campaign to Prepare the Next Generation of Leaders
University NewsThe University of St. Thomas believes the value of a college education isn’t measured simply by the degrees it awards, but by the impact its graduates have on the world. That belief is inspiring extraordinary philanthropic support. Minnesota’s largest private university today publicly launched Be Brilliant. Be Bold. The Campaign for St. Thomas, a $1… -
From Discovery to a Legacy for the Common Good
Philanthropy in ActionMike Ciresi ’68 and Roberta Walburn turned a shared commitment to the common good into a program to cultivate future leaders – culminating with a record-breaking gift to St. Thomas On Sept. 17, the Ciresi Walburn Foundation and the Michael V. and Ann C. Ciresi Foundation announced an $82 million gift to St. Thomas for… -
Sights and Sounds: March Through the Arches
University NewsA sea of students sporting the University of St. Thomas purple looked toward the podium when Undergraduate Student Government Executive President Renee Nies ’27 pulled out her cellphone and took a selfie with members of the incoming Class of 2030. The photo marked the beginning of these students' journey just moments before they participated in… -
St. Thomas Expands Nursing Education With New Simulation Lab
Health & EducationTo help meet the growing demand for nurses and the rising trend of home health care, the University of St. Thomas is opening the Susan S. Morrison Learning Center and Simulation Lab in the Schoenecker Center. The 5,500-square-foot lab will provide students with immersive, hands-on learning experiences using patient simulators, virtual-reality technology and realistic clinical…