Topics for discussion include student spirituality initiatives and the Tommie-Johnnie football game.
- USG to hold special elections at Sunday meeting
- Loftus Mini-Grants available again this fall to students, staff and faculty
They are designed to improve access, especially in the area of health care, for underserved populations.
- Admissions Office seeks videographers
To capture scenes of “Life as a Tommie,” the Admissions Office is looking for student videographers with experience and a flexible schedule.
- Please remember in your prayers John Wayne Dawson
He is the father of Kelsey Dawson, a recent graduate of the Public Policy and Leadership program.
- Princeton Review to offer practice exams
Practice GRE and GMAT tests will be given from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 17.
- President Dease receives ‘Partner in Hope Award’
Twin Cities-based Hope For The City conferred the honor Oct. 2, citing Father Dennis Dease’s support of efforts to open community-based medical clinics in Uganda.
- Box Office still has tickets to musical, ‘101 Dalmatians’
The performance is Oct. 14 at the Orpheum Theater. Admission is only $10 for UST students only, which includes a round-trip bus ride.
- Quarter Century Club inducts 20
View a video salute to the new members.
- Get discounted tickets to ValleySCARE at the Box Office
At night, Valleyfair offers a world of terrifying mazes, shows, rides and “scare zones.” During the daytime on Saturdays, all ages can enjoy non-scary activities and attractions.
- Missing the past. Loving the present. Excited for the future.
Darcy Haubrick says she has “a conflicting relationship” with September. She misses life as an undergraduate, she writes today in The Scroll, although as a graduate assistant in Campus Life she sure loves helping students develop their individuality.
- School of Social Work co-hosts ‘Room at the Table: Poverty and Aging’ forum
Share experience, questions and ideas to stimulate conversation and action. Registrations are due Oct. 13.
- Tommies put unbeaten record on the line for Homecoming
Following Saturday morning festivities, the Tommies kick off against the always-tough Cobbers from Concordia-Moorhead at 1 p.m.
- Sign up to attend a free GMAT, UST MBA Forum
The forum is Oct. 14. Network with other Twin Cities business professionals and learn about the GMAT exam and prep methods from Kaplan reps. Door prizes include a free Kaplan GMAT preparation course, a $1,400 value.
- Dr. Kevin Sauter appointed Service-Learning faculty director
A reception honoring the new director and the former director for Service-Learning will be held Wednesday, Oct. 21.
- Flu cases on the rise here; chart offers advice if you feel ill
Exactly when the H1N1 vaccine will arrive on campus is not yet known, but when it does, the Student Health Service will hold H1N1 flu-shot clinics.
- Dr. Jan Viktora named director of St. Thomas’ Center for Senior Citizens’ Education
Viktora, who is working on her third degree from St. Thomas, has been teaching here for the past 24 years.
- Employee credit union celebrates International Credit Union Week and 60th anniversary
The credit union offers St. Thomas employees a convenient way to save and spend. Competitive dividend and loan rates are available.
- Talk on ‘Keeping Communications Fresh: Lessons From Higher Education’ is Oct. 27
David Richardson of Artemis Strategy Group will speak at this event in the Association for Strategic Planning fall 2009 breakfast series. Registrations are due by Oct. 23.