A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, Jan. 30.
- Update: Please remember in your prayers UST trustee Patricia Dorn Jaffray
- Update: W-2 Wage and Tax Statements available via Murphy Online
The University of St. Thomas does not send tax documents via e-mail, and does not ask employees for confidential wage information or for their Social Security numbers via e-mail.
- Update: Please remember in your prayers Dick Dubbels
The well-known construction manager retired earlier this month and died Monday morning. Services will be held in Farmington on Thursday.
- Dance Team shines, wins third national jazz title, narrowly misses top honors in hip-hop
Coach Alysia Ulfers: “Our success this year will be defined not only by a national title but also by the effort and passion each team member put forth at every practice, appearance, performance, training session and competition.”
- UST in the news
Two high-profile alumni got new jobs last week.
- Bookstore holds end of J-Term book buyback
Fall semester books also are accepted; a UST ID is required for all sales.
- Interested in spring Weight Watchers?
A spring session of Weight Watchers on the St. Paul campus is gearing up – pending continued interest.
- Nominate someone for Acts of Kindness award
An Acts of Kindness award recipient will be chosen each month.
- How well do you know UST? (Question No. 7)
This week’s question is: “Which satisfaction measure did the students respond to as the most important?”
- UST MBA Forum includes GMAT review class
The Feb. 24 forum offers a free Princeton Review GMAT class and the chance to win a free GMAT prep course from the Princeton Review ($1,249 value).
- Undergraduate final grades to be accessible on MURPHY Online
Undergraduate day students do not automatically receive a printed grade report. Grade reports are available on a request-only basis through MURPHY Online.
- Graduate of St. Thomas’ Collaborative Urban Educator Program picked to lead Minneapolis schools
Bernadeia Johnson was in the first group to graduate from the CUE program in 1992.
- Information session Jan. 27 about M.A. program in English
Visit with English Department faculty, meet current students and find out how a St. Thomas master’s degree in English can help you reach your professional goals.
- The Scroll: A Most Enlightening Experience
Brady Narloch is back from traveling in Europe this month, and he reports today in The Scroll that all those stories he heard over the years about the virtues of international travel and study were right on the mark.
- Update: University computers to get security update tonight
Leave your computer on so that the update can be installed remotely.
- Update: Computing network outages planned for Sunday morning
All central university technology resources may be affected.
- Update: Prayer service for Haiti here Thursday; 14 UST students in Cayman Islands are OK
Campus Ministry is accepting contributions for earthquake victims.
- Employees asked to complete benefits survey
The survey is designed to provide senior management greater insight into views about the university’s employee benefits program.
- Please remember in your prayers Violet Batdorf
She is the mother of Karen Batdorf, O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library Center.
- Athletics, HHP offices move; weight room hours set
They have moved into temporary offices on campus until the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex opens next August.
- Please keep friends of student in your prayers
- Welcome, new faculty, staff members
Four faculty and staff members recently joined the campus community.
- Champion for nontoxic cosmetics is next in First Friday Speaker Series Feb. 5
Ann Garrity ’89 founded an online cosmetics marketplace for companies that sign a pledge not to use cancer-causing or hormone-disrupting ingredients in their products.
- TPT to rebroadcast two St. Thomas programs
See “DePalma on North America as a Nation” and “Interfaith Bridges to Holy Land Peace” next month on tptMN, TPT’s statewide Minnesota Channel.
- How well do you know UST? (Question No. 6)
This week’s question is: “How many institutional surveys were conducted during the 2008-09 academic year?”
