This retreat is not a workshop, although opportunities for individual support will be available.
- On-Campus Writers’ Retreat offers quiet workspace for faculty, staff in early August
- Online volunteer registration begins June 27 for UST’s State Fair booth
For the eighth year, more than 200 volunteers from the St. Thomas community will give away purple tote bags during the State Fair.
- Public Safety issues alert concerning window peeping incident on Portland Avenue
Details about the incident, and crime-prevention tips, can be found on the Public Safety website.
- Please remember Janet Mae Emerson in your prayers
She was the mother of Bob Emerson ’71, Development Office, and grandmother of Bill Emerson ’11.
- Please remember Cecilia Bernardi in your prayers
Cecilia and Antonio Bernardi were key donors in the University of St. Thomas’ purchase of a campus in Rome, Italy.
- Please remember Robert Nelsen in your prayers
He was the husband of Virginia Nelsen, who had worked for more than 20 years in the Career Development Center.
- Summer yoga begins June 21 on Minneapolis campus
The classes will run through Aug. 9.
- Welcome, visiting organizations
The organizations will bring music, lacrosse, basketball and an independent living skills transition program to the university’s St. Paul campus this week.
- International Education Center director candidates give presentations this week
One of the four candidates will give a presentation each day this week through Thursday.
- Cuban scholars-in-residence to give off-campus presentations
Presentations are scheduled June 16, 18 and 25.
- Library today: Food for Fines collects 811.5 pounds of canned food
The food collected alleviated approximately $1,588 in fines for UST library patrons.
- Looking for a summer (long) reading list?
This reading list dates to 1991.
- Two Waconia teachers heading to Tanzania this summer thanks to St. Thomas scholarship
The teachers plan to establish sister-school relationships between their school in Waconia and schools on the shores of Africa’s Lake Victoria.
- ‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ quad transformation in full swing
On track to be completed by fall semester, the expanded lower quadrangle will ‘tie together the new and the old.’
- St. Thomas student wins national logo-design contest
Cara Chandler was selected to represent the 2012 national convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
- Thank you extended to faculty members who incorporated service-learning in 2010-11 courses
Thirty-two faculty members incorporated service-learning into 61 sections of 41 courses involving 1,228 students in partnership with a variety of community organizations during 2010-11.
- Seminary hosts two conferences here this month
One deals with Scripture, the other deals with nature and natural law.
- Computing network outages planned for Saturday, Sunday
All central university technology resources may be affected.
- Please remember Lucille Mueller in your prayers
She was the mother of Randy Mueller, Physical Plant.
- Please remember Jean Marie Trudeau in your prayers
She was a part of the St. Thomas community since 1989.
- WCCO Radio will name Monsignor James Habiger a ‘Good Neighbor’ tomorrow
The award will be broadcast at three times on Friday – 7:52 a.m., 12:40 p.m. and 5:50 p.m. – on WCCO (830 on the AM dial).
- Rock the Garden project will show where St. Thomas business students ‘are making a difference’
Their stories will be posted on a world map at the June 18 Rock the Garden concert.
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issues air pollution health alert
This alert for the Twin Cities metropolitan area is effective through midnight Tuesday, June 7.
- Box Office offers summer fun with discounted tickets
St. Thomas students, faculty and staff can take advantage of four special discounts.
- Welcome, visiting organizations
The organizations are hosting a heritage camp for families, a seminar, and commencement exercises on the university’s St. Paul campus this week.