St. Thomas new real estate index shows the median sale price of homes dropped 3 percent from June to July but the number of sales is up 34 percent over 2010.
- Twin Cities real estate landscape shows improvement despite slight downturn in the median price of homes
- Remodeled McCarthy Gym to reopen Sept. 6
The south-campus gym underwent the second of a two-phase renovation this summer.
- Dr. David Engberg named director of international education
Engberg starts here this week; he comes to St. Thomas from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he directed overseas programs.
- UST in the news
The economy dominates headlines this week – plus a professor earns mentions in two Vatican publications.
- You can still help with Father Dease’s Move-In Crew
The official move-in day this year is Saturday, Sept. 3.
- Most of south campus to lose power at 6:30 a.m. Sunday
The power will be off for approximately eight hours.
- Please remember Tony Dolski in your prayers
He was the younger brother of Gina Dolski ’11.
- UST’s Iota Tau fraternity earns outstanding chapter award
The award recognizes “strong performance in all areas of chapter operations.”
- Bookstore’s online Campus Marketplace helps students sell, buy textbooks
This online student-to-student service is free to all St. Thomas students.
- Box Office sells discounted tickets to the Renaissance Festival
Tickets are available to St. Thomas students, faculty and staff.
- Fall semester shuttle bus schedule begins Monday, Aug. 22; Saturday service begins Sept. 10
During the fall/spring schedule, shuttle buses will leave from both campuses every 20 minutes.
- Anderson Student Center: Sustainable by design
The sustainability committee of the Anderson Student Center is shooting for LEED-certified silver status.
- Parking permit sales open; changes to St. Paul campus parking noted
Parking permit fees for faculty and staff are based on a sliding-salary scale.
- Professional notes
- New full-time freshman to participate in national study
St. Thomas last participated in this survey in 2008.
- Student mailboxes open Aug. 30
Requests to open mailboxes early can be submitted to the UST Post Office in Murray-Herrick Campus Center.
- Notre Dame publishes second volume of memoir by President Emeritus Father Edward ‘Monk’ Malloy
Today marks the release of the book by Malloy, who is a member of the University of St. Thomas Board of Trustees.
- Please remember in your prayers Hilda Mary Donahue
Hilda was the mother of Steve Trost, Greenhouse, and Lisa Dochniak, library.
- Food For Thought will have limited service from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday
Regular food lines will reopen at 3:30 p.m.
- Gainey Conference Center bids au revoir to Marlene Levine today
She is the only university staff member to have held positions on all four of the university’s campuses.
- Please remember in your prayers John Donovan
John Donovan, a member of the University of St. Thomas Board of Trustees from 1967 to 1991, died at age 89 Friday, Aug. 5.
- Monday Mass celebrates Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Mass will be celebrated at 12:10 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, in the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas.
- Computing network outages planned for Sunday morning
All central university technology resources may be affected.
- Please remember in your prayers Nicholas Spehar
A Navy SEAL who died in Afghanistan, Nicholas is related to several members of the St. Thomas community.
- IRT remodels website for easier access to news, services, technology resources
IRT expects the site to provide a more consistent viewing and searching experience.