Graduate Student Resources

The Center for Writing | Libraries | Center for Irish Studies/New Hibernia Review | Logos | Luann Dummer Center for Women | Career Development Center | Personal Counseling and Testing | Enhancement Program | Computing Resources | University ID Card

The Center for Writing

The Center for Writing provides students, faculty, staff, and alumni with assistance in writing, reading, and critical thinking. The center provides free, intensive, one-to-one sessions at any stage of the writing process. The center also offers guidance in forming writing groups. Groups of three or four students provide ongoing intellectual support, especially when working on the Master’s Essay. For more information, call (651) 962-5601, explore the Center for Writing web site, or e-mail: writing@stthomas.edu

Libraries

The University of St. Thomas has three libraries containing more than 320,000 books and 2,100 periodicals. The collections are continuously developed and updated to support coursework and research.

• The O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library Center on the St. Paul north campus is the largest of the three libraries. In addition to the reference and circulating collections, it houses the University Archives, the Luxembourg Collection, the Celtic Collections, the Belloc-Chesterton Collection and the Christopher Dawson Papers.
• The Archbishop Ireland Memorial Library, located on the St. Paul south campus, supports the university’s graduate programs in theology. It is especially strong in areas of ancillary importance for the study of literature.
• The Charles Keffer Library, in Opus Hall on the Minneapolis campus, primarily supports graduate studies in education, psychology and business.

In addition to printed materials, St. Thomas libraries provide students and faculty with access to hundreds of electronic resources, most of which are searchable from outside the library. Included in these resources are many full-text databases that provide users with the entire texts of articles and books. The MLA Bibliography is an electronic resource of particular importance for literary studies. Users can access library databases from the main St. Thomas web site. St. Thomas participates in the Cooperating Libraries in Consortium (CLIC), a group of Twin Cities academic libraries that maintains a joint electronic catalog (CLICnet) of holdings and facilitates the exchange of materials among member libraries. These libraries are also members of MINITEX, the regional network that provides interlibrary loan services among St. Thomas, the University of Minnesota and others throughout the nation. For more information about library services, call the reference desk, (651) 962-5001, or visit the UST Libraries web site.

Center for Irish Studies and New Hibernia Review

Established in March 1996 under the direction of Professor Thomas Dillon Redshaw, the Center for Irish Studies provides vital academic and scholarly programs to illuminate the history and culture of the whole of Ireland. The chief of these is the publication of its quarterly academic journal, New Hibernia Review. Graduate English students have served as editorial assistants and as book reviewers for the journal. The center also brings a distinguished Irish poet to campus each spring for readings, classroom visits, and other events in association with the O’Shaughnessy Poetry Prize. Ongoing events sponsored by the center include support for Irish language instruction and other courses with Irish content. For information on the Center for Irish Studies or New Hibernia Review, contact Dr. Thomas Dillon Redshaw, (651) 962-5619 or Jim Rogers, (651) 962-5662.

This journal is published under the auspices of the Center for Catholic Studies. An interdisciplinary quarterly, Logos is committed to exploring the beauty and vitality of Christianity, particularly as it is rooted in and shaped by Catholicism. For more information, contact Dr. Michael C. Jordan, (651) 962-5612, or visit the Logos web site.

Luann Dummer Center for Women

The Luann Dummer Center for Women was established in 1993 by a special bequest from the estate of Professor Luann Dummer, longtime member and chair of the English department and founding director of the Women’s Studies Program at the University of St. Thomas. The Luann Dummer Center for Women aims to foster the intellectual, spiritual and personal development of women. The center, located in Room 102 of O’Shaughnessy Educational Center, serves as a meeting place for women to share their expertise and experience. Issues of equity and diversity are explored at the center in a spirit of respect and understanding. Although dedicated especially to women, the center serves the entire campus community. The Luann Dummer Center for Women collaborates with the University Committee on Women and the Women’s Studies Program at the University of St. Thomas. During Women’s History Month each March, the center sponsors the Luann Dummer Lecture. The center also offers discussion series, forums and lecturers on issues exploring women’s historical, economic and social interests. For more information contact the Luann Dummer Center for Women, (651) 962- 6119.

Career Development Center

The Career Development Center staff facilitates the process of career growth for St. Thomas students. Services include cover letter and resume building workshops, oncampus recruiting, internship services, testing, and a variety of other ways to assist with career management. All services are confidential, and most are free. The center is located on the third floor of Murray-Herrick Campus Center. For more information, call (651) 962-6761, or visit the Career Development Center web site.

Personal Counseling and Testing

The Personal Counseling department offers individual and group counseling, consultations, testing services, and outreach programs. All services are confidential, and most are free. The department is located on the third floor of the Murray-Herrick Campus Center. For more information, call (651) 962-6780, or visit the Personal Counseling and Testing web site.

Enhancement Program

The Enhancement Program provides reasonable and appropriate accommodations to qualified students with physical disabilities. Eligibility for these services requires documentation from a licensed professional. The documentation should identify the nature of the disability and the kinds of accommodations recommended. For more information, call (651) 962-6315, or visit the Enhancement Program web site.

Computing Resources

Students at the University of St. Thomas have an e-mail account accessible via the Internet. Students also have a personal web site and personal storage space on the University of St. Thomas server. Contact the Information Resources and Technologies Help Desk, (651) 962-6230, for assistance with initializing and operating the e-mail system or consult the IRT web site. For those with personal e-mail accounts, all UST e-mail can be forwarded to that personal account. Many important announcements, such as class cancellation due to severe weather or instructor illness, are sent to student UST e-mail accounts.

University ID Cards

Photo ID cards are available in the Card Office, located on the second floor of the Murray-Herrick Campus Center. They ID card enables students to use the libraries and other campus facilities and can also serve as a debit card. Students should carry the card with them at all times and notify the card office if it is lost or stolen. There is a charge for replacement.