Real Estate Analysis Finds Home Prices Running 11 Percent Above Last Year
20 Dec 2012 by Shenohon Center for Real Estate / No Comments
The housing market, in a slump since 2007, will have “unquestionably turned the corner” if current momentum continues through spring.
Public Safety Alert: Theft Reported in O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library
20 Dec 2012 by Public Safety / No Comments
Public Safety would like to alert the University of St. Thomas community of a theft in O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library.
Please Remember Paul Brandes in Your Prayers
20 Dec 2012 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
He was the brother of Margaret Brandes, Department of Campus Life.
Empty Your Office Trash Can Before Leaving for Break
19 Dec 2012 by Physical Plant / No Comments
The Physical Plant requests that all garbage from offices, classrooms, conference rooms, lounges, etc. be emptied into the containers in the hallways of the building before employees leave for the holiday break.
Public Safety Alert: Several Thefts Reported on St. Paul Campus
19 Dec 2012 by Public Safety / No Comments
Public Safety would like to alert the University of St. Thomas community of several recent thefts on the St. Paul campus, as well as two incidents recently reported by the Minneapolis Police Department.
The Scroll: Snow Turns Students Into Good Samaritans
19 Dec 2012 by Doug Hennes '77 / 4 Comments
There is nothing like a foot of snow to turn Tommies into roving Good Samaritans, Doug Hennes writes today in The Scroll. He cites three thank-you notes written about students whose good deeds helped neighbors deal with the nasty weather and, in the process, spread “the true Christmas spirit” and inspired a girl to act with kindness toward others.
Depth of Field: Photo Services’ Best Photos of 2012
19 Dec 2012 by Mike Ekern '02 / No Comments
Simple blades of prairie grass silhouetted in the moments before night. The exultation of an improbable victory. A firm touch as a final goodbye. We’ve picked these moments, and the others you see here, from the more than 5,000 we collected in 2012 as our best of the year.
Father Dease to Receive Honorary Degree From St. Catherine University
18 Dec 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Father Dennis Dease, president of St. Thomas, will receive an honorary degree from St. Catherine University at its winter commencement exercises Thursday.
Experience in the Field Compels Jessica Toft to Explore the Role of Citizenship in Helping the Disenfranchised Class
18 Dec 2012 by Jessica Toft / No Comments
In the course of every year while growing up, I lived in three different settings: city, suburb and rural and small town. Although my parents lived close to each other in St. Louis, Mo., those few miles covered a broad range of socioeconomic and racial ethnic differences.
The Scroll: The Smiling Face of Coffee Bené
18 Dec 2012 by Dave Nimmer / 9 Comments
Traves Lundberg has a special place in Dave Nimmer’s heart. He brews a perfect cup of coffee in Coffee Bené in O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library, and he loves fishing. As a result, Dave calls Traves a “five-day-a-week Christmas present” today in The Scroll.
Please Remember the Victims of the Newtown, Conn., Tragedy in Your Prayers
17 Dec 2012 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / No Comments
Resources are available to St. Thomas students, faculty and staff in need of emotional support after Friday’s tragedy.
UST in the News for Dec. 18, 2012
17 Dec 2012 by Kate Metzger / No Comments
Football featurettes and Stagg Bowl coverage dominate headlines this week.
The Weigh-In: Beyond Grief at Sandy Hook
17 Dec 2012 by Bruce Kramer, Ph.D. / 4 Comments
After the killing of so many children and their teachers, our human journey is at a crossroads where our intentions – beautiful and transcendent, compassionate and caring, loving and forgiving, intelligent and thoughtful – continue to retreat in confusion and horror from the enormous evil we can and will inflict upon one another. For Bruce Kramer, Sandy Hook is personal.
Food for Thought Holiday Buffet Open to Students, Faculty and Staff
17 Dec 2012 by Dining Services / No Comments
The Food For Thought restaurant on the Minneapolis Campus invites St. Thomas faculty, staff and students to its annual Holiday Buffet taking place on Wednesday, Dec. 19. It will run from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $9.95 per person and will be available beginning at 9 a.m. the day of the buffet at the cash register in Food For Thought.
Long Drives Frustrate Tommie Defense
15 Dec 2012 by Gene McGivern / No Comments
The St. Thomas defense slowed a potent Mount Union attack, but in the end the Purple Raiders made enough plays to post a 28-10 victory Friday night and claim the program’s 11th Division III national championship.
Tommies Fall to Mount Union in D3 Football National Championship
14 Dec 2012 by Doug Hennes '77 / 2 Comments
St. Thomas’ bid for a national football championship ended Friday night with a 28-10 loss to Mount Union in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl.
Survey Finds ‘Somewhat Pessimistic’ Outlook Among Leaders in the Field of Commercial Real Estate
14 Dec 2012 by Shenohon Center for Real Estate / No Comments
St. Thomas’ ongoing survey of 50 commercial real estate industry leaders found that the slight optimism in 2010 and 2011 has shifted to slight pessimism in the spring and fall of 2012.
Please Remember Parnell Francis McCabe in Your Prayers
14 Dec 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
He was the father of Maureen Murphy, Opus College of Business.
It’s an Emergency – What Should You Do?
14 Dec 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Emergencies can happen – even on a quiet college campus. Are you prepared? Reviewing emergency procedures, discussing your department’s office safety plan, and registering your mobile phone numbers with St. Thomas’ emergency notification system are important in preparing for an emergency on campus.
Kristine Wammer and Her Students Take on a Major Source of Environmental Pollutants
14 Dec 2012 by Kristine Wammer / No Comments
Chemistry professor Kristine Wammer studies the effects of pharmaceuticals in the environment. “I am a ‘farm kid.’ I grew up on a corn and soybean farm in southern Minnesota that truly was the middle of nowhere, with the nearest town (Butternut) having a population that hovered around a dozen. Having no kids nearby meant that my brother Todd and I had to come up with creative – if slightly dangerous – ways to entertain ourselves.”
Make Sure You Can Change Your Password
13 Dec 2012 by Information Resources and Technologies / No Comments
If your NetID password expires during the Christmas break, you will be able to change it only if you have filled out your NetID challenge questions.
Three Tommie Award Finalists Announced
13 Dec 2012 by Student Affairs / No Comments
Eyo Ekpo, Rae Horton and Shalaw Mohammed have been voted finalists for the 2013 Tommie Award.
Water to be Shut Off in Science Buildings Dec. 26-27
13 Dec 2012 by Physical Plant / No Comments
Keep in mind: Water will not be available in Owens and O’Shaughnessy science halls for drinking, washing hands or flushing toilets.
Public Safety Advisory: Sexual Assault Occurs at 34th and Chicago in Minneapolis
12 Dec 2012 by Public Safety / No Comments
Public Safety would like to advise the University of St. Thomas community of a crime alert issued by the Minneapolis Police Department.
Watch the Tommie Football Team in the Stagg Bowl at the On-Campus Viewing Party
12 Dec 2012 by Campus Life / No Comments
Join fellow Tommie fans for an on-campus viewing party of the 2012 Stagg Bowl game this Friday, Dec. 14. Kick-off is at 6 p.m.
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