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Tommie Traditions: Tommie Award Defines Tradition
03 May 2013 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
The Tommie Award will be presented for the 81st time this week, to Eyo Ekpo, the latest in a long purple and gray line of the university’s best and brightest.
Ugandan Refugee Who Saves Lives With the Help of Used Soap to Speak Here May 13
03 May 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Derreck Kayongo couldn’t believe all the soap we throw away, so he founded the Atlanta-based Global Soap Project that helps keep impoverished kids clean around the world.
St. Thomas to Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Its Peace Engineering Program May 9
03 May 2013 by School of Engineering / No Comments
The event will include the premiere of the documentary “Field to Fork.”
Americana-Bluegrass Triple Bill On Stage May 10
03 May 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The Friday evening program features the High 48s, Roe Family Singers and Becky Schlegel.
UST Accomplishments During Father Dease’s Presidency
02 May 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The 22 years of Father Dennis Dease’s presidency were a time of massive change at the University of St. Thomas.
From the Dean: Calculating the Return on Investment: Part 1
02 May 2013 by Terence Langan / No Comments
As a dean, I often hear talk about the “return on investment” from a college education, especially for students majoring in the liberal arts. As an economist, I do not have a particular problem with this concept, so long as the returns on education are measured broadly and completely enough.
Are You a Good Person? The Notion of Moral Identity
02 May 2013 by Tonia Bock, Psychology Department / No Comments
To what degree is each of us a good person? Well, researchers of moral psychology want to know not only the degree to which each of us is a good person but also how we generally become good people.
Lives Intertwined
02 May 2013 by Michael O’Donnell, Communication and Journalism Department / No Comments
Miles Trump ’11 had been on the job at the Waseca County News only a few weeks when a phone call came that no reporter wants to get.
Sharp Minds: Neuroscience’s Interdisciplinary, Cutting-Edge Approach Attracts Faculty and Students
02 May 2013 by Kurt Illig, Director, Neuroscience Program / No Comments
A popular place for undergraduates on a sticky August afternoon in St. Paul might be the trails near the Mississippi River at Hidden Falls or the shady parks around Lake Como. But a summer stroll into Owens Science Hall finds a group of students contemplating some of the deepest mysteries of life.
Q&A with Matthew Meyer ’96
02 May 2013 by Terence Langan / No Comments
As a philosophy professor at the University of Scranton, Matthew Meyer integrates the liberal arts for his students much as his St. Thomas professors did for him. “I’m trying to make each of my students a philosopher in the original sense of the word, a lover of wisdom,” he said.
Gaining Insights Into Art
02 May 2013 by Craig Eliason, Art History Department / No Comments
The Dolly Fiterman Collection provides exhibition experience for students.
Professional Notes for May 1, 2013
01 May 2013 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / No Comments
This week’s notes feature faculty members Massimo Faggioli, Michael Hollerich and J. Thomas Ippoliti; and students Frederik Bjoenness, Ryan Burke, Fartun Dirie, Emily Jorgensen, Jay Kidd , Chia Lee, Chad Miller, Joseph Molin, Joe Mueller, Nicholas Ronnei and Mitchell Schaps.
Please Remember Angela Oxman in Your Prayers
01 May 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
She was the mother of Dr. Jeff Oxman, Opus College of Business.
Public Safety Alert: Home Invasion Robbery on Marshall Avenue
30 Apr 2013 by Public Safety / No Comments
At about 1:45 p.m. Monday, April 29, Public Safety received information from the St. Paul Police Department that three unknown suspects entered an unlocked apartment, held a resident at gunpoint, and possibly removed personal property items from inside.
‘A Wonderful Gesture’ as Students Bid Farewell to Father Dennis Dease
30 Apr 2013 by Doug Hennes '77 / No Comments
There sure was a lot of Purple on the Plaza on Tommie Tuesday, and for good reason. More than 1,500 students, faculty and staff gathered in the lower quadrangle and on John P. Monahan Plaza over the noon hour to pay tribute to Father Dennis Dease, who will retire June 30 after 22 years as president of St. Thomas.
Public Safety Alert: Strong-arm Robbery Reported on Minneapolis Campus
30 Apr 2013 by Public Safety / No Comments
At 2:10 p.m. Monday, April 29, a UST student reported she was walking from 11th Street through the plaza area, toward the Terrence Murphy Hall entrance, when an unidentified suspect approached the student from behind, grabbed her cell phone, then forcibly shoved her to the ground.
Aviation, Air Force ROTC Detachment 410 History Take Flight in 34-Foot Mural in Murray-Herrick
29 Apr 2013 by Tom Couillard '75 / 1 Comment
The University of St. Thomas’ Air Force ROTC Detachment 410, on campus since July 1, 1948, has been preserving its history with the help of a 34-foot mural located in its remodeled Murray-Herrick Campus Center office space. The mural has been signed by numerous veterans, from the WWII era to a recently graduated cadet entering flight training.
Master of Arts in Public Safety and Law Enforcement Leadership Goes Fully Online
29 Apr 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The program is designed to serve a variety of law enforcement and public safety professionals seeking advanced skills and knowledge to become leaders in their fields.
Student-produced Video and Global Citizenship Awards Featured at 24th International Dinner
26 Apr 2013 by International Student Services / No Comments
The event hosted by the Globally Minded Student Association was attended by 400 people and included a special recognition of Dr. Paul Schons, the long-time St. Thomas faculty member and founder of the study abroad program, who died in October.
A Man in Sync
26 Apr 2013 by Clark Gregor / No Comments
Corey Eakins ’09 M.B.A., director of the Evening UST MBA Program, keeps pace with the busy lives of students.
Putting Your Value System to Work
26 Apr 2013 by John McVea, Ph.D., and Laura Dunham, Ph.D. / No Comments
Entrepreneurs use their personal values, experiences and dreams to inspire others to believe in and commit to their enterprise.
The Scroll: The Rainbow Experience
26 Apr 2013 by Susan Alexander / No Comments
Have you ever had a “Rainbow Experience”? Susan Alexander writes today in The Scroll about three (so far …) she has had this month. The first two were not that all enjoyable but, arm in sling and with encouragement from her friends, the self-described “klutz” has learned to grin and bear it, and it won’t be long before she is typing with both hands.
Students to Say Farewell and Thanks to Father Dease April 30
25 Apr 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
A student-planned celebration will be held on the lower quad. Grab a T-shirt and plan to line up at 11:45 a.m.
Depth of Field: Kites
25 Apr 2013 by Mike Ekern '02 / No Comments
Lance Ramm flies a kite on the John P. Monahan Plaza as part of an event celebrating St. Thomas’ wind power initiatives and Earth Week April 25.
Applications Accepted for Study Abroad J-Term 2014
25 Apr 2013 by Study Abroad / No Comments
Start making plans. Study Abroad already had 448 completed applications by the priority deadline on April 11. A list of courses that are full, waitlisted and open will be available in early May.
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