Please Remember Carol Corey Dunham in Your Prayers
11 Dec 2012 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
She was the mother of Associate Professor Laura Dunham and mother-in-law of Associate Professor John McVea, Opus College of Business.
Intramural Registration Opens for Spring Semester
05 Dec 2012 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
Early spring leagues for UST students, faculty and staff are 5v5 basketball (separate leagues for men and women) and three co-ed leagues: 4v4 basketball, wiffleball and floor hockey.
UST Intramurals Hosts Online College Bowl Mania Challenge
05 Dec 2012 by UST Intramural Sports / No Comments
The winner will receive an intramural champions T-shirt.
Glenn Caruso Voted One of Five Division III Coach of the Year Award Finalists for 2012
04 Dec 2012 by Gene McGivern / No Comments
In his five years as coach, Caruso has led St. Thomas to a 56-7 record with four consecutive NCAA playoff quarterfinal and three consecutive 10-0 regular seasons. The Tommies are host to UW-Oshkosh in an NCAA semifinal contest at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8. The Tommies also advanced to the semifinals in 2011 before losing to eventual national champion UW-Whitewater.
Credit Union Offers Disciplined Savers a Very Merry Christmas Club Christmas
04 Dec 2012 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
The St. Thomas Employee Federal Credit Union distributed an average of $972.62 to its 98 Christmas Club members this year, an average of $964.91 to its 100 members in 2011, and an average of $956.52 to its 98 members in 2010.
Vatican Offers Two Internships at the United Nations
29 Nov 2012 by Dr. Susan Alexander / No Comments
Interns will act as staff to the members of the mission and perform responsibilities such as monitoring the actions of U.N. bodies and representing the Holy See in various meetings.
Campus Sustainability Fund Grants Awarded
29 Nov 2012 by Campus Sustainability Fund / No Comments
The Campus Sustainability Fund finances projects that promote climate-neutrality and sustainability at St. Thomas.
Drop Off ‘Toys for Tots’ at St. Thomas
27 Nov 2012 by St. Thomas Veterans' Association / No Comments
Toys will be accepted at two locations on the St. Paul campus and one location on the Minneapolis campus until 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20.
Please Remember Lois Mildred (O’Malley) Bork in Your Prayers
26 Nov 2012 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
She was the mother of Joseph T. Bork, Opus College of Business.
Smiles Follow as Segway Rolls Across Campus
26 Nov 2012 by Tom Couillard '75 / 1 Comment
The Segway was originally viewed as a tool for the St. Paul Police Department and Public Safety to better conduct weekend patrols of the neighborhood surrounding St. Thomas during fall and spring months.
Please Remember Lois Marie (Fleming) Conway In Your Prayers
21 Nov 2012 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
A former St. Thomas employee who worked for many years in the Registrar’s Office, she was well-known and much-loved by students, faculty and staff.
Please Remember Tanner Pap in Your Prayers
15 Nov 2012 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
Tanner Pap was the brother of Jordan Pap ’12.
Please Remember Martha ‘Marty’ Jenkins in Your Prayers
12 Nov 2012 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
She was the sister of David Jenkins, director of liturgical music at the St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity.
Air Force ROTC Cadets March Slowly, Silently, Solemnly in Honor of America’s Veterans
12 Nov 2012 by Tom Couillard '75 / 1 Comment
For 26 years cadets of Air Force ROTC Detachment 410 have honored veterans, and POWs and MIAs, with a 24-hour vigil in the lower quad.
Funeral Services for Patrick H. Lally, Longtime English Professor, Will be Held Nov. 8
06 Nov 2012 by Tom Couillard '75 / 2 Comments
For 37 years the Green Bay, Wis., native primarily taught American literature, including the novel since Word War II. He served under three university presidents, and also coached tennis.
Webviewer Scheduled to Be Offline Nov. 14-18
05 Nov 2012 by Campus Scheduling Services / No Comments
Plan ahead: The online request form to reserve spaces on campus will not be available those five days.
Philosophy Department Announces Fifth Annual Student Essay Contest
02 Nov 2012 by Philosophy Department / No Comments
Winners will receive a “Tom and Ginny Sullivan Scholarship” to be applied to spring tuition. The top prize is a $1,000 scholarship.
No Dead Ends for Tyler Petersen ’12 as Research Leads to Position in Washington, D.C.
01 Nov 2012 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
Sometimes research leads to startling discoveries and sometimes research leads nowhere … but sometimes research leads to a position in the nation’s capital.
St. Thomas Employee Federal Credit Union Celebrates Credit Union Week
15 Oct 2012 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
Credit union staff will host a celebration Wednesday, Oct. 17, on the Minneapolis campus and Thursday, Oct. 18, on the St. Paul campus.
Please Remember Lily Brovald in Your Prayers
11 Oct 2012 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
Lil, as she was known, worked at St. Thomas for 19½ years at the switchboard and information center. She died Monday, Oct. 8.
MacPhail Building Served Music for Decades; This Summer, MacPhail Served Its Country
10 Oct 2012 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
The training conducted by SEALS of the Naval Special Warfare Development Group on the Minneapolis campus was not a classified secret, but there was little mention of it by local media. The now-empty building was once home to a student by the name of Lawrence Welk, MacPhail’s class of 1927, who would go on to become an icon of American culture.
Why Are Landlords Asking for Student IDs? Or: Why They Should Be
10 Oct 2012 by Off-Campus Student Services / No Comments
There are many things that students who are renting off-campus need to know about St. Paul’s new Student Rental House Registration Program.
Hail Marys, Hard Work Fuel Alum’s NFL Rise (and the Seattle Seahawks)
28 Sep 2012 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
Gene McGivern, the university’s sports information director, wrote the heart of this story in a 2010 blog. It’s about John Schneider, an alum who grew up near Green Bay and lived and died with the Packers, eventually interning and later working for the team; he joined the Seattle Seahawks as their general manager in 2010. McGivern is working in his 18th season at St. Thomas and 24th in the MIAC. He blogs periodically on various topics regarding the Tommies, the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Division III sports.
Please Remember Colton Gleason in Your Prayers
26 Sep 2012 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
He was the brother of Steven Gleason ’08 and brother-in-law of Pam (Sylvestre) Gleason ’09, a coach of the St. Thomas dance team.
‘Nullification Crisis of 1832’ Still Resonates Today for History Major
14 Sep 2012 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
David Yates, the History Department’s lead history tutor, was one of five students who presented research papers at a symposium at Mississippi State University over Memorial Day weekend last May. He describes his presentation on “The Nullification Crisis of 1832” “as the culmination of my work over the years. It was the realization of the whole process.” Nullification occasionally makes news even today.
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