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Rabbi Amy Eilberg to Speak Here Feb. 12 on ‘Everyday Peacemaking’
30 Jan 2013 by Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning / No Comments
The lecture is sponsored by the Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning; all are welcome.
St. Thomas’ Next Asmat Art Exhibition to Feature Works of Their Best Carvers, the Wowipitsj
14 Jan 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The exhibition, free and open to the public, runs from Feb. 4 to Aug. 4 with a reception March 14.
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.”
Junior Jane de Lambert and Her ‘Rockin” Geology Research
12 Dec 2012 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / No Comments
Jane de Lambert researched the geologic history of the Lovell Wash area of the Upper Horse Spring Formation in the Lake Mead region of Nevada last spring and presented her findings in October at the Geological Society of America’s national conference in North Carolina. She is among the first to research this remote formation in southern Nevada.
Life After Catholic Studies
08 Dec 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Undergraduate and Graduate Alumni Speak About Bringing Catholic Studies Into the “Real World”
Vision and Opportunity: Fall Speakers
08 Dec 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The integration of law and the Catholic intellectual tradition was the vision of Monsignor Terrence J. Murphy, president and chancellor of the University of St. Thomas for more than 35 years. In his book, A Catholic University, Vision and Opportunities, he emphasized the importance of teaching religious and ethical values in classrooms and in public forums as necessary for a healthy society and effective leadership.
Alumni Reflections: The Catholic Studies Leadership Intern Program
08 Dec 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Directed by Father Michael Keating, the Leadership Intern program seeks to equip and train future Catholic leaders through seminars, hands-on leadership experience, interaction with civic and Church leaders, and intensive formation using a unique methodology that integrates academics, practical experience and philosophy.
Through the Eyes of Logan Crotty: The Leadership Interns’ Spring Institute
08 Dec 2012 by Logan Crotty / No Comments
The sun is shining brightly as I peer through the windows of Sitzmann Hall, still wiping the sleep from my eyes. As I take slow sips of a much-needed cup of joe, I begin to ponder the mysteries of the week to come. Charity, our year’s theme, is essential to the mission of Christ in the City, the program we will be participating in during this institute.
Catholic Studies to Celebrate 20th Anniversary in 2013
08 Dec 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Legend has it that the day was overcast and rainy when Dr. Don Briel entered Dr. Michael Naughton’s office in the ‘theology outpost’ on Grand and Finn and began a revolutionary conversation containing his vision for a Center for Catholic Studies.
Renewing Mission and Identity in Catholic Business Education
08 Dec 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Eighth International Conference on Catholic Social Thought and Management Education
St. Thomas Plays a Key Role in “Vocation of the Business Leader: A Reflection”
08 Dec 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
On March 30, Cardinal Peter K.A. Turkson, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace (PCJP), addressed the XXIV UNIAPAC World Congress in Lyon, France.
The Weigh-In: Tommies and Johnnies – Artistic Associates
05 Dec 2012 by Victoria Young, Ph.D. / 1 Comment
We all know about the competitiveness we have with Saint John’s in sports. What you might not think about when you hear UST and SJU in the same sentence however, are the ties that bind us together. Both schools are anchored in the Catholic intellectual tradition and have a shared belief in the importance of the arts in a humanities-based education.
Please Remember Father Dave Gallus, O.S.C., in Your Prayers
04 Dec 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
He served on the committee to bring the American Museum of Asmat Art collection to St. Thomas.
Author Larry Millett to Discuss His Sherlock Holmes Mystery Series Here Dec. 12
04 Dec 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The lecture is sponsored by the university’s English Department, now home to the journal Victorian Periodicals Review and new courses on the Victorian era.
Kraig Windschitl to Perform in Next Recital Celebrating 25th Anniversary of Chapel’s Gabriel Kney Pipe Organ
30 Nov 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Windschitl and the university’s Schola Cantorum will perform Bach chorales on Sunday, Dec. 9.
Q&A with Brian McEnaney ’85
30 Nov 2012 by Mark Stansbury-O’Donnell, Art History Department / No Comments
With an undergraduate finance major and a mini-master’s in health care from St. Thomas, Brian McEnaney was well-prepared for the technical requirements of a career in software and health information systems.
Recent Talk by Journalist David Frum can be Heard on MPR at Noon, Nov. 30
29 Nov 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Frum is a Newsweek, Daily Beast and CNN contributor who spoke on “America after the election: Can we get anything done?”
Christopher Toner Asks, ‘Why?’
28 Nov 2012 by Christopher Toner / 1 Comment
Philosophy is the pursuit of wisdom, asking “why” in a serial and dogged fashion. Growing up in a household at once Catholic and academic I think I was groomed to ask “why” in such a way.
Testing the Waters: Undergraduates Leave the Lab and Plunge Into Research
28 Nov 2012 by Emily Koenig ’12 / No Comments
Most weekdays last summer Grant Schmura and David Houserman left the biology lab around noon and drove to Lake Judy in Shoreview, Minn. Before each of those days was done they would spend five hours gathering and tracking painted turtles.
You Can See For Miles and Miles and Miles at the St. Thomas Observatory
26 Nov 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The university observatory will open its doors for public observing on Nov. 28 and Dec. 12.
Academic Journals: Faculty Editors Find the Personal Growth Worth the Challenge
24 Nov 2012 by Emily Koenig ’12 / No Comments
Each of the scholarly journals edited or published in the College of Arts and Sciences provides new information and exciting opportunities to the faculty who work on them.
Faith, Hope and Clarity: Contemporary Interreligious Dialogue
24 Nov 2012 by Bernard Brady, Theology Department / No Comments
Discussing a particular theological question is like pulling that piece of thread coming out of your sweater. The more you pull, the more you see how connected the piece of thread is to the whole of the sweater.
Faith Meets Reason: Scholars Discuss a Much-Disputed Field of Philosophy
24 Nov 2012 by Emily Koenig ’12 / No Comments
For the past three summers, graduate students and beginning professors of philosophy and theology have traveled from around the world to attend the St. Thomas Summer Seminar in Philosophy of Religion and Philosophical Theory.
From the Dean: New Hires Essential to Continuing the College’s Mission
24 Nov 2012 by Terence Langan / No Comments
One of my favorite activities as dean is greeting new faculty as they join the University of St. Thomas and the College of Arts and Sciences.
Friday’s ‘Hot Topics: Cool Talk’ Forum Asks: Should German Home-Schoolers be Granted Asylum in U.S.?
23 Nov 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The University of St. Thomas forums this year are focusing on the challenges of religious freedom here and around the world.
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