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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.
Active Service
24 Apr 2013 by Christopher Puto, Ph.D., Dean of the Opus College of Business / No Comments
Perhaps the most motivating members of our student body are the military veterans who have chosen to earn their degrees after they complete active duty. Whether they choose to begin or continue an undergraduate business degree or pursue an M.B.A. or other graduate business degree, these individuals bring a wealth of experience, deeply held convictions and a great sense of responsibility to their studies.
New UST President Has a Strong Business Education Background
24 Apr 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Dr. Julie Sullivan, executive vice president and provost of the University of San Diego, will become the first woman and the first lay person to serve as president of the University of St. Thomas in its 128-year history.
To Share or Not to Share
23 Apr 2013 by Amanda Wagner ’12 M.B.C. / No Comments
According to Facebook’s website, its mission is “to make the world more open and connected. People use Facebook to stay connected with friends and family, to discover what’s going on in the world, and to share and express what matters to them.” But is this really true?
NPR Psychology Reporter Alix Spiegel to Speak Here Monday as Part of Minnesota Public Radio Series
23 Apr 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Spiegel has been at National Public Radio since 2003 and has won some of the nation’s top awards for journalism. Her talk is free, but reservations are required.
Head of Swiss Sustainable Development Foundation to Discuss Global, Social Challenges Facing Business April 30
22 Apr 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Klaus Leisinger, chair of the Novartis Foundation, will speak at a St. Thomas event marking the 35th anniversary of the Center for Ethical Business Cultures.
Educators Will Gather Here May 9 for Lecture on ‘Schools Without a Majority’
22 Apr 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
St. Thomas alumnus Dr. Joseph Scherer, executive director of the Superintendents’ National Dialogue, will speak at the 16th annual Julian Parker Lecture.
Millennial Illumination
19 Apr 2013 by Lisa Guyott / No Comments
Martha McCarthy ’11 and Emily Pritchard ’11 used their entrepreneurship studies to create the Social Lights.
Three Juniors Honored by Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Program
19 Apr 2013 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / No Comments
Ryan Augustin, a junior majoring in biochemistry, was awarded a prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, an award that honors outstanding students who plan to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering. Juniors Elizabeth Annoni and Mark Painter were named honorable mentions.
Holly Hanson Takes Three St. Thomas Degrees to Prison as a Clinical Program Therapist
18 Apr 2013 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
Holly Hanson is a clinical program therapist within the Sex Offender Treatment Program at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Lino Lakes, a job she has held since Sept. 25, 2012.
UST to Offer Classes in Chinese, Irish Gaelic Languages This Fall
18 Apr 2013 by Modern and Classical Languages / No Comments
The Modern and Classical Languages Department announces that Elementary Chinese I will be offered for the first time at St. Thomas. Spoken Modern Irish Gaelic I also will be offered.
The Weigh-In: A Strange and Gothic Tale of Cannibalism by Consent
17 Apr 2013 by Charles Reid Jr., Ph.D. / No Comments
Charles Reid researches the disturbing case of two German computer scientists whose actions raise critical legal issues about morality, consent and human dignity.
His Time to Lead: Q&A with Steve Humerickhouse, Executive Director of the Multicultural Forum on Workplace Diversity
17 Apr 2013 by Lisa Guyott / No Comments
The director of the annual conference reflects on the growth of diversity, the evolution of inclusion, and the hope of breaking new ground for the next 25 years.
Jeremy Olson ’95 Wins 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting
16 Apr 2013 by Kate Metzger / 1 Comment
Jeremy Olson ’95, along with fellow Star Tribune reporters Brad Schrade and Glenn Howatt, won journalism’s top prize for their work on a series about an increase in infant deaths at in-home daycare centers.
MPR to air Michelle Alexander talk at noon Tuesday
15 Apr 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The program was recorded at St. Thomas last week.
Governor Names John Wendt to Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission
15 Apr 2013 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
He teaches in the Department of Ethics and Business Law in the university’s Opus College of Business. He has taught at St. Thomas since 1983.
Energizer
12 Apr 2013 by Kate Norlander '07 M.B.C. / No Comments
What keeps Alan Bignall ’85 M.B.A. going and going and going? In a word: passion. Bignall ispresident and CEO of ReconRobotics Inc., a company that creates tactical micro-robot systems used by the military, law enforcement and rescue teams. Currently, their robots can explore an environment that might be dangerous for humans to enter and provide auditory and visual feedback, even in complete darkness.
Next ‘Freed Speech’ Symposium on Civil Discourse Planned Here April 17
12 Apr 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The interactive forum continues a series on civility in public discourse that began in 2010.
Seminary’s Annual ‘Easter Procession: Encounters With the Risen Christ’ is April 21
12 Apr 2013 by The Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity / No Comments
All are welcome to this annual tradition; a reception will follow.
Notre Dame Law Professor and Former Dean Patricia O’Hara to Speak Here April 18
11 Apr 2013 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
Her talk concludes a five-part series dealing with the challenges of Catholic higher education.
Art History Students Curate Works From Dolly Fiterman Collection for ‘Insights Into Modern Art’ Exhibition
11 Apr 2013 by Department of Art History / No Comments
The students selected 26 modern-art pieces from a “teaching collection” of 249 works Dolly Fiterman donated last year to the university.
Irish Poet Leontia Flynn to Receive 17th O’Shaughnessy Award for Poetry
10 Apr 2013 by Center for Irish Studies / No Comments
Public events are planned April 25 at the University Club and April 26 at St. Thomas.
Social Media Parodies Popular Among St. Thomas Students
09 Apr 2013 by Kate Metzger / 1 Comment
Parody profiles are one of the hottest trends in social media – and they are taking hold at St. Thomas.
Arpeggione Duo to Present Guitar and Cello Concert April 16 at St. Thomas Library
09 Apr 2013 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
Christopher Kachian and Thomas Schönberg will perform in the first concert ever held in the library’s Great Hall.
Feminist Legal Theory, Disability Rights and Consumer-Credit Regulation
09 Apr 2013 by Elizabeth Schiltz / No Comments
Elizabeth Schiltz has always gravitated to kids who seem to have special needs, having helped organize a volunteer tutor program at an inner-city elementary school as an undergraduate at Yale University. The kids reminded her of her older brother.