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Dakota Historian and Language Instructor Caƞtemaza to Speak Oct. 11 on ‘Reviving the Dakota Language’
28 Sep 2012 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
The free event includes the lecture, a buffet lunch, and time for discussion afterward.
English Department Announces 2012-13 Common Context
28 Sep 2012 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / No Comments
The English Department is pleased to announce “Work” as this year’s Common Context for its 100-level writing courses.
Fowler Business Concept Challenge Scholarship Competition Accepts Submissions
27 Sep 2012 by Fowler Business Concept Challenge / No Comments
The challenge asks students to develop a business concept that has the potential to become a viable high-growth business. Teams that submit the winning business concept in each of two divisions (undergraduate and graduate) will receive $10,000 in St. Thomas scholarships.
The Common Good: An Ethics Colloquium for Faculty and Staff to Host First Fall Discussion Oct. 4
26 Sep 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The discussion will focus on end-of-life decision making. Participation in the colloquium is open to all interested faculty and staff.
‘Moving the Art’ Earns Upper Midwest Emmy Nomination
25 Sep 2012 by Kate Metzger / No Comments
The documentary about the installation of Frank Gehry’s Winton Guest House at the Gainey Conference Center in Owatonna was narrated and written by Greg Vandegrift and filmed, edited and produced by Brad Jacobsen.
‘Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts’
25 Sep 2012 by Doug Hennes '77 / No Comments
Bruce Kramer always had been in excellent physical condition, and he was proud of it. In the summer of 2010, he noticed he had a “floppy” left foot and thought it might be a pinched nerve or sciatica. During his regular physical examination, he mentioned he was “walking a little funny” and the doctor suggested he should see a neurologist. He procrastinated until he took a couple of falls in October, when his left leg collapsed.
Ceramics by ‘Stoked’ Artists for Sale in the Bookstore
21 Sep 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
A large selection of ceramics by the five artists featured in the exhibit, copies of the catalog and DVDs are for sale now.
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Music Department Names Parker Quartet as its First Artists-in-Residence
20 Sep 2012 by Department of Music / No Comments
The Parker Quartet’s residency activities will include a full-length public concert, musicianship seminars and lecture demonstrations for music students, All Hearts Listen Lectures (a series of pre-concert discussions), chamber music coaching, and master classes for string students and composition students.
Next ‘Hot Topics: Cool Talk’ Forum Sept. 26 to Give European Perspective on Religious Freedom
20 Sep 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Bishop Charles Morerod of Switzerland will give the first “Hot Topics: Cool Talk” lecture of the 2012-2013 academic year.
School of Education Selects 10 Metro Educators for Teaching Fellowship Program
19 Sep 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The program, now in its second year, is designed to create extraordinary classroom teachers.
A Conversation With Dr. Matthew Batt and Dr. Leslie Miller
18 Sep 2012 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / No Comments
Batt’s first published work, Sugarhouse, is his harrowing and often hilarious story of renovating a Salt Lake City crack house. Miller’s Y, her sixth collection of poetry, “describes motherhood with a broad-ranging intelligence, a fierce humor, and an elegant, emotive poetic line,” according to her publisher, Graywolf Press. Batt and Miller are faculty members in the English Department and will read from their works on Friday, Sept. 21.
‘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.
U.S. News Ranks Engineering, Business Undergraduate Programs
14 Sep 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
U.S. News & World Report magazine has given favorable rankings to undergraduate engineering and business programs at St. Thomas.
Justice and Peace Studies Program Becomes a Department, Offers Three Concentrations
14 Sep 2012 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / No Comments
The Justice and Peace Studies program at St. Thomas is now a full-fledged department and offers three concentrations: conflict transformation, public policy analysis and advocacy, and leadership for social justice.
Sept. 28 Program on Community-Led Healthy Living Initiatives to Feature Remarks by U.S. Surgeon General
13 Sep 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Co-sponsored by the Opus College of Business and its Health Care MBA, the program will include a poster session, panel discussion, and remarks by former U.S. Sen. Dave Durenberger and U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin.
Nick Serratore ’12 Mixes Patience and Vision in Graduate School Chemistry
11 Sep 2012 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
The Grand Rapids, Minn, native got his start in chemistry at St. Thomas four years ago, but what lies ahead now is five years of studies at the University of Wisconsin, a couple of years at a high-level research lab, and then perhaps an academic or industrial research position.
Vaclav Havel Civil Society program to host lectures on ‘Courageous Citizenship’ by Anglican priest Michael Lapsley
10 Sep 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Lapsley, who fought apartheid and was badly injured in an assassination attempt, and who later assisted with South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, will give the Havel Symposium lecture Oct. 9 on the challenges of citizenship.
Smooth Operation: Engineering Professor, Student Study Peanut Grinder for Local Nonprofit
10 Sep 2012 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / No Comments
School of Engineering professor Dr. Jim Ellingson and junior Noel Naughton spent the summer grinding 25 pounds of peanuts in a project that aims to help small farmers in developing nations produce food more efficiently.
Bruce Gleason Appointed Interim Director for the International Education Center
07 Sep 2012 by Kate Metzger / No Comments
Gleason is a tenured faculty member of the Department of Music and has taught at the university since 1999.
Master’s in Art History Alum Organizes ‘Internet Cat Video Film Festival’ to National Acclaim and 10,000 Attendees
07 Sep 2012 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / No Comments
Katie Czarniecki Hill, ’12 M.A. in Art History and owner of two felines, organized the festival for the Walker Art Center’s Open Field summer program.
Dr. Camille George Engineers the Future of Breadfruit
07 Sep 2012 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / 1 Comment
Dr. Camille George of St. Thomas’ School of Engineering is helping to revolutionize the way breadfruit is incorporated into the livelihoods of people in developing nations. Last month she travelled to Kauai, Hawaii, to install a breadfruit-drying device she co-designed with adjunct engineering professor Bob Bach for the National Tropical Botanical Gardens.
Dakota Historian and Activist to Speak Sept. 13 on Genocide, the Dakota-U.S. War, and Truth-Telling
05 Sep 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The program is co-sponsored by the Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning, the Justice and Peace Studies Program and the St. Paul Interfaith Network.
Dease Reminisces About His Presidency in Academic Convocation Address
04 Sep 2012 by Father Dennis Dease / No Comments
Father Dennis Dease reflected on his 21 years as president of St. Thomas in his academic convocation address Tuesday afternoon in OEC auditorium. It was Dease’s final convocation speech, as he will retire next June 30.
National Tour of ‘Stoked: Five Artists of Fire and Clay’ Exhibit Stops at St. Thomas Sept. 14 to Jan. 10
04 Sep 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The exhibit features 80 works by St. John’s master potter Richard Bresnahan and four of his former apprentices. The opening lecture and reception are Oct. 4.
Recital Series Will Celebrate 25th Anniversary of Chapel’s Gabriel Kney Pipe Organ
31 Aug 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Organist David Jenkins will perform the first of five recitals on Sept. 16.