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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.
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.
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.
Professional Notes for April 25, 2013
25 Apr 2013 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / No Comments
This week’s notes feature faculty Hans Gustafson, Bonnie Holub, J. Thomas Ippoliti, Lisa Waldner and Meg Wilkes Karraker; staff James Rogers and Tori Svoboda; and students Nick Chang, Lisa Schulz and Xavier Vergara.
UST in the News for April 24, 2013
24 Apr 2013 by Kate Metzger / No Comments
Professors from the School of Law, Opus College of Business, Psychology, Philosophy, Engineering and Theology are called on for their expertise.
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.
Please Remember Dorothy Empanger in Your Prayers
22 Apr 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / 1 Comment
She was the mother of Todd Empanger, Dining Services.
St. Thomas Wins Multiple Honors for Use of Green Energy, Green Construction and Recycling Efforts
22 Apr 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The university is the largest purchaser of energy from Xcel Energy’s Windsource, the nation’s largest producer of wind power.
Mike Johnson Survives Boston Marathon to Run Another Day
22 Apr 2013 by Tom Couillard '75 / 1 Comment
Mike Johnson ’90 has run 20 marathons, and he never started a marathon that he did not finish … until a week ago today at the Boston Marathon.
Planning Survey Still Open for Faculty, Staff, Students
22 Apr 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
More than 1,700 St. Thomas faculty, staff and students have completed a survey that will assist Dr. Julie Sullivan, president-elect, with strategic planning efforts after she becomes the 15th president of St. Thomas on July 1.
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.
TommieMedia Wins Multiple Journalism Awards, Including Best Website
18 Apr 2013 by Alyssa Adkins / No Comments
The awards were presented at conferences held April 12-13.
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.
Professional Notes for April 17, 2013
17 Apr 2013 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / No Comments
This week’s notes feature faculty Tanya Gladney, William Kinney, Peter Parilla, Kim Vrudny, Lisa Waldner, Martin Warren and Meg Wilkes Karraker; staff members Tom Couillard and N. Curtis May; students Kylee Joosten, Emilee Sirek, Victoria Speake and Mitchell Wolff; and alumna Jynette Larshus.
Please Remember Eleanor Werness in Your Prayers
16 Apr 2013 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
She was the mother of Dr. Mark Werness, Computer and Information Sciences.
Pray for Those Affected by the Boston Marathon Tragedies April 18
16 Apr 2013 by Campus Ministry / No Comments
Campus Ministry invites the community to take part in a vigil at 11:45 a.m. Thursday, April 18, on Campus Way, outside the Campus Ministry office (Anderson Student Center Room 207).
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.
Tommie Traditions: 15 Years of ‘Poetry on the Patio’
16 Apr 2013 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / 1 Comment
This year’s celebration of live poetry takes place at noon Tuesday, April 23, on the front steps of O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library.
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.
President-elect Sullivan Wants Your Thoughts
15 Apr 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Dr. Julie Sullivan, president-elect, is asking faculty, staff and students to complete a short survey that will assist her with strategic planning efforts. A link to the survey will be sent to St. Thomas email addresses on Tuesday, April 16.
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.
Please Remember Marie-Madeleine Milang Mbutu in Your Prayers
11 Apr 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
She was the mother of Father Jean-Pierre Bongila, College of Education, Leadership and Counseling.
Professional Notes for April 10, 2013
10 Apr 2013 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / No Comments
This week’s notes feature Massimo Faggioli, Dan Gjelten, Father Joseph Hurtuk, John Wendt, and students Samantha Hanowski, Shannon Kelly, Meghan Meints, Kilee Pertl and David Steinhafel.
The Weigh-In: March Madness at Rutgers
10 Apr 2013 by John Tauer, Ph.D. / 1 Comment
The videos showing former Rutgers head men’s basketball coach Mike Rice physically and emotionally abusing his players were outrageous and disgusting, in large part because they run so counter to the messages we hope our student-athletes learn from intercollegiate athletics.