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Please remember in your prayers Douglas Green, father of Mary Wonda, Food Service. A visitation was held yesterday. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. today (Wednesday, April 16), at the Church of St. Agnes, 548 Lafond Ave.
UST in the news Here’s a roundup of recent stories of interest that mention St. Thomas. Read the stories by clicking on the links. Links do expire and change as papers move stories to “archive” status, so be sure to read stories soon if you’re interested. In some cases, you’ll need to register on the [...]
Dr. Phil Anderson, Management Department, presented a paper co-authored with Dr. Leigh Lawton, Marketing Department, at the annual meeting of the Association for business Simulation and Experiential Learning March 21 in Baltimore. The paper was titled "The Optimal Timing for Introducing Business Simulations." Dr. Janice Andrews-Schenk, School of Social Work, presented a paper, "Group Work [...]
UST in the news Here’s a roundup of recent stories of interest that mention St. Thomas. Read the stories by clicking on the links. Links do expire and change as papers move stories to “archive” status, so be sure to read stories soon if you’re interested. In some cases, you’ll need to register on the [...]
Dr. Stephen Brookfield, School of Education, is the author of chapters in three new books: "Critical Thinking in Adulthood," in Critical Thinking and Reasoning: Current Research, Theory and Practice, edited by D. Fasko (Cresskill, N.J.: Hampton Press, 2003); "Critical Perspectives on Accelerated Learning," in Accelerated Learning for Adults: The Promise and Practice of Intensive Educational [...]
Please remember in your prayers Father Ted Guminga, a former associate professor in UST’s Sociology Department from 1967 to 1985. Guminga, 69, died April 3 of a heart attack. He had been pastor of St. Hedwig’s Catholic Church in northeast Minneapolis since 1973. The Chicago native attended Nazareth Hall preparatory seminary from 1947 to 1953. [...]
Please remember in your prayers Sherwin Stauffer Plummer, father of Cindy Sundberg. Sundberg is the telecom systems administration manager for Information Resources and Technologies at St. Thomas. Sherwin died April 5 at home. Funeral services will be held at noon Thursday, April 10, at Lakewood Cemetery Chapel, 3600 Hennepin Ave. Visitation will be held a [...]
Please remember in your prayers Angeline Rodriguez, grandmother of Gloria Hurtado and Elizabeth Rivera, who both work in the Service Center. Angeline, 82, died April 1. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 4, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe, St. Paul.
Please remember in your prayers Donna DeWitt McGarry, adjunct faculty member of the Executive MBA Program. Donna entered hospice care about 10 days ago and died April 2 surrounded by her family. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, April 6, at Washburn-McGreavy Mortuary Edina Chapel, (952) 920-3996. A Funeral Mass will [...]
Please remember in your prayers Jeanne David, mother of JoAnn Toussaint, O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library Center. Jeanne, 81, died March 20. A Mass of Christian Burial was held March 27 at St. Jude of the Lake Catholic Church in Mahtomedi.
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Your colleagues are showing documentaries, contributing chapters, giving presentations and co-hosting conferences.
Please remember in your prayers Clarence Schelling, father of Chris Igielski , History Department. Clarence died from pneumonia March 16. A memorial Mass was held March 18 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Crosby, Minn. Memorials are preferred to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital-Research Center in Memphis or the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.
Please remember in your prayers John Lloyd Gardner, stepfather of Leah Spinosa de Vega, Executive MBA Program. John died March 13. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 22, at Mayflower Church, 106 E. Diamond Lake Road, Minneapolis. A memorial fund in John’s name has been set up at Ronald McDonald [...]
All about the origin of the shamrock and more!
Please remember in your prayers Robert DeGrood, father of Father Donald DeGrood, spiritual director at St. John Vianney Seminary. Robert died this morning. More information will appear in the local newspapers.
Dr. Stephen Brookfield, School of Education, will receive an honorary doctor of letters degree from Concordia University at its May commencement ceremonies. The degree will be given in recognition of Brookfield’s influence on adult educational theory and practice on a national and international level. Dr. Sharon Gibson, Management Department, presented a paper, "Exploring the Evolutions [...]
Andrew died at his home in St. Paul over the weekend.
Please remember in your prayers Susan Bailey, sister of Charlie Finch, who works in Food Services. Susan died March 11. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 14, at Dare Funeral Home, 805 Main St., Elk River. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. (with visitation at 10:30 a.m.) Saturday, [...]
Please remember in your prayers the mother of Bernice Burts, who works in the Student Dining Room. Her mother died March 4.
From entrepreneurs to pastors to Irish poets, there’s lots to read about in this week’s edition.
Dr. Janet Grochowski, Health and Human Performance Department, and Dr. Meg Wilkes Karraker, Sociology Department, gave a presentation, "’Telling Tales’: Rituals and Storytelling as Methods to Bridge Contact Zones," at the annual conference on Qualitative Research in Education in Athens, Ga. Dr. Mitchell Kusy, Organization Learning and Developmetn Department, just returned from Kiev, Ukraine, where [...]
Please remember in your prayers Marian Kelly, mother of Nancy Mulder, College of Business graduate programs, and grandmother of three UST students: Patrick, Michael and James Mulder. Marian died March 4. A wake will be held Friday at Howard Funeral Home, 754 U.S. Highway 1, North Palm Beach, Fla. Funeral services will be held at [...]
From the Tommies’ team highlights to a story on student housing ideas, there’s lots of interest here.