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Tommies Get Social During #USTFINALS
23 May 2013 by Kate Metzger / No Comments
It’s the last week of the semester at UST and Tommies are venting about #USTFINALS, sharing their favorite #TommieMemories, and Instagramming their favorite campus locales. See what everyone is talking about during the week leading up to #USTCommencement 2013.
St. Thomas Moves Closer to Campus Ban on Tobacco Use
20 May 2013 by Doug Hennes '77 / 6 Comments
St. Thomas is one step closer to becoming a tobacco-free campus on Jan. 1, 2014. The President’s Staff has endorsed the tobacco-free concept and a committee will work out an implementation plan before returning to the President’s Staff this fall for final approval.
They Know They Can Dance
08 May 2013 by Kate Metzger / No Comments
With six national championships and a national ranking since 2004, the St. Thomas Dance Team dominates the stage.
Five Community Members Honored at St. Thomas Day Awards
03 May 2013 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. : Videos by Web and Media Services / 1 Comment
Each year, the University of St. Thomas celebrates St. Thomas Day, which recognizes the extraordinary contributions that members of the St. Thomas community have made to the university and the wider community.
‘A Wonderful Gesture’ as Students Bid Farewell to Father Dennis Dease
30 Apr 2013 by Doug Hennes '77 / No Comments
There sure was a lot of Purple on the Plaza on Tommie Tuesday, and for good reason. More than 1,500 students, faculty and staff gathered in the lower quadrangle and on John P. Monahan Plaza over the noon hour to pay tribute to Father Dennis Dease, who will retire June 30 after 22 years as president of St. Thomas.
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.
Division III Volleyball National Champions Meet Governor Dayton
08 Apr 2013 by Kate Metzger / No Comments
The Tommie volleyball team was invited to breakfast with Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton in honor of its recent NCAA Divsion III championship. According to Dayton, “Purple is my favorite color.”
Tauer’s Guys Put the ‘Team’ in Teamwork
22 Mar 2013 by Doug Hennes '77 / No Comments
Coach Johnny Tauer repeats several words -– “unselfish” and “great senior leadership” -– over and over when he analyzes the three St. Thomas men’s basketball teams that have advanced to the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Division III tournament in the last five years.
Student-team Presents Innovation Scholars Recommendations to Mayo Clinic
18 Mar 2013 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
A team of four University of St. Thomas students and a graduate student from St. Catherine University present recommendations March 7 concerning a medical innovation that they have been working on in collaboration with a Mayo Clinic physician.
TommieMedia Reporter’s Pope-Election Reaction Photo Goes Global
15 Mar 2013 by Alyssa Adkins, TommieMedia / No Comments
A photo of seminarian Nathaniel Binversie taken Wednesday, March 13, on the lower quad was distributed globally by the Associated Press. The photo was taken by TommieMedia’s Caroline Rode.
Rome Has White Smoke, We Have Christopher Gernetzke
13 Mar 2013 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
As head sexton at the St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity, it was Gernetzke’s responsibility to announce the selection of Pope Francis by ringing the seminary bell.
Habemus Papam: St. Thomas Community Reacts to the Selection of Pope Francis
13 Mar 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Dr. Don Briel, Dr. Charles Reid Jr., Dr. Massimo Faggioli and Monsignor Aloysius Callaghan offer their initial thoughts on the election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the 266th Pope. St. Thomas students celebrate on campus.
Eyo Ekpo Voted 2013 Tommie Award Recipient
19 Feb 2013 by Student Affairs / No Comments
With the exception of 1945 and 1946, the Tommie Award has been presented annually since 1931 to a St. Thomas senior.
Hooked
18 Feb 2013 by Kate Metzger / No Comments
Michaela Anderson ’15 is ready to show the fishing world that success on the water has no gender bias.
The Politics of Purple: Focusing on Dialogue, Not Partisanship
12 Feb 2013 by Megan A. Casadecalvo, 2L and Henry D. Long, 2L / No Comments
When the presidential election was in full swing and political tempers were flaring, a new student organization at the University of St. Thomas School of Law was formed to resist the partisanship and vitriol. The Public Discourse group focuses on quite the opposite: open, nonpartisan debate about how public policy issues intersect with law.
Two Students to Present Research at Scholars at the Capitol Feb. 19
11 Feb 2013 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
Sam Jensen and Julie Rech will represent St. Thomas at the event, which will be held in the state Capitol’s rotunda.
TommieMedia, Reporters, Photographers Garner Minnesota Newspaper Association Awards
05 Feb 2013 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
In all, TommieMedia reaped six firsts, one second and four third place awards. The Minnesota Newspaper Association’s awards convention is an annual event.
St. Thomas Dance Team Earns Sixth National Championship
20 Jan 2013 by Kate Metzger / No Comments
The Tommie dancers finished in first place in the Open Jazz Division at UDA College Nationals in Orlando, Fla., earning its sixth national championship since 2007 and its first back-to-back win in the jazz category.
Long Drives Frustrate Tommie Defense
15 Dec 2012 by Gene McGivern / No Comments
The St. Thomas defense slowed a potent Mount Union attack, but in the end the Purple Raiders made enough plays to post a 28-10 victory Friday night and claim the program’s 11th Division III national championship.
Tommies Fall to Mount Union in D3 Football National Championship
14 Dec 2012 by Doug Hennes '77 / 2 Comments
St. Thomas’ bid for a national football championship ended Friday night with a 28-10 loss to Mount Union in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl.
Three Tommie Award Finalists Announced
13 Dec 2012 by Student Affairs / No Comments
Eyo Ekpo, Rae Horton and Shalaw Mohammed have been voted finalists for the 2013 Tommie Award.
Memorial Mass is Monday Night for Student Mark Langdon
07 Dec 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
A memorial mass will be held at 7 p.m. Monday in the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas for student Mark Langdon.
Senior Kayden Hoang Bui Places Fifth in Taiwan’s National Chinese Language Competition
07 Dec 2012 by International Education Center / No Comments
Bui is studying abroad this academic year at National Chengchi University in Taipei, Taiwan.
International Enrollment at St. Thomas Ranks Fifth Statewide; Study-Abroad Participation Down 20 Percent in Annual Open Doors Report
20 Nov 2012 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / No Comments
The Institute of International Education’s Open Doors Report 2012 recently released its annual report about U.S. students who study abroad during college. It shows that despite a 20-percent drop in its undergraduate study-abroad participation, the University of St. Thomas remains among the leading American institutions for undergraduate students who study abroad, and it is the top private institution in Minnesota for international student enrollment.