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International Photo Contest Winners Announced
16 Nov 2012 by Study Abroad / No Comments
The International Education Center at St. Thomas congratulates this year’s winners of its annual International Photo Contest. Every year the IEC holds the contest for photos students take while studying abroad. This year the IEC received 195 photo submissions from 34 students.
Air Force ROTC Cadets March Slowly, Silently, Solemnly in Honor of America’s Veterans
12 Nov 2012 by Tom Couillard '75 / 1 Comment
For 26 years cadets of Air Force ROTC Detachment 410 have honored veterans, and POWs and MIAs, with a 24-hour vigil in the lower quad.
St. Thomas’ Christmas Concert to Celebrate Its 25th Year Dec. 2
09 Nov 2012 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / No Comments
The annual tradition will be held at the Minneapolis Convention Center this year while it’s usual host, Orchestra Hall, undergoes construction.
Mapping the Invisible Somali Twin Cities
07 Nov 2012 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / No Comments
Junior Fartun Dirie’s research project turned abstract ideas into concrete maps. Through these “mental maps,” she seeks to understand local Somalis’ view on residential desireability, migration decisions and how they perceive the Twin Cities’ landscape.
Air Force ROTC Cadets Plan 26th Annual Vigil Nov. 10-11 in Honor of Veterans Day, POW-MIAs
05 Nov 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
An opening ceremony will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday near the lower quad’s flagpole. All are welcome.
Sociology Student Finds Significant Gender Differences in Sexual Coercion Tactics
24 Oct 2012 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / 1 Comment
Sociology student Kylee Joosten and her adviser, Dr. Lisa Waldner, researched differences in how males and females act as perpetrators of sexual coercion.
International Enrollment at St. Thomas Rises for Fourth Consecutive Year
24 Oct 2012 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / No Comments
The most notable highlight from this year’s report is the 67.8 percent increase in students from Saudi Arabia.
International Spotlight: Juan Ferreras Camilo to Present on the Dominican Republic Oct. 18
18 Oct 2012 by International Student Services / No Comments
Ferreras Camilo is the presenter for this month’s CultureLink Tea, which will be held at 2 p.m today, Thursday, Oct. 18, in Scooter’s in the Anderson Student Center. The talk is free and open to the St. Thomas community. Tea and Dominican snacks will be provided.
Fall Enrollment Declines 2 Percent, but Undergraduate Population Increases
15 Oct 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Undergraduate enrollment and overall credit hours are up, but graduate enrollment is down this year.
Junior Heaven Fekadu Studies and Paints Peace Across Minneapolis With Local Nonprofit
15 Oct 2012 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / 2 Comments
Over the summer, Fekadu conducted a research project that studied the painting of street murals over gang-tagged Minneapolis businesses with artist Jimmy Longoria, the only Chicano/Latino/Hispanic to be awarded a Bush Foundation Artist Fellowship.
Student Actuarial Team Takes First Place in Travelers Case Competition
12 Oct 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
A team of six University of St. Thomas students were judged to be the best among five university teams invited to compete in the Travelers Actuarial Case Competition on Oct. 5.
‘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.
The Scroll: Freshmen Should Take a Deep Breath … and Enjoy Life on Campus!
11 Sep 2012 by Dave Nimmer / No Comments
It’s been awhile since Dave Nimmer has been a college student, but he’ll never forget those freshman jitters. He can’t do much to calm them for this year’s batch of new Tommies, but in The Scroll today he does offer sound advice that should make their first semester run more smoothly.
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.
Tommie Traditions: March Through the Arches
05 Sep 2012 by Kate Metzger / No Comments
On Tuesday, Sept. 4, the University of St. Thomas class of 2016 was welcomed by the campus community at the 12th March Through the Arches. Members of this year’s freshman class gathered on Summit Avenue, passed through the Arches and were met with applause from administrators, faculty, staff and upperclassmen as they made their way to Schoenecker Arena for the interfaith blessing for the new school year.
An Apiarist’s Sweet Summer
24 Aug 2012 by Kate Metzger / No Comments
St. Thomas junior Matthew Schmidtbauer is an electrical engineering student with aspirations of someday working for a high-performance electric car manufacturing company. The subjects of his pastime, however, are not motors or revolutions per minute, but tens of thousands of honeybees that he cares for each summer.
Depth of Field: Glowing Chemicals, Patient Student
23 Aug 2012 by Mike Ekern '02 / No Comments
Nick Serratore points a small flashlight at the counter in an Owens Science Hall chemistry lab and thumbs the “on” button with his right hand. Nothing happens.
School of Engineering Students Leading Robotics Research at St. Thomas
15 Aug 2012 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / No Comments
Senior Ryan Delaney, junior Nate Webster and sophomore Mitch Hoffmann have been working as a team on the “TurtleBot” since early June.
Please Pray for the Recovery of Law Student Ricky DeMello
02 Jul 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
DeMello was seriously injured in a fall this morning at the Bernardi Campus in Rome.
Out of Africa
07 Jun 2012 by Doug Hennes '77 / No Comments
Degrees in hand, Ugandan students seek to make an impact in our world
Home and Away
07 Jun 2012 by Mike Ekern '02 / No Comments
Sisters Felista and Olivia Mpanga have found comfort and friendship in Minnesota
St. Thomas Day 2012
10 May 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The University of St. Thomas community gathered Wednesday, May 9, to celebrate its annual St. Thomas Day and to honor recipients of its Humanitarian, Distinguished Alumna, Professor of the Year, Tommie and Monsignor James Lavin awards.
Five to be Honored at St. Thomas Day Celebration May 9, 2012
07 May 2012 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. : Videos by Brad Jacbosen / No Comments
The honorees at the 2012 St. Thomas Day are Corrine Carvalho, Thomas Cronin, Bernadeia Johnson, Dr. Gordon Klatt and Matthew Sullivan.
Father Dease’s Move-In Crew Greets 1,100 First-year Students
06 Sep 2011 by Mike Ekern '02 / No Comments
A time-lapse video illustrates Saturday’s move-in day activities.
The Day the Bridge Came Down
06 Jan 2011 by Doug Hennes '77 / No Comments
Nearly four years after the I-35W bridge collapse, Jenny Xiong ’11 continues to persevere and inspire