Events
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.
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.
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.
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.
President’s Christmas Celebration Slated for Friday, Dec. 7
10 Sep 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
University employees and their guests are invited to this annual celebrationt, which will be Father Dennis Dease’s last as president of St. Thomas.
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.
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.
Scholars From Seven U.S. Law Schools to Gather Here Sept. 22 for Ethics Symposium
31 Aug 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The symposium is co-sponsored by the university’s Holloran Center on Ethical Leadership in the Professions and the St. Thomas Law Journal.
Mark Your Calendar for These Time-Honored Welcome Week Traditions
28 Aug 2012 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
The traditional March Through the Arches will be held at 11 a.m. this year, on Tuesday, Sept. 4. New first-year, transfer and international students will gather on the Summit Avenue side of the Arches at 10:45 a.m., and that’s also a good time for all of the applauders to gather in the lower quad.
Service-learning Pedagogy Presentations to Be Held Aug. 23
20 Aug 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Speakers include Susan Callaway, English; Debra Peterson and Tim Scully, Communication and Journalism; Mike Klein, Justice and Peace Studies; Ernest Owens, Management; and Kimberly Vrudny, Theology.
Child Development Center Hosts Annual Tag Sale Aug. 11
06 Aug 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The sale will run from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Yarn Tamers Meets Tuesdays, Thursdays During Summer Months on St. Paul Campus
06 Aug 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The group meets from noon to 1 p.m.
Center for Ethical Business Cultures Presents ‘Evolution of Corporate Responsibility in American Business’ Conference Sept. 7
06 Aug 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
To whom, for what and how is the modern corporation responsible?
Social Work Hosts Summit on Emerging Practice Issues
02 Aug 2012 by Virginia Lyons / No Comments
A half-day workshop on “Clinical Social Work in Medical Settings” will be held Tuesday, Aug. 7, on St. Catherine University’s St. Paul campus.
TPT to Rebroadcast Anthony DePalma’s Donald B. Regan Distinguished Lecture Monday
02 Aug 2012 by Virginia Lyons / No Comments
The New York Times journalist and author spoke on “North America as a Nation.”
Tommie Central Offers Discounted Tickets to Summer Fun
30 Jul 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Tickets available include the Minnesota State Fair, Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Zoo, Valleyfair, Sea Life Aquarium at Mall of America and Nickelodeon Universe.
St. Thomas to Host 32nd Annual Neighborfest Thursday, Aug. 2, on John P. Monahan Plaza
30 Jul 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The event attracts hundreds of St. Thomas neighbors, friends and their families to campus each year for music, food and fun.
TPT Rebroadcasts Two St. Thomas Programs This Week
23 Jul 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The programs will air on TPT’s statewide Minnesota channel, tptMN.
Women’s Center Book Club to Discuss Nevada Barr’s A Superior Death
23 Jul 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The mystery is set on Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior.
International Youth Performers Will Sing on John P. Monahan Plaza Friday, July 27
23 Jul 2012 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / No Comments
Songs of Hope will sing at noon in a free, 45-minute performance.
Three Music Faculty and Guest Pianist Present Recital Sunday Afternoon
19 Jul 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Faculty members Paul Schulz (clarinet), Peter Douglas (bassoon) and Sarah Schmalenberger (horn) will be joined by guest pianist Frances Armstrong.
Music in Owatonna Presents Bluegrass Featuring Monroe Crossing July 14 at Gainey Conference Center
13 Jul 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Bluegrass bands Copper Creek and The High 48s also will perform at the event, which will be held rain or shine.
Yoga Summer Session Begins July 11 on Minneapolis Campus
02 Jul 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The cost is $40 for all six sessions or $10 for a drop-in session.
AARC to Offer Second Summer Session of Spinning From July 10 to Aug. 7
02 Jul 2012 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
Classes meet twice a week for four weeks; come prepared to sweat.