Events
Catholic Studies hosts second annual Fall Disputation Oct. 22
19 Oct 2009 by Virginia Lyons / No Comments
Dr. Paul Wojda and Dr. Mathew Lu will discuss whether execution is a legitimate form of punishment.
American Marketing Association hosts media mogul, Professor Consortia
19 Oct 2009 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The club will host Jim Peterson of The Renaissance Festival on Tuesday and the annual Professor Consortia on Thursday.
Dr. Bernard Armada to speak on ‘Memory’s Execution’ Oct. 20
16 Oct 2009 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
He will talk about the 2002 expansion of the National Civil Rights Museum and how its architectural difference from the original museum illustrates the complex relationship between remembering and forgetting.
School of Social Work’s Spirituality Institute to offer Oct. 30 ‘peace training’ workshop
16 Oct 2009 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
Dr. Mari Ann Graham, co-director of the institute, will lead the workshop that uses song, visual images and exercises.
Panel on ‘Racial Profiling in America’ planned here Tuesday
16 Oct 2009 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
The program is part of the CommUNITY Series at St. Thomas this semester.
Forum to offer context, perspective on health care debate
15 Oct 2009 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
This Oct. 27 session, designed to provide a framework for understanding the nation’s current health care conversation, will feature three UST speakers who have experience with the issue: Sen. Dave Durenberger, Dr. Paul Wojda and Dan McLaughlin.
Annual Sacred Arts Festival opens Oct. 22 at University of St. Thomas
15 Oct 2009 by Patricia Sirek / No Comments
Among the highlights: a reading by award-winning author Ron Hansen; Sephardic music by Israeli singer/songwriter Yasmin Levy; a presentation by a dancer tortured for speaking out against oppression in Iran; an organ recital by Canadian organist and composer Rachel Laurin; and an exhibition of crèches from all over the world.
Green Team looks for a clean sweep on the Mississippi River banks Saturday
15 Oct 2009 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
All are invited to help the Green Team clean up the east river banks from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17.
Political Science Club hosts Rep. Paul Kohls
13 Oct 2009 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
He is an announced I-R candidate for governor of Minnesota and a 1996 graduate of UST.
Multicultural Student Services hosts ‘Zero Debt for College Grads’ brown bag workshop
12 Oct 2009 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Presented tomorrow by Multicultural Student Services, the event covers tips on how to get out of debt, save money and reach goals.
Target hosts informational session tomorrow
12 Oct 2009 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The event will include a panel presentation from UST alumni about internships and full-time opportunities.
Fall 2009 Common Text Week starts tomorrow
12 Oct 2009 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
A screening of “Far From Home” is tomorrow, and the author of All Souls, A Family Story From Southie, this semester’s common text, will speak on Thursday.
Princeton scholar to give first Murphy Institute Human Dignity Lecture here Oct. 21
12 Oct 2009 by Patricia Sirek / No Comments
Dr. Robert George also will receive the Dignitatis Humanae Award, presented by the St. Thomas School of Law.
President of Media and the Family national institute to speak at next ‘Faith and Work Breakfast’ Oct. 22
12 Oct 2009 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
The talks are co-sponsored by St. Olaf Catholic Church and the John A. Ryan Institute for Catholic Social Thought at St. Thomas.
Faculty, staff invited to ‘Social Entrepreneurship and Change: A Conversation With David Bornstein’
12 Oct 2009 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Learn how ideas change the world with author David Bornstein Oct. 26. He is this year’s Vaclav Havel Civil Society Symposium scholar in residence.
Box Office still has tickets to musical, ‘101 Dalmatians’
09 Oct 2009 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The performance is Oct. 14 at the Orpheum Theater. Admission is only $10 for UST students only, which includes a round-trip bus ride.
School of Social Work co-hosts ‘Room at the Table: Poverty and Aging’ forum
09 Oct 2009 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Share experience, questions and ideas to stimulate conversation and action. Registrations are due Oct. 13.
Sign up to attend a free GMAT, UST MBA Forum
09 Oct 2009 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The forum is Oct. 14. Network with other Twin Cities business professionals and learn about the GMAT exam and prep methods from Kaplan reps. Door prizes include a free Kaplan GMAT preparation course, a $1,400 value.
Talk on ‘Keeping Communications Fresh: Lessons From Higher Education’ is Oct. 27
09 Oct 2009 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
David Richardson of Artemis Strategy Group will speak at this event in the Association for Strategic Planning fall 2009 breakfast series. Registrations are due by Oct. 23.
USG hosts Meet Your Rep Day
08 Oct 2009 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Class officers will be on hand today to answer questions, take suggestions and hand out free pizza and USG T-shirts.
UST and SCU present ‘ComedySportz: University League’ Oct. 16-17 and 23-24
07 Oct 2009 by Patricia Sirek / No Comments
“ComedySportz” is improvisational comedy played as a sport, featuring two teams of comedy “actletes” competing for laughs and a referee keeping things moving and calling fouls.
Got blood? Red Cross Blood Drive set for Oct. 21-22
07 Oct 2009 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.
Multicultural Student Services to host tent at homecoming’s Taste of Saints Oct. 10
07 Oct 2009 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Meet the MSS team, check out a display of handmade piñatas where kids can try to break a special one just for them, and enter a drawing for theater tickets.
Physician and Congolese presidential candidate to discuss ‘Ethics and Rule of Law in African Leadership’ Oct. 15
07 Oct 2009 by Jim Winterer '71 / No Comments
Dr. Oscar Kashala is president of the Union for the Rebuilding of the Congo and will speak at a University of St. Thomas International Leadership Forum.
Theology on Tap presents ‘Women and the Christian Tradition’
07 Oct 2009 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Dr. Sherry Jordon will lead tomorrow’s discussion.