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Father Dease to Receive Honorary Degree From St. Catherine University
18 Dec 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Father Dennis Dease, president of St. Thomas, will receive an honorary degree from St. Catherine University at its winter commencement exercises Thursday.
Experience in the Field Compels Jessica Toft to Explore the Role of Citizenship in Helping the Disenfranchised Class
18 Dec 2012 by Jessica Toft / No Comments
In the course of every year while growing up, I lived in three different settings: city, suburb and rural and small town. Although my parents lived close to each other in St. Louis, Mo., those few miles covered a broad range of socioeconomic and racial ethnic differences.
The Scroll: The Smiling Face of Coffee Bené
18 Dec 2012 by Dave Nimmer / 9 Comments
Traves Lundberg has a special place in Dave Nimmer’s heart. He brews a perfect cup of coffee in Coffee Bené in O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library, and he loves fishing. As a result, Dave calls Traves a “five-day-a-week Christmas present” today in The Scroll.
The Weigh-In: Beyond Grief at Sandy Hook
17 Dec 2012 by Bruce Kramer, Ph.D. / 4 Comments
After the killing of so many children and their teachers, our human journey is at a crossroads where our intentions – beautiful and transcendent, compassionate and caring, loving and forgiving, intelligent and thoughtful – continue to retreat in confusion and horror from the enormous evil we can and will inflict upon one another. For Bruce Kramer, Sandy Hook is personal.
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.
Kristine Wammer and Her Students Take on a Major Source of Environmental Pollutants
14 Dec 2012 by Kristine Wammer / No Comments
Chemistry professor Kristine Wammer studies the effects of pharmaceuticals in the environment. “I am a ‘farm kid.’ I grew up on a corn and soybean farm in southern Minnesota that truly was the middle of nowhere, with the nearest town (Butternut) having a population that hovered around a dozen. Having no kids nearby meant that my brother Todd and I had to come up with creative – if slightly dangerous – ways to entertain ourselves.”
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.
Watch the Tommie Football Team in the Stagg Bowl at the On-Campus Viewing Party
12 Dec 2012 by Campus Life / No Comments
Join fellow Tommie fans for an on-campus viewing party of the 2012 Stagg Bowl game this Friday, Dec. 14. Kick-off is at 6 p.m.
Junior Jane de Lambert and Her ‘Rockin” Geology Research
12 Dec 2012 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / No Comments
Jane de Lambert researched the geologic history of the Lovell Wash area of the Upper Horse Spring Formation in the Lake Mead region of Nevada last spring and presented her findings in October at the Geological Society of America’s national conference in North Carolina. She is among the first to research this remote formation in southern Nevada.
The Scroll: O, The Weather Outside is Frightful!
12 Dec 2012 by Lisa Weier / No Comments
Nothing busts up a negative attitude like a little snow. Or, this week, a lot of snow! So says Lisa Weier today in The Scroll, and she offers 10 reasons why she – and perhaps you – should appreciate all that snow.
Tuesday Update: Football Charter Flight is Full
10 Dec 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
Parents of players, university staff members and the media have filled the 162-person flight.
Depth of Field: O Christmas Tree
10 Dec 2012 by Mike Ekern '02 / 4 Comments
I’m going to make this simple, folks. When someone tells you they’re constructing a 34-foot Christmas tree over three to five days, you shoot a time lapse of it. Read on to find out how we did it.
Defending the First Amendment Right of Diverse Religious Groups
09 Dec 2012 by Thomas Berg / No Comments
Religious liberty, my chief research interest, often has been a subject of controversy, but never more so than in recent months.
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.
The Scroll: Happy Birthday, Title IX!
07 Dec 2012 by Susan Alexander / No Comments
In this 40th year of Title IX, the federal regulation that mandates equity for women in collegiate sports programs, Susan Alexander salutes the St. Thomas team that won the national volleyball championship last month. She writes today in The Scroll that she couldn’t be prouder of our women student-athletes and how they balance sports and academics.
The Weigh-In: Tommies and Johnnies – Artistic Associates
05 Dec 2012 by Victoria Young, Ph.D. / 1 Comment
We all know about the competitiveness we have with Saint John’s in sports. What you might not think about when you hear UST and SJU in the same sentence however, are the ties that bind us together. Both schools are anchored in the Catholic intellectual tradition and have a shared belief in the importance of the arts in a humanities-based education.
Glenn Caruso Voted One of Five Division III Coach of the Year Award Finalists for 2012
04 Dec 2012 by Gene McGivern / No Comments
In his five years as coach, Caruso has led St. Thomas to a 56-7 record with four consecutive NCAA playoff quarterfinal and three consecutive 10-0 regular seasons. The Tommies are host to UW-Oshkosh in an NCAA semifinal contest at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8. The Tommies also advanced to the semifinals in 2011 before losing to eventual national champion UW-Whitewater.
Credit Union Offers Disciplined Savers a Very Merry Christmas Club Christmas
04 Dec 2012 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
The St. Thomas Employee Federal Credit Union distributed an average of $972.62 to its 98 Christmas Club members this year, an average of $964.91 to its 100 members in 2011, and an average of $956.52 to its 98 members in 2010.
Holiday Spending Surveys: What We’ve Learned
04 Dec 2012 by Dave Brennan, Ph.D., and Lorman Lundsten, Ph.D. / No Comments
Holiday spending is the most concentrated retail sales event of the year. It also reflects current consumer confidence and is often a bellwether for retailing in the coming year. That’s why we began conducting an annual holiday spending survey in 2002.
Presidential Candidates Interviewed; Selection Will be Made Next Year
03 Dec 2012 by St. Thomas Newsroom / No Comments
The search committee interviewed candidates in November for the next president of St. Thomas, and is expected to nominate an individual to the Board of Trustees in the new year.
Leading Today for Tomorrow’s Scholars
03 Dec 2012 by Kate Norlander '07 M.B.C. / No Comments
St. Thomas has had a long relationship with Hiawatha Academies in Minneapolis. Sean Elder ’11 M.B.A., continues that tradition as chief operating officer of the maturing, rapidly growing organization.
Q&A with Brian McEnaney ’85
30 Nov 2012 by Mark Stansbury-O’Donnell, Art History Department / No Comments
With an undergraduate finance major and a mini-master’s in health care from St. Thomas, Brian McEnaney was well-prepared for the technical requirements of a career in software and health information systems.
St. Thomas Real Estate Analysis: Low Inventory of Homes for Sale Puts Upward Pressure on Metro Area Prices
29 Nov 2012 by Shenohon Center for Real Estate / No Comments
Researchers say the inventory of available homes is the lowest in more than eight years. They examine why that is and why it could lead to changes in the Twin Cities real estate market.
Campus Sustainability Fund Grants Awarded
29 Nov 2012 by Campus Sustainability Fund / No Comments
The Campus Sustainability Fund finances projects that promote climate-neutrality and sustainability at St. Thomas.