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Sue Huber to Retire as EVP in June 2014
22 May 2013 by Doug Hennes '77 / No Comments
Dr. Susan Huber, executive vice president and chief academic officer at St. Thomas since 2008, will retire from her position on June 30, 2014. Dr. Julie Sullivan, president-elect, said she will launch a national search this fall for Huber’s successor.
Final Thoughts: Friends All
20 May 2013 by Father Dennis Dease / 1 Comment
You have been kind beyond description – to me and to St. Thomas. I will forever carry fond memories of those kindnesses, which I know were borne out of a genuine desire to make this a better university and to help us provide the best possible education for our students.
A Man of Uncommon Decency
15 May 2013 by Doug Hennes ’77 and Dave Nimmer / No Comments
With retirement in sight, Father Dennis Dease reflects on two decades of extraordinary change.
Student Study Finds Snow Monkeys Just Wanna Have Fun
14 May 2013 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / 1 Comment
St. Thomas seniors Paige Peterson, Chelsea Mills and Alex Mathison studied six hours of recorded video footage of the Minnesota Zoo snow monkeys to discover how parental interference influences their play behavior
Maestro
13 May 2013 by Valerie Turgeon '13 / No Comments
From Mexico to India, Dr. Matthew George offers students a firsthand international music exchange.
The Weigh-In: Architecture Outside the Classroom
10 May 2013 by Victoria Young, Ph.D. / No Comments
Students travel to New Orleans to research local architecture, Frank Gehry and the lasting impact of Hurricane Katrina.
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.
Alumni Share Stories of St. Thomas’ Most Influential Community Members
06 May 2013 by Kate Metzger / 2 Comments
When the St. Thomas Alumni Association asked alumni in a recent survey whether there were faculty members who had strong positive effects on their educational experiences, more than 800 names were mentioned. These are the top five.
Tommie Traditions: Tommie Award Defines Tradition
03 May 2013 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
The Tommie Award will be presented for the 81st time this week, to Eyo Ekpo, the latest in a long purple and gray line of the university’s best and brightest.
Sharp Minds: Neuroscience’s Interdisciplinary, Cutting-Edge Approach Attracts Faculty and Students
02 May 2013 by Kurt Illig, Director, Neuroscience Program / No Comments
A popular place for undergraduates on a sticky August afternoon in St. Paul might be the trails near the Mississippi River at Hidden Falls or the shady parks around Lake Como. But a summer stroll into Owens Science Hall finds a group of students contemplating some of the deepest mysteries of life.
‘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.
Aviation, Air Force ROTC Detachment 410 History Take Flight in 34-Foot Mural in Murray-Herrick
29 Apr 2013 by Tom Couillard '75 / 1 Comment
The University of St. Thomas’ Air Force ROTC Detachment 410, on campus since July 1, 1948, has been preserving its history with the help of a 34-foot mural located in its remodeled Murray-Herrick Campus Center office space. The mural has been signed by numerous veterans, from the WWII era to a recently graduated cadet entering flight training.
Depth of Field: Kites
25 Apr 2013 by Mike Ekern '02 / No Comments
Lance Ramm flies a kite on the John P. Monahan Plaza as part of an event celebrating St. Thomas’ wind power initiatives and Earth Week April 25.
To Share or Not to Share
23 Apr 2013 by Amanda Wagner ’12 M.B.C. / No Comments
According to Facebook’s website, its mission is “to make the world more open and connected. People use Facebook to stay connected with friends and family, to discover what’s going on in the world, and to share and express what matters to them.” But is this really true?
Millennial Illumination
19 Apr 2013 by Lisa Guyott / No Comments
Martha McCarthy ’11 and Emily Pritchard ’11 used their entrepreneurship studies to create the Social Lights.
Holly Hanson Takes Three St. Thomas Degrees to Prison as a Clinical Program Therapist
18 Apr 2013 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
Holly Hanson is a clinical program therapist within the Sex Offender Treatment Program at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Lino Lakes, a job she has held since Sept. 25, 2012.
Tommie Traditions: 15 Years of ‘Poetry on the Patio’
16 Apr 2013 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / 1 Comment
This year’s celebration of live poetry takes place at noon Tuesday, April 23, on the front steps of O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library.
Energizer
12 Apr 2013 by Kate Norlander '07 M.B.C. / No Comments
What keeps Alan Bignall ’85 M.B.A. going and going and going? In a word: passion. Bignall ispresident and CEO of ReconRobotics Inc., a company that creates tactical micro-robot systems used by the military, law enforcement and rescue teams. Currently, their robots can explore an environment that might be dangerous for humans to enter and provide auditory and visual feedback, even in complete darkness.
The Weigh-In: March Madness at Rutgers
10 Apr 2013 by John Tauer, Ph.D. / 1 Comment
The videos showing former Rutgers head men’s basketball coach Mike Rice physically and emotionally abusing his players were outrageous and disgusting, in large part because they run so counter to the messages we hope our student-athletes learn from intercollegiate athletics.
Social Media Parodies Popular Among St. Thomas Students
09 Apr 2013 by Kate Metzger / 1 Comment
Parody profiles are one of the hottest trends in social media – and they are taking hold at St. Thomas.
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.”
Luann Dummer: Feminist, Friend, Gourmet Cook
03 Apr 2013 by Kelly Engebretson '99 M.A. / No Comments
This Friday St. Thomas celebrates 20 years of the Luann Dummer Center for Women. Here is the story of the incredible woman who started it all one month before her premature death from lung cancer in 1992.
Depth of Field: In Defense of Winter
02 Apr 2013 by Mike Ekern '02 / 1 Comment
By now winter is the season we despise with the fiery passion of a thousand suns. We shouldn’t let that stop us from taking a look back at what winter was before it became the March and April bully.
New Asmat Carvings Uncrated in The Gallery
02 Apr 2013 by Kate Metzger / No Comments
The new pieces will fill a niche near the ceiling on the eastern wall of The Gallery on the second floor of the Anderson Student Center, which is home to the AMAA@UST. They are expected to be installed by the end of spring semester.
Zachary Sikich ’05 Gets NHL Moment With Anaheim Ducks vs. Minnesota Wild
22 Mar 2013 by Tom Couillard '75 / No Comments
Hockey has taken the ’05 grad all across the country and even across the Pacific Ocean to China. Earlier this month hockey carried him to the Xcel Energy Center and the NHL to suit up for the Anaheim Ducks when they were in town to take on the Minnesota Wild.