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Welcome to the Real World
07 May 2013 by Michael O’Donnell, Communication and Journalism Department / No Comments
TommieMedia Veterans Find Success in Journalism
From the Dean: Calculating the Return on Investment: Part 1
02 May 2013 by Terence Langan / No Comments
As a dean, I often hear talk about the “return on investment” from a college education, especially for students majoring in the liberal arts. As an economist, I do not have a particular problem with this concept, so long as the returns on education are measured broadly and completely enough.
Are You a Good Person? The Notion of Moral Identity
02 May 2013 by Tonia Bock, Psychology Department / No Comments
To what degree is each of us a good person? Well, researchers of moral psychology want to know not only the degree to which each of us is a good person but also how we generally become good people.
Lives Intertwined
02 May 2013 by Michael O’Donnell, Communication and Journalism Department / No Comments
Miles Trump ’11 had been on the job at the Waseca County News only a few weeks when a phone call came that no reporter wants to get.
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.
Q&A with Matthew Meyer ’96
02 May 2013 by Terence Langan / No Comments
As a philosophy professor at the University of Scranton, Matthew Meyer integrates the liberal arts for his students much as his St. Thomas professors did for him. “I’m trying to make each of my students a philosopher in the original sense of the word, a lover of wisdom,” he said.
Gaining Insights Into Art
02 May 2013 by Craig Eliason, Art History Department / No Comments
The Dolly Fiterman Collection provides exhibition experience for students.
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.
Testing the Waters: Undergraduates Leave the Lab and Plunge Into Research
28 Nov 2012 by Emily Koenig ’12 / No Comments
Most weekdays last summer Grant Schmura and David Houserman left the biology lab around noon and drove to Lake Judy in Shoreview, Minn. Before each of those days was done they would spend five hours gathering and tracking painted turtles.
Academic Journals: Faculty Editors Find the Personal Growth Worth the Challenge
24 Nov 2012 by Emily Koenig ’12 / No Comments
Each of the scholarly journals edited or published in the College of Arts and Sciences provides new information and exciting opportunities to the faculty who work on them.
Faith, Hope and Clarity: Contemporary Interreligious Dialogue
24 Nov 2012 by Bernard Brady, Theology Department / No Comments
Discussing a particular theological question is like pulling that piece of thread coming out of your sweater. The more you pull, the more you see how connected the piece of thread is to the whole of the sweater.
Faith Meets Reason: Scholars Discuss a Much-Disputed Field of Philosophy
24 Nov 2012 by Emily Koenig ’12 / No Comments
For the past three summers, graduate students and beginning professors of philosophy and theology have traveled from around the world to attend the St. Thomas Summer Seminar in Philosophy of Religion and Philosophical Theory.
From the Dean: New Hires Essential to Continuing the College’s Mission
24 Nov 2012 by Terence Langan / No Comments
One of my favorite activities as dean is greeting new faculty as they join the University of St. Thomas and the College of Arts and Sciences.
Tommies of Note
15 Aug 2012 by Theresa Malloy '13 / No Comments
Students perform with the Minnesota Opera
The Blame Game
15 Mar 2012 by Wendy Wyatt, Communication and Journalism Department / No Comments
Do we live in a culture of blame? Some writers at The Economist magazine think so. In fact, a 2008 column in the magazine went so far as to claim that Western cultures have become “dominated and warped by blame.” When it came to assigning responsibility, The Economist called out news media directly for their role in promoting blame.
Off the Press: A Selection of Books by CAS Faculty
15 Mar 2012 by Staff / No Comments
Learning About American Culture and Difference
15 Mar 2012 by Kanishka Chowdhury, English Department / No Comments
Q&A with Meg Gehlen Nodzon ’99
15 Mar 2012 by Bernard Armada, Communication and Journalism Department / No Comments
Plugging Data Leaks with Security Education
01 Nov 2011 by Scott Yilek, Computer and Information Sciences Department / No Comments
Farm Fresh Journalism: Bringing Diversity into the Newsroom
01 Nov 2011 by Maggie Clemenson '13 / No Comments
