UST in the News

UST in the news

Here's a roundup of recent St. Thomas mentions of interest in various media. Read the stories by clicking on the links. Links do expire and change as papers move stories to “archive” status, and if links have expired, you're welcome to purchase access to the stories or use a search engine such as Lexis Nexis, available on the UST Libraries' Web site. In some cases, you’ll need to register on the publication’s Web site in order to access full text.

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• "Renewing health, renewing hope," The Catholic Spirit, July 5, 2007. Here's a story about UST's 2005 Humanitarian of the Year, Sister Karen Willenbring '89. https://thecatholicspirit.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=500&SectionID=65&SubSectionID=82&S=1

• "Fertility methods should respect dignity of parents, babies," The Catholic Spirit, July 5, 2007. "This use of [controlled ovarian hyperstimulation] alone has not attracted the attention of church documents or moral theologians, said Paul Wojda, a bioethicist and theologian at the University of St. Thomas. 'The general rule here is that as long as technologies don’t replace the natural function but help it to achieve its intended function, it’s morally permissible,' he said." https://thecatholicspirit.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=524&SectionID=16&SubSectionID=16&S=1

• "Bipartisan volunteer spirit," Star Tribune, July 14, 2007.   UST junior Tasha Beyers received a National Volunteer Service Award from President Bush. https://www.startribune.com/587/story/1302340.html

• "Outside consultant," Star Tribune, July 16, 2007. https://www.startribune.com/535/story/1302451.html

• "St. Thomas expands program," Star Tribune, July 16, 2007.   "The graduate real-estate program at the University of St. Thomas has changed its name and broadened its mission." https://www.startribune.com/535/story/1304107.html

• "Lessons learned from white-collar felons," Star Tribune, July 16, 2007. Author of this column is Henry (Hank) J. Shea, a special assistant U.S. attorney, senior distinguished fellow at the University of St. Thomas School of Law and a fellow at the Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions. https://www.startribune.com/535/story/1300966.html

• "Focus helped firm find its groove," Star Tribune, July 16, 2007. "The expert says: Jay Ebben, assistant professor in the entrepreneurship program at the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business, said small companies typically reach a point, as Reside did, where growth causes challenges." https://www.startribune.com/535/story/1301700.html

• "Business people," St. Paul Pioneer Press, July 16, 2007. "Lisa Brabbit, assistant dean for external relations, University of St. Thomas Law School, received the Hennepin County Bar Association's Professionalism Award." https://www.twincities.com/ci_6383838

• "Mover: Ritch Sorenson," St. Paul Pioneer Press, July 17, 2007. Sorenson is the Opus Endowed Chair in Family Enterprise in St. Thomas' Opus College of Business. https://www.twincities.com/ci_6390905

• "Catholics, Muslims seek mutual understanding," The Catholic Spirit, July 19, 2007. "As the word suggests, dialogue means that both Catholics and Muslims share and learn with each other, said University of St. Thomas professor Edward Ulrich, who will teach a class on interreligious dialogue this fall in the Catholic Studies program. Dialogue takes many forms, from dinner with a Muslim neighbor to working together for social change. But it requires both parties to meaningfully discuss their faiths, Ulrich added. St. Thomas theology professor Terrence Nichols credits the Second Vatican Council with the breakthrough in interreligious dialogue. 'Muslims aren’t idolators, they’re not heretics — they worship the same God [as Christians worship],' he said. https://thecatholicspirit.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=537&SectionID=37&SubSectionID=&S=1

• "Relationships topic of parish leadership conference," The Catholic Spirit, July 19, 2007. https://thecatholicspirit.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=561&SectionID=33&SubSectionID=&S=1

• "Two Benedictine sisters profess vows," The Catholic Spirit, July 19, 2007. "Sister Jacqueline [Leiter], originally from Holy Redeemer in Maplewood, graduated from Hill-Murray School in Maplewood and St. Olaf College in Northfield. She has a graduate degree in education from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul and an English as a Second Language licensure from Hamline University in St. Paul. After her profession, Sister Jacqueline will continue to teach English as a Second Language in the St. Paul public school system." https://thecatholicspirit.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=567&SectionID=37&SubSectionID=&S=1