Post Graduation
Outcomes & Career Readiness
St. Thomas students get more than a diploma to frame.
Tommies graduate with a liberal arts foundation and loads of real-life readiness to become global citizens. Students who earn their degree here are ready to lead teams, communicate effectively and successfully influence others - in the workplace or in graduate school.
Tommies are CEOs, scientists, humanitarians, diplomats, authors, teachers, surgeons, nonprofit leaders, engineers, attorneys, researchers and lots and lots and lots of other things.
A different education creates a different graduate.
Programs & Resources
Career Development
Our Career Development Center helps students launch and explore careers in a way that makes sense for them. Career exploration is supported by connections with employers and alumni, through the integration of career conversations and curriculum across the university.
Professional Connections
The Tommie Network
Tommies travel in packs. And with an alumni network over 120,000 strong, you have a lot of mentors and connections who will help open the door to internships and jobs.
Alumni Stories from Our Newsroom
St. Thomas Day Elevates Work of Seven Outstanding Tommies
Tommies everywhere seek to inspire change as they live and extend the St. Thomas mission. With approximately 120,000 alumni worldwide, that’s a huge impact. The University of St. Thomas elevates their extraordinary contributions at the annual St. Thomas Day celebration. Held this year on April 24, seven exemplary individuals – students, faculty and alumni –… The post St. Thomas Day Elevates Work of Seven Outstanding Tommies appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.
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April 24, 2024
2023 Law Graduates Set New Record for Employment
St. Thomas Law’s Class of 2023 set a new school record for the number of graduates employed in “gold standard” positions within 10 months of commencement. The law school recently reported that 92.5% of last year’s graduating class is working in full-time, long-term jobs that either require a law license or for which having a… The post 2023 Law Graduates Set New Record for Employment appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.
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March 19, 2024
Podcast Series Explores Finding Purpose After College
The “Work in Progress with Christopher Wong Michaelson” podcast recently recorded a four-part series titled “In Search of Careers and the Common Good,” which includes candid conversations with professionals across three different career stages – early, middle and encore. “One thing I often say to (my students) is that if they’re only in college to… The post Podcast Series Explores Finding Purpose After College appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.
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February 27, 2024
Podcast Advances Health Equity in the Midwest
In his condo, Pleasant Radford Jr. ’14 MBA is surrounded by a grid of streets making Minneapolis full of possibilities and opportunity, but also remnants of trauma. After the murder of George Floyd, Radford will never forget the moment those same streets became the symbol of residing injustice. An optimist, Radford hoped the trauma could… The post Podcast Advances Health Equity in the Midwest appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.
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February 22, 2024
Paying It Forward: How U.S. Bank CEO Andy Cecere ’82 Leads With Compassion
When a personally addressed email from U.S. Bank CEO Andy Cecere arrived in DeAmonte Block’s inbox his second month at his new job as an internal auditor at the bank, Block couldn’t believe it. “I was very surprised,” Block said. “I thought it was spam.” Although there are many CEOs who send well-crafted welcome messages… The post Paying It Forward: How U.S. Bank CEO Andy Cecere ’82 Leads With Compassion appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.