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The Scroll: A Hurrah for Retirees
University NewsDave Nimmer will dearly miss the 92 St. Thomas employees who will retire in May, and in today’s Scroll he pays tribute to two of them – Tom Connery and Lynda McDonnell – who always have showed their pride and passion.
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Brown Bag Luncheon on FY15 Budget is Thursday
University NewsAn information session about the university’s 2014-15 budget will be held Thursday. Beverages and cookies will be provided. -
Undergraduate Tuition Rates Will Increase 3.9 Percent
University NewsTuition rates will increase 3.9 percent this summer for undergraduate students – the second-lowest rate increase in 20 years – and an average of 3.0 percent for graduate students except for the School of Law, which will have no tuition increase. -
St. Thomas to Sell Gainey Conference Center
University NewsSt. Thomas has decided to sell the Daniel C. Gainey Conference Center in Owatonna, Minn., because it cannot continue to operate the center in a financially sustainable manner and has determined that expansion plans would not overcome ongoing weaknesses in the conference services market. -
The Scroll: The Quest for Equality
University NewsKim Rueb has long been interested in issues such as gender equality, but her perspective has changed since her days as a college student. She writes today in The Scroll that society must come to realize a woman can have a job and be a mom – or she can choose one over the other and not need to feel any the less for it. -
The Scroll: What's the Formula to Work-Life Balance?
University NewsLike many alumni, Jessica Meilleur ’08 has questions and concerns about how to achieve work-life balance. She hasn’t been able to find a pat answer, but she picked up some tips in a Young Alumni Education Roundtable and offers her thoughts today in The Scroll. -
The Scroll: It's Time to Acclaim the Magical, Blessed Season of Christmas
University NewsCarol Bruess had all kinds of “research-based” ideas on subjects for a holiday Scroll: the importance of holiday rituals and traditions, the value of good old-fashioned storytelling and the need to take the “e” out of Christmas. But in the end, she settled for a simple wish for all of you. -
Strategic Planning Steering Committee to Begin Work
President's OfficePresident Julie Sullivan announces the appointment of a 16-person steering committee to oversee a strategic planning process for the university. -
The Scroll: Food Fussies
University NewsSusan Alexander has never been more convinced than this semester that food matters in the day-to-day life of a college campus, whether it’s a lack of chocolate chip cookies or Mountain Dew or the kind of coffee that we brew. She offers her thoughts today in The Scroll.