Solar Panels Help Sustain Knowledge
The newly installed solar panels on the Anderson Student Center roof not only reduce energy costs but also benefit student research. The panels are another step toward St. Thomas becoming carbon...
View ArticleOutside Forces, Internal Checks and Change in Higher Ed
Change is hard. Change can be especially hard with something steeped in tradition, like, say, academia, which has been around since the ancient Greeks. Since 1885, St. Thomas has developed a healthy...
View ArticleProfessional Notes for April 30, 2015
Father Scott Carl, The Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity, edited and wrote the introduction of the recently published Verbum Domini and the Complementarity of Exegesis and Theology (Eerdmans,...
View ArticleSenior Stride
Graduation provides these eight seniors with time to reflect on past accomplishments and look forward to what the future may hold. Nick Ronnei, Chanhassen Even after interviewing for the position Nick...
View ArticleFaculty to Present at Sustainability Conference
Several St. Thomas faculty members will present at the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s annual conference, held Oct. 25-28, at the Minneapolis Convention Center....
View ArticleProfessional Notes for Oct. 21, 2015
Jennifer Awes-Freeman, Theology Department, College of Arts and Sciences, is the author of a chapter, “The Good Shepherd and the Enthroned Ruler: A Reconsideration of Imperial Iconography in the Early...
View ArticleHow Did That Become a Class?
The English Department probably isn’t the first place you’d expect to find a class about Mars. And yet, Chris Hassel, adjunct professor of English, taught Final Frontier: Mars & Beyond in the...
View ArticleLeading Expert on Modern-day Slavery to Speak Here Feb. 3
Dr. Kevin Bales, widely regarded as the world’s leading expert on contemporary slavery, will discuss his just-published book, Blood and Earth: Modern Slavery, Ecocide and the Secret to Saving the...
View ArticleProfessional Notes for Feb. 2, 2016
Mark DelCogliano Dr. Mark DelCogliano, Theology Department, College of Arts and Sciences, is the author of “Asterius in Athanasius’ Catalogues of Arian Views,” which was published in the Journal of...
View ArticleLiving and Learning as One
Freshman Ben Linke thrusts a metal shovel into the earth along the shore of the Mississippi River. The shovel carves through rocky sand and dirt, and the ring from it echoes off the surrounding water,...
View ArticleEnvironmental Studies Scholarship Recipients Announced
The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, and the Environmental Studies Governance Committee are pleased to announce the winners of the annual University of...
View ArticleProfessional Notes for May 4, 2016
Dr. Consuelo Cavalieri Dr. Consuelo Cavalieri, Graduate School of Professional Psychology, College of Education, Leadership and Counseling, and Dr. Artika Tyner, Office of Diversity and Inclusion,...
View ArticleSt. Thomas Students Place Second in Regional Real Estate Development Competition
A team of seven University of St. Thomas real estate students placed second in the 13th annual University Challenge Real Estate Competition sponsored by the Minnesota chapter of the National...
View ArticleProfessional Notes for Nov. 1, 2016
Candace Chou Dr. Candace Chou, College of Education, Leadership and Counseling, was invited to serve on the Fulbright Senior Scholar Regional Review Committee, which met Oct. 14 in Washington, D.C....
View ArticleProfessional Notes for Dec. 13, 2016
Jean-Pierre Bongila Dr. Lisa Abendroth, Marketing Department, Opus College of Business, and faculty director of the Part-time Flex MBA program, presented a session on managing a curricular review at...
View ArticleProfessional Notes for Feb. 22, 2017
Dr. Joseph Brom, professor emeritus, Chemistry Department, College of Arts and Sciences, is the author of an article, “Geometry and Electronic Structure of Titanabenzene and Its Valence Isomers,” which...
View ArticleEnvironmental Studies Scholarship Recipients Announced
The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, and the Environmental Studies Governance Committee are pleased to announce the winners of the annual University of...
View ArticleProfessional Notes for May 4, 2017
Elise Amel Dr. Elise Amel and Dr. Britain Scott, Psychology Department, College of Arts and Sciences, are the writers of an article, “Beyond the Roots of Human Inaction: Fostering Collective Effort...
View ArticleProfessional Notes for Nov. 20, 2017
Dr. Bernard Brady Dr. Bernard Brady, Theology Department, College of Arts and Sciences, published his book titled Essential Catholic Social Thought (second edition) by Orbis Books, Maryknoll, New York,...
View ArticleLittle Drone on the Prairie
Alice Ready (left), Emma Rinn and Prof. Paul Lorah upload a survey route to their DJI Inspire drone before sending it out to survey the Weaver Dunes. (Photos by Mike Ekern ’02) Juniors Alice Ready and...
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