Vischer Leads the Way: New Dean of the School of Law Brings Vision and...
Robert Vischer, associate dean for academic affairs and professor of law at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, was appointed the new dean of the school in October. He began his duties on Jan....
View ArticlePlease Pray for the Health of Karen Peterka
Please pray for the health of Karen Peterka ’98 (Mathematics), ’05 M.B.A., who taught St. Thomas actuarial science students in fall 2012 as an adjunct instructor.Peterka had been suffering from...
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Professional Notes for Feb. 28, 2013
Dr. Sanjeev BordoloiDr. Sanjeev Bordoloi, Operations and Supply Chain Management Department, Opus College of Business, is the author of a textbook titled Service Management: Operations, Strategy,...
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Habemus Papam: St. Thomas Community Reacts to the Selection of Pope Francis
Dr. Don Briel, the Koch Chair in Catholic Studies and founding director of the university’s Center for Catholic Studies: The selection of Pope Francis I is clearly something of a surprise although...
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Theologian Dr. John Martens Appointed Columnist for America Magazine
Dr. John Martens, a member of the Theology Department at the University of St. Thomas as well as the St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity, recently was appointed columnist of The Word for America...
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The Weigh-In: March Madness at Rutgers
With March Madness and the college basketball season coming to an exciting conclusion this week, it was easy to temporarily forget another type of madness that can sadly be a part of sports – the type...
View ArticleGovernor Names John Wendt to Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission
A good sport for good sports John Wendt has been named by Gov. Mark Dayton to the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission. Wendt teaches in the Department of Ethics and Business Law in the university’s...
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Professional Notes for April 17, 2013
Tom Couillard, University Relations, had a story, “Ann McCarthy: Triathlete in the Olympian Spirit,” published April 12 in the Minnesota Triathlon News.N. Curtis LeMayN. Curtis Le May, director of the...
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Five Community Members to Be Honored at St. Thomas Day Awards May 8
The annual celebration of St. Thomas Day is Wednesday, May 8. The celebration honors recipients of its Monsignor James Lavin Award, Professor of the Year, Humanitarian Award, Tommie Award and...
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Alumni Share Stories of St. Thomas’ Most Influential Community Members
In the first half of 2012, the St. Thomas Alumni Association conducted a survey to gain insights on how to further engage alumni in its programs and services.What the association discovered was that...
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Dr. Adam Kay receives 2013 Undergraduate Research Award for Faculty
Dr. Adam Kay has received the University of St. Thomas 2013 Undergraduate Research Award for Faculty. This award is given annually to one faculty member who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to...
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The Weigh-In: Architecture Outside the Classroom
NEW ORLEANS – A few years back, a guest house designed by an up-and-coming architect came to the University of St. Thomas. Frank Gehry’s Winton Guest House, now residing on the Gainey campus in...
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Maestro
Student musicians in Brady Educational Center are accustomed to reading notes on printed sheet music. They meet at the same time each week to practice. They expect their rehearsals to be conducted in a...
View ArticleSue Huber to Retire as EVP in June 2014
Dr. Susan Huber, executive vice president and chief academic officer at St. Thomas, will retire from her position on June 30, 2014.Huber met recently with Dr. Julie Sullivan, president-elect, and...
View ArticleLarge-Scale Data Management and Its Interdisciplinary Relevance
I grew up in the north Chicago suburbs. My father, a purchasing agent for an electronics parts company, sometimes brought home electronics parts samples, and I began to wonder what they were and how to...
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Puto, Gleason to Continue in Leadership Roles
Dr. Christopher Puto will remain as dean of the Opus College of Business and Dr. Bruce Gleason as interim director of the International Education Center until their successors are chosen during the...
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Real Estate Analysis: May Prices Were Up, But is Another Bubble Looming?
Median home sale prices in May continued to show significant gains compared to the same period last year, according to the Residential Real Estate Price Report index, a monthly analysis of the...
View ArticleGraduate Student Reseach Investigates Office Cultures in Virtual Teams
I grew up in a small town in northern Minnesota. I moved to Minneapolis after graduation and earned my undergraduate degree in psychology, social science and secondary education from Augsburg College....
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What do the best corporate blogs do well?
Earlier this week, friend, colleague and fellow blogger Aaron Pearson asked me to speak to his class at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis. The topic? Corporate blogging. Something I know a...
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The Weigh-In: Why Does Cyprus Matter?
The European Union is once again facing a significant financial crisis as Cyprus has pushed Greece, Portugal, Italy and Spain from the headlines. How can such a small country – with fewer than one...
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