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Adjuncts Elected to Faculty Senate
JensonHarrouni SpencerThe Adjunct Faculty Council is proud to announce the election of the first-ever adjuncts to the University of St. Thomas Faculty Senate: Kathy Jenson (Opus College of Business)...
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Two St. Thomas Faculty Receive Fulbright Awards
Dr. Candace ChouTwo St. Thomas faculty members – Dr. Candace Chou of the College of Education, Leadership and Counseling, and Dr. Heather Shirey of the College of Arts and Sciences – will travel to...
View ArticleArtika Tyner Named Interim Officer for Diversity and Inclusion
Dr. Artika Tyner, assistant professor of public policy and leadership in the College of Education, Leadership and Counseling, has been named interim officer for diversity and inclusion. Tyner will take...
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Arrival: Pope Francis in America
St. Thomas theology professor Angela Senander will contribute stories to the Newsroom as she attends events surrounding Pope Francis’ visit to the United States. Follow her on Twitter...
View ArticleWhat Defines a ‘Good’ Bishop?
Pope Francis brought a spirit of encounter and desire for dialogue to St. Matthew’s Cathedral on Wednesday.After praying the liturgy of the hours with the U.S. bishops, the pontiff received words of...
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Writing Across the Curriculum Becomes a Core Requirement at St. Thomas
It’s 11:14 a.m. on a summer Tuesday, and St. Thomas professors are getting schooled.Room 102 of the O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library is buzzing with conversation as 19 professors discuss the pros and cons of...
View ArticleWendy Wyatt to Succeed Michael Jordan as Associate Vice Provost for...
Dr. Wendy Wyatt, chair of the Department of Communication and Journalism at St. Thomas since 2012 and faculty member in the department since 2003, has been appointed the new associate vice provost for...
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The Power of Faith, the Necessity of Justice
Nekima Levy-Pounds sits at The Newsroom restaurant on Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis, one block from her office at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. Her hands carve through the air as she...
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Dr. Brad Rubin Appointed Director of Center of Excellence for Big Data
Dr. Don Weinkauf, dean of the School of Engineering, has appointed Dr. Brad Rubin as the director for the Center of Excellence for Big Data. As enrollment in graduate programs in data science and big...
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Dr. Debra Petersen Earns 2015 Curricular Innovation in Sustainability Award
Debra PetersenThe Center for Global and Local Engagement has awarded Dr. Debra L. Petersen, Department of Communication and Journalism, the 2015 Curricular Innovation in Sustainability Award for her...
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Dr. Monica Hartmann Named Inaugural Rome CORE Semester Faculty Director
Monica HartmannThe Office of Study Abroad is pleased to announce that the inaugural faculty directors have been selected for the new St. Thomas in Rome: The CORE Semester study abroad program. Dr....
View ArticleThree Faculty Earn Promotions
The Office of Academic Affairs is pleased to announce affirmative decisions on promotion following the conclusion of the Tenure and Promotion Committee meetings in December 2015.The following tenured...
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Professional Notes for Feb. 2, 2016
Mark DelCoglianoDr. 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...
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Please Remember in Your Prayers Dr. James Leigh
Please remember in your prayers longtime University of St. Thomas professor of physics Dr. James Leigh, 82, who died at his home in Minneapolis Saturday, Jan. 30.Dr. James LeighA Mass of Christian...
View ArticleHumans of St. Thomas: Xiaowen Guan
A lot has changed for communication and journalism professor Xiaowen Guan since she arrived in the United States from China in 2002. Before that she had never been outside of China; now, she calls the...
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I’m Going to Vote Today!
Aaron Sackett, associate professor of marketing, was recently named as a finalist in the Knight Cities Challenge for his project, titled “I’m Going to Vote Today!” which aims to increase voter turnout...
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Faculty Granted Tenure and Promotions
Richard PlumbI am pleased to announce on behalf of the University of St. Thomas the following affirmative decisions on tenure and promotion. These recommendations were made by the tenure and promotion...
View ArticleTwo Professors Receive John Ireland Presidential Award for Outstanding...
Professors Sandra Menssen and Patrick Van Fleet have been named recipients of the John Ireland Presidential Award for Outstanding Achievement as a Teacher-Scholar for 2015.The award, presented annually...
View ArticleTeaching the Teachers: Center for Faculty Development a Crucial Resource
Fifteen plastic, purple swivel chairs fill a Murray-Herrick Campus Center second-floor classroom on a Tuesday afternoon. A St. Thomas faculty member works her way through a slideshow in the hour-long...
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Three Tommies to be Honored With Global Citizenship Award April 30
Three members of the St. Thomas community will be honored with a Global Citizenship Award on Saturday, April 30, at the 27th Annual International Dinner. Communication and Journalism Department faculty...
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