St. Thomas’ University Action and Response Team announced via email that it will be lifting its face covering requirement in many indoor spaces on Saturday, Feb. 26. Masks will still be required inside classrooms, labs, St. Thomas’ shuttle and the Center for Well-Being.
The American Red Cross visited campus Tuesday to host a blood drive donation event for St. Thomas students and faculty.
Sixteen positive COVID-19 cases were reported by St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being during the week ending Feb. 18.
An email sent out to St. Thomas students, faculty and staff Monday named the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences finalists and their presentation schedule for students.
St. Thomas is offering $61.4 million to purchase the nearby Town & Country Club golf course in an attempt to upgrade athletic facilities, the university’s Executive Budget Committee announced during a virtual town hall Monday.
Independent Spirit Award and Academy Award-winning indie film producer Christine Vachon visited St. Thomas on Thursday, Feb. 17, hosting a workshop, lunch and conversation with Rebecca Green in the O’Shaughnessy Education Center auditorium.
St. Thomas first-year students moved into a newly remodeled Dowling Hall the weekend before the classes began, from its neighbor, Brady Hall, to start the spring semester.
During the month of February, St. Thomas is incorporating events that are centered around celebrating Black History Month, hoping to spark students’ curiosity in Black culture.
St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan announced the renaming of the Tommie East residence hall on campus to Frey Hall in a virtual State of the University address Tuesday.
The Pentagon is sending another 3,000 combat troops to Poland to join 1,700 who already are assembling there in a demonstration of American commitment to NATO allies worried at the prospect of Russia invading Ukraine, a senior defense official said Friday.
The cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have stopped requiring proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test at restaurants. As a result, the University Action and Response team released a statement announcing the university would discontinue the steps taken to comply with the city rules.
St. Thomas seniors Thevni Lelwala, Kevyn Perkins and Adam Revoir have been selected as finalists for the 2022 Tommie Award, an annual honor given to a St. Thomas senior who “embodies the ideals of St. Thomas Aquinas through scholarship, leadership and campus involvement.”
St. Thomas students’ January Term trip to Greece went from “wonderful” to “absolute chaos” when five students had to stay behind after testing positive for COVID-19 days before their flight home was scheduled, causing some to miss two days of spring semester classes.
Sixty-one positive COVID-19 cases were reported to the St. Thomas Center for Well-Being for the week ending Jan. 28. The university-wide vaccination rate is 91.2%, with 94% of employees and 90.4% of students vaccinated.
Students might know their professors’ alma maters and subsequent degrees, but limited classroom interactions obscure the scope of their instructors’ accomplishments, which often include world travels, awards and academic projects.
