The Opening Doors Campaign will continue to impact St. Thomas students with 312 new endowed scholarships that will last for the university’s lifetime.
Capital campaign doubles number of endowed scholarships
Students create BookStoreTimes to fill textbook buyback gap
Students now have the ability to trade, buy and sell textbooks with BookStoreTimes, an online application created by St. Thomas students.
Candidate profiles of the 23 seniors nominated for Tommie Award
Student Affairs announced Nov. 19 that 23 seniors are nominated for the Tommie Award, an honor given annually to a senior who best represents St. Thomas through scholarship, leadership and campus involvement.
Snapchat application hooks iPhone users on campus
The Snapchat application, the newest craze in smartphone mobile applications, reached the No. 3 spot in the free app section of Apple’s App Store behind the Dental Surgery and YouTube apps.
Egyptian courts suspend work to protest Morsi move
Egypt’s highest appeal courts suspended their work Wednesday to protest presidential decrees that gave the country’s Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi nearly absolute powers, state television reported, deepening the turmoil roiling the country since the decrees were announced last week.
TommieMedia photojournalists win Associated Collegiate Press award
The Associated Collegiate Press has awarded former TommieMedia photojournalists Rita Kovtun and Josie Oliver first place for best photo slideshow at its national convention Nov. 3 in Chicago.
Conservative speaker shows tough love for Republicans at university-sponsored event
Political analyst and author David Frum spoke as part of Minnesota Public Radio’s ongoing Broadcast Journalist Series Tuesday at O’Shaughnessy Educational Center.
News in :90 – Nov. 28, 2012
This is News in :90 for Nov. 28, 2012.
2013 Tommie Award Nominee: Bobby Ranallo
Ranallo is from Lino Lakes, Minn. He is the Climbing Club president, German club vice president and an off-campus student services student adviser.
2013 Tommie Award Nominee: Thomas Hannon
Hannon is from St. Paul, Minn. He is the co-president of Student Athletic Advisory committee and has been a captain of the men’s basketball team for the past two seasons.
2013 Tommie Award Nominee: Kristyn Brisnehan
Brisnehan is from Colorado Springs, Co. She has been a Tommie Ambassador, tour guide and TEACH club member for all four years at St. Thomas.
2013 Tommie Award Nominee: Samantha Barriga
Barriga is from Lino Lakes, Minn. She was elections and credentials chair for the Undergraduate Student Government, is a STAR marketing intern and plays intramural soccer.
2013 Tommie Award Nominee: Ahmed Aldhafeeri
Aldhafeeri is from Saudi Arabia. He was vice president of the Saudi club and has been a member of the Globally Minded Student Association, MSA, Amnesty International club and the Futbol club.
2013 Tommie Award Nominee: Katie Anderson
Anderson is from Wadena, Minn. She has been a student leader and bible study leader for CRU and worked at the Ireland Memorial Library circulation desk.
2013 Tommie Award Nominee: Sarah Hendricks
Hendricks is from St. Paul, Minn. She is the Student Alumni Council president and Student Legacy vice president. Hendricks co-chaired homecoming, senior banquet, and “It Takes More Than Tuition Day.”