The goal of the campaign is to raise $500 million by fall 2012. In addition to the new athletic facility and recreation center, the capital campaign was started in fall 2007 to create more student scholarships and a list of other projects.
News in :90 – Oct. 6, 2009
This is News in :90 for Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.
AFROTC freshman class largest in recent years
The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) program is seeing a dramatic increase in numbers over the last four years. Cadet Paul Kolars, AFROTC wing commander, said this year’s freshman class is the largest class size he has seen.
St. Thomas’ program isn’t alone as the other 273 ROTC programs across the country have also seen an increasing trend in numbers.
News in :90 – Oct. 5, 2009
This is News in :90 for Monday, Oct. 5, 2009.
St. Thomas battles with ‘suitcase college’ tag
Forty percent of St. Thomas’ undergraduate students live on campus and a large percentage live in apartments and houses off campus.
Ordinance would blame landlords for underage drinking
The St. Paul City Council is considering passing a social host ordinance that would make it a crime to host or allow a party where underage drinking occurs.
But this ordinance has a twist. If it passes, all adults, including landlords, who knowingly allow underage drinking parties, would be guilty of a misdemeanor and could face up to $1,000 in fines and up to 90 days in jail.
Complimentary Star Tribune copies have one more USG hurdle
The subscription has yet to be renewed this semester as the USG determines its next actions.
Fall Art Tour brought ‘good art’ to college campuses
The Fall Art Tour on Saturday evening provided a unique opportunity for students and the public to explore the art galleries of nine Twin Cities colleges and universities in a span of just three hours.
Participants could hop on one of the shuttle buses running between the different campuses and see clay and metal sculptures, glass vases, photographs, prints and interactive exhibits.
‘Disturbing’ incidents around campus have increased ‘tenfold’
John Hershey, neighborhood liaison for St. Thomas, said he has received about 40 separate complaints from neighbors this semester regarding student behavior.
“I’ve received a lot more really bitter complaints from people about roving bands of students,” Hershey said. “Not just that they’re in the neighborhood but that they’re being disrespectful … who knows what’s true and what’s not, but I don’t have reason to disbelieve them.”
News in :90 – Oct. 2, 2009
[slidepress gallery=’nin-10.02.09′] This is News in :90 for Friday, Oct. 2, 2009.
Number of H1N1 cases rises to 88
Additional seasonal flu-shot clinics on campus have been postponed by the Student Health Service due to delays in shipments from vaccine manufacturers.
Complimentary Star Tribune copies missing this semester
This semester, the newspaper racks sit empty and dormant.
International Fair packs campus square
New physical education courses keep students ‘on their toes’
Physical education used to be a mandatory zero-credit course, but St. Thomas has revised the program by offering it as an optional two-credit course that students can pay for.
On-campus interviews offer more internships, fewer jobs
On-campus interviews are underway this fall and the Career Development Center is noticing fewer full-time job openings, but more summer internship offerings. More large corporations and organizations are already hiring for summer 2010 positions, a trend unlike past years.
The poor economy has not influenced the number of employers coming to interview, but rather the type of position they are looking for, said Jennifer Kaysen-Rogers, employer relations specialist at the Career Development Center.