The University of St. Thomas’ new requirement that second-year students live on-campus beginning in the fall 2022 semester left many first- and second-year students scrambling to choose from the housing options available in an April 6 lottery selection process that “disappointed” some students.
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.
St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan and the St. Thomas Undergraduate Student Government held a student town hall meeting over Zoom Thursday night to update St. Thomas community members on a number of upcoming campus changes. Scout Mason and Cam Kauffman have the story.
Starting fall 2020, all residence halls at St. Thomas will become co-educational, according to an email sent by the office of undergraduate admissions.
St. Thomas students living on north campus can now compost with ease due to a new collection bin outside of Dowling Hall.
In an attempt to move the university toward the two-year on-campus residency requirement and make new opportunities for first-year students, St. Thomas announced three renovation projects for the upper quad. The St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel will be expanded and two new dormitories will be added.
The USTALERT system sent out an email at 1 p.m. on Feb. 2 notifying the St. Thomas community of a burglary that occurred in Dowling Hall dormitory on Feb. 1.
Photojournalist Meghan Vosbeek takes photos of student Christmas decorations in Dowling Hall.
As St. Thomas students settle in and adjust to college life, photojournalist Madeleine Davidson searched for unique dorm rooms on campus.
