Robert K. Vischer was inaugurated Friday as the University of St. Thomas’ 16th president after a nationwide search to fill the office. Vischer’s selection followed his year-long tenure as interim president after the departure of his predecessor, Julie Sullivan. Sullivan was in attendance during the inauguration and wished Vischer well in a video recording.
St. Thomas named its 16th president and South Campus is being reimagined. A fatal car crash occurred on Cretin Avenue and a former St. Thomas student was charged with criminal sexual conduct. Hosts Macy Berendsen and Sam Larson cover these stories and more on Top Stories. TommieMedia’s stories: St. Thomas names its 16th president: St. …
Members of the athletic department gave a presentation on changes to the AARC weight and cardio rooms, new Undergraduate Student Government members were sworn in and two new clubs were approved at the USG general council meeting Thursday at Scooters.
On Friday, the Undergraduate Student Government dedicated the Center for Student Achievement to Julie Sullivan, changing its name to the Julie H. Sullivan Center for Student Achievement. The center, which opened in the fall of 2018, states that its goal is to “empower students as they navigate academic and professional goals.”
The University of St. Thomas broke ground on the Schoenecker Center Thursday, as the university plans to open the 130,000-square-foot-plus building in the spring of 2024.
St. Thomas class of 1952 alum Gene Frey donated $15 million to the university, which will help students afford St. Thomas’ two-year residency requirement.
On March 1, St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan announced her decision to step down from her position at the university to become the president of Santa Clara University at the end of this academic year. In this Q&A-style guest editorial, Sullivan reflects on her achievements at St. Thomas and shares her experience as the first female and layperson president of the university.
On March 16, 2020, all St. Thomas classes moved online for the remainder of the spring semester due to the emerging COVID-19 pandemic. Two years later, St. Thomas’ University Action and Response Team is still navigating a pandemic that emptied campus, introduced mask mandates and created a shift toward online learning.
St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan announced March 1 she’d be stepping down from her position, putting School of Law Dean Rob Vischer into the interim president role starting June 1 and igniting a nationwide search for a new head of the university.
University of St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan announced she will be stepping down from her position at the end of the academic year. Sullivan will become the president of Santa Clara University on July 1, putting her closer to her husband, children and grandchildren.
The Town & Country Club rejected St. Thomas’ $61.4 million offer Tuesday to purchase the club’s golf course, which would add 94 acres to St. Thomas’ campus and provide land for new athletics facilities.
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.
The death toll from mudslides and floods that swept through a mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro state has reached 44, a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s killing testified that he was relying on his fellow officers to care for Floyd’s medical needs while he controlled traffic, and St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan announced the renaming of the Tommie East residence hall on campus to Frey Hall. Angeline Terry has today’s News in :90.
Olympic figure skater Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete today following a doping investigation, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia is ready to discuss military transparency and limits for mid-range missile deployment, and St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan will hold a virtual state of the university address this afternoon. Reporter Derek Badger has today’s News in :90.
Executive Vice President and Provost Eddy Rojas announced a major milestone in St. Thomas’ history in a Monday morning email: the beginning of a nursing program.
