St. Thomas Campus Ministry and the Office for Mission held an ecumenical prayer Friday for peace and justice in Ukraine. Theology professor Paul Gavrilyuk, who is Ukrainian, spoke before the prayer, describing President Vladimir Putin’s words as “straight from Hitler’s playbook.”
Vice President for Mission the Rev. Larry Snyder and Diversity and Inclusion Officer Calvin Hill held a brown bag luncheon to discuss how their new roles will contribute to the university.
Snyder, a 1987 St. Thomas graduate, will return to St. Paul from Washington, D.C. work in the St. Thomas community.
Sullivan said she plans to hire a full-time chief diversity officer in the Office for Mission in order to continue improving the campus climate.
