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.
St. Thomas men’s hockey coach Jeff Boeser will retire at the end of the 2020-21 season, St. Thomas Athletics announced Monday. Reporter Scout Mason and Sports Editor Joey Swanson have the story and slideshow.
The Central Collegiate Hockey Association announced Wednesday that its Board of Directors unanimously voted to allow the St. Thomas men’s hockey program to join the league for its inaugural 2021-22 season.
The MIAC on Tuesday officially announced postponement of the fall season for football, soccer, cross country and volleyball to the spring amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The University of St. Thomas has received approval to begin reclassification from Division III to Division I, making it the first school in the NCAA’s modern era to make that transition, president Julie Sullivan announced in an email Wednesday.
The NCAA’s Division I Strategic Vision and Planning Committee announced Wednesday a potential five-year method for Division III universities to become Division I members and revealed its willingness to consider a waiver from St. Thomas and the Summit League, which the university said it would pursue.
>St. Thomas athletics director Phil Esten says he is “optimistic there will be a resolution by this spring” on the university’s potential move to Division I and the Summit League. University Affairs Editor Justin Amaker has the story.
A new director of Student Diversity and Inclusion Services begins work at St. Thomas and Athletic Director Phil Esten reveals more about the university’s quest to become a Division I institution. Join anchors Emily Haugen and Jack Stanek for those stories and more on this edition of Top Stories.
St. Thomas Athletics Director Phil Esten said the NCAA says St. Thomas could be a Division I institution, a winter snowstorm could muddle Thanksgiving travel plans, and Mississippi residents no longer have to leave the state to buy lottery tickets. Reporter Justin Amaker has today’s News in :90.
Athletic Director Phil Esten answered questions, and three clubs were funded. University Affairs Editor Abby Sliva has the Nov. 21 Undergraduate Student Government general council meeting update.
St. Thomas Athletics Director Phil Esten said Thursday that the NCAA agrees that St. Thomas “look(s) like we could be and operate like a Division I institution” and the university will know more about its fate after the NCAA convention. Reporter Justin Amaker has the story.
Since he took over for Steve Fritz in January 2019, St. Thomas Athletic Director Phil Esten has been working with others to decide the future of Tommie athletics.
St. Thomas alumnus Phil Esten was announced as the new vice president and athletics director of the university. Esten starts in January and will take over the position from Steve Fritz, who announced his retirement earlier this semester.
In episode 10 of Keep the Ball Rolling, Brady, Noah and Althea talk about NCAA football, men’s soccer and Tommie hoops with special guest Carly Noble. Phil Esten, deputy athletics director at Penn State and future St. Thomas athletics director, joins the crew over the phone.
St. Thomas alumnus Phil Esten was announced in a press conference Monday as the next athletics director for the university. He will begin his role in January.
