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News in :90 – May 7, 2014
Luck of the Tommies contest
Check out your St. Patrick’s Day themed “selfies,” updated throughout the day!
News in :90 — March 7, 2014
This is News in :90 for Friday, March 7, 2014.
Meet your 2014 Tommie Award Finalists
Vern Klobassa, director of student engagement, said 2,153 votes were cast this year for the 2014 award.
Online eXpress account access made available
Students now have two options to reload eXpress dollars on their student IDs: stopping by the card office or transferring money online with a $1.50 processing fee.
University continues business dean search, forms strategic planning committee
Although the committee in charge of finding the next provost hoped to narrow down a list of candidates by early December the process has been delayed due to a busy semester.
Profiles of the 2014 Tommie Award nominees
St. Thomas Student Affairs released the names of 23 seniors who have been nominated for the 2014 Tommie Award Monday.
University extends employee benefits to same-sex couples
St. Thomas is set to extend its employee benefits packages to spouses of same-sex married couples in 2014.
2014 Tommie Award Nominee: Joseph Wistrcill
Wistrcill is from Cumberland, Wis. His on-campus activities include: Aquinas Honors Scholars, Delta Epsilon Sigma, Omicron Delta Kappa, track and field and more.
2014 Tommie Award Nominee: Erin Windschitl
Windschitl is from Sartell, Minn. At St. Thomas, she participates in Sigma Tau Delta, the Student Legacy Program, the senior class gift committee and is a member of the varsity women’s swim team.
2014 Tommie Award Nominee: Gina Vo
Vo is from Austin, Minn. She is a member of the Advertising Federation and the National Student Advertising Competition.
2014 Tommie Award Nominee: Anne Traynor
Traynor is from Minnetonka, Minn. She has been a part of the American Marketing Association, Special Olympics Club, Up ‘til Dawn, Relay for Life and VISION.
2014 Tommie Award Nominee: Hayley Trace
Trace is from Apple Valley, Minn. She is captain of the varsity swim team, a senior class senator on the Undergraduate Student Government and vice president of external affairs for the Student Legacy Program.
2014 Tommie Award Nominee: Ranitha Rajaratnam
Rajartnam is from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She is a Residence Hall Association representative, a National Residence Hall Honorary member and on the senior class gift committee.
2014 Tommie Award Nominee: Bailey Otis
Otis is from Stevens Point, Wis. She is a part of the Delta Sigma Pi business fraternity, Tommie Ambassadors and Omicron Delta Kappa honor society.