Stephen Laumakis, director of the Aquinas Scholars Honors Program, said raising the honors GPA requirement to 3.6 instead of 3.5 will help distinguish who qualifies to be an honors student as the overall student GPA increases.
The amount of money new undergraduate students are bringing to St. Thomas from private financial scholarships is increasing, according to Kris Roach, St. Thomas’ director of admissions and financial aid.
This is News in :90 for Tuesday, March 15, 2011.
The proposal would limit the number of transfer credits St. Thomas students can take once they enroll to 12 transfer credits.
This is Sports in :60 for Wednesday, March 9, 2011.
The University Student Government approved spring budgets for two clubs and discussed working on a memorial fund for Michael Larson, a St. Thomas student who died last December.
The Voter’s Awareness Group’s mission statement says the club’s purpose is to increase voter awareness and turnout at St. Thomas in an impartial way during elections.
Doug Hennes, vice president of university relations, said a number of factors contributed to next year’s tuition increase including more financial aid, faculty and staff raises, improvements in technology, building projects and elevator retrofitting.
The Anderson Student Center will feature two major dining areas besides Scooter’s as well as several meeting rooms.
Voting for the annual Tommie Award opened today for St. Thomas students, faculty and staff, and some voters may have noticed an extra survey attached to the ballot.
The Undergraduate Student Government met to discuss progress on its three initiatives, add a small spring initiative and elect two special-election candidates at its spring retreat Saturday.
St. Thomas administrators decided last spring to eliminate December commencement ceremonies because of the ceremony’s proximity to Christmas, the low number of graduates compared to the May ceremony, and budget concerns.
This is News in :90 for Monday, Dec. 6, 2010.
St. Thomas Director of Choral Activities Angela Broeker and members of the Chamber Singers joined TommieMedia reporter Ashley Stewart to preview the 23rd annual Christmas concert.
The Undergraduate Student Government hosted its first International Winter Dance Festival Wednesday night.
