St. Thomas will be giving faculty and staff three extra paid days off between fall semester and January Term to spend with their families over the holidays. The gift days tradition was started by previous president Father Dennis Dease.
St. Thomas plans to renovate and expand the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel in an effort to establish it as the new spiritual center of campus. Construction of the new Iversen Center for Faith is set to begin in May 2019 and will be completed and ready for use by fall 2020.
St. Thomas students flooded to McNeely Hall and the Groveland Community Center on Nov. 6 in St. Paul to cast their votes in the 2018 midterm election.
Students and clubs have a new way of counting volunteer hours. Each club’s nominated volunteer coordinator will meet with the Tommies Together Volunteer Center to identify and approve a nonprofit partner with whom at least two thirds of the club will complete one group volunteer project each year.
St. Thomas students will have a chance to participate in the 2018 midterm election on Tuesday, Nov. 6. The offices up for election in Minnesota this year include governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state auditor, both senators and each congressional district.
TommieMedia has released its 5th episode of Keep The Ball Rolling, St. Thomas running back Josh Parks received the d3football.com award this week for his performance in last weeks game, and more in today’s Sports in :60.
The Child Development Center’s impending closure and replacement by The Center for Well-Being has stirred up negative reactions from students, employees and families. President Julie Sullivan sent an email on Sept. 13 announcing the CDC will close at the end of the school year and The Center for Well-Being will open fall 2019.
With 1,643 new students on campus, the 2018 first-year class is the biggest in St. Thomas’ history, according to preliminary data from the Office of Student Data, Analytics, and Reporting.
The St. Thomas men’s soccer team scored in the third minute of overtime Tuesday at Hamline to come away with a 4-3 win.
The O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library has a new coffee shop, large storms cause damage through southern Minnesota, and a ferry capsizes in Tanzania. Reporter Emily Haugen has today’s News in :90.
