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Sports in :60 – Dec. 9, 2014
Board of Trustees approves new strategic plan
The new plan, “St. Thomas 2020: Living Our Mission, Expanding Our Horizon,” will enable St. Thomas to thrive in the rapidly changing environment of higher education.
Emily Erickson takes on sexual misconduct prevention coordinator role
The Dean of Students Office hired Emily Erickson as the university’s new Sexual Misconduct Prevention Coordinator, a position created earlier this year.
Twin Cities ranked high for LGBT friendliness
Both Minneapolis and St. Paul received perfect scores on the Human Rights Campaign’s 2014 Municipal Equality Index, which is used to rate LGBT inclusivity.
Performance addresses child sexual abuse, exploitation
About 175 community members attended the first metro area performance of “Fired Up: Survivor Stories of Trauma, HOPE and Change” on campus Tuesday.
Blackboard updates its system
Blackboard began rolling out new changes and improvements this summer to combat user complaints, focus on the learner and make the system more user-friendly.
Minn. ranked 10th for energy efficiency
St. Thomas is doing its part to contribute to Minnesota being ranked as the 10th best state in the nation for energy efficiency.
Symposium opens discussion of challenges in agriculture industry
The Faith, Food and the Environment Symposium featured more than 70 leaders who discussed farming and food industry practices from a faith-based perspective.
Street harassment isn’t a compliment
After a video depicting a woman in New York City being harassed more than 100 times went viral, Reporter Jamie Bernard argues that the video’s message isn’t hitting its mark with its audience.
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School of Engineering co-founder receives award
Frederick Zimmerman, co-founder of the St. Thomas School of Engineering, recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Minnesota Business magazine.
Twin Cities adopt anti-terror program
The anti-terror program will seek to engage at-risk communities and stop extremists from recruiting Americans to join terror organizations overseas.
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