Teaching evaluation committee member, Agapitos Papagapitos, joins reporter Simeon Lancaster to discuss the effectiveness of end-of-the-year student evaluations.
In-Depth — Student Evaluations
In-Depth – Internships
Employer relations specialist Jennifer Rogers and reporter Simeon Lancaster explore the advantages and disadvantages of unpaid internships.
In Depth – Anxiety among college students
Counseling and Psychological Services director Jeri Rockett and reporter Simeon Lancaster look into why anxiety is an issue at St. Thomas.
In Depth – Safety precautions for spring breakers
Bjorn Saterbak explores safe spring break vacations with Wellness Center graduate assistant Maryse Abrahams and public safety crime prevention Sgt. Wells Farnham.
In Depth — Residence Life campaign
For the first time, St. Thomas Residence Life has opened next year’s on-campus housing applications in November, four months earlier than normal.
In Depth — Alumni donation rates
St. Thomas has one of the lowest alumni donation participation rates in the MIAC at about 19 percent.
In Depth – January Term values
TommieMedia looks at the cost and value of J-Term classes around the globe.
In Depth – STDs on the rise in Minnesota
The Minnesota Department of Health recently announced that the number of reported sexually transmitted diseases in Minnesota increased ten percent in the past year.
In Depth – Catholic Identity at St. Thomas
Catholic identity is a hallmark of St. Thomas. Yet, for the first time, the university has named a layperson as president and less than half of current students surveyed chose to identify themselves as Catholic.
In Depth — The carbon neutral effort, after The Rev. Dennis Dease retires
Imagine trying to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 2,400 tons a year. That’s what St. Thomas President The Rev. Dennis Dease started in 2008 when he pledged to make the university carbon neutral by 2035.
In Depth — Study Abroad Numbers Fall Nationally, A St. Thomas Perspective
In the 2007-2008 school year, the institute of international education counted more than 9,500 students studying abroad from Minnesota.
In Depth — Why Vote?
College-aged voters helped put President Obama in the White House in 2008. Gallup’s early-October polling predicted a similar number of likely voters among young people in the upcoming election.
In Depth – Opening Doors
St. Thomas hopes to raise $500 million to complete its largest capital campaign ever. However, there is one catch: They have less than two weeks to raise the remaining $10 million.
In Depth – Post-Grad Plans
A survey of about half of the St. Thomas 2011 graduating class found that more than 50 percent had a job within a month of graduation.
In Depth – Record student loan debt
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reported that student loan debt has surpassed the one trillion dollar mark.