When the Anderson Student Center opens in January, the gallery, which will be located on the second floor, will display about 2,000 works of Asmat art from a remote town in southwestern New Guinea.
News in :90 – April 20, 2011
This is News in :90 for Wednesday, April 20, 2011.
Unseasonal snowfall doesn’t affect too many on-campus activities
An Opus construction worker said crews planned to “just keep right on working.” Wednesday’s home baseball game against Augsburg was rescheduled to 2:30 p.m. Thursday at home due to the weather, but the football team is still planning to hold an outdoor practice tonight.
Students create Native American club for greater presence on campus
Sophomore Gabriel Benedict said he started the service-oriented club with professor Elizabeth Wilkinson to create a greater Native American presence on campus.
News in :90 – April 19, 2011
This is News in :90 for Tuesday, April 19, 2011.
Career Development Center has new website for job searching
The Career Development Center worked with Information Resources and Technologies to design TommieCareers. Some listings by employers are exclusively for St. Thomas students and alumni.
News in :90 – April 18, 2011
This is News in :90 for Monday, April 18, 2011.
Sophomore receives Phillips scholarship to start service program
Sophomore Amanda McNaughton will use the scholarship to work on a project called “Skills for School,” a school preparatory program for children at East Metro Place.
University will use ESPN press box to advertise at Target Field
Doug Hennes, vice president for university and government relations, said the funding for the press box is part of “marketing communications,” which involves different forms of St. Thomas advertising.
St. Thomas won’t switch to Gmail anytime soon
St. Thomas has decided the advantages of switching campus email to Gmail are not significant enough to warrant a change from its current Outlook Web Access system.
USG swears in 2011-12 executive board and council
Greg Scharine, the new USG president, was sworn in by former USG president Dwight Anderson. Scharine then swore in the new executive board and council members.
Homeless for a night: Students sleep ‘for a solution’ in Lower Quad
The event, in which students slept in the Lower Quad, was sponsored by the Undergraduate Student Government, Student Legacy Club and several businesses.
Students volunteer during ‘Wash My Feet’ event
Christian Student Leaders, Volunteers-In-Action and St. Thomas Activities and Recreation hosted the event, which sent students to sites across the Twin Cities to volunteer for the day.
Dance Club show raises money for Children’s Hospital in St. Paul
The Dance Club hoped to provide the hospital with a large donation from this year’s event and was approached by a donor to match the club’s donation.
Scharine voted 2011-12 USG president
Greg Scharine has been named the Undergraduate Student Government president for the 2011-2012 school year. Beating last year’s record of 948 total votes, 1,245 students participated in this year’s election.
