While the future of St. Thomas traditions and activities named for university President the Rev. Dennis Dease remain up in the air, the Dease Scholar Program plans will remain after his retirement in June 2013.
The recession may have been a factor making it hard to fundraise for some nation-wide university campaigns, but it wasn’t for St. Thomas’ Opening Doors since they closed it $15 million over the $500 million goal.
Business has surged at T’s Restaurant (formerly known as The Grill) since its move from Murray-Herrick Campus Center in January 2012, but the increase in business has also caused some long lines and waiting times.
The fourth annual Fowler Business Challenge kicked off at midnight on Friday, Oct. 5, as St. Thomas undergraduate and graduate students submitted their business concepts for the contest.
Students are rolling out their mats in the Anderson Athletic Recreation Complex for yoga and fitness classes, the most popular activities offered in the facility for the last two years.
St. Thomas football fans have witnessed tradition in the making when the team and coaches celebrate gridiron triumphs and belt out the lyrics of the Tommie victory song.
Despite receiving a two-spot increase in the U.S. News and World Report standings this year, St. Thomas did not make the cut for The Alumni Factor rankings.
St. Thomas is two spots higher in the 2013 U.S. News and World Report’s annual survey of America’s best colleges than last year.
The Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex extended free membership for St. Thomas graduates for up to a year after their graduation date.
