Daniela Kopřivová writes about her experience as an international student living on campus.
OPINION: Campus or simulation? Coming from Central Europe, it is all the same to me
News in :90 – Dec. 7, 2022
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election Tuesday, ensuring Democrats an outright majority in the Senate for the
rest of President Joe Biden’s current term and capping an underwhelming midterm cycle for the GOP in the last major vote of the year. Many international students at St. Thomas are going home for the upcoming J-term break for the first time since being at St. Thomas. Yet, some have felt at home at St. Thomas due to various outreach groups attempting to connect them. China rolled back rules on isolating people with COVID-19 and dropped virus test requirements for some public places Wednesday in a dramatic change to a strategy that confined millions of people to their homes and sparked protests and demands for President Xi Jinping to resign. Cam Kauffman has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas’ largest class of international students returns home for break
Many international students at St. Thomas are going home for the upcoming J-term break for the first time since being at St. Thomas.
Top Stories – November 11, 2021
McNeely Hall welcomed voters this past Election Day and the Center for Well-Being restructured some of their roles to expand inclusivity. Join anchors Andrés Tejeda and Natalie Hoepner for the latest on those and more on Top Stories.
News in :90 – Oct. 6, 2021
A touch football game kicked off homecoming week, Gov.Tim Walz called for COVID-19 vaccine and testing requirements for teachers, and international enrollment is at an all-time high at St. Thomas. Annabelle Wiskus has today’s News in :90.
International enrollment at an all-time high as St. Thomas pushes cultural exchange
St. Thomas broke records in welcoming 62 new international students in-person this fall despite an ongoing pandemic as the university provided support to foreign applicants in an effort to keep cultural exchange a priority on campus.
St. Thomas resists admissions downfall while international students resist sleep
St. Thomas has maintained normal international enrollment numbers this spring semester, opposing universities’ averages across the country, but St. Thomas international students struggle with travel restrictions, time difference problems, visa delays and COVID-19 anxiety.
St. Thomas opposes ICE rule, aims to help international students
St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan announced Wednesday that the University of St. Thomas stands with its international students and seeks to change a Trump administration decision that will force international students to leave the country or transfer if their current school goes totally online this fall.
Behind the scenes work makes international students at home
The Office of International Students and Scholars offers a variety of services assisting international students in their transition to life on and off campus. The office provides support and education for international students while integrating them into the university’s culture.
You are welcome here, US colleges assure overseas students
In response to concerns about anti-immigrant sentiment, some U.S. colleges are making new efforts to help international students feel welcome and reassure them of their safety.
Two presentations and clubs funded in latest USG meeting
Two presentations from faculty and the approval of 16 budget requests were the main topics of discussion in the Feb. 23 USG general council meeting.
Friendship families promote cultural exchange, welcome international students
This year, the Friendship Family program is still inviting families and students to sign up and will continue to take applications.
Saudi scholarships reduced
Recent economic pressures in Saudi Arabia are leading to potential budget cuts in the country’s government, which may negatively affect St. Thomas’ Saudi Arabian student population.
International students share their stories
Photojournalist Meghan Vosbeek learns about and photographs some of St. Thomas’ international students.
Tommie Spotlight: Yousif Al-Khalifa
Yousif Al-Khalifa came from Saudi Arabia to Minnesota two years ago, leaving behind the people he loved most for the future of opportunity that he desired.