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St. Thomas ranked 118th in US News & World Report
The University of St. Thomas ranks 118th out of 310 schools in national rankings of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Colleges” released on Tuesday.
News in :90 – Sept. 13, 2016
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News in :90 – Sept. 12, 2016
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Rain didn’t stop first-year students from arranging impromptu march through arches
When rain Tuesday forced school administrators to cancel the morning event, some St. Thomas students decided to organize an impromptu march themselves.
News in :90 – Sept. 9, 2016
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News in :90 – Sept. 8, 2016
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Confession in boy’s death solves case that haunted Minnesota
For nearly 27 years, one man knew where Jacob Wetterling was. Late last month, Danny Heinrich agreed to confess to killing the 11-year-old boy — setting in motion a flurry of difficult negotiations between defense attorneys, investigators and prosecutors that would put him behind bars for decades and finally unlock the secrets to a mystery …
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News in :90 – Sept. 7, 2016
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Officials: Remains of Minnesota boy missing since 1989 found
The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office confirmed in a statement that “Jacob Wetterling’s remains have been located” and that the Ramsey County medical examiner and a forensic odontologist identified them Saturday.
Meet Canvas, Blackboard’s potential replacement
For the first time, Information Technology Services is launching a pilot called Canvas to potentially replace Blackboard, a virtual classroom that has been used by St. Thomas faculty and students since 2002. About 100 students this fall and 400 students this spring will test Canvas.
New St. Paul police chief St. Thomas grad
St. Thomas graduate school alumus Todd Axtell has been appointed as St. Paul police chief.
Rebranded orientation in full swing
On July 11, St. Thomas welcomed the next generation of Tommies by kicking off the Orientation and Registration program for first-year students. Over the next couple of months, around 1,350 freshmen will go through O&R with about 150 students attending each of the ten sessions — and that’s not including transfer and international students.
St. Thomas holds annual Asmat Art gala
The American museum of Asmat Art at the University of St. Thomas held its 2016 Spirits of Summer Asmat Gala on July 20 in Woulfe Alumni Hall in the Anderson Student Center.
St. Thomas student to run for state legislature
This September, nearly 200,000 undergraduate students will be enrolled full-time at a Minnesota college or university. This November, 268 Minnesota residents will run for state legislature. One person will do both.