Lori Friedman, director of International Student Services, said many foriegn countries value collaboration, which can lead to unintentional cheating.
Cultural norms influence views on academic integrity
Website determines if alcohol, marijuana use is problematic
The new eCHECKUP To Go program allows students to answer questions about their alcohol and marijuana use to find out if their habits may negatively affect their future.
News in :90 – Oct. 17, 2014
This is News in :90 for Friday, Oct. 17, 2014.
St. Thomas TEDx Talk focuses on re-imagining education
St. Thomas hosted its first TEDx Talk Wednesday night to let local educators come together and share ideas about improving education.
News in :90 – Oct. 16, 2014
This is News in :90 for Oct. 16, 2014.
Minnesota ‘prepared’ for Ebola, despite little risk
Minnesota hospitals and medical providers say they are prepared for the Ebola virus, which has already claimed more than 4,000 lives throughout the world in the largest recorded outbreak of the virus.
News in :90 – Oct. 15, 2014
This is News in :90 for Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014.
Students celebrate National Coming Out Day
Members from St. Thomas’ Queer-Straight Alliance handed out shirts Monday afternoon to celebrate National Coming Out Day, which officially took place Saturday.
News in :90 – Oct. 14, 2014
This is News in :90 for Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014.
Minnesota churches settle clergy abuse lawsuit
Victims of clery sex abuse and Minnesota Catholic church leaders announced a settlement Monday.
News in :90 – Oct. 13, 2014
This is News in :90 for Monday, Oct. 13, 2014.
College of Education graduate enrollment largest at university
Enrollment at the St. Thomas College of Education, Leadership and Counseling increased 15.7 percent this year to 1,262 enrolled students.
Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates and educates
A poetry reading, one-act play and arts and crafts activities were a few of the many events that St. Thomas students, staff and faculty participated in to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.
‘Pirate Theory’ seeks to explain fear of darkness
St. Thomas graduates Grace Vo, Megan Coffman and psychology professor Sarah Hankerson investigated a study on people’s fear of darkness in relation to the “Pirate Theory.”
Scheduling Services switches to user-friendly system
Campus Scheduling Services is aiming to ease the process of finding and requesting appropriate space for on-campus events by changing its current WebViewer system to a new 25Live system.