The Town & Country Club rejected St. Thomas’ $61.4 million offer Tuesday to purchase the club’s golf course, which would add 94 acres to St. Thomas’ campus and provide land for new athletics facilities.
St. Thomas is offering $61.4 million to purchase the nearby Town & Country Club golf course in an attempt to upgrade athletic facilities, the university’s Executive Budget Committee announced during a virtual town hall Monday.
As St. Thomas students prepare for holiday travel, the university has begun offering test options to send students back home to their families COVID-19 free. Reporter Leila Weah has the story.
Minnesota colleges will receive $180 million from the CARES Act, the Star Tribune wrote Friday. Private universities in Minnesota are expected to receive $40 million in federal stimulus aid, half of which must be used on direct cash grants to students. Reporter Annie Terry has the story.
In a letter to St. Thomas faculty and staff Friday, University President Julie Sullivan announced that she and her senior leadership team would take a 15% pay cut from May 15 through the end of 2020. University Affairs Editor Justin Amaker has the story.
St. John’s University announced Wednesday that the final Tommie-Johnnie football game will be held at U.S. Bank Stadium. Students and faculty react to the announcement in a video by Studio Producer Samantha HoangLong and reporter Leila Weah.
