Michael Jordan, associate vice president of Undergraduate Studies and Academic Advisement, joins Tom Pitzen to discuss transferring community college credits.
In Depth – Community college transfer credits
Summit Singers bring in crowd at winter concert
The Summit Singers, joined by female a cappella group Cadenza, filled the O’Shaughnessy Educational Center auditorium with a crowd of about 350 Thursday night.
Archdiocese files lawsuit against insurance companies
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis filed a lawsuit against 20 insurance companies in an effort to force the insurers to cover its liability for clergy sex abuse claims.
Unemployment rate drops, opportunities rise
Minnesota currently ranks No. 5 in the United States with one of the lowest unemployment rates.
Class raises awareness about vanished Mexican students
A group of St. Thomas students in a Latin culture and civilization class are working to raise awareness about 43 Mexican college students who are missing and presumed dead in Mexico.
Board of Trustees approves new strategic plan
The new plan, “St. Thomas 2020: Living Our Mission, Expanding Our Horizon,” will enable St. Thomas to thrive in the rapidly changing environment of higher education.
Emily Erickson takes on sexual misconduct prevention coordinator role
The Dean of Students Office hired Emily Erickson as the university’s new Sexual Misconduct Prevention Coordinator, a position created earlier this year.
Observatory draws crowd on last public viewing night
The St. Thomas observatory held its last public viewing of the semester this week, featuring a speech on black holes from physics and astronomy professor Elizabeth Wehner.
Minn. ranks 5th in nation for student debt
The Project on Student Debt report also ranked St. Thomas as fourth in the state among private, nonprofit universities in Minnesota for highest debt after graduation.
Minn. in top 10 for best business states
Forbes Magazine ranked Minnesota as the ninth-best business state in its annual report released Nov. 12, falling one spot from 2013’s eighth-place ranking.
Twin Cities ranked high for LGBT friendliness
Both Minneapolis and St. Paul received perfect scores on the Human Rights Campaign’s 2014 Municipal Equality Index, which is used to rate LGBT inclusivity.
St. Paul animal ordinance to change euthanasia policy
The new ordinance starting in 2015 will require St. Paul shelters to only euthanize healthy animals they do not have the resources to care for.
Snowfall delays St. Paul street sweeping
Although there are still environmental concerns about the leaves getting into lakes and rivers, the snow makes it impossible to sweep the streets until spring.
News in :90 – Nov. 26, 2014
This is News in :90 for Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014.
St. Thomas, U of M students protest Ferguson decision
St. Thomas students were among several hundred protesters who gathered Tuesday to protest the grand jury’s decision in Ferguson.