Marty Fisher asks whether the Schoenecker Center and the Lee and Penny Anderson Ice Arena will shift the “heart of campus” to South Campus.
OPINION: Is South Campus the new ‘heart’ of St. Thomas?
On-campus burglaries addressed by Public Safety
St. Thomas students and faculty received a Timely Warning email from Public Safety on Tuesday afternoon providing information on a string of burglaries that recently occurred on campus.
Art History Department finds new opportunities, freedoms in Schoenecker Center
The Schoenecker Center, which serves as the University of St Thomas’ new home for its science, technical, engineering, arts and math fields, opened its doors for classes on Monday, Feb. 5. The complex, which cost over 100 million dollars, features new facilities for integrative STEAM studies, including geology, multimedia, robotics and music. Kevin Lynch has the story.
News in :90 – Feb. 16, 2024
Alexei Navalny died in prison Friday. Both a Minnesota man testing a snowmobile for his employer in the Alaska backcountry and the company have been cited for reckless driving after the machine slammed into a sled dog team. St. Thomas Grace Hall residents expressed frustration after the construction suddenly diverted walking paths to the dorm Tuesday morning. Sports CME Adam Mueller has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Oct. 25, 2022
Adidas has ended its partnership with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West over antisemitic remarks, a Russian court rejected an appeal by U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner and construction on the University of St. Thomas campus continued through the fall semester. Macy Berendsen has today’s News in :90.
Campus construction update
Reporter Gwynnevere Vang updates readers on current campus construction happening at St. Thomas.
St. Thomas breaks ground on Schoenecker Center
The University of St. Thomas broke ground on the Schoenecker Center Thursday, as the university plans to open the 130,000-square-foot-plus building in the spring of 2024.
St. Thomas offers $61.4M to Town & Country Club to double campus size
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.
State of the University address covers renaming of Tommie East, COVID-19 response and financial concerns
St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan announced the renaming of the Tommie East residence hall on campus to Frey Hall in a virtual State of the University address Tuesday.
St. Thomas’ architectural journey: From a single building to two sprawling campuses
With nearly two-dozen new buildings since the turn of the century, the modern St. Thomas campus, which spans two cities, bears little resemblance to the one building Archbishop John Ireland founded the school on in 1885, but as one walks through campus, they can almost see the past two hundred years roll by.
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 – Nov. 10, 2021
The name of the new St. Thomas STEAM building was announced, a body found along an interstate was identified as a missing girl, and two reporters are working on a biography of George Floyd. Josephine (Lopez) Otieno has the story.
News in :90 – Nov. 8, 2021
Eight people died at an Astroworld Music Festival this weekend in Houston, the Minnesota Department of Transportation installed twelve highway signs recognizing land boundaries with three Ojibwe tribes and construction of the new Schoenecker Center will begin in May 2022. Reporter Sumaii Gemechu has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas sets groundbreaking date for interdisciplinary ‘Schoenecker Center’
St. Thomas announced the official name and groundbreaking date for its STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) complex in a Newsroom email to the St. Thomas community on Thursday, November 4, nearly two years after it introduced the project.