For twenty years, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program at St. Thomas University has helped community residents secure tax refunds. VITA is the oldest pro bono program at St. Thomas University School of Law. Founded by St. Thomas Law Professor Mark J. Wolff, the program has secured taxpayers in excess of $10,000,000 in refunds; […]
Homecoming 2015 was a memorable and exciting time for St. Thomas University students, alumni, faculty staff, parents, and supporters last week. Between the wild Junkanoo band at the Mardi Gras Parade & Celebration, heart-warming Bobcats Serve event at Carol City Middle School, inspiring message from our Alumni Speaker Dion Welton ’86 and the exciting men’s […]
St. Thomas Law graduate and maritime attorney, Michael Winkleman, of the firm Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina & Winkleman has won a multi-million dollar settlement for his client in an asbestos case against Carnival Cruise Lines. The case centered around the death of a cruise worker who worked as an electrician for the cruise line from 1985 […]
St. Thomas University has been recognized as an NAIA Champions of Character Five-Star Institution for the 2013-14 Athletics season. STU was one of just 72 schools to be named a Gold or Silver Five-Star Institution. Institutions are measured on a demonstrated commitment to Champions of Character and earned points in character training, conduct in competition, […]
Mr. Elisburg recently shared with us his journey from intern to top executive. Andy graduated from STU with a Bachelor of Arts in Sports Administration in 1989. How did you get your start with the Miami Heat? One of the requirements for St. Thomas University was to get an internship, and I got it with […]
St. Thomas University students, alumni, faculty, staff, board of trustees and friends were exposed to a transforming perspective about life’s journey on January 22nd at the St. Thomas University School of Law Breezeway. Successful entrepreneur, philanthropist, local business icon, and good friend of St. Thomas University Miguel “Mike” Benito Fernandez visited the campus to present […]
It is a donation of “major league” proportions! St. Thomas University is the recipient of a substantial donation from the Boras Foundation that will be a WIN-WIN situation for both “teams”. The Boras Foundation – founded by renowned baseball agent Scott Boras – is donating a state-of-the-art batting facility. The batting cages, constructed to a […]
Miguel “Mike” Benito Fernandez, a leader in the healthcare industry in Miami, Florida, and parent of a St. Thomas Law student, has written a book entitled HUMBLED BY THE JOURNEY: Life Lessons for MyFamily… And Yours, which documents Mr. Fernandez’s 508-mile pilgrimage last year along El Camino de Santiago from France through Spain, as well […]
The St. Thomas University School of Business MBA High Performance Team has been selected to compete in the prestigious 2015 Keybank-Ohio State University-Fisher College of Business MBA Case Analysis Competition. This is the first time the STU School of Business Graduate Program has been invited to join top tier business schools and universities in the […]
Professor Marcia Narine Nominated by the U.S. Secretary of Labor, Professor Marcia Narine serves on the National Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee. The appointment was based on her past experience as a deputy general counsel/compliance officer and her previous testimony before Congress on whistleblower issues and compliance programs. The Committee is comprised of management, labor […]