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Archbishop Celebrates Ash Wednesday at St. Thomas

St. Thomas University students, staff, faculty and friends initiated the 40-day Lenten journey with Ash Wednesday Mass concelebrated by Archbishop Thomas Wenski in the Chapel of Saint Anthony. The trilingual (English, Spanish, Creole) Eucharistic Celebration led the St. Thomas University family to reflection on penance and renewal. During his homily, the Archbishop reminded those gathered […]

Lent: 40 Days of Spiritual Reflection

Lent is a time for renewal, simplicity, prayer, spiritual reflection, hope, compassion, refuge, family, friendship, love and kindness; a time of rejoicing and celebrating that we were all created in God’s image and likeness, and a time in which we are called to remember what we truly are as a Catholic Institution. The St. Thomas […]

Hands-On Undergraduate Scientific Research

They manipulate the stem cells of zebrafish to solve the mystery of spinal cord regeneration. They search for a cure for breast and prostate cancer. While these impactful research experiences are not uncommon, the fact that St. Thomas University science students are able to do so as undergraduates is, indeed, an uncommon opportunity. St. Thomas […]

St. Thomas Law Ranks Top 5 in the Nation by Princeton Review for “Best Environment for Minority Students”

The 2015 edition of the Princeton Review has been released and St. Thomas University School of Law has maintained its Top 5 national ranking for having the “Best Environment for Minority Students.” Based in Miami, Florida, St. Thomas Law has continually attracted a diverse student population and is a highly-regarded, student-centered law school where diversity […]

Library Launches Permanent Exhibit of Faculty Publications

Toni Morrison once said that “If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”  At St. Thomas University, the distinguished faculty and staff has dutifully taken those words to task, producing scholarly publications that range the gamut from mental health to theology, to cancer […]

New Degrees to Meet the Workforce of the Future

A historic expansion of St. Thomas University’s academic offerings is underway that is not only designed to meet existing marketplace demands, but also address the needs of the workforce of the future. These academic enhancements include the addition of eighteen cutting edge programs and ten specializations to St. Thomas University’s already broad and diverse program […]

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program

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 Recap

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 […]

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St. Thomas Law Graduate Wins Big in Asbestos Court Case

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 […]

Champions of Character

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, […]